LORD OF THE RINGS AUTOMATON

Lord of the Rings automata that I designed and constructed. Unpainted version is a working prototype I built. Painted version is a work in progress that features a circuit I designed to be triggered when Sauron’s eye is raised. The final version features timed pullies where Sauron’s eye raises only when the hobbits run past, along with triggering the lights behind his eye with a momentary switch that runs an oscillating circuit.

Working Prototype

Circuit with 'Running Lights' and 'Oscillating Lights' when Sauron's eye is raised.