Timberkits are solid pieces of wood not just bits of ply.
With Timberkits you can take the first steps in discovering a world in which you can actually make things work for you. Amaze your friends! - no special knowledge or skills needed - just a little patience in following the drawings and not minding a dab of glue here and there. After you have made the model you can paint and varnish it and then try a more difficult one!
Making a Timberkit is to step into the whole world of Automata. Wonderful moving models and scenes. It is an art form in which you can appreciate the magic of mechanical action and a fascinating education for children and adults of all ages. In these safety conscious electronic times most of the mechanisms we are dependent on are well hidden so we never get to see how things work.
Take a look at the building blocks of our mechanical world. Assemble the wooden cams, push rods, levers and cranks and understand what makes it all tick.
Fish Kit A fitting, flippy, fishy start for the beginner. Finished model dimensions: £10.00 |
Dragon Kit A series of crank operated linkages pushes the dragon's head forward to open his fearsome jaws! Finished model dimensions: £18.00 |
Pianist Kit Swaying to the music, his busy fingers rattle over the keys while his foot works the pedal. Finished model dimensions:
£24.00 |
Ballista Kit Ballistas were used in Roman times and taken up in the Medieval period. The mechanism is like a giant cross bow, but the tension is produced by twisted ropes. Finished model dimensions:
£20.00 |
Beam Engine Kit An attractive model which shows how our machinery used to be driven by steam. It incorporates Watt's linkage, which enabled James Watt to make the steam locomotive. Finished model dimensions:
£24.00 |
Rocket Kit The engine which made the most significant step forward in railway history Finished model dimensions:
£34.00 |
Skateboarder Kit His knees bend as the board swings from side to side while he tries to keep his balance. Finished model dimensions: £24.00 |