Round 2 announced a number of new kits and reissues. Here’s a look at the box art for the upcoming C-57D from Forbidden Planet. Here’s a look at the pattern for the upcoming Robby the Robot figure with the girl. Superman was previously announced. Round 2 now has the license for Alien and Aliens. They [more]
Though the Polar Lights Robby the Robot kit isn’t perfect, it is far easier than some of the others. I like the optional claw hands these kits include, though I never put them on my complete model. Some pre-chromed parts makes life a little easier. Paint over the chrome as needed. The optional Robotoid chest [more]
These are extremely rare.. I had to SCOUR the net to find someone who had one to sell, and not just have it on the web page. To my knowledge there are at least 1,000 of them. I’ve seen different tags indicating one of 400, or one of 600. I’ve also seen blank tags indicating [more]
I just wanted to share what I have done so far with the new Polar Lights Forbidden Planet C57D. I am sending 3 or 4 shots of the interior plus one of the exterior SO FAR. I have plans to refinish the exterior because the paint took on the texture of the putty I used [more]
This is a 1997 Masudaya 16″ Robby the Robot. Frank purchased this as a companion to his 1986 Masudaya 16″ YM-3 (“Lost in Space” B-9) Robot. “After much consideration I felt a 16″ Robby would nicely round the growing B-9 collection on the hutch of my computer desk as “Book ends”. I later learned [more]
This is my C-57D. With very few exceptions, I built it as close to stock out of the box as I could. I did use some metallic paint on the interior, I just like them. I added the small C-57D in the astrogator, which was a cannibalized round headlight with a piece of fine plastic [more]
Built this Robby from polar lights kit heavily modified to light the kit, was a fun kit hope this inspires all of you !! David Tafoya
This is quite a kit, and, when finished, is definitely a project you can be proud of. I did a great deal of research before I began. CultTVMan’s website was an invaluable source of information. I thank those contributors for their posted advice on the C57-D. I had also purchased CultTVMan’s Ultimate Modeling Guide to [more]
I purchased Robby a few months after he came out and also looked at some of the fine examples of him on your site. I tried to do the paint mix the way it was explained but I thought he looked too blue. So I went with straight gun metal gray. I used the neon [more]
Since ‘everyone’ is excited about the upcoming Robbie the Robot from Polar Lights I thought I would share a picture of the Comet Miniatures vac-formed version. He stands 12 inches tall when completed. I ordered it from England several years ago and built him up. If I had more experience when I built him I [more]
Here is the Altaira (a little creative license), which was inspired by the Polar Lights Robby the Robot and the D-57 Cruiser. The one item I felt missing was Robby’s wheels. Even though there is very little data available on this subject I decided to take a shot at it anyway. A big help was [more]
Bob Perovich has put together this preliminary paint scheme for those who want to get started building the model. Bob promises a full article down the line.. download a PDF version of this list The interior set of the C-57D appears to have been painted in neutral gray tones. Colors were produced by side lighting [more]
Start with part 1 #11 Dome Supports Silver Acryl Shaded areas– Flat Neutral Gray #12 Upper Deck Dome Camouflage Gray Struts-Silver Acryl #13 Lower Deck Outside Circular Walls-Radome Tan Inside Circular Walls-Radome Tan End Walls and Radial Walls-Camouflage Gray Galley Table Cushion-Rot + Clear Flat Steel Floor Hatch-Dark Gray Acryl Bunk Floor Fittings-Light Sea Gray [more]
Start with part 1 Back to part 3 This hull construction has been challenging, but I have the methods all figured out. The solutions are simple, and low cost. Polar Lights really did a great job on the engineering of this model, although it does not appear so at first glance. The alternative would have [more]
Start with part 1 Back to part 4 Page 6 is the completed model
