My paper automata

[ZAX]

Rob Ives has nice paper automatas, I will definitely glue more, I just think that the mechanism is undersized...when I glue the next one, I will think about it and reinforce it regularly.
It can also be done as you write, this is how I applied glue to the gears of the angel paper automata...

[Vermin_King]

I'll have to give it a shot

[ZAX]

Penguin
(paper automata)

Author: Keisuke Saka

Source: Penguin (Moving toy) - Moving toy / Mechanical Toy - Toys - Paper Craft - Canon Creative Park

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The last penguin didn't quite work the way I wanted, so I glued another one from K.Saka and this one is working nicely... A few photos:

[ZAX]

Gorilla
(paper automata)

Author: Keisuke Saka

Source: Moving toy (Gorilla) - Moving toy / Mechanical Toy - Toys - Paper Craft - Canon Creative Park

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Another simple paper automata from Canon's website, this time it's a training gorilla. A few photos:

[Philip]

I like that. It looks as though it could be brutal.

[ZAX]

Tea-Serving Robot
(paper automata)

Autor: Keisuke Saka

Zdroj: etsy.com

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Another paper automata from Keisuke Saka, this time it's a slightly clumsy tea serving robot.
This automata can also be purchased digitally on etsy.com. I didn't make any adjustments, everything fit when gluing, and as always with this author, and the finished automata works nicely.

[altomentis]

Originally Posted by Vermin_King

I haven't done ANY of the Rob Ives automata, though I have made many of his other crafts. My biggest fear was that I would go to all the effort and it not work. I saw a build of one of them many years ago that reinforced the moving pieces and then gave them a dose of CA glue (super glue) and sanded the parts smooth after they dried.


Do you think that something like that would help?

I think I have almost all Rob's digital models. His were the first I encountered after I acquired Paul Spooner's Spooner's Moving Animals (which I still haven't built) which got me hooked on paper models and automata in particular.

I bought a few of Rob's models via mail order, then bought some when he started offering them as downloadables. When he started the memberships I signed up and have been a member ever since.


If I could I would go to this year's automata con. I just can't work it out right at the moment.


Some of the instructions for his models are better than others. I have been following for so long that I have a sense of how they should go together.


I am enjoying this thread immensely.

[altomentis]

Another long-time follower of Rob Ives, Michael42er has a nice YT channel where he built and did mash-ups with lots of Rob's automata. Recently he has been building vintage moving toys and he always does a great job.
michael42er - YouTube