Customer Reviews

Paper Automata: Four Working Models to Cut Out & Glue Together (Make Shapes Series)

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These four working models are simple to make and a lot of fun to operate. The mechanisms are cams and levers and the resulting models are easy to use and, especially in the case of the flying fish, have unexpectedly fluid movement. One small complaint I have (and the reason for the dropped rating) is that the pre-printed colors are very bright and not always appropriate to the model.

Four paper models ... all you need is an X-acto knife, scissors, a glue stick, and a lot of patience and spare time.

Hopping sheep: like the valvetrain of a single overhead cam engine, except that the tappets make sheep hop up and down instead of actuating valves.

Pecking hen: simple to build but not very interesting.

Motley man: complicated for what it does (he just takes a bow.)

Flying fish: has to be seen to be believed. Looks like it's simultaneously swimming and flying when animated.

I'm new to Automata and this book is just what I needed to get started.

I bought this book for a young boy. I just loved it myself. Nice to have children do something besides video games.

I have assembled some other automata designed by Rob Ives. Always well worth the time needed to cut out and assemble them. The four included in this book look to be as good as the others he offers. The mechanics are interesting. The automata are entertaining. The parts are not die cut or pre-scored.

The item arrived quickly and was exactly as described. Would do business with again.