Dirk Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 This time you was too fast for me David! Yep that label is paper with glue - like the old price tags in a warehouse. That is the original one! And of course it is gone, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 The original disc has straight segments, and the colors are yellow, red and blue only. (Original disc in pic 1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 As far as the color goes, Ozzie mentions two different shades, here: http://www.ozziesrobots.com/id23.htm And, in the Alphadrome Database description: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 There's a third light grey version with some odd details: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Ah Joe … all samples I have seen so far have the straight segments inside. But sure - everything seems to be possible. Has anybody a sample with a swirl kaleidoscope inside? Can we find a proof for that multi colored kaleidoscope disc?? I also find these old pictures - Henk is demonstrating his Mighty 8: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 And here is the sample Brain mentioned with the stripes mounted from underneath: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunik Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 In 2015 I found Masudaya presenting a few of their most famous products on one of their pages. With its yellow tin parts (brass?, copper?), hand painted and sweet style colour design to me it looks like a prototype. A blow-up of the kaleidoscope does show some swirl in the background colours on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
target Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 This is the one to make Brian , not the Grey version ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBODUDE Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Personally--I love the light Grey version with the gold eyes and red details etc.... Brian, do you know if you are thinking of this as a project--if so---please sign me up !!! (I guess its the prototype version that Lunik and Target mentions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Rich, I would make this only if I could achieve a very smooth finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBODUDE Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Is there a way to do that ? I remember John and you talking about some other printing style that is very smooth (epoxy ??) but your designs so far seem great to me just the way they are !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kirk Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 How long do you suppose it will be before the printers can print at a resolution high enough that you won't see any texture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 High resolution printers are already out there but they have drawbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Will there be a time when everything we wish for materializes in our living room within a few hours or minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I have always understood the Masudaya light grey version to be a prototype. See page 43 from the book Techno Fantasies -Toy Robots From Japan by Alan Bunkum. This version is also pictured in the 1965 Masudaya catalog next to the Green Giant Shooting Robot. It is beautiful robot and yes I agree this would be the one to make Brian...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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