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This is proving to be a fascinating project. I've already mentioned to a couple of guys that this was on my radar.  Any ideas what it is?

 

It's alongside Robotel for scale.

 

 

 

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I've edited that subtle (!) clue, Kirk. 😃

 

The cams that drive the legs also lift those triangular connectors - they in turn lift the shoulders.  The arms can be tweaked to lift together or one-up-one-down like a tightrope walker.  

 

I'm just printing the body but that may prove to be a very difficult print. 

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Enough of this tease.  The body's almost finished and the print still hasn't disintegrated. Spheres are more fiddly to model than the usual box shape of robots, especially any doors and openings in the structure. 

 

It's the Imai Destroyer, also known as the Bandai Hari Hari. 

 

This very odd robot made its first appearance in the film the Jungle Prince:

 

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Imai produced it in kit form, and Bandai re-released it in the 1970s. 

 

 

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The box art shows the range of movement of the arms. 

 

 

One will set you back 500,000 Yen. That's $4,500. 

 

 

 

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That is not what I was guessing--But this is even better than what I thought it was-Please sign me up if you are going to make extras--Amazing Brian !!!!

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