A replica, actually.
This Robby the Robot replica was created by Fred Barton Productions, Inc. and the artistry, detailing and character of the original robot are faithfully maintained in this high quality reproduction. A must-have for any serious Sci-fi collector.
Specifications:
· Created by Fred Barton Productions, Inc., hand assembled in the USA.
· Limited Edition, signed and numbered. Plaque at base of robot reads:
“ROBBY, THE ROBOT”
as seen in
“Forbidden Planet”
Collector’s Edition: 23/100
© 2001 Fred Barton Productions, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
(fine print): Robby, the Robot tm and Forbidden Planet tm are tm & © 1997 Turner Entertainment Co. a Time Warner Company
· Originally purchased from FBP, Inc., in 2003.
· Full size fiberglass reproduction, with dimensional specifications obtained from the original robot.
· Break resistant clear plastic dome.
· Brass, aluminum and acrylic detailing.
· Remote control operates spinning gyros and valves under transparent dome and two exterior rotating scanners (see below).
· Approximate weight 100 pounds.
· Animatronics originally controlled by an infrared remote control.
Of course, it costs more than most of the cars I’ve owned, so I’ll not be bidding.
1.) The guy who built the replica has been selling replicas for years.
2.) Robby isn’t the robot from Lost in Space . He was designed by the same guy as the LiS robot (who was called simply “Robot”). And Robby guested on the show twice.
Lost in Space robot:
http://www.lostinspacerobot.com/
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Robby the Roboty:
Robby the Robot is a fictional character and science fiction icon who first appeared in the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. He made a number of subsequent appearances in science fiction films and television programs, which has given him the distinction as "the hardest working robot in Hollywood".
The name "Robbie" (spelled with an "ie") had appeared in science fiction before Forbidden Planet. In a pulp magazine adventure The Fantastic Island (1935), the name is used for a mechanical likeness of Doc ...
CalMeacham:
1.) The guy who built the replica has been selling replicas for years.
2.) Robby isn’t the robot from Lost in Space . He was designed by the same guy as the LiS robot (who was called simply “Robot”). And Robby guested on the show twice.
The Robot from lost in Space was just called “Robot” but I think his name (designation?) was Robot B-9.
I noticed the same seller is also offering Robot B9 from “Lost in Space.”
I really need to hit the lottery. Even if I could afford either of these, there simply wouldn’t be room in my little house for them, without putting the couch in storage.
Here’s the web site for manufacturer. I’ve had it bookmarked for years, just waiting for the day I made my millions in the lottery.
He’s also got C3PO, R2D2 and a cylon from Battlestar galactica.
N9IWP
February 16, 2008, 12:24am
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and Gort! (who is less expensive) Klaatu Barada Nikto ! (sp?)
Brian
