The Mechanical Gentleman
Mechanical Gentleman 7k jpeg animation of gentleman 87k gif
General instructions.

Print out the three sheets onto white card.

Valley folds are marked with a dotted line, hill folds with dot-dash line. All lines should be scored by running the point of a sharp pair of scissors over them. This ensures that creases are crisp and sharp. Gluing is best done with PVA glue.

Assembly.

  • Score along all the folds and cut out the hole for the nose and the holes in the hat rim and in the stand.
  • Cut out and glue together the cam base then glue on the cam.
  • Cut out and glue together the stand. Glue the hips into place.
  • Cut out and assemble the baseboard. With the cam in place on the baseboard glue the stand into place. Make sure that the cam base can move freely.
    Diagram of stand

  • Glue in the slider holders to hold the cam into place. The cam base should be free to move.
  • Glue the nose into the head then glue the head together. Glue the neck into place.
  • Glue the hat together and glue the neck inner in place in the back of the hat.
  • Cut out and glue together the body. Glue the neck in place in the inside front of the body. Glue the bow tie in place.
  • Slide the neck inner down the neck tube and locate it onto the cam. The top hat should be free to move.
  • Glue the shoulder on with the white flap inside the body and the other two flaps holding the shoulder in place.
  • Cut out and assemble the two arm pieces. Join the together. Glue the hand to the hat then the arm to the shoulder.
  • Add the name plate to the front of the stand. The model is now complete!
  • Slide the cam from right to left. The Gentleman will first bow them raise his hat! Have fun.
  • This model is adapted from a kit first designed in 1995 and never released. We hope you enjoy it but if you do have any problems in assembly please let us know so that we can modify the instructions accordingly - Flying Pig Gallery

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