I need to make a hanging mobile(kinetic sculpture) for physics class that demonstrates torgueInstead of abstact shapes I'd like to use birds :) I need some way to make theseThere are a lot of materials available, styrofoam, types of wood of various thicknesses, I could get feathers, there is a jigsaw available for cutting as well as razorbladesI can get paint and a few other materials as wellI'd like the bird to be 3 dimensional, 2 sitting and 5 flying ones(Gotta figure out how to make outstretched wings)I believe there is cardstock as well.I was THINKING carving styrofoam for the body and head of the bird and using cardstock or thin wood for the tail and wing feathers and then painting themI have never worked with stryofoam though so I am not sure if it is difficult.Someone also suggested origami but I'd prefer to keep it a bit more realistic looking.
