Building a "Full Size" (8 foot) Mech

So the entire thing is roughly together and on display at the local makerspace.

I need to build a winch arm for the stasis dock and complete the armor so I can try it on.  Plus the compound lever for the shoulder mechanism is too weak to do much, so it needs to be totally rebuilt.

The first time suiting up...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-hmdVjeJ0Q

Well this was a test run:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S17LKOfYf9Y

Soon I'll be testing how it handles with chest armor and thigh bits:

Gonna be dressing it up something like a Doom 2016 Baron of Hell for a local haloween thing (get some exposure!)



So a cardboard base w/ paper bag skin & latex paint coloring.  Working on 3d model of the general base shape:
(Base shape on the left, original game model on the right)

A little info on working with Bowden cables in the big one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Ca_UUQa24

First test run!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmFbKWelblc

Things are a little loose and need some adjustment, so I'm taking a break and will be tightening things up come the new year.

As MARDUK nears completion, I've started giving thought to a 2nd mech...



Mechanically identical (or nearly so), but the paneling made of fiberglass instead of aluminum flashing.  Design has a bit of a greco roman feel referring to TALOS, the giant mechanical man who roamed around Crete protecting it from invaders.



Started work on the adjustments and tweaks w/ MARDUK, and most of them are 5 minute jobs after some... silliness with the legs (more on that later).

That's the idea.  Been talking a bit with Megabots, too!

A sort of build video of an overhaul to the ankles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV7Hu_GS5tA

Some detail work in a nice little gif to show off the sense of scale:



Should be doing a full systems testrun (arms, movement, camera system) in the next few days.