We got quite a bit done this past weekend, finishing off the engine compartment and one of the legs.
The engine compartment was pretty tricky. As expected, there were a lot of small moving parts that had to be aligned properly in order to work. To check our work periodically, we plugged in the power box and turned it on just to make sure that things were turning smoothly and working as intended (insofar as we can tell anyway with just the engine casing).
With the engine compartment finished, we moved onto the first leg. Mom was unbelievably excited to build it. She was literally bouncing up and down in her seat with anticipation. The foot and leg are well detailed - you can imagine some of the struts being muscles and tendons. And the articulation on the joints is very well done. There is clearly an ankle and a knee, both of which have a wide range of motion. The top has a 3rd joint, which I am sure will become a hip of sorts once it is attached to the body.
Mom had a great time moving the leg around even without it being attached to anything. She went so far as to proclaim that maybe we should get a whole bunch of the AT-AT's and have them all walking around the house.
We probably won't get much done for the next few days - mom has already reminded me that Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are very busy TV days for her. This week in particular, with finales for a few of the shows that she follows. That's ok, I have more than a few video games that I need to play as well!!
