I adopted Mini B from Bret Tallent. The original project showcase is here: https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/2266 Here is the original build process: https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/938
Mini B arrived at his new home on 1-23-2014. He was packed very well, but did encounter some "issues" in shipping, mostly to his head/neck. The head broke off from the neck, the servo neck connector broke, some of the wires in the head broke and the camera board broke. The right arm is messed up too, but that was an issue that came up before shipping.
When you take over a robot built by someone else there a lot of questions that come up and the biggest first question I had was "where's the on switch"? There was no visible switch that I could find. After talking to Bret he explained the switch is on the lower back side and it is using the original RAD power switch in the base. The robot is everything I thought it would be and more. It's a beautiful robot that Bret built and I'm looking forward to continue to develop it.
At the top of my to do this for this robot is: fix the top part of the head replace the camera (the original camera cannot be fixed as the circuit traces were pulled off the PCB) fix the neck servo modify the neck (I want to make a bracket system so the head can be unscrewed and totally removed) fix the right arm
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The above comments made the c3po in my avatar blush 80
I think a one of a kind modded toy with ez b tech would have broad appeal and sell as well as a mint toy.
@Antron007... Hey a jobs a job, so you got my respect... My dad called any job "an opportunity".... I have done my share of "those" jobs... I made it to where I am today (pretty ok in life) because I treated every job I had the same... I gave it my best, and when it was time to move on, I did... Good luck, hope you get the new job....
Thanks RR. The only thing I don't like about my current job is the pay check. I'm of the opinion that even if your job is a crappy job, you shouldn't do a crappy job at it. To paraphrase the movie Vanilla Sky, the sweet wouldn't be as sweet without the sour.
@4R2D33700- Don't get me wrong, it will have a broad appeal and sell, if you were to sell it but, "mint" to collectors has a very clear definition. I only brought it up because you had mentioned collectibles so, I figured I'd give you the scoop from a collectors POV.
I'm not trying to discourage you or ruffle your feathers but, if you present a modded toy to a "true collector" as mint, you might even get an insulting response. If it's not in it's sealed, original packaging then, it's no longer "mint". (That's assuming it originally came in some sort of packaging.) "True collectors" can have an elitist mentality when it comes to those things. I've had some encounters with people like that and, that's why I do not consider myself one of them.
All that being said, I would love to see what you can do with your mini b.
Yes my b9 is being shipped to me right now Mint in the box never opened from 1997 I'm still going to open it
Maybe I'll do in on boxing video from YouTube lol
Unboxing video....
I'm the same way. I have over 350 Transformers and the only ones not opened are just ones I haven't got to opening yet. There's not many coming out this year that I want (while they did keep a line of them directed to older collectors like myself, Hasbro decided to seriously simplify the rest of their Transformers lines and I, for one, am just not feeling them) so, maybe I'll catch up and get some more of them onto the collection shelves. I bought them to play with as well as display.
Here's a little over 100 of them:
If you do make a vid, post it, please. I'd be interested in reading the comments. I'm sure there will be at least one that goes something like, "Nooooooooooooooooooo! Why did you do it?"
LoL I always have to do my part to subtly troll people on YouTube