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Battery and Solar Powered Kinetic Horse. James G Watt Dec 2007 / Feb 2009

Feb 2009 NEW!
A Solar Powered version of the horse is now available along with a kit
to retro-fit solar power to an existing battery powered kinetic horse!
The solar kit a little soldering ability but should be suitable for a soldering beginer.

I've been tweaking the design of White Horse and Marble Horse for about a year now and
finally, after many messages begging, offering bribes and generally demanding I sell
people a paper horse or its plans, I've at last come up with a form a feel happy sharing.

To build your own paper horse order the kit below, select the pattern of your choice
(MarbleHorse, WhiteHorse or use WhiteHorse as a blank base to create your own skin)
then print it out on 10 sheets of 160gsm paper and use the full colour instructions +
parts provided to make your walking creature.


More Kits and Downloads

Here you can order either the battery powerd or solar powered kinetic horse
automaton as a 'print and build' craft kit.
You will receive full colour instructions and the model patterns on
a disk along with all the other bits and pieces you need to make
the kinetic horse.



Battery Powered Kinetic Horse
Kit
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Kinetic Horse
Battery version.

Build a motorized
paper automaton.


Total cost of kit and postage:


Solar Powered Kinetic Horse
Kit.

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Kinetic Horse
Solar Powered Version.

Hang him in the sun
and watch him go.

Total cost of kit and postage:

Sol

Solar Conversion Kit

Kinetic Horse Kit not included.
Be sure to grab instructions below.


Solar Conversion Kit only.
Convert the battery opperated kinetic horse to solar power.

Total cost of kit and postage:





UK customers who don't want to use paypal, please email me for other options.
If you'd like a pre-assembled Solar Powered Theremin I do have a limited number
available. Email me for more information.

To make the Battery Powered horse, in addition to the kit, you require a printer, 10 sheets 160gsm
A4 paper, scissors, a ruler, glue and a set of pliers. No other tools are needed.

The Solar Powered Horse requires that you also have a soldering iron and the instructions below:



Download the Solar Conversion Kit
assembly instructions.
Solar_Instructions.pdf
Right Click HERE then select
Save Link / Terget As...
Download the Solar Conversion Kit
templates.
Solar_01.jpg
Right Click HERE then select
Save Link / Terget As...

You'll need both of the above files to convert the horse to solar power.
These instructions and templates will also be included in
future kinetic horse kit CDs under 'Extras\Solar Power'











Cross Eye 3D image of the horse pulling a cart.

Version 2 of Kinetic Horse (solar powered or computer operated). May 2007

Only 6 of these were ever made (3 horses 3 giraffe)
V2 was constructed from hand marbled paper.
If you've got a pair of 3D glasses you may like to try the image above.
Note the RED lens should cover the LEFT eye.




Solar powered paper horse constructed from hand marbled paper.



LOCOMOTIVE. James G Watt 2007.
Copper and steel.




Kinetic Horse Prototype.




Motion studies for White Horse created with XARA .


The inspiration of this work includes Eadweard Muybridg motion studies
and the amazing machines created by Theo Jansen.




Everything begins in the sketchbook.






Email: jim@clockworkrobot.com © 2010 James G Watt  All rights reserved.