Lamp made from broken robot toy

Etsy seller Recraft was selling this "Posable Robot Lamp" whose base was salvaged from a broken robot toy. It's surprisingly expressive. Pity it got sold before I got to it! Link (via Cribcandy)

[#1 posted by License Farm , February 20, 2008 11:22 PM]

IANATC (I am not a toy collector), but I think this base is from a Marvel Masterworks Sentinel figure, which was offered piecemeal with the smaller figures in its series. So the toy itself isn't broken, per se, just incomplete. I would say it's complete now.

[#2 posted by boingtwice , February 21, 2008 6:19 AM]

It's a boy... and WHAT a boy!!

[#3 posted by ryandestroys , February 21, 2008 7:02 AM]

@ #1:

Heh, IAATC (I am a toy collector!). It's not from the Marvel Masterworks line (that line died out after just two figures!), although you are correct in identifying it as the bottom half of the Sentinel Rover build-a-figure. It was from Series 10 of the Marvel Legends line, and as you stated, it isn't broken, just incomplete. It is missing the top torso, and right and left arm pieces.

Here's a picture of the fully assembled Sentinel:

http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_sentinal_2.jpg

[#4 posted by ryandestroys , February 21, 2008 7:16 AM]

@ #1:

Heh, IAATC (I am a toy collector!). It's not from the Marvel Masterworks line (that line died out after just two figures!), although you are correct in identifying it as the bottom half of the Sentinel Rover build-a-figure. It was from Series 10 of the Marvel Legends line, and as you stated, it isn't broken, just incomplete. It is missing the top torso, and right and left arm pieces.

Here's a picture of the fully assembled Sentinel:

http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_sentinal_2.jpg

[#5 posted by dculberson , February 21, 2008 8:13 AM]

The pose is the best part! As if it's saying "Here's your light! Take it! Take these photons! Happy to serve, sir!"

[#6 posted by License Farm , February 21, 2008 8:18 AM]

Thanx, RyanDestroys, I knew it was one of those toy line brand names that smear together in my head.

Personally, I've always wanted to see a bong made out of a hollow MODOK figure, but that's my willful glee at destroying others' precious childhood memories.