Advice on what motor to buy for a automata.

[Mynewka]

Good morning guys
I am making a Christmas display for the front garden of upscaled automata characters using a timber kit ( see photo attached ) as my base . The kit is about 4 inches high and I am up scaling them to about 16 inches.

There will be about 12 characters moving about playing instruments
I am ok making the characters but no idea what sort or motor to buy and power them
It only needs to run really slowly but assume I will need quite a bit or torque.
Also as it’s in the front garden will need to be quite quiet.
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
Dan

 

[Tris]

There are quite a range here, and gearboxes too. Just be warned it's the kind of website that you can easily end up buying more than you intended...

https://hobby.uk.com/components/electrical-electronics/electric-motors.html

Edit: Realised they might be a bit small.

 

[Stanleymonkey]

What size do they have for the moving reindeer type decorations?

Or is that slow and steady motion the wrong speed?

 

[Stanleymonkey]

Windscreen wiper motors from a breakers yard? or are they too powerful?

 

[Stanleymonkey]

I couldn't resist googling

It's American - but there is a site for motors for props / theatrical models

https://monsterguts.com/products/mini-motor-5rpm-110vac

Videos of the motion/speed and specifications available - might be a good place to start and then look for UK equivalent

 

[Mynewka]

TA

I couldn't resist googling

It's American - but there is a site for motors for props / theatrical models

https://monsterguts.com/products/mini-motor-5rpm-110vac

Videos of the motion/speed and specifications available - might be a good place to start and then look for UK equivalent

THANKS APPRECIATE THIS

 

[Mynewka]

Windscreen wiper motors from a breakers yard? or are they too powerful?

THANKS, I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY WOULD BE TOO POWERFUL OR NOT, I NEED IT TO TURN THE GEARS ON ALL 10 MODELS

 

[Cabinetman]

Just the sort of thing I enjoy doing! Love Automata, I have used the cloth covered round in section elastic you can buy at fabric supply places for drive belts in the past, there is a trick joining it- pls ask.
Sorry I don’t use motors on mine.

 

[Mynewka]

Thanks , I will need a motor as intend to run all of them at the same time to make an orchestra and given I am going to make them all far larger than the model kits it’s going to be a bit of guess work.
Should all be good fun though
Any help would be very much appreciated
Cheers