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ROBBY THE ROBOT REPLICA (JOHN RIGGS) |
Updated: March 21, 2006
The number #1 Robby the Robot built by famous robot builder
John A. Rigg. If you know anything about robot building then
you know Mr. Rigg's work.
This piece was completed in 1995 and there is a brass plaque
on the base that has the above information along with whom the
robot was built for. This replica looks like the real one
and not like a toy. Plus with the features, I fell in love with
it. Here are some of the features:
All componets in the head and chest box light up and move. Both
ear rings move. There is even a controller unit that controls
all the lights and movement of the head from left to right.
The feet are secured to a custom base that comes with a plaque
stating who made this robot, who it was made for, and when it
was completed. There is a mic that you can incorporate your
voice for the robot and the neon will work in sequence with
whatever voice is going into that mic. If you wanted to
install a cd player and have Robby's actual voice come out,
then you can do that again for little money. I left it as is
because I felt it was a collectors item due to Mr. Rigg's
history in Robot building and I'm a huge fan of his work. Even
though this is not a licensed piece, it is still one of the
better Robby's made. It is made out of thermo-formed ABS, just
like the original. That is the beauty of Mr. Rigg's work. He
always tried to replicate off the original.
Value: $25,000-Up.
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