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The Trumpet Boy

Meme-inspired automaton

A familiar meme, rebuilt in acrylic and wood.

  • Memes
  • Automata
  • 3D modeling
Acrylic automaton with a trumpet-playing figure and an exposed crank mechanism

From meme to mechanism

I turned the trumpet-boy meme into a moving automaton made from acrylic, wood and metal wire. The design process included Illustrator drawings and a SolidWorks model.

In detail

The original meme of a boy playing a trumpet beside a girl covering her ears
The original meme
Illustrator drawings of the trumpet and figure components
Parts drawn in Illustrator
SolidWorks model of the automaton and its crank mechanism
SolidWorks model

Materials & credits

Materials & tools
acrylic, wood, metal wire, glue