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Vendor: Toys Galore LLC
Type: Building Set
Sku: 13054
Explore the mechanics beneath one of the ocean's most recognizable predators with this 696-piece Mechanical Shark LEGO®-compatible building set. Combining marine-life inspiration with mechanical engineering, this detailed construction model reveals a shark reimagined with exposed gears, structural elements and illuminated internal components.
The finished model presents the shark as a mechanical display specimen, with an open skeletal-style body that allows builders to see the intricate components within. Integrated LED lighting adds another dimension to the completed model, highlighting its mechanical details and making it an eye-catching display piece after the build is finished.
With 696 pieces, this set provides a substantial hands-on building experience for builders who enjoy mechanical models, marine life, engineering concepts and unusual display pieces.
Product Features:
Building complex interlocking-block models can provide hands-on practice with several useful skills, including:
The mechanical shark theme also creates an interesting opportunity to discuss the difference between biological structures and engineered mechanisms.
Sharks don't have bones like humans and most other vertebrates. Instead, their skeletons are primarily made from cartilage, the flexible material also found in parts of the human nose and ears.
Sharks have also existed for hundreds of millions of years, appearing in Earth's oceans long before dinosaurs. Modern engineers and researchers sometimes study shark anatomy and movement as examples of biomimicry — using solutions found in nature as inspiration for human engineering and design.
That makes a mechanical interpretation of a shark an especially interesting crossover between marine biology, engineering and model building.
