According to comments under a vid of the York museum, it closed 10 or so years ago when a Japanese man bought the entire collection and shipped it back to Japan.

@@megannehover4013 Well that truly sucks! Not for him I though I guess.

you could always learn it, there are tutorials of basic movements. i don't think you need fancy equipment, some of this stuff is made out of paper, you learn the basic movements and build on that. i think the hardest things to do would be learning some gear ratios and cam designs. these are awesome, but these guys have been doing it for years. it would probably be a great educational toy if there's not already one on the market. some lego toy or something similar already exists, but there's probably room for other -- and less expensive -- competitors.

@@ryanbarker5217 I made a flying pig from a kit! It was interesting to learn how the gears move and I could imagine the gears making different movements. Always been fascinated with them. The Gormenghast is incredible! Thanks for the inspiration!

@@SisterDogmata sounds like you have a basic understanding. if you did some 3D printing, you could do any of this stuff!

@@ryanbarker5217 Hadn't thought of that! Brilliant idea!

@@SisterDogmata thanks. the whole pins-in-the-wheel mechanism would probably pretty easy to print out as right-angle gears (i assume they're designed already). i'm sure someone out there is using barbies from a garage sale as figures or just cheap toys in general.

I so LOVE ❤these things and get endless enjoyment just looking at the videos of them. My heart skips a little at the thought of ever seeing one actually in person, and owning one would probably end me for quite a time !!! I had to stop the video and sometimes scrunch my eyes real hard to try & read the title of the piece. 😵‍💫 If there was a tight budget I'd say that all together they did a really good job of capturing their magnificence!

me too !!!! you reminded me but I was wondering as it flashed by quickly.

You are absolutely right. Have you seen this one? 😅 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/osd6i5Ol3bDHZoE.html

Wow. THAT's your assessment?

@@egrace3738 Yes this is our "assessment". This is a beautiful modern art exhibit, but regarding the skill-level mechanical wise, this is nothing in comparison to what watchmakers are able to and were able to build.

I fully agree. These modern automata completely disregard the point of old automata which was to imitate realistic movement while concealing as much of their inner workings as possible.

I agree. They all appeared to be crude block figures, so unlike the beautiful lifelike ones I have seen. Very disappointed.