How to make moveable wings

Make your own moving articulated wings out of cardboard with this downloadable template.

Motion Activated Cosplay Wings Using Circuit Playground Express - Part 1: This is part one of a two part project, in which I'm going to show you my process for making a pair of automated fairy wings. The first part of the project is the mechanics of the wings, and the second part is making it wearable, and adding the wing…

To build my Guardian of Kings costume, I HAD to have wings; and for good measure, they HAD to open. The biggest challenge was to give a “Woah” effect to the costume, like a peacock showing off his plumage. To achieve that, the motion of the mechanism imitates a real eagle wing, which looks pretty close to what people picture in their head when they think about angel wings.

A drawn out animation of folding wings for cosplaying and costumes Feel free to use, should help you out! I'm going to make these with basic plastic pip... Folding wings animation concept

Fabricated near the end of my college career, these wings are a project that I would love to revisit someday. My fabrication skills have come a long way since college, and I can think of many ways...

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