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Here at MAD Factory we are always trying to expand our product range, but we have always been extremely selective about what we sell. We are only interested in products that are well designed and well made from good quality materials, are durable, reliable, educational....and most of all are a lot of fun! We are now proud to stock a range of fabulous marble machines and automata kits from our friends at Robotime. They have designed a fascinating range of laser cut marble machines, which we now sell, these are Marble Squad, Marble Parkour and Marble Explorer.  With these kits, you can...

We are now delighted to add another fantastic, full-colour automata kit from GoModelshop to our every expanding collection. The time it's the awesome "Dragon on the Cloud" kit. What's really great about this range of kits is that they are totally glue-less, so there's absolutely no need to make a mess when making them. Build it and then turn the handle to watch the automaton come to life. They make for a brilliant learning tool to teach kids about cams and linkages. Also check out the rest of our fabulous range of automata kits. Remember, postage is now just £1.50...

We are very excited to announce that we finally have full, step-by-step, video build instructions uploaded to our youtube channel for both Marble Machine #1 versions of our MAD kits, the handcranked and the motorised models. These can be found at youtube.com/themadmuseumltd . Also, in response to some pieces of very constructive feedback from our customers, we have entirely redone the written instructions for the Marble Machine #1 Motorised kit. These, along with all of the other kit instructions, can be found on the museum website here: themadmuseum.co.uk/mad-kits/ . Finally, to the shop we have added a "spares" category, here you can...

As previously mentioned, despite the ongoing situation the shop remains fully open and operational. Due to an increase in the number of orders we are receiving, we are now sending out orders twice per week, instead of just on Fridays. However we been told by Royal Mail that unfortunately customers can still expect significant delays on their orders. Royal Mail have said that 1st class orders are being given priority at the moment. These seem to be taking around 4-6 days to ship, whereas 2nd class orders are taking around 10-20 days.  Rest assured that all stock levels are up to...

We're naturally experiencing a period of disruption at the moment due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation. However the shop does remain fully open and operational. The only change that affects customers at the moment, is that we are currently sending out all orders on Fridays only, until further notice. So, regardless of when an order is placed, be it on a Sunday or a Thursday, it will be sent out on the nearest Friday.  Rest assured that all stock levels are up to date and accurate, and we are attempting to restock "sold out" items as quickly as we can. Thank...