Make Your Own Flying Pig

Explore the principles of mechanics and get some hands-on model making skills with this easy to make winged pig-shaped automaton! Automata are whimsical mechanical toys that have a cool, life-like movement when their crank is turned. This flying pig automata flaps its wings and kicks its legs up and down as it moves back and forth.

Measures 25 x 20 x 28 cm when finished. Estimated building time is about an hour.

Ages 8+

Pathfinders Design & Technology
Designed in Victoria