dinosaur automaton Set 31058

[Diamabolo]

Finally, the pterodactylus from the Creator Set 31058 has been brought to life.
With a few extra parts for the joints, the bird was mobile enough to be moved by seven different eccentric disks/ Cams.
I got the idea for this sculpture/ Automaton from artist Reuben Margolin who built a bird with this mechanism.

 

[Thirdwigg]

Very interesting. It seems like a little more speed would be ok, but the timing looks perfect. Well done.

[Philtech]

Looks very interesting! I like the mechanism.

[Toastie]

Oh, that is wonderful!!! I love the motion - the slow motion - very much. So elegant when you don't see the mechanism behind it - and so fascinating when you do.

These flying species really mastered cruising and feeling the air through their evolutionary path - and left behind not such a mess another species currently driving around on earth as if there were no tomorrow

Very well done!

All the best,
Thorsten   

[Carsten Svendsen]

Cool, I like kinetic sculpures. Needs more fine tuning though. The bird in its entirety should probably be moving up as the wings go down. It's just physics. Not at the end of the motion ;)