6 vintage toy robots in the COLD shop for repair. Demo 

Very cool. What a great Daughter you have. I had to save up my paper rout money to buy my Lost in space robot back in the 1960's. And yes it had few functions. So I gutted it and built in my own functions. I made it a wired remote control that I could steer added spinning top brain as well.

I had the same Robot that would spin 360 while it's chest doors opened up and it's twin guns lit up! What was this version called???

Me too! I was a bit of a tom-boy as a child

So many robots, so hard for me to pick one favorite. I suppose the 1950's Mechanized robot "Robby" has the most functions and great look for me.

2 of the better newer bots.

Thank you George.

Gracias.

The arm slip clutch on the arm linkage is slipping as the old rubber has turned hard.

Sounds like good times as a kid, lucky enough to have the robot toy and had the fun of taking it apart .

There are reproductions of the antenna that can be bought I have been told.

@@Robothut hey thanks for the reply, I just found a reproduction part online. Are you still accepting robots for repair? Do you give quotes for repair? based on photos?

@@aephraums I try not to do very many repairs in the winter as its just so cold out in the shop that is not any fun. Also I never give quotes on repair work unless I have had a chance to see the toy in person. Normally my services are not good for most collectors , by the time you double box a toy for safe shipping the box is large so the shipping is high. Once you pay for shipping in both directions then pay for the repair work and any parts that might be needed and factor in the chance that the toy may get damaged in shipping or lost, it normally is not a good deal for the collector. So yes I do toy repair, I make next to nothing for my time but in the end it is very expencive for the collector.

@@Robothut thankyou for the very honest reply to my inquiry- cheers

I try not to get into touch painting. A toy that has been repainted has a lower value, I like the fact that a toy shows its age and that it has been played with. Now if enough of the paint is missing then I can see a repaint being a OK thing to do but again I leave that to others. I used to repaint robots, mostly custom "kit bash" bots made from repro robot parts but the painting was always the least favorite part of the job so I stopped.

Do you have a link to where you bought it so I can see a picture of it ?

You will have to take the top of the body off so you can see what the problem is.

As I recall the latch that holds the battery metal door shut is a contact point, so make sure where the sliding latch contacts the battery door is clean and a good connection. Now since the lights and buzzer work I would guess that maybe that battery door connection is not too bad, so next follow the metal rails up to the forward reverse switch for the motor, The problem will be found there, probably a metal to metal contact that is not good and needs to be cleaned.

It seems to have quite a complex tab system and I'm reluctant to attempt to repair it in case I break the tabs, which look as if they had been bent before in a previous repair attempt.

@@raviswami9852 That is the problem with tin toys. You only get 1 or 2 tries of opening them up before you start adding damage.

Thank you, glad you like the videos. In the past I used to do toy repair for most of the big toy dealers around the world. But these days not so much. It is so expensive to ship a properly double boxed toy insured both ways and then the repair on top of that. So it is just not worth doing. I still do repairs for old friends like Ozzies robot "youtube channel.

Thanks for replying. I can appreciate that and completely understand. People should realize what an art is is to take these wonderful old toys apart, diagnose the problem and then get them back together again in working order. I have a real admiration and appreciation for it!! Best!

A common problem with vintage battery operated toys is the motor not running do the years that it has sat unused. The grease on the motor brushes tends to harden up and so they do not make electrical contact until you can rotate the motor shaft with power applied. As far as broken things I would say broken battery box's and or battery contacts that are corroded because batteries were left in the toy. All brands of batteries will and do leak over time.

Yes , they did have some real great designs back in the day. Many of them have been remade as 3d printed working toys and a few are both 3d printed and tin combinations.

Robothut Is there a way I can contact you Or anyone else because I need someone to repair my old robot scout I think it needs a new battery but I can’t tell and the battery is huge also it’s in the middle

There is a contact email on my Robothut Web site. www.robothut.robotnut.com.

Yes they were better built back then with metal gears, starting in the 1960's they started using more and more plastic gears and they all crack over time even if you do not play with them.

@@Robothut Those toys are nostalgic. It reminds me of the care free days of our childhood when life felt better

It comes down to cost, will it be worth it. To safely ship a toy to me "double boxed" then the cost to send it back to you. It can be very expensive. Then there is the unknown, what will it cost to repair. Now you could try and get it going on your own by watching many of my videos of how to get inside the toy if need be. But you can also try and open the gun doors, tilt the guns out and reach in with a small flat screwdriver to rotate one of the motor gears with the switch turned ON. Things might just start working again. Make sure your batteries are good and the battery contacts are clean.

Thanks, I’ll give it a try. I want it running again for my grandkids to see. I got it for Christmas in 68 or 69. I was ten

Thank you. It worked! I turned the gear with the switch on and it’s running!

It kinda resembles the one you have with the light up eyes. Had a motion detector, and said some funny things when activated. Chest didn't open up though.

If you can find a picture of the Tan-trom Robot Alarm G-140 I could probably tell what they made it from. Lots of short video clips from Lover Boy but no full movie with out paying. Do any of the short clips have the Tan-trom Robot Alarm G-140 in them ?

@@Robothut here is a link to one I found on yt. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C_6e94MArKA.html

@@Robothut if you have fb messanger, I could send you some decent still shots I have taken.

Sorry I do not face book. You can tweet to me Robothut.

Ebay and toy shows are the best places to find vintage robot toys.