Saturn
item #8850 by Vision Toys
Not exactly a perfect specimen, but I still like 'em. The antennas are all broken and
the missiles that are supposed to fire from his forehead are missing. Well, I have one
antenna intact and one missle between both robots.
For the red one, when I got it, the batteries were so corroded that I had to pry them
out. The alkaline (did you know that it's not actually an acid?) had leaked into the
mechanism and really screwed it up. There are leaf-type switch assemblies that are
supposed to be mounted to each side of the clutch assembly. Notice I say, supposed to
be. They literally fell apart when I touched them. I managed to clean and regrease the
clutch and drive gear set, but I was anxious to see how it worked. I decided to wire
the switches together for the time being - forcing the lamps to stay lit all the time
instead of flashing. Eventually, I will repair that as well.
With a well designed mechanical drive, this robot walks and moves his arms for a few
seconds and then stops, lights up his TV screen and plays a little movie. The film is
actually a primitive projection system where a light bulb sits inside a clear plastic
upside-down cup with the image printed on a sheet of plastic around the cup. The bulb
projects the image onto the robots 4½" screen (measured diagonally, of course!).
Year Released: 1990's
Original Price: $ ???
Technical Specifications:
Power Supply: 2 x D batteries
Dimensions: 12" tall x 7" wide
Weight: 1.26 lbs
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