Martian Gil Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Okay.  not very complicated, I suppose. Other aspects of his repair were very nerve frazzling though! I just re-soldered that loose wire and then hand polished the bejebbers out of it with my fave Meguiars product for a couple of hours. How about this issue?  He's fine running, shiny old toy now - but his arms dangle loosley by his side.  I've thought of a few ways to get that action tightened a bit, but I don't think any will be especially nice looking or effective. Great 53 year old plastic... but he walks a bit like a goober. Cheers,  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBODUDE Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 VERY SHINY !!! He looks good Kirk !!! How about tight rubber washers to grip the rod (From inside) , yet still allow some movement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAL Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Looks great. Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6Stelab9 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 He has probably never be so shiny. Great work Kirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Gil Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 13 hours ago, ROBODUDE said: How about tight rubber washers to grip the rod (From inside) , yet still allow some movement? Thanks fellas!  Rich, that was my first thought - but, I don't think I can do that unless I separate the arm halves - I think the culprit (loose or stretched component) would be on the inside of the upper arm, or the little aluminum joint / rod going through the arm to the linkage. Here are a couple of pics of my Moon Explorer's arm linkage connectors - LEM's are the same, but I haven't gotten pics of those yet. These arm joints are still tight and would give that "arm swinging" action when walking.  For LEM, (without cracking the arms open) - I think I would either need to press or crush that little alum hub-end down some more... sounds risky!!  Or, try what you had in mind and add some rubber or neoprene at one or both of the blue arrow points. I'm thinking I won't be able to do this without damaging LEM - so for now, I will ponder other Ideas and wait for someone much brighter than myself to come up with some solution.   For now, I'm happy with this result - and the bonus is that I can get back into him at a later date if something comes along.  Not the most graceful toy in the cabinet, lol.  Cheers!  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Motor sounds like it needs a drop of oil on the bearings to me. I like the way it walks and the arms just swinging too and froe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrarobotman Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Wow, looks like a brand new toy! I agree with John, I think the arms look good swinging. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBODUDE Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 After seeing the video, I agree with John and Utrarobotman-He looks awesome just the way he is!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboCopy Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Wow. Amazing. Can’t believe you got him so shiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinluver2 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Master restoration "As Usual" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzrobot Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Can you describe the plastic polishing process ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Gil Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 9:47 AM, robothut said: Motor sounds like it needs a drop of oil on the bearings to me. I like the way it walks and the arms just swinging too and froe. I'll hit it again, the next time I have him open - mostly, the noise seems to be when the motor itself vibrates in the housing.  I think. I think I might make a little shim of sorts and see how that sounds. His arms will stay the way they are - swinging without a care in the world, lol.  17 hours ago, zzrobot said: Can you describe the plastic polishing process ? Howdy Stan - the hand polishing is as easy as it sounds, lol.  Just dabbing the Meguiar's #26 on a bit of soft cloth and very slight elbow grease. It's great stuff - unlike other heavier wax or compounds, it does not leave behind heavy residue that hides and gets "chalky" after time. Polish, wipe clean - viola! I don't use dremels or other rotary devices, because of the heat concern. I did remove the rockets from his chest - since he was open, it was easy enough. Cheers.,  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Brilliant job kirk. That’s a great looking toy. His face is one of the best there  is on a space toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Looks great, Kirk! Leave the arms be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Gil Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 thank you, gents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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