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January 2017
Inspired by JK Brickworks, Pegasus Automation by Amida Na, and Laputa: Castle in the Sky music box by Hwang Byeong Jun.
Les Musiciens, vintage paper automation
Always looking for old templates for paper automata. I found this template on “Flickr”, posted by “patricia m”. I tried to build this model true to the original. Original from 1888, size: 49cm x 38,5cm. (19.3 in x 15.2 in) Printed on 4x A4 (equivalent to A2 format). The finished model has a size of about 21 x 23 cm (8,3 in x 9,0 in) . Unfortunately in the original only the trumpet is operated by a crank drive.
In order to allow a movement, also of the two other figures (violinist and 2nd trumpeter), I provided the axles with rope discs and connected them with rubber band.
Les Musiciens, vintage paper automation
Always looking for old templates for paper automata. I found this template on “Flickr”, posted by “patricia m”. I tried to build this model true to the original. Original from 1888, size: 49cm x 38,5cm. (19.3 in x 15.2 in) Printed on 4x A4 (equivalent to A2 format). The finished model has a size of about 21 x 23 cm (8,3 in x 9,0 in) . Unfortunately in the original only the trumpet is operated by a crank drive.
In order to allow a movement, also of the two other figures (violinist and 2nd trumpeter), I provided the axles with rope discs and connected them with rubber band.
An artifact from the Zymoglyphic Museum's Age of Wonder
The museum is in San Mateo, close to the Maker Faire and will be open to the public that weekend. details
This particular mechanical wonder was a clockwork automaton that not only told time but continuously removed pieces of itself and offered them to passers by. How the internal parts were regenerated has yet to be determined despite intensive investigation by the museum staff.
These little guys were constructed using a nice little technique that I invented a while ago and frequently use on power suits, etc...
The guy on the left is the Artifex Model, he performs manual labour for the citizens of Yufor.
The one on the right is the Vigilem Model, he acts as a warrior, sentry and guard in Yufor.
Yufor is a semi-steampunk, futuristic dimension which I look forward to showing you more of soon!
Tell me what you think!
I really like how photogenic this minifigure is! This image was created to test a new way to make things glow in Photoshop that I figured out. Hope you enjoy!
Romania's exhibition at the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture. Work in progress photographed in Athens, April 2016.
Antique model sheet by Imagerie d'Épinal Pellerin no. 557 "Reconnaissance de Cavalerie". (Exploring the cavalry). Appeared in 19. centaury, size 39 x 49 cm. Facsimile print on A3 format. Assembled by me with joy and set in motion. Background music: Julius Fucik, „Florentiner Marsch“
A very, very poorly shot video of the Automaton in action. I shot it with my usual still camera; didn't feel like schlepping all the way to the film department to borrow one of theirs.
Though you can't see it in the video, when the red ball disappears, an empty plate takes its place. It doesn't rise all the way to the level of the table, that's why it looks as though there's a hole in the table.
It was "Calliope" or "Music Days" at Union Railway Museum, Union IL
From sometime around 2015 or 2016, July or August.
Band Organs sound great.
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A Clock - with a Ballerina Dancer - music alarm. This clock made in Germany in the early '50's was given to my wife Carol by her German Grandmother when they visited during a 1956 family visit to Altenheim Germany.
A perfect gift from Grandma to delight an eight year old Granddaughter
It was used for a whle by my wife and then quit running and was cast aside. I retrieved it from my in-laws' estate around 1985.
The Clock-Automaton sat in my "to be repaied pile" for the next 35 years.
I recently got it out, replaced a missing winding stem and lubed the works and adjusted the balance wheel.
It runs really nice. Pictured in this short video are the results.
I am glad I was able to repair it for her.
Does your Auto-Butler's exhaust leave your ceilings with an unattractive grungy appearance? Then Sir Angus McDodd's new Auto Ceiling Painter is the automaton for you!
Paint not included.
Penguin paper model and a "Contra Rotating Drive Modul" assembled by me as a paper automaton. Paper models designed by "Rob Ives": www.robives.com
Penguins are printed and assembled on a 1: 2 scale!
For this shot, I wanted to get sort of a majestic dwarven feel. I dimmed the corners later. This could be a shot of the dwarves after they reclaim Erebor.
Grade I listed historic building. The gates are grade II* listed historic.
"The Bowes Museum has a nationally renowned art collection and is situated in the town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England.
The museum contains paintings by El Greco, Francisco Goya, Canaletto, Jean-Honoré Fragonard and François Boucher, together with a sizable collection of decorative art, ceramics, textiles, tapestries, clocks and costumes, as well as older items from local history. The early works of French glassmaker Émile Gallé were commissioned by Joséphine, wife of the founder John Bowes. A great attraction is the 18th-century Silver Swan automaton, which periodically preens itself, looks round and appears to catch and swallow a fish.
The Bowes Museum was purpose-built as a public art gallery for John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier, Countess of Montalbo, who both died before it opened in 1892. Bowes was the son of John Bowes, the 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, although he did not inherit the title as he was deemed illegitimate under Scottish law.
It was designed with the collaboration of two architects, the French architect Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson of Newcastle. The building is richly modelled, with large windows, engaged columns, projecting bays, and mansard roofs typical of the French Second Empire, set within landscaped gardens. An account in 1901 described it as "... some 500 feet in length by 50 feet high, and is designed in the French style of the First Empire. Its contents are priceless, consisting of unique Napoleon relics, splendid picture galleries, a collection of old china, not to be matched anywhere else in the world, jewels of incredible beauty and value; and, indeed, a wonderful and rare collection of art objects of every kind."
Among those with less favourable opinions was Nikolaus Pevsner, who considered it to be "... big, bold and incongruous, looking exactly like the town hall of a major provincial town in France. In scale it is just as gloriously inappropriate for the town to which it belongs (and to which it gives some international fame) as in style".
The building was begun in 1869 and was reputed to have cost £100,000 (equivalent to £9.3 million in 2019). Bowes and his wife left an endowment of £125,000 (£11.6 million in 2019) and a total of 800 paintings. Their collection of European fine and decorative arts amounted to 15,000 pieces.
A major redevelopment of the Bowes Museum began in 2005. To date, improvements have been made to visitor facilities (shop, cafe and toilets); galleries (new Fashion & Textile gallery, Silver gallery and English Interiors gallery); and study/learning facilities. The three art galleries, on the second floor of the museum, were updated at the same time.
The museum hosts an internationally significant programme of exhibitions, recently featuring works by Monet, Raphael, Turner, Sisley, Gallé, William Morris, and Toulouse-Lautrec.
The BBC announced in 2013 that a Portrait of Olivia Boteler Porter was a previously unknown Anthony van Dyck painting. It had been found in the Bowes Museum storeroom by art historian Dr. Bendor Grosvenor who had observed it on-line at the Your Paintings web site. The painting itself was covered in layers of varnish and dirt, and had not been renovated. It was originally thought to be a copy, and valued at between £3,000 to £5,000. Christopher Brown, director of the Ashmolean Museum, confirmed it was a van Dyck after it had been restored.
Barnard Castle (locally [ˈbɑːnəd ˈkæsəl], BAH-nəd KASS-əl) is a market town in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is named after the castle around which it was built. It is the main settlement in the Teesdale area, and a popular tourist destination. The Bowes Museum has the best collection of European fine and decorative arts in the North of England, housed in a magnificent 19th-century French-style chateau. Its most famous exhibit is the 18th-century Silver Swan automaton, and its artworks include paintings by Goya and El Greco.
Barnard Castle sits on the north bank of the River Tees, opposite Startforth and 21 miles (34 km) south-west of the county town of Durham. Nearby towns include Bishop Auckland to the north-east, Darlington to the east and Richmond in North Yorkshire to the south-east.
Barnard Castle's largest single employer is GlaxoSmithKline, which has a manufacturing facility on the town outskirts.
Before the Norman conquest the upper half of Teesdale had been combined into an Anglo-Norse estate which was centred upon the ancient village of Gainford and mortgaged to the Earls of Northumberland. The first Norman Bishop of Durham, Bishop Walcher, was murdered in 1080. This led to the surrounding country being attacked and laid waste by the Norman overlords. Further rebellion in 1095 caused the king William II to break up the Earldom of Northumberland into smaller baronies. The Lordship of Gainford was given to Guy de Balliol.
The earthwork fortifications of the castle were rebuilt in stone by his successor, Bernard de Balliol I during the latter half of the 12th century, giving rise to the town's name. The castle passed down through the Balliol family (of which the Scottish king, John Balliol, was the most important member) and then into the possession of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. King Richard III inherited it through his wife, Anne Neville, but it fell into ruins in the century after his death.
The remains of the castle are a Grade I listed building, whilst the chapel in the outer ward is Grade II* listed. Both sets of remains are now in the care of English Heritage and open to the public.
John Bowes lived at nearby Streatlam Castle (now demolished). His Streatlam stud never had more than ten breeding mares at one time, but produced no fewer than four Derby winners in twenty years. The last of these, "West Australian", was the first racehorse to win the Triple Crown, in 1853.
Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier founded the Bowes Museum, which is of national status. Housed in its own ornate building, the museum contains an El Greco, paintings by Goya, Canaletto, Boucher, Fragonard and a collection of decorative art. A great attraction is the 18th century silver swan automaton, which periodically preens itself, looks round and appears to catch and swallow a fish.
Although never a major manufacturing centre, in the 18th century industry centred on hand loom wool weaving, and in the early 19th century the principal industry was spinning and the manufacture of shoe thread." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
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Grade I listed historic main building.
"The Bowes Museum has a nationally renowned art collection and is situated in the town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England.
The museum contains paintings by El Greco, Francisco Goya, Canaletto, Jean-Honoré Fragonard and François Boucher, together with a sizable collection of decorative art, ceramics, textiles, tapestries, clocks and costumes, as well as older items from local history. The early works of French glassmaker Émile Gallé were commissioned by Joséphine, wife of the founder John Bowes. A great attraction is the 18th-century Silver Swan automaton, which periodically preens itself, looks round and appears to catch and swallow a fish.
The Bowes Museum was purpose-built as a public art gallery for John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier, Countess of Montalbo, who both died before it opened in 1892. Bowes was the son of John Bowes, the 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, although he did not inherit the title as he was deemed illegitimate under Scottish law.
It was designed with the collaboration of two architects, the French architect Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson of Newcastle. The building is richly modelled, with large windows, engaged columns, projecting bays, and mansard roofs typical of the French Second Empire, set within landscaped gardens. An account in 1901 described it as "... some 500 feet in length by 50 feet high, and is designed in the French style of the First Empire. Its contents are priceless, consisting of unique Napoleon relics, splendid picture galleries, a collection of old china, not to be matched anywhere else in the world, jewels of incredible beauty and value; and, indeed, a wonderful and rare collection of art objects of every kind."
Among those with less favourable opinions was Nikolaus Pevsner, who considered it to be "... big, bold and incongruous, looking exactly like the town hall of a major provincial town in France. In scale it is just as gloriously inappropriate for the town to which it belongs (and to which it gives some international fame) as in style".
The building was begun in 1869 and was reputed to have cost £100,000 (equivalent to £9.3 million in 2019). Bowes and his wife left an endowment of £125,000 (£11.6 million in 2019) and a total of 800 paintings. Their collection of European fine and decorative arts amounted to 15,000 pieces.
A major redevelopment of the Bowes Museum began in 2005. To date, improvements have been made to visitor facilities (shop, cafe and toilets); galleries (new Fashion & Textile gallery, Silver gallery and English Interiors gallery); and study/learning facilities. The three art galleries, on the second floor of the museum, were updated at the same time.
The museum hosts an internationally significant programme of exhibitions, recently featuring works by Monet, Raphael, Turner, Sisley, Gallé, William Morris, and Toulouse-Lautrec.
The BBC announced in 2013 that a Portrait of Olivia Boteler Porter was a previously unknown Anthony van Dyck painting. It had been found in the Bowes Museum storeroom by art historian Dr. Bendor Grosvenor who had observed it on-line at the Your Paintings web site. The painting itself was covered in layers of varnish and dirt, and had not been renovated. It was originally thought to be a copy, and valued at between £3,000 to £5,000. Christopher Brown, director of the Ashmolean Museum, confirmed it was a van Dyck after it had been restored.
Barnard Castle (locally [ˈbɑːnəd ˈkæsəl], BAH-nəd KASS-əl) is a market town in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is named after the castle around which it was built. It is the main settlement in the Teesdale area, and a popular tourist destination. The Bowes Museum has the best collection of European fine and decorative arts in the North of England, housed in a magnificent 19th-century French-style chateau. Its most famous exhibit is the 18th-century Silver Swan automaton, and its artworks include paintings by Goya and El Greco.
Barnard Castle sits on the north bank of the River Tees, opposite Startforth and 21 miles (34 km) south-west of the county town of Durham. Nearby towns include Bishop Auckland to the north-east, Darlington to the east and Richmond in North Yorkshire to the south-east.
Barnard Castle's largest single employer is GlaxoSmithKline, which has a manufacturing facility on the town outskirts.
Before the Norman conquest the upper half of Teesdale had been combined into an Anglo-Norse estate which was centred upon the ancient village of Gainford and mortgaged to the Earls of Northumberland. The first Norman Bishop of Durham, Bishop Walcher, was murdered in 1080. This led to the surrounding country being attacked and laid waste by the Norman overlords. Further rebellion in 1095 caused the king William II to break up the Earldom of Northumberland into smaller baronies. The Lordship of Gainford was given to Guy de Balliol.
The earthwork fortifications of the castle were rebuilt in stone by his successor, Bernard de Balliol I during the latter half of the 12th century, giving rise to the town's name. The castle passed down through the Balliol family (of which the Scottish king, John Balliol, was the most important member) and then into the possession of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. King Richard III inherited it through his wife, Anne Neville, but it fell into ruins in the century after his death.
The remains of the castle are a Grade I listed building, whilst the chapel in the outer ward is Grade II* listed. Both sets of remains are now in the care of English Heritage and open to the public.
John Bowes lived at nearby Streatlam Castle (now demolished). His Streatlam stud never had more than ten breeding mares at one time, but produced no fewer than four Derby winners in twenty years. The last of these, "West Australian", was the first racehorse to win the Triple Crown, in 1853.
Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier founded the Bowes Museum, which is of national status. Housed in its own ornate building, the museum contains an El Greco, paintings by Goya, Canaletto, Boucher, Fragonard and a collection of decorative art. A great attraction is the 18th century silver swan automaton, which periodically preens itself, looks round and appears to catch and swallow a fish.
Although never a major manufacturing centre, in the 18th century industry centred on hand loom wool weaving, and in the early 19th century the principal industry was spinning and the manufacture of shoe thread." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
Become a patron to my photography on Patreon.
"Robot Queen "
AKA Heritage Square, opposite the Court House / Town Hall.
Dinosaur vs Robots
WWWC 7 2018
Wild West Steampunk Convention
Hosted at Old Studios.
Photographed with Canon Gear.
Photos by RaVen 2018.
Man, Beast or Automaton? The Craw and Loupe Bros. Combined Shows. Precise date unknown. The origin of the Beast Behemoth is a mystery but it was rumored that it was secretly developed as part of the British war effort during World War One.
An automaton from the dead Ketfah civilization, the Ketfah Guardian is one of the twenty-or-so Guardians built to protect sacred temples.
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This will be on the 2015 BrickFair convention circuit.
Hedgehog Steambot Walker
by Brassbottom Workshop
"Hedgehog Steambot Walker: The AI companion in every battle."
(AI = Automaton Intelligence)
Sir Phileas Brassbottom prepares to present his automaton to the visitors as his assistant - Greasegob - welcomes them.
Vintage Paper automation. „Les Forgerons“ (The blacksmiths)
This over 100-year-old model was made in France, Nancy, after 1919. Size 29.5 x 40.7cm² (11.6 x 16.0 in²). For the assembly, a second template was printed mirrored for the back.
Entry for the FBTB.net Alphabet Fighter MOC Madness Tournament.
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I was soundly beaten by the gracious & awesome Jack M. from Automaton Pictures' pilot Alterf Skendiv but not before shooting his D-Wing to SMITHERINES! Now he'll have to build another ship and i'm using BRAIN CONTROL to make him create a T-Wing! MUAHAHAHAHAH! Thanks for a great contest to both JM/AP/AS and my first opponent Clone Emperor for a great contest!
Also a big THANKS! to VolumeX for the photography tips, aside from the space wrinkles and awesome lens flare i think these are much better than the ones I took for the first round.
here's the rest of the pictures I never got around to posting, I'm still really happy with this ship especially considering I basically built it in one night. =-D
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Zippity Aviary's D-Wing Starfighter (ZeeAye Shipyards DWYCK-92 Scout/Patrol Fighter)
Here's where you put the story when you write it... getting tight on time lemme post this then write my nonsense and edit this! thought Zippity...
The message was garbled but ZeeAye knew what he had to do. First things first he would collect the necessary supplies and pay a visit to his favorite spice den, hopefully Tahsoka Ano was there, he kind of had a thing for her. Years ago Zippity had a contract that required a special ship. Dr. Aviary built the DWYCK with misdirection in mind... at first glance it seemed to have just two small blasters in the nose, about right for anyone who might have business in the Outer Rim. But Zippity wasn't just anyone...
The ship was powered by a new modification of the standard Girodyne sublight engines he'd ordered for so many of his commissioned ships, but he had a new wrinkle on the old workhorse. By redirecting the powerflow as only Doc Zip could he was able to double the power while maintaining his full cruising range and actually increased maneuverability. This was standard fare for Z.A., the real stroke of genius proved to be a completely new type of hyperdrive that could get point SIX past light speed! Of course Zippity didn't advertise that. He painted it brightly to affect the look of a cruising yacht and disguised the real weapons load... Docking port stabilizers? who needs em! Zippity disguised a pair of rapid fire laser canons where similar craft might have had docking clamps... he wasn't making friends or inspecting ships... he was there for The Job and to get out. He didn't think anyone would like what they got if they got in his way. A full salvo of Zippity Industries top of the line homing missles with multipurpose programmable warheads would easily take out a SUPER Star Destroyer.
Even though it was just made for a contract it soon became one of Zippity's favorite ship, almost as synonymous with his arrival as sabotage, meyhem and destruction.
Poor Alterf Skendif probably knew that the Gang Starr Guild wanted him out of business... he thought he could afford to deal with their annoyance, he was doing well... he couldn't know he was just a mark to the one man you couldn't afford to have coming for you. Zippity could feel the credits in his pouch already as he made his way through hyperspace Nice & Smooth
Thanks to Jack/Alterf/Automaton for the awesome competition and kind words this round!
Bicycles were built in this design as high wheels from 1870. Called “Ordinary” later “Penny-farthing. ” This template for a paper model was first printed in France, Nancy, in 1892. (41 x 29. 2 cm2). Simple assembly and a good wind for the drive necessary.
Manual automaton commemorating that one time Lovecraftian sea monsters attacked the city and drove half the people mad with soul-gripping terror. #neverforget #cantanyway
I got those dark blue panels from Legohaulic's destroyed spaceship at a Lego convention like seventy years ago and I never touched them again, until I needed a dark blue sea for this.
The lesson: hoard everything and dispose of nothing, because you never know when you'll need it again. If they find you crushed under a stack of old newspapers, killed by your own booby trap, this is simply the price you pay for a life of completion.
“Do you think I am an automaton? — a machine without feelings? and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! — I have as much soul as you — and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal — as we are!”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre <3
And it works! Turn the crank clockwise, the magician lowers the cup, raises it, and the ball has disappeared. Turn the crank counterclockwise, the magician lowers the cup, raises it, and the ball is back.
Hard as it was, it was damn fun, and damn rewarding. I've never called a MOC sexy; this was a first for me. Right when I got the mechanism to work: "Oh, that's sexy."
A video of the automaton in action should be the next item in my photostream.
The Odyssey 5 is not only manned by a small crew of minifigures, but there are also a group of robots, droid, and automatons that help to keep the Odyssey 5 on course and in clean working order as well.
(from left to right)
The "Droid" as he is referred to, is a simple maintenance unit that is designed to assist in the routine fixes and odd mechanical jobs around the Odyssey 5. The droid has only the most rudimentary of programming and mindlessly goes about his work without interacting much with the human crew.
The "Robot" is a multipurpose unit designed to aid the crew of the Odyssey 5 in all manner of scientific experiments and surface explorations. Robot is the most social of the automatons on board the Odyssey 5, though that is not saying much. Robot is also programmed to assist in communicating with alien species and his memory banks are filled with countless bytes of helpful information that the astronauts may need while on their galactic adventures.
Bot is a simple assistant unit. One of the most mass produced units in the CSF. Bots are built to assist in all manner of menial tasks, such as heavy lifting and holding really heavy things for long periods of time. Bots are known to have quirky programming and over time each bot forms a distinctive personality.
La Lessiveuse
Antique mechanical paper model from Imagerie d' Epinal N°11 likewise N°1008. Size 29,5 x 40,1 cm² (11.6 x 15,75 in²) ca. 1900 Sand powered. A woman on her knees washing clothes.
Exclusive for the April Round of CYOT, This Magician Automaton features working parts and a low 3li and up li maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Verdigris/108/178/25