Dodgy paint

[zebedee]

I've had my sy spaceman for a while now and I've always been worried by the paint on its ear pips and feet, it's almost like powder paint, but the pip on his head is a bright red is this a common thing, any help 

[zzrobot]

Look like it was exposed to moisture at one point….

[zebedee]

Thanks zzrobot, I've had it over 20yrs and its always been the same, I thought that the factory ran out of paint , thing is do I repaint it or leave as is ??

[Hymie]

Hi, Zebedee. I have an identical Yoneya Mechanical Walking Spaceman (three pips, no rotating antenna), and his ear pips and feet are perfectly fine. So, it's not necessarily a common issue. My feeling is that, since it's not a particularly rare robot (though I have always loved its looks and action), you wouldn't be risking much by sanding, priming and repainting the faulty components -- and it would of course display better. Another option is to find a junker on eBay for twenty or thirty pounds/dollars and cannibalize its pips and feet. They show up pretty frequently. My two cen...I mean, pence.

[Hymie]

Or you can usually find a repro for peanuts, and the parts are likely interchangeable.

[Hymie]

Look, here's a repro for $20.00 (or less).

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/296657509125?_skw=walking+spaceman+robot&itmmeta=01J9QA52HPEYPS20TZHDAAP28T&hash=item45122a5b05:g:R04AAOSw4cNmz0f3&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmiqQk2uG1%2BkOvq9Jf%2FT4aFgzOBjEWPUitk--Zkmp8VgOik5spOxz3XnY%2BlsnLTG8438%2Fflpf8wBZAChn5km0ckOlfdS8opEHAzU4hsP%2B%2Ft5NDqjrkcsQeBmro8gfIsOvYiYIDFuuQnUQ3jNuyw5zdJWjboC%2F1AwwV3iqGASgWKUqZS2yWaylROvZGlhbAPc3bDStXtt6Z6Lp2gPiqnXwukPN5%2FGhigi%2FM%2F6xz8AMMavqMhgp8IbaAgT6cNSOFwMwLBp%2FS45XdM8%2FH9aQhVoJ8wz8trfCCYfgZ52c6CT2Mp2w%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_iolOrNZA

 

It's the rotating antenna version, but you only need two pips and the feet. Now, I can't guarantee that the parts are interchangeable, but they very likely are. Of course, this robot is in the US, so shipping to the UK may make it cost-prohibitive. 

[zebedee]

Thank you for your kind help hymie, I saw another like it at a toy fair on Sunday thats what made me think dodgy paint. I will be looking at the reproduction robot but it might be easier to repaint. 

[Jonydroid]

Some examples didn't came with good paint and i noticed that with One of my MH robots sometimes the Paint was almost at the end and because it's in production line there can bE some flaws ... I would get a red paint and do the job, it's a bit tricky because it's a spray can ( doesn't work if it's too close or too distant). 

 

 

[zebedee]

Cheers jonydroid, I got some paints today so I'll be going for the repaint but I'm going to be hand painting as I'm terrible at spraying. 

[Jonydroid]

2 hours ago, zebedee said:

Cheers jonydroid, I got some paints today so I'll be going for the repaint but I'm going to be hand painting as I'm terrible at spraying. 

I think it's the best solution the last time i did with black spray can i did a mess with an arm and i have to re-due everything again oh Boy . 

[6Stelab9]

That doesn't look so terrible for a sixty year toy. I would leave it geniune as it is. Repainted parts will look strange IMO

[zebedee]

Hi 6stelab9, you know I've had it for 20yrs now and never done anything to it and its always behind smaller robots so as not to see the feet so I guess another 20yrs won't hurt or until I find a mint one.