I was born the year Forbidden Planet was released, 1956, and remember seeing the movie on TV at an early age and thinking Robby was the coolest robot I'd ever seen, I still do. I'm 3d printing a full size Robby from files from a Patreon contributor by the name of Ian Hughes, his model is also a suit and I can't wait to finally finish him although at this point I've only completed one leg. Still my favourite sci fi movie and certainly my all time favourite robot ever. I've built model kits from when I was a child and this is a continuation of that principle on an adult scale. I'm printing mine on an Ender 3 Pro so the parts are necessarily smaller and are held together with bolts as well as acetone that I dribble into the joints after bolting up and before filling, I'm hoping this will provide a bit more stability in the PLA. This is a lifetime dream come true for me, how I'll make the dome s anyone's guess right now and something to consider in the future. I couldn't find a reference to the colour you've used and wonder if you could tell me what it is.
Keep up the great work. It's going to be well worth all of the time and hard work you are putting into this and wait until people see you wearing it will make the whole project worth it.
This video was GREAT. I really appreciated all the information, especially discussion comparing your creation to how the original Robby worked. You put this video together really well. Looking forward to part two!
PS - your discussion at the end about the leg spheres and how one angles back was interesting. There is a brief scene in the Lost In Space episode War of the Robots where it looks to me as if the leg spheres are not lined up correctly on one side. It takes place when Robby (a guest in this episode) is standing in front of the Jupiter II with the Robinson family confronting him. One of the lower leg spheres is sticking WAY out toward the back in an unnatural manner. This is fixed moments later.
@@legiontheatregroup There are a few different scenes in movies and shows where parts of Robby "slip off" or "out" of their intended positions and you can actually get a hint about how he fits together. A common place is around the ankles
My files are all on my open OneDrive link. I believe you are referring to Ian's files at ScifiProps (since he uses Patreon). I am not sure if it's the same access through all 3 levels (or will always stay that way), but I think it might be (?)
Awesome work! I'd love to build one someday, but too many other projects... I don't mean to wax negative but your volume level is very low compared to other videos.
To bad it's originally made for someone very short, so you probably can fit inside to operate it, judging by it's size and you standing beside the replica, it doesn't look like you could actually fit inside, i could be wrong but going by the comparison it doesn't seem possible. 4:50
I am not sure if that is just a Forbidden Planet reference or if you are also looking for files :) If you do want "the stuff" the links are in the video description (my own designs are on my onedrive and Ian Hugh's patreon hosts his Robby files ). You will have to source your own Rocket Bourbon.
