I don't know if laser can cut wood...
No in fact I did that with a 10€ (ie 12.5$) jig saw, and smooth finishing with my pocket knife. I like this kind of cheap stuff.
Start them young! Ive been making my son watch marvel cartoons religiously with me to make sure that he is thoroughly brainwashed! Hes only 18 months :lol
It makes me think of Matthias Wandel's work, one of my favorite craftsman. You should have a look at his home-made and damn both clever and simple machinery :
Cheers mate. For anyone wanting to make one, I found the red and blue to be pretty close colour wise(to my untrained eye). The paints are acrylic metallic red and metallic blue from Wilkos(UK) and are on offer at the moment for 0.75p