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:iconamechanicalmind:
From the guy who brought you A Mechanical Scorpion [link] come these little clockwork fellows.

Mantis:
Buy here: [link]
Made completely of watch parts. The body is made with stems, spring bars, and a balance stem. Legs are made with watch stems. Front legs contain cut brass gears as grippers. Head is an escapement holder that has been bent to accept the eyes, which are winding stems ends that have been sanded down. The wings are made of watch faces that have been cut and bent into wing shapes.
30mm wide 42mm front to back 37mm tall

Dragonfly:
Buy here: [link]
Wings: Cut and shaped watch faces. A face gear acts as a wing tie in
Body: Spring bars, winding stem knob.
Head: Spring Bar, eyes are wing stem knobs
Legs: Many watch stems
Stand: Antique watch case ring, winding stem
Dimensions: 54mm wide by 48mm tall (bottom of base to eyeball height) by 38mm front to back

Arachnid sculpture (L):
Sold! [link]
Watch stems, bearing assembly, lightbulb. Eight legs, four stems each leg, thirty two soldered leg joints. Abdomen is a tiny automotive lightbulb. Cephalothorax consists of four watch stems, a brass and steel bearing assembly, and some sort of nickle and brass cylinder.
Measures 38mm wide by 37mm front to back, 21mm tall

Clockworkwork Spider No. 2:
Buy here: [link]
Body is made from spring bars, stems, and a bearing assembly. Abdomen is a small automotive light (no, it doesn't light up) Legs are many different watch stems. All pieces are soldered together into this new, creepy, yet very friendly lifeform.
28mm wide by 40mm front to back by 20mm tall

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Given 2012-09-08
Mechanical Arthropods by *AMechanicalMind ( Suggested by *spring-sky and Featured by `Talty )
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~Durgaaz Sep 8, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
these are amazing!!!
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:iconxankazo:
Incredible!
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:iconkenliano:
~Kenliano Sep 8, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Wow.
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:iconsonozakiimion:
~sonozakiimion Sep 8, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Oww ahhaah they're so cuteee
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:iconpeoplecanhear:
O_O clever thinking
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:iconknight-of-ishtar:
These are awesome,and I love the ideal of using the light bulbs for the spiders abdomens.
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~tamalesyatole Sep 8, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
The Arachnophobic part of me wants this smashed to pieces... the rational part says "Easy, dude..." and then :+fav:es it.
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*AMechanicalMind Sep 8, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
It's good you get the arachnophobia from them...means I've done my job! Thanks for the favorite!
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:iconsyroyoga16:
I love the dragonfly the most. Keep at it it's very awsome.
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:iconamechanicalmind:
*AMechanicalMind Sep 8, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
Thank you! The dragonfly is my second favorite...so delicate.
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