The SoundMech

My newest creation: The SoundMech! Pretty much the biggest and most advanced mech I've made, this LEGO marvel is packed full of advanced weapons and plenty of building techniques. Read more to find out!

I actually made a mech before in this post: http://www.lokejuin.com/2021/09/mech.html. But I wasn't very happy with the design and thought I could do better. So, I challenged myself to make a full-LEGO mech. To do this, I used some unconventional joints (the arms are actually a smaller mech's plastic fists!) to form this new mech. 

First; the head. (front and back view) I took inspiration from Aaron Newman's post: https://www.aaronbrickdesigner.com/iron-man. This is actually the simplest head I've ever built. Still, I think its' simplicity lends a somewhat ominous look to the mech!

Next; the legs. Note the yellow 1x1 dots arranged in pairs, those are actually missile launchers. On the other side of the missile launchers, there are engines (to help the SoundMech take flight!)

Third; the right hand. I was somewhat daunted by the task of making two hands, so I just turned to this rather blocky gun arm as a solution. The two nozzles (fire and ice) can be flipped too according to the situation (refer to the video below)

Simple, and effective. 

The left arm, with the hand, just had to be created. I gave it my best shot and I'm quite happy with the bend in the middle. Also, note the elbow blade; another nice touch that adds a weapon to the hand (this mech has no hand-held weapon)

Actually, the hand can actually hold a Technic axle (there's a bracket inside), but I couldn't design a proper weapon that wasn't too heavy. 

The special feature that forms the mech's name; the entire chest plate opens up to reveal a huge speaker. Feel free to watch the video above. It's the newest advancement in sound technology and can be used as a weapon (and host big parties)!

Charged and ready for battle!

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