On Tue, 11/10/15, Marc Chabot
Mcfinearts@aol.com [B9Builders] wrote:
Subject: [B9Builders] Re: Forget what you think you know about the Robot's collar!
To:
B9Builders@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 11:02 A
I'm so glad I was standing right there at the
moment when Chris first shared his research with Craig on
the number of ribs in the hero's collar and the forensic
evidence to back it up.
The look on your face Craig was priceless, and I had the
same reaction some time ago when Chris first shared the
evidence with me. Craig had that long moment of processing
what
Chris said, then he began to explain and conclusively back
up his assertions. I've been off list for a couple of
years so most of the new members won't remember me, but
in the early days
of the club I was & still am passionate about the
details of how the original hero robot was constructed and
what the most accurate dimensions (and sources) were for how
things were
constructed. Though I'd had my original press kit
release and clear sharp promotional photos from childhood, I
lacked the modern ability to scale stuff, and still do.
I'm a visual artist,
not an engineer, but I know when something does not look
right, as do Craig & Chris, Mike J. and many other
highly skilled members of the club who brought their
expertise together to
construct the most accurate B9 replicas we could. My own
1st. season robot stalled for a number of reasons, key being
finances and life transitions, but also a lack of
information to pin
certain things down to my satisfaction. I'm on my 3rd
torso for instance, and it gets expensive! All of this said,
I was thrilled to meet Chris several years ago and discover
that he had the
formidable forensic skill set and ambition to advance our
understanding to the next level. In the past certain
proprietary roadblocks have been maintained which prevented
the sharing
of certain information. Frederick Hodges who is no longer
active wanted to write a book & gain access to those who
made Lost in Space. I got to meet Robert Kinoshita ten years
ago,
and I saw what was left of the hero prop in 1990 at the
Boston Cast Reunion. It wasn't accurate exactly as much
had been replaced, but most was still original. By the 25th
Reunion in
1995, the hero was replaced at shows by the replica.
Speaking with Bob May years ago, who was notoriously vague
and evasive with details I shared my desire to interview the
original
Robot Wranglers who assisted in the construction of the Hero
prop. Bob essentially said "You'll never find
them!". Living on the east coast, it turned out to be
true, and now they are gone,
and as far as I personally know, the interviews with them
are limited to the snippets we see on Bob May's Video(s)
about his role as the guy inside the can on the series. I
tried to phone
Greg Jein when I was out in Hollywood, but though someone
gave me his phone number, I was not able to reach him. Fast
forward to today, as a club we have collectively gained the
expertise and opportunities to analyze and understand so
much more than we did back in 1998-9. So when Craig
expresses his excitement regarding Chris's excellent
research details,
I second it! We can once again have conversations about the
details of the original hero prop, always my holy grail. I
too am excited and interested, and though I don't yet
have the bucks
again to fully engage in building on the order I'd like
to, my own 1st. season B9 seems to be once again a
possibility! So Thanks Chris, for your amazing forensic
work to conclusively
determine the correct number of ribs on the hero's
collar, as well as other elusive details, and Craig &
others for working so hard to incorporate this more accurate
info into new parts
available to the club. I look forward to some lively
discussions like in the early days. We need a summertime
East Coast New England Build Off, and I think John's
Chariot should be there!
Marc
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