check out my new pet ;)

[karitek]

ok, so this is probably wasted on me because i don't know the show, dr. who (i am american and it was before my time). but my work just traded some audio gear for a k-9 and dalek (sp??).

the best part about them (outside of chasing the staff with a mechanical dog) is that all the sound effects are built into the units, not edited in afterwards. anyhow, it has made for an entertaining day at work at least. :)

http://www.proaudioeurope.com/images/office/k9_close.jpg

[karitek]

and his friend...

http://www.proaudioeurope.com/images/office/dalek.jpg

[Hiro]

Nice one!

I loved Dr. Who- I would stay up with my dad and watch it when I was little. Always had that short science-class "Eureka!" cartoon on afterwards...

I used to wear the same wort of scarf that the Tom ____ (?) Dr. Who used to wear...

nerdy kids.

[emef]

is there a hatch on the dalek
can you get inside and wheel around
i love k9`s tartan collar.....how camp is that.

[namshub]

very cool!!

[MUX]

holy fuckin shit....

[karitek]

sadly, i was mistaken. we don't get to keep k9. the guy who traded in the dalek (for a radar digital recorder, fyi) just brought it in to show us it.

but yeah, i now share a room with the dalek. you can climb inside of it and operate it that way. quite a lo-tech prop. but anyhow, it is quite cool.

[erik_s]

that is some serious machinery... whats the estimated value of the beasts?

[@m.]

Dude....that is the FUCKIN' COOLEST THING I'VE SEEN IN WEEKS!!!!!

post a pic of yourself with them so we can see sizes!!!

..fuck, I'm jealous....

<--dr. who nut in my childhood.

[abi]

Karitek, they are fantastic. I would love to have them. I would love to build my own robot, one that takes people's coats when they come into your house and then lets off a string of expleatives, sort of robot with tourrets syndrome! I have a wonderful robot from the 70's by my bed compleate with moving pistons and flashing lights! Good stuff.