A brand new kit for 2009 – the Skateboarder. What better gift for the hard-to-please teenager than this lovely indoor project? Alternatively you can buy one to make it as a present. These kits can also be painted which adds to the fun.


There is a great action on the this piece, the skateboarder’s knees bend as the board swings from side to side, and he balances to compensate.
Making automata from a kit is tremendous fun, and can be a great start to designing your own pieces. Here at CMT we have also enjoyed inspiring people to make their own automata, and wooden kits play a great part in this, including of course our own
Designing Automata Kit. However one of our favourite projects has been making automata out of food. Our popular DVD ‘
Making Automata out of Food‘ is full of recipes to try at home. Here are two of our favourite designs.

