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ROB ZOMBIE!!!!

ROB ZOMBIE!!!!
(ANNOUNCEMENT: Answering the public concern about the Atari joysticks, I declare the controls were damaged, broken and without any possible reparation, so I gift them a second life. So relax everyone! No living Atari joystick was killed in the process.)


Ready for another plastic junk idea? IT'S ROB ZOMBIE'S TIME!!!!

We will transform an old diskettes box, an older Atari Joystick and other plastic stuff into an ugly creepy zombie-style decorative figure. Its horrified eyes glow with yellow light, and its heart changes of light color, as heartbeats... And it's easy to build!! And if you get enough stuff, you can build your Rob Zombie Army!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Well, as the Great Tallahassee says: "Time to nut up, or shut up!", and lets enjoy this little thing!!!

 
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Step 1Rob Zombie-land Rules...

Rob Zombie-land Rules...
Do you remember Zombieland Rules? Well, it's time to remember M.C. Langer building rules:

1. If you don't have it, replace it!
2. Use protective equipment (dust mask)
3. Beware of drilled and soldered hot surfaces
4. Work in a good ventilated area.
5. Always have junk in stock
6. Enjoy!


MATERIALS:

2 Oven knobs
4 small iron angles
1 Atari 2600 joystick
1 Diskettes box
2 car lighter plugs
1 plastic piece for the neck (see the instructable picture)
1 small spring
2 roll-on deodorant balls
2 roll-on deodorant caps
1 parfum plastic ball (or anithing roundshape for the heart)
2 big yellow LEDs (for the eyes)
1 big changeable color LED (for the chest)
3 resistors 220 ohm (red red brown gold)
1 switch
1 AA Battery box
2 AA Batteries
1 small plastic case (for the back)
Wire (red and black)
screws and nuts
tin soldering

TOOLS
soldering iron
tweezers
screwdivers
scalpel
pliers
Dremel Rotary Tool
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Jun 10, 2010. 6:31 AMaeek says:
Hey AudiOslave sabias que hay un grupo musical norteamericano que toca "rockcito"-pop llamado audioslave.... interesante HA! por cierto M.C soy Caleño y bacano ver a gente por aquí, me parece chevere tus ROB ZOMBIES.
May 13, 2010. 10:19 AMdenniszel says:
Congrats, really nice robot, I was thinking of doing something similar but instead of a joystick I am using 6 floppy disks to form a cube and a couple of plastic belts to make it look like a Wall E, great work , saludos
Jun 9, 2010. 4:46 PMzapzapata says:
me refiero ha un video
Jun 9, 2010. 4:44 PMzapzapata says:
estan bien padres tus robots amigo te dejo un saludo y haber si puedes subir como hacer alguno para los que no tenemos tanta imaginacion espero que si los puedas subir...
May 17, 2010. 7:35 AMwewantska says:
could you make an ible' on this?
May 15, 2010. 10:15 PMmettaurlover says:
I think I'm gonna take an old dryer and make a huge oen of these some time...
May 14, 2010. 7:52 PMdoughnutguy1 says:
NOT MY ATARI!
May 14, 2010. 3:46 PMAudi0slave says:
Hablas espanol!

Sabes  que rob zombie es un artista de musica? Canta y toca la guitarra, toca rock de metal.
May 14, 2010. 5:54 PMAudi0slave says:
si, te enteindo wey, bueno, al rato
May 14, 2010. 12:12 PMims geek says:
Nice!!!!!

I don't have these parts what should I do? could you sell the parts for me as a package?
May 14, 2010. 7:37 AMapple-o says:
These are so cute - but being an Atari junkie, I would not waste an Atari 2600 joystick like that! They are great game controllers! So maybe find a different body , or better yet, keep the joystick connected (maybe store the cord in the robot's body or butt?) so you can still play games with it...
May 14, 2010. 8:03 AMapple-o says:
I love it!
May 14, 2010. 5:04 AMnew-york-law says:
It looks like now characters from video games will rule the earth ! LOL
May 13, 2010. 6:30 PMtechnoguy94 says:
Hmm...could you make the red Atari button the on/off switch?
May 13, 2010. 5:53 PMSunbanks says:
They're actually quite adorable (:  
May 13, 2010. 2:47 PMnoapparentfunction says:
people have debated for a long time about the differences between a zombie robot and a Robot Zombie.

in my opinion, a "zombie robot" is a robot or machine that was built at some point, then was partially destroyed or de-activated, and subsequently returned "back to life" in a way a zombie human would, maybe with few of its original functions intact.

a "robot zombie" would be a robot built specifically to look and behave like a zombie, like an animatronic figure.

these are very important issues for a very important time we live in!
May 13, 2010. 2:50 PMnoapparentfunction says:
to be clear, our author is using the correct nomenclature, and i applaud that.
May 13, 2010. 3:37 PMporcupinemamma says:
Most Excellent!!! Any chance you could show us more of your work?  It's so creative, and whimsical
May 13, 2010. 2:59 PMBOMBOMBOMB says:

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May 13, 2010. 9:16 AMMr.Sanchez says:
Man ...so proud to know that a folk is on Instructables...keep in touch and congrats...your work is awesome....BTW... ! Viva colombia carajo...
May 14, 2010. 11:12 AMMr.Sanchez says:
 Boyaquito a mucho honor mi hermano...vivo en sogamoso Boyaca...y me fascina este web site ya hace mas de 4 años q pertenezco y ando trabajando en mas material ...mi respeto a sus trabajos estan del carajo....cualquier vaina : mr.sanchez26@yahoo.com...
May 16, 2010. 2:41 PMMr.Sanchez says:
 De villa de leyva los mejores recuerdos... viví alrededor de dos años y fui artesano medio hippie...de morral al hombro y pulgar arriba la periquera era mi segundo hogar...desde entonces procuro ir en Agosto a cometas y en diciembre a luces....cuando pase para corrales se deja ver...
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Author:M.C. Langer(Mario Caicedo Langer)
I'm Mario Caicedo Langer, A.K.A. "Cyborg". I'm a colombian sculptor who makes toys, accessories, crafts, props, planters, some strange weapons and a lot of vibrobots, using ordinary stuff (damaged toy...
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