If you can build a project based on some pictures and a few instructions, the UK royal something or other has some more inspirational clues.
http://pictures.propdesigner.co.uk/index.html

A Place to Start

Here is a picture of a simple ornithopter you can make. I was able to read the first page of instructions without buying a subscription. I think I can finish a working model based on the parts list and picture. The only thing left to do is scale it up.
http://www.make-digital.com/make-look-inside/vol08/?pg=99&liid=715e9e52ce