Eagle Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 I need some help. I'm to the point of making the head,,,and for the life of me I can't figure out what is in the head ? Is it a spring ? Is it a solid piece of lexan,,with grooves turned in a lathe ? What about the objects in front ? What are they ? Also I need one girder from an old Meccano erector set. I need a good photo of the Original Robert head. Joe, you always seem to be able to find impossible photo's. Anyone know of a resource ? Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 . Check out these sites:http://www.hobbyshed.co.uk/model_kit_modelmaking_gallery_fireball_XL5_robert_robot.htm http://supermarionettes.com/fireball-xl5/robert-robot/ http://www.clubdesmonstres.com/best/htm/robert.html I suspect it's a tube with ten pin stripes offset to the rear of the head. The rest of the "stuff" is unknown to me. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 You are correct Joe, the striped tube is offset to the rear. Most of the models that have been built,,miss that fact. Still, no good shots of what else is in there. There is one piece in the front that looks like a static wick. Thanks Joe. I must have watched 2 hrs of video last night. Damn this was a well made program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 While looking for Wall-e finding Robert XL5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 . Hmm... Wall-E must've stepped out to compact some trash when this version was done. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Robot and Son Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 In the head it looks like a slinky stretched out around a plastic cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 . Hmm... Wall-E must've stepped out to compact some trash when this version was done. . I thought so too but the Bad Robot was added to this second version and Wall-E was moved and hidden even better then before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Well, there's your Botstock poster right there! This is a really cool bit of art, full of familiar and obscure robots. Honestly, it would be cool to number the robots and see how many we could identify. Oh, sorry Eagle...I got distracted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbius Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Amazing Mark. I recall this show vividly, attention to detail was prevalent every episode. Is that 'grab' from an episode where Robert floated out into space? I recall something about that. Wonderful Eagle!!! You're an amazing artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'm still working on it. Every time I think I will have some spare time,,something happens. Like the Carpenter ants I found working over the the front porch today. Plus it's being built to take apart. So that adds a whole new element. Finally figured out the internals of the head,,,I think. It's about 70 % finished. Arms and legs assembled. Still trying to figure the best way to do the feet..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Nice...very clean looking, nothing "hobby-like" about it. Keep going, you're almost there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 " Almost there" ......John would have cranked out 28 of them by now,,,all of them would talk, walk, and have an operational jet pack.. The mouth emmiter is just a prototype for scale. The original ,,Honest to God, looks like a 1950's era Static Wick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengumaster89 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Wow, this is really coming along nicely. It makes me want to hunt down and watch the original show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbius Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Wonderful Mark! Thought you'd like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotcraze Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Man, that sounds like a tough couple of weeks! We must have had similar tastes, but for me Supercar always had a slight edge, probably because my parents bought me a Supercar toy, and I never had any Fireball stuff. Of course, my all time favorite was Science Fiction Theater, with Truman Bradley. I wish that was still in circulation! i know where garcon robot is the guy wont sell it tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now