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9564
Ok..I am tackling Crow (big THANKS to NEAL for all his help getting me a big head start)... Where to begin??? There's so much to do ! I see conflicting...
mst3kjohnny
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May 1, 2007
11:30 pm
9565
Neal, Please email me: cthomas AT wisc DOT edu regarding my Servo hands. Thanks. CT...
cfthomas@...
old_man_sand...
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May 2, 2007
3:18 pm
9566
I thought I remember using a 1" drill for the Floraliers. You have the larger pipe and a coupling on the top into which the 1/2" pipe and coupling must fit....
cfthomas@...
old_man_sand...
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May 2, 2007
3:26 pm
9567
Now if someone would just make an awesome template for cutting the beak.... - Ron...
McAdams, Ron
megomaniac76
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May 2, 2007
4:02 pm
9568
Hey thanks for the help ! I did notice two things looking at the Crow in the pictures. a) It looks like the string to operate Crow goes directly into the neck...
mst3kjohnny
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May 2, 2007
11:59 pm
9569
Some people like the make the lips on the floralier gold. It really depends on what you think looks good. When BBI made the robots, they did so many different...
Joey Riley
battledroid646
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May 3, 2007
12:12 am
9570
wow interesting ! I can honestly say I have never ever noticed black of the lips of the floralier !! I guess that answers the other question...when building a...
mst3kjohnny
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May 3, 2007
12:22 am
9571
I have personally never seen a crow without the lips... but I'm no crow expert....
Joey Riley
battledroid646
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May 3, 2007
2:05 am
9572
... expert. What lips are you guys talking about? - Ron...
McAdams, Ron
megomaniac76
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May 3, 2007
1:11 pm
9573
Perhaps there is a better word for it. The lids that come with most floraliers. They are similiar to a tupperware lid except they have squares cut out of them....
mst3kjohnny
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May 3, 2007
4:21 pm
9574
... I would say "lid" is the proper word... several people said "lip" right after an article showing the puppetering rods for the mouth and such. So hopefully...
McAdams, Ron
megomaniac76
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May 3, 2007
4:33 pm
9575
Looking back, lid does seem obvious. My apologies. I imagine I will keep the lids on and paint them gold. I don't think I ever caught a black lid on the show...
mst3kjohnny
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May 3, 2007
5:42 pm
9576
... All the lids I've seen on the show, are black (SciFi era most prominatly). When it's gold, it's because there is no "lid" on. - Ron...
McAdams, Ron
megomaniac76
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May 3, 2007
6:30 pm
9577
I am learning a lot on this forum ! There were never "gold painted lids" on Crow? I take it if there were, they were used infrequently....
mst3kjohnny
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May 3, 2007
8:20 pm
9578
... I did some checking into this, and when you see the area where the lid would be painted gold, you also see that there is a slight "indention" that at least...
McAdams, Ron
megomaniac76
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May 3, 2007
8:30 pm
9579
I think I am going to have to go with the all gold...black just seems too "foreign" to me.... Still getting odds and ends for my Crow. Where does one track...
mst3kjohnny
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May 4, 2007
8:02 pm
9580
Get some black pony hair ties and use that as the elastic. The ones that are fabric on the outside and rubber on the inside....
Joey Riley
battledroid646
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May 4, 2007
9:31 pm
9581
What is the best way to affix the elastic tie to the upper and lower jaws? ... that are ... seems ... sort ... the lid ... "indention" ... like...
mst3kjohnny
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May 5, 2007
2:05 am
9582
Using JB weld should work. If I remember correctly. Or you could always use the Bot Builder friend... hot glue!...
Joey Riley
battledroid646
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May 5, 2007
8:49 am
9583
Mike era poster for those interested (Ron?)...
sendcrap4u
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May 6, 2007
7:08 am
9584
Charles, I've had two bounces after multiple retries to this address. I have no doubt that the problem is on my mail-provider's side. I'll try again from...
CaptainChess
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May 9, 2007
8:37 pm
9585
http://nealbridges.com/bots/crow You can see the lids were black starting in Season 4. The picture of Movie Crow shows it quite clearly. ... seems ... sort ...
CaptainChess
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May 9, 2007
8:37 pm
9586
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May 13, 2007
12:58 am
9587
Joe, I don't know if there is a problem with one of our email accounts, but I haven't heard from you in about a month. Everything OK on your end? Are those...
waltzmichael
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May 13, 2007
5:20 pm
9588
Well my Servo has been refined and Crow has been built (well, he still needs to be touched up but he's 90% there). Thought about touching up my Gypsy while I'm...
mst3kjohnny
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May 17, 2007
6:40 pm
9589
... I'm wondering if fabric dye (if available in the proper color) would be the way to go... ... White LED from Ratshack + battery = great success! - Ron...
McAdams, Ron
megomaniac76
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May 17, 2007
7:01 pm
9590
... Standard plastic insulation foam doesn't take fabric dye at *all.* Whatever does appear to stick at first will be rubbing off on things for years...
Rob
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May 18, 2007
1:28 am
9591
i've been doing some spring cleaning and i have an extra pair.the dome part is a football but the bottom part looks similar to the standard Servo.i dont need...
bjpunx27
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May 21, 2007
11:31 pm
9592
Go check out my new bot pictures in the PHOTOS section under: MST3KJohnny's Bots All three of my bots are finished ! I would like to thank everyone in this...
mst3kjohnny
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May 23, 2007
4:07 am
9593
now I have "bot-building" withdrawal !! ... couldn't ... bots, ... and...
mst3kjohnny
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May 23, 2007
2:23 pm
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