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Build Your Own Paper Robots: 100s of Mecha Model Designs on CD to Print Out and Assemble

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Pros: Nice robot designs, well detailed directions, and some flavor text description that older children would probably enjoy.

Cons: Only 12 robot designs, not "hundreds".

I'm guessing that the publisher put "hundreds of mecha model designs" in the title because the templates for each of the 12 robots are provided in 2 formats: both a colored pdf file, and an uncolored psd file. While some people will appreciate the opportunity to use Photoshop or Gimp to custom-color their mechas, I hardly think that is sufficient to call 12 mecha designs "hundreds".


Decent book, dishonest title.

My son also expected "hundreds" of robots on the CD, but there are only 12. Bear in mind that you have to purchase card stock to print the designs, use your own color ink (ours ran low on the first one) and then cut out each design. A lot of work for one model.

received this as a gift for 6 year old son. I basically had to do it all, and it was abominably difficult. Find the right paper, get the print colours right, cut it out (yikes!), and glue/tape/pin together. It took me weeks of working late at night to finish one project. Finished projects only sort-of work. Not robotic. Fiddly. I'm 45 years old and good at this kind of stuff, but never again.

I am 49 years old and I have been working on one of these for 7 years! I am an engineer for heaven's sake. Mine transformed into a wad of cardboard.