Devil automaton by Keith Newstead

"The Devil Rides Out two" automaton by Keith Newstead.

New automata by Keith Newstead

New automata by Keith Newstead:



Another New Steadman:

My friend Ralph Steadman asked me if I could animate one of his divine pictures. Here is the result. All the copies of Ralphs original were pasted onto thin ply and cut-out using my scroll saw. There is a complication of pulley wheel's, cranks and slliders hidden behind the picture and I have used a random gearing which gives a more interesting movment.(You would notice if it was not there)

Brian's Brilliant Bike:

My memorial automata for the much loved Brian Stewart, late curator of Falmouth Art Gallery,is finished. I have a feeling that he would have liked it, knowing his sense of humour.

*Buy Alice in Wonderland by Ralph Steadman at Amazon.

Automata donations box for Smeaton's Tower Lighthouse Museum

Automata donations box by Keith Newstead for Smeaton's Tower Lighthouse Museum.

*Buy Creative Kinetics: Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood at Amazon.

Automata by Keith Newstead

Two automata by Keith Newstead:




Estonian Dragon.






Sweety Plane.

He has various creations on sale here.

Hand-cranked automaton hand

Own your own hand-cranked Thing automaton - - it's on sale at Etsy.

*Buy Addams Family costumes at Amazon.

KITT paper toy (and more)

Papercraft KITT by Zerolabor and the rest of Calling All Cars Wave 7 can be downloaded here.




Cheerful Hoops and Yoyo Christmas automata by Mike Adair can be downloaded here. Via.

*Previously: Knight Rider lunch box.

*Buy KITT toys at eBay.

Papercraft sumo wrestling game (link roundup)

You can download the papercraft sumo wrestling game here.

And a few more links:

1. Does the Santa Monica Promenade star in a new viral ad for Cloverfield 2? Or is it just a lame video?

2. Keyboard Cat cross stitch.

3. Wonders of the World desktop icons.

*Previously: Sumo wrestlers compete at making babies cry.

*Buy Cloverfield posters at eBay.

Keyboard Cat automata (link roundup)

Download the Keyboard Cat papercraft automata here. And don't miss the papercraft "high school boss girl." Via.

And a few more links:

1. Good news for Blogger users - - there's now an option to create a label cloud (as displayed in my sidebar). You can choose the tags you want displayed. This is particularly good news for me since my tag cloud was totally overgrown. Now I can once again tag with impunity.

2. If you're looking for a fancier site, Nancy Dorsner is now designing sites.

3. James Bond sketch card by Andi Watson.

*Previously: "Don't Tase Me Bro" automata.

*Buy vintage James Bond novels at eBay.

Captured humans automata

First, "An Interesting Specimen" by Dug North.



Second, "The Clock's Revenge" by Richard Willmott:


*Previously: Monkey's Paw specimen box.

*Buy animal specimens at eBay.

"Don't Tase Me Bro" automata and cartoon violence sculptures

"Don't Tase Me Bro" automata by Jon Haddock. His gallery is full of wonderful creations. Below is "Last Ride" part of a "collection of resin figures depicting traumatic events in a style reminiscent of early 1930's animated cartoons":



Don't miss "Neri, Dressed as a Policeman, Shoots Barzini (scene from The Godfather)" and "Ninety-eight paper mache pulp figures representing the members of the 107th US Senate who voted for the USA Patriot Act." Via.

*Previously: Etch-A-Sketch Don't Tase Me Bro.

*Buy Itchy and Scratchy toys at eBay.

"Don't Tase Me Bro" automata and cartoon violence sculptures

"Don't Tase Me Bro" automata by Jon Haddock. His gallery is full of wonderful creations. Below is "Last Ride" part of a "collection of resin figures depicting traumatic events in a style reminiscent of early 1930's animated cartoons":



Don't miss "Neri, Dressed as a Policeman, Shoots Barzini (scene from The Godfather)" and "Ninety-eight paper mache pulp figures representing the members of the 107th US Senate who voted for the USA Patriot Act." Via.

*Previously: Etch-A-Sketch Don't Tase Me Bro.

*Buy Itchy and Scratchy toys at eBay.

Magic trick automaton

"El Gran Garmendia the magician" is an automaton by Pablo Lavezzari. Via.

*Previously: Did Criss Angel buy two illusions from Lance Burton?

*Buy magician posters at eBay.

Magic trick automaton

"El Gran Garmendia the magician" is an automaton by Pablo Lavezzari. Via.

*Previously: Did Criss Angel buy two illusions from Lance Burton?

*Buy magician posters at eBay.

Monstrous toothy fish; Seriously spiked collar

"Mechatuna" by Chris Hausbeck. Here's video of it in action:



And also by Hausbeck, here's a seriously spiky dog collar:



*Previously: Introspection automata.

*Buy wind-up toys at eBay.

Monstrous toothy fish; Seriously spiked collar

"Mechatuna" by Chris Hausbeck. Here's video of it in action:



And also by Hausbeck, here's a seriously spiky dog collar:



*Previously: Introspection automata.

*Buy wind-up toys at eBay.

Hand-cranked solar system

Wooden orrery by Dave Goodchild. Here's video of in action:



And here's his webstore. Via.

I'll take this opportunity to point out that Pitch Black is a great movie (orrery at 1:25):



*Previously: Travel the solar system posters.

*Buy spaceships at eBay.

Hand-cranked solar system

Wooden orrery by Dave Goodchild. Here's video of in action:



And here's his webstore. Via.

I'll take this opportunity to point out that Pitch Black is a great movie (orrery at 1:25):



*Previously: Travel the solar system posters.

*Buy spaceships at eBay.

Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre catalogue (link roundup)

The Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre catalogue looks to be full of cool automata. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Eighty computers have gone lost or missing from Los Alamos National Laboratory. I don't see how this could possibly happen without some sort of corruption. I work in a fairly large office, and people freak out if a chair goes missing. Via.

2. Super agent Scott Boras gets a bad rap for his tactics, but here's an example of one his college-age clients turning down a $500,000 deal, playing another year in college, and accepting a new deal worth as much as $2 million.

3. Abraham Lincoln as a giant Dr. Manhattan terrorizing the White House.

4. Superman riding Devil Dinosaur, by Joe Quinones.

*Previously: Batman is jealous of Superman's dinosaur.

*Buy the Watchmen "Vietnam" army patch at eBay.

Valentine link roundup

"Be still my beating heart" automata by Paul Spooner on sale for $132 here. Via.




Broken Heart by Daniel Elson. Via.





Plush red and black hearts on sale at Etsy.




Drunkula concert poster.




Typo and all, a delightful Cthulhu-themed Valentine by Tyler Parker.




Love struck cat by Hine Mizushima.




Starbucks is selling a collection of love songs covered by bands including Death Cab for Cutie and She and Him. It's called Sweetheart.




Krispy Kreme is selling heart-shaped donuts.




Downloadable Zebra Valentines. Via.




Heart pin cushion and skull pins on sale at Etsy.




Robot Valentine by Christine Marie Larsen.



And finally, I much prefer Harry and David to Vosges.

*See more Valentine-themed links here.

*Buy vintage Valentines at eBay.