For a while, I toyed with the idea of using other materials for my figures and I had this idea of a robot, made of metal, named Rusty. My wife Paula suggested I make two figures instead of one and make the robot out of wood, not metal. Of course, she was right, as usual. The two figures are strung together so when you push down a key they both do the same thing, My story is that Mr. Oddball designed and built Rusty, and is now teaching him how to move. I really like how the "detail drawings" on the chalkboard came out.