The current polymer playclay classes are very popular, with children age as young 
as  4 years to 10 years old, these classes produced quite a number of creative 
young students, with creative abilities to develop their own idea, style and design. 

Using the polymer clay as the most versatile medium, I had decided to conduct
 lessons on Motorized Educational Hobby Classes, after the request from the older 
students. The class are based on original Tamiya Educational Construction Series,
 kids will be taught the proper way of building, modifying, the walking dinosaurs such
 as, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus and mammoth, the selected favorite 
hobby models are all motorized. 

The aim of the course is to educate kids, about the creating of the motorized toys. 
Age from 9 years and above, they will learn how to assemble the battery case to 
contact switch and motor connections. Understands about the working principle of 
the gears, link rods and the crank arms, that makes the toy moves. Students will 
also be taught how to use polymer clays to dress up the model, making the model 
looking even more realistic. Learn the various technic of clay texturing, paint 
texturing on polymer clays, especially, dinosaur skins and weathering of surfaces. 

Modifying the existing model into other dinosaurs, such as, changing a Triceratops
 into a Stegosaurus by creating polymer clay parts to enhance the model. Changing 
the motorized elephant into a mammoth, the completed model with exposed gears, 
linkages and motor gives an interesting insight about the working kinetic of the walking
 dinosaur toys. Put the toy together, create a diorama of the prehistoric environment, 
they will be able to challenge each other into a dual and competition. The process of 
playing will create fun in learning with the walking toys. It will also develop creativity 
in the kid, example the Tyrannosaurus can also be changed into a fearsome robotic 
beast with flashing eyes, Improve abilities by changing motors, improving stability by 
adding weight to the dino. 

Acquiring some other electronic components (light sensitive), you can also turn on 
the dinosaurs with a flash light or stopped the dinosaurs from moving toward your
 direction, with a laser light ,which can be conveniently convert into a laser gun. 
There are many imaginative way of modifying the toys, ultimately, it is creavity and 
fun, how about this, converting an elephant toys into a Pterodactylus!!

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