Figure 19 shows him stomping on a
pile of human skulls. Figure 20 is a
great side view of the prop showing
the nice details. “It was built by
Sideshow,” commented John. “I
traded robot parts for it many years
ago. It is solid resin, cast and then
chrome plated, and weighs a ton! It
would have been lighter if it was
made of metal, I think.”
The Prop Shop
After leaving the museum
building, the six of us went over to
the ‘prop shop’ to see another unique
robot that he built — both for his
grandkids and for the town’s Elk Day’s
Parade. He built the ‘biped robot cart’
shown in Figure 21 in late 2013 and
early 2014 for a fun ride for the kids,
but was convinced by others to
feature it in their parade.
The robot’s skin is actually made
from tough cardboard from pallet
skids, and the upper body is in the
form of the Target Earth robot. It is
powered by three 12 volt car
batteries, using a PCM controller for
speed and direction control. It can be
steered (Figure 22) and wheels in the
feet can be locked for walking or freewheeling for coasting.
Final Thoughts
Check out all the included photos
of the many long showcases that
display almost any type of robot that
you can imagine. The long line of
Wow Wee robots shown in Figure 23 is
a good example, as are the row of
experimental robots in Figure 24, and
one of the long glass cases seen in
