Session 2 of Robby talk. Making the dome & 1987 mixed media Robby. 

VERY interesting! Would love to see those old videos of the build, if there was a way to get them converted for RU-vid.

It just amazes me the work you put in to make Robby the Robot. The devotion to detail and really hard work to make a prop you would be proud to own and show off. This is like watching someone make a hotrod car or other item that takes time and sweat to make. A Made in America story!

This video was very helpful. I always thought that the dome was trimmed to fit just over the gyros and cover the front. I had no idea that it covered the whole head and was painted with the ear pieces stuck directly on the dome. I guess the fins on the back of the head must hide the seam really well. I have to laugh at your comments about not being accurate. The work you did fully accurate or not is amazing. Every time I watch your videos I learn so much more on the construction. I know that when you put files up on Thingiverse that they are dead accurate. That attention to detail means a lot. Tom

What a beautiful story

Mr. Riggs, absolutely love your Robby videos., and I really , really like the first Robby you made using the tire for the torso.. very cool. I built a 1:1 b-9 and hope to build a Robby at some point. I am close to retirement and have Robby in my sites. Thanks allot, also used the book “How to build your own lost in space robot”. Also you Gort video was very , very neat ! Jeff J.

great video lots of usefull info half way thru my heart box build

Really enjoyed this video. Keep them coming. ! Thanks

Thanks. Great video. The VW Bus fits your story perfectly. Hope these aren't too much of a pain to do cause I'm loving them. Thanks again.

Very cool! I feel your pain. When I was building my B9 robot, there were times I was questioning my sanity. And my dad was probably questioning it as well since he was helping me. But he was a labor of love as it looks like your Robby was as well

Fascinating story. What an incredible amount of work.

Very interesting, what a great job... many thanks John

Thank you

Another great video. Thanx so much. These are so informative and interesting. So cool to see your process and that I seem to be on the right track on my Robby project. Looking forward to the next ones.

Wooow!! It is an icredible job. Congratulations friend, I think that the most difficult part of Robby is to made the dome. A good and transparent dome, and the video is very illustrative. I will like that you continue sharing this interesting videos that I love. I have too a very beautifully collection of tin toy robots and I hope some day can visit your museum and you. Best Regards and Confeatulations again.

That’s more than most people would do very cool 😎 👍🏻 John ! Thanks learn a flew things

Robot hut great video. I don't have the skills or funds to attempt this,but it sure is fun to watch!

Your talent and attention to detail is just incredible.

Thanks for taking the time to make this video, I found it very helpful and informative. I’ve been looking for years some place to buy the dome. I never consider two piece, but might give it a try. I love your creativeness on your mixed media builds, who would’ve thought to use a racing car tire. Incredible work !

Hi there! Ted here! I still have the interview with you and am STILL going to publish the Ray Guns & Robots book! I'm doing a series called Candid Monsters now and will move to the Robots project sometime next year. Hope you are well! :-)

When I was about 13 I drew full scale 1:1 drawings of Robbie and B9. I'm 67 now, and haven't gone any further because I'm 6'3" tall. Dang it!

Somewhere between "labor of love" and "love of labor"...!

Is it possible in the future you could play those old vhs tape builds for a session?

Session 3 can be seen here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uhj_2UAtfVQ.html Session 4 can be seen here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r9RsstypW5I.html

Amazing, I have been dreaming of building a Robbie for years, your videos are an invaluable source of information! While our expertise is in the custom and classic auto restoration business for last 50 yrs, this is the project I've always had in the back of my mind. We do all hand form metal bodywork and I always assumed Robbie was mostly metal, & I figured we are capable of making most of him in our shop but now wondering if that's a practical aproach. We have done many builds from nothing but photographs as a guide & I assumed that would be the plan, but I'm wondering if there are any full kit blueprints available for purchase for a full scale Robbie build? Your attention to detail and documentation is fantastic, so interesting to get inside info on yours and see how you did it, I give you 100 points plus on the fantastic job you've done. Also curious how long it took you & if you can share approximate cost of completed build? Thanks for sharing these great videos, your obviously a master craftsman& I'm in awe of the work you have done on your Robots, wow.......

Hi John, regarding Robby's Dome Section drawing in the Cinefantastique article....Unfortunately there's no measurements and the publishers cut off the scale. Would it be possible to identify a size on something in the drawing? That way it could be scaled up?

Wow thanks for sharing this . I remember as kid in the 70s ready a Magazine about a guy who made a Robby and i remember ready that he made the torso out of a dragster tire . This is so awsome this was you what Magazine was that a starlog or Famous monsters issue what issue was that would love to find a copy of it Also it would be great if you made a dvd available to buy with your construction of robby or share here on RU-vid i find it all so interesting iam sure all the other people would find it interesting .

So ultimately what do you recommend for the dome? Do you have a better solution?

Sir what would charge for a robby dome