On Sep 13, 5:33 pm, "M.J. Sammon"  wrote:   
   > The ad for the life-sized replica of Robbie on the inside cover was an   
   unnecessary   
   > advertising gimmick (IMHO) considering the price of them (I'm sure JMS has   
   one in his living room).   
   Well, Barton presumably paid for the ad - or Warner Bros. is getting a   
   piece of the action - so you can't blame a guy for trying to make a   
   buck.  Especially in this economy.  Granted *I* won't be buying one   
   anytime soon - even the base model costs more than my last car, but   
   they're COOL.     
   Besides, if you flip over the ad there are more affordable pieces like   
   the 4-ft diameter C-57D spaceship, and table-top versions of Robbie.   
   It is actually worth visiting the site in any case, because Fred   
   Barton, the guy behind it, not only sells replicas, he is the man who   
   did the restoration of the surviving original Robby unit from the   
   movie (his replicas feature parts cast from the real one) and Robot B9   
   from "Lost in Space"   
   http://www.the-robotman.com/   
   Some of the items are available for rental for special events, as well   
   as for sale.  The Robby replica is definitely going on my "if I ever   
   win the lottery list"  But I probably couldn't stop there.  Besides   
   Robby and B9, Barton offers pieces based on the robots from "Silent   
   Running", C3PO, Maria from "Metropolis", a couple of "classic" 50s   
   clunkers, RoboCop and two different styles of Cylon.  (Sadly the   
   Number Six model is not one of them. )   
   Regards,   
   Joe   
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