>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:03:09 -0400, Joseph DeMartino wrote   
   (in article    
   <57ff6e48-b340-4fec-9974-de9088ef67cb@f26g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>):   
   > 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",  <<   
   Huey, Dewey, and Louie??  'Scuse me, got a website to visit...   
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