marco Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Roboter Emil is probably the most rare and scarce robot in my collection... why ! ? At this moment, still ONE example of this Western German made robot is known to excist ! The robot comes with a long and interesting story, you can read all about it here: ROBOTER EMIL A couple of weeks ago, I was in Italy on vacation and when you have other things around you than robots, you only can think about them and i had the time to think about a next project... I decided to bring Roboter Emil back to life and the current 3D scanning and 3D printing technology that I am using since 2015 would be the perfect mix to give my lonely Roboter Emil some new friends :) Roboter Emil was made in 1968 by Goebel Western Germany in 3 different colors, blue, yellow and red. There were 2 variations: a smaller static Roboter Emil AND.. a windup version with pinwalking action.. a real robot, this one ! :) These battery operated and pinwalking 3D printed and handpainted Roboters Emil are exact copies of the original robot. All the parts are precise 3D scans and printed in high resolution. The original Roboter Emil comes with a german made tiny clockwork windup mechanism that is simply to hard to remake. There are no other toys that use this kind of mechanism so I had to think of an other solution. I choose to make the roboter battery operated. with this, I could give it exactly the same function as the original roboter emil: Pinwalking action. This 3D Printed Roboter Emil runs on a single AAA Battery that is located in the head of the robot. The battery can be replaced by unscrewing the 12 screws, opening the robot and replace the battery. The windup key at the left side of the robot functions as an ON / OFF switch. I had to make a custom solution for this so that the key could be turned and trigger the internal switch without breaking the internal mechanism. The key also shows the serial number of the Roboter Emil. The painting of the face and colors are done by hand and the clock is a copy of the original clock of my original emil. Of course I wanted to have a smashing box for Roboter Emil. I talked about this with my artwork designer and we decided that the box should be in the cartoon style, just like the early comics cartoons of Roboter Emil in the late sixties. Roboter Emil will be made in a limited run in 3 colors, just like the original robots were made in the late sixties. 10 in blue, 10 in red and 10 in yellow. All with their own custom made box that is professionally printed in a pressing room, just like the boxes were made in the golden age of toy making. Price: 249 USD + shipping If you want to order or have any additional questions, feel free to contact me on: boogo.nl@gmail.com Marco ( VST : VintageSpaceToys ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Well, Marco, I finally know the work that goes into these. He's a cute little fellow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijn Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Also also! What a work again maestro!! It really amazes me seeing the old original next to the new ones, how a modern 3d copy captures that old 60s feeling. Perfect job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunik Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 You already know: I LOVE 21st century Emil with his 1960s appeal 👍 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Another great piece Marco; and the box art is superb! Actually, it's too bad the actual robot doesn't have those fierce red eyes, like the illustration, but I know you are making an exact copy. Great job on the paint work too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I want to read more about the robot but the ROBOTER EMIL link does not do anything , am I doing something wrong ? Great choice on the box art look ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogonza Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Good Job !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 8 hours ago, robothut said: I want to read more about the robot but the ROBOTER EMIL link does not do anything , am I doing something wrong ? Great choice on the box art look ! Thanks Guys... Yes, again a lot of work and Brian now also knows what we talk about here :-) John, I fixed the Link to Roboter EMIL so it should work now. Have all a great weekend and "see" you guys "LiVE" from The collect hit in brussels Will try to make some cool pics from the meeting, robots, stuff and more.... Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Great job Marco......well done! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunik Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Little squealing rubber Emil (12 cm heigh, Goebel #40053, Germany, 1968) watches battery powered blue Emil 3D (17 cm high, VST, Netherland, 2016) and windup Emil (17 cm high, Goebel #40052, Germany, 1968). Expecting good things to come. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunik Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Here we are. Seemingly Emil leaped out of the picture to stand on my desk. Family meeting with little rubber Emilchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunik Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 To properly pay credits: this is what I received today from the Dutch caves. Many thanks, Marco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Such an elegant little chap. I like the way the screws assert themselves - there are no problems hiding fixings on this robot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Wow Klaus, that was fast ! :-) Good to see Emil made it there safe and quickly. How cool to see your rubber emil finally has a new friend :) Emils are spreading around the world now and I have problems keeping up the building of them. I had to wait for some new motors as the first 10 were used already so I ordered a second batch of 10 motors. They arrived today so the building can continue. i will also build ONE up with green legs and arms. I ordered the green filament some time ago but never used it, the color is really great and I think there should be at least ONE with green legs, neck and arms. Battery replacement will give you some screwing time Klaus as you have to unscrew all the 12 screws, take the front and back apart and that gives you access to the battery that is located in the head but i guess the battery will last for a long time as the motor is not that power consuming :) Have a great weekend ! Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennetzel Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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