I saw them (the pics), now down. Great shots of the model, hope they are able to get back up.
amazing work, and a very interesting item
cheers
I saw them (the pics), now down. Great shots of the model, hope they are able to get back up.
amazing work, and a very interesting item
cheers
... Everyone knows Alexander had the cooler robot, anyway.
"You're a dead man, Achilles!"
-MJ
Geez! Sorry gang. Not sure what's up with Dropbox...that's how I posted the pics. Lame didnt even get a notification...I'll re-link them up.
I can't see them either. Hope you get them fixed soon. If this is the model I saw at a friend's place a while back, it was rough but was amazing to look at.
My god, fantastic job restoring that! Last I saw he was in brutal shape, missing a leg or arm, can't recall what. VERY impressed with your work!!!!
With the music.....now look at the pics!
Robot Jox OST - 01 Overture - YouTube
Very few props make me misty eyed. You did it mate. Good job!
Nooooo ... pics ... tooo small ... to convey the glory of restoration work ...
Page one pics should be back up and running. Did the little ones from my phone...
That is absolutely stunning!
Robot Jox is without a doubt the best film ever portraying the settlement of geo-political disputes through giant mechanized anthropomorphic robot combat, hands down.
Bring on Alexander!
OMG! I grew up with this film and I have to say you did an excellent job on getting the Achilles back together. How did you get your hands on blue prints and the robots to make this restoration possible?
If there is ever a run on the blueprints in the JY i'm in. I think Achilles looks better now than he did in the movies. Has anyone else noticed that many of the mecha designs in the 3 mecha movies they did (Robot Jox, Crash and Burn, and Robot Wars) all have the same basic shape. Makes me wonder if they used the basic shape of Achilles as the basis. I know that Crash and Burn and Robot Wars the mecha's main body is really close to each other.
Last edited by Wes R; Jul 18, 2012 at 3:49 PM.
Funny you should mention Crash and Burn, as it was retitled as Robot Jox 2 in most European markets at the time of release (but they had no relation to one another in plot/character/premise and were made by two different studios). I think the designs were so close to one another because Robot Jox came out first, and Crash and Burn was made as a means on trying to ride on the coat-tails of it. I could be wrong of course.Wes R said:
Last edited by CB2001; Jul 21, 2012 at 5:29 AM.
That is freakin' awesome! I was really into Battletech when Robot Jox came out, and it became my main fix for live action mech combat. Thank you for sharing this with everyone, it looks amazing!
Getting the blue prints was a freak accident. A guy on EBay was selling a small drawing of the Alexander bot and I asked if he had any Achilles art, he did, we made a deal. Never hurts to ask policy!
Prints scanned, doing touch up. Should be available this week.
Blueprints are complete. Ill post something in the Junkyard for those who are interested.
This and the condorman build are my pic for threads of the year. Awesome.
Let's not forget a nod to the late great animator Dave Allen who almost singlehandedly got the robots on-screen.
I sat with him in his home/studio as he was animating on Robot Jox and he shared his excitement and frustration with the film. As with all Charlie Band projects, the production of Robot Jox was a matter of get some money, animate, wait for more money, animate some more, pray the money is there to finish the project (as it ultimately wasn't for another Allen project, The Primevals.)
Dave would be pleased that someone cared enough about the film to save such a cool artifact.
- Ron
That is just awesome! i was just having a movie night showing some friends Robot Jox!
WE CAN LIVE!!!
Beautiful! Just beautiful. Looking close at the model, you can also see how it was inspired by the main robot from Orguss (the tank mode and flying mode mainly). I'm glad I was one of the few who had a chance to see this film in a theatrical run. I am glad I did because it was incredible to watch the bots in action on the big screen.
Just WOW!! Awesome job on the restoration, what a save
My bro and I loved this as kids, and I've just introduced my eldest son to Jox the other day, he gonna flip when he sees this thread (boys and big robots
).
Awesome. Beautiful work
Just as many has said...Movie was eh. Robots were bad ass. Even with the chainsaw in the crotch.
oh wow,this is awsome.always loved the film and to see a great robot design/model fully restored is an awsome site.anyone know where the models are from the rest of the film and the other spin off movies?
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