Project: Robot

Those of you who read my blog on a regular basis know that a while back (approximately six months ago), I was assembling the K1 Robot Build-it Figure from the first wave of classic Doctor Who figures. Then I suddenly went quiet on the subject. My last post was about FINALLY acquiring the final piece: an arm.

Well, things happened, and the arm never materialised. It was mainly my fault, as my limited cash input meant that I constantly had to focus on other things. Back then, £20 was practically a small fortune for me. Then my friend moved house and I've not heard from him for a while.

But then I got a job. 

A reasonably well paid job, at that.

So today, I went on eBay to try and find the last arm. The final piece I needed was released with the Fifth Doctor figure. I checked eBay and was put off by the price. It's rather expensive, but that didn't stop me. I found the cheapest one (around £12 plus shipping). Before I confirmed my purchase, I decided to check out Amazon.

And there it was.

A Fifth Doctor figure for £4. It was loose but the seller assures me it has all the pieces. So naturally, I bought it. With a bit of luck, in a few days I will have at least completed my robot. Pictures are to follow when it arrives.

In other Who related news, I have gained a small army from each Dalek story of which there are figures. This, naturally, pleases me greatly.

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Project: Robot

So today, I went to my GP to discuss some health issues which I won't go into here. The people in my life who need to know have been made aware of this. Instead, I want to update you on my quest to collect and assemble the K1 Robot.

See, this looks like an absolutely massive step. Suddenly, instead of an assembly line of figure parts, they're all together in one rather cool looking whole. This is the end result of acquiring just one part. The Upper Torso. As a result of gaining that part, I was able to FINALLY attach the head and left arm of the Robot, and eliminate the worry of losing either part. 

As you can see, he's nearly finished. Just need one more arm, which I'll be acquiring from a friend as long as I send him the money for a few figures I'm buying off him. 

Pictured, with Disintegrator Gun

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Project: Robot (continued)

Hello again! 

The Wedding is over and done with, and since I had a bit more money spare then I realised I would, I bought a few more pieces of the K1 Robot, including the torso and another leg. The leg arrived today, and the torso should arrive within the next three or so days. 

Once again, it seems I have failed in my mission to acquire a hobby which would take me a few months to complete. Last time, it was Battlestar Galactica minimates, which I now own most of (instead of going for the complete set, I decided to go for representatives of each figures - I shall one day post a collection of these minimates). Due to the prices of some of the figures, I thought it would take me at least 2 or 3 months to collect all the K1 Robot pieces, instead of a couple of weeks.

After this, I only have one part to get, which my friend is going to send me when I finally pay him for some figures he's holding for me. 

the Robot and pieces, so far.

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Project: Robot update

I just ordered the Head. That is all.

UPDATE: the head arrived today.

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Announcing Project: Robot

So it's 2008, and Character Options, the company that makes Doctor Who figures, have just released pictures of their upcoming wave of figures based on the classic series. There are three Doctors, two "army builders" and three one off characters. Every Collector out there is really excited, myself included, and then we see the words "Build-it-Figure". Everyone becomes even more excited, especially when the Build-it figure was announced as the "K1 robot".

Which looks like this:

Now, back then, I wasn't anywhere near as knowledgeable about Classic Who as I am today. I had absolutely no clue as to the significance of the Robot, save that it was from Tom Baker's first story. So when I bought the figures (only the ones I wanted, mind - so the Doctors, some Sea Devils and Zygons), I thought nothing of the pieces, and they were mostly given away. About a year later, I bought the Magnus Greel and Mr Sin for £10 (quite the deal). At some point, I also bought the SV7 robot (the silver one in that group). Again, I still had no intention of building this figure, so I threw the pieces into a box somewhere and promptly forgot about them.

Cut to about three weeks ago, and I watched ROBOT, Tom Baker's first story, in it's entireity for the first time. I've watched the odd episode in the past. Of course, having seen it, I wanted the Build-it-figure. So I searched through various boxes for the pieces, but gave up.

Today, I tried again, and I found the following pieces: 

My K1 Robot, so far

Now I am especially pleased with finding that arm! That's the piece that came with Magnus Greel (who is now worth around £80) and I really did not want to pay that much JUST for the arm (well, the gun - I could've bought another Fifth Doctor and just had two arms). So this has made my day.

My friend has offered me another arm, so all I need now is the upper torso (Sixth Doctor), second leg (D84 - black robot) and the head (Zygon). I shall keep you updated as I collect. 

Soon...

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