EClark1894 opened this issue on Jun 18, 2017 ยท 23 posts
Redfern posted Mon, 19 June 2017 at 12:06 PM
This "WayBack link is still valid as I just tested it.
http://web.archive.org/web/20010408213119/http://www.btinternet.com/~tobor/meshes.htm
Not all the download links are viable but the B-9 model is.
This mesh used to pop up everywhere, but not so much anymore. As a B-9 fanatic, I can point out some minor "flaws" (the 'bubble" is a tad "flat" and it has almost twice the number of neon tubes the actual costume contained), but it's still one of the best versions available, especially when you consider it's free. XCalPro sells a Poser rigged version that's admittedly a tad more accurate, but if you want free, this is the one to grab.
TonyMouse asked about one about 4 years ago in the "free stuff" sub-forum, so various models were discussed. Keep in mind one I promoted is no longer available as the site where it was available, Sci-Fi Meshes, was repeatedly hacked, so the download section was purged. Here's that thread.
https://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/?thread_id=2863448#msg4040644
As noted above. Robert Kinoshita engineered Robby for Forbidden Planet. Years later, Irwin Allen contacted him to build something in the vein of Robby, but different enough so he wouldn't have to pay MGM "likeness" rights. He figured it would be cheaper to have an "original" robot built rather than "renting" Robby from MGM over the course of the series. That's why they certain design parallels. Robby did appear in LiS twice and when the two stand side by side, you'll realize no given component is truly "interchangeable". B-9 was not simply a "redress" of Robby.
Sincerely,
Bill
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