Geoff Rayner

Coming soon: Dan Dare (Graphic Novel) An all-new reimagining of the classic British adventure strip Dan Dare written by Alex de Campi with art by Marc Laming.

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YouTube video by Andrew Millison Inside the UN’s Massive Lake Project in Africa

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T-rex selfie

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Whilst in art school, I visited the Henson creature workshop in Hampstead the DAY AFTER they shipped out the puppets so I didn’t get to see them in the flesh, just the moulds.
Years later, I lived in Hampstead and the building that used to be the creature workshop was our local doctor’s surgery.

Thanks very much. It’s an odd sort of a job. Pop-up books are also a staple but I also love making automata out of slot-together card.

Slot-together model of a t-Rex from Jurassic world

Slot-together model of the starship enterprise

Slot-together paper models of animals

A slot-together colour in model of a Cornish harbour scene

Hi Liam, I’m Geoff – a paper engineer and designer working mostly in publishing. I make things out of paper, preferably without glue.

A slot together model of a T-Rex from Jurassic World. No glue required.

Here’s an old model I created for a Jurassic World book. Comes pre-cut. Just push out and slot together. No glue.

Rise of the Mammals. The cover project from my new book "Making Paper Automata" The project comes as a pdf ready to print out onto thin card. Find out more here www.robives.com/project/rotm/ #automata #dinosaur

A skull nailed in a tree as written by Edgar Allan Poe in his story 'The Gold Bug'

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Here’s the totally glueless dinosaur machine automata.

EDGAR ALLAN - A Tale of Mystery and Intervention A journey through the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, the Master of the Macabre.

As the Kickstarter for EDGAR ALLAN- A TALE OF MYSTERY AND INTERVENTION heads into its first weekend, can we break the 200 backer barrier AND unlock the final stretch goal?! Nail biting stuff.

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Cover of the Haynes thunderbird 2 model book.

Thanks very much. I dearly love Star Trek but I actually preferred the thunderbird 2 model I did for Haynes. Unfortunately, my millennium falcon model didn’t go ahead.

Cover image of the Haynes slot-together starship enterprise.

A picture of the slot-together cardboard starship enterprise.

I created a slot-together card model for a book using some of the source material. It was a long time ago now – I’ve learnt a lot since then and could do a much better job now.

Me too.

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PegBot #STEAMjunk project to download and make. Full instructions for construction at www.robives.com/project/PegBot #clothespeg #clothespin #automata #maker

Here’s another Totally Glueless automata from a while ago – The Magnificent Marble Machine. Made from slot-together cardboard. I recently assembled one to show at the London book fair and I would completely change parts of it due to learning so much more since designing it.

Here’s a cardboard automaton I started but never completely finished. Totally glueless so just push the pieces out, fold and slot together.

Here’s a cardboard automaton I started but never completely finished. Totally glueless so just push the pieces out, fold and slot together.

Thank you. I actually designed the animals for a book packager (Joy gift publishing) who produced them for Allsorted “a distributor and wholesaler of gift books”. They sell into gift shops so they may very well be in your local zoo.

Thanks very much. I’m hoping to have it ready for the London book fair – it comes with a set of coloured pencils.

You could make a version from card. Push out the pieces and slot together without glue!

Here’s a Harry Potter automata from a few years ago. Totally glueless – just punch out the pieces and slot them together. Designed and illustrated by me.
#automata #paperengineering #harrypotter

I absolutely love your style!

That’s a hell of a lot of handwork. I don’t think it would be affordable today.

That’s a cool mechanism. I can see how the rear scoop works but that push-pull tab is a thing of beauty and a bit baffling. Does it use board for the rivets?

Here’s a Harry Potter automata from a few years ago. Totally glueless – just punch out the pieces and slot them together. Designed and illustrated by me.
#automata #paperengineering #harrypotter

You move next to a pub and then complain that you live near a pub - this is a great local pub “for local people” and narrow boaters

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