Earlier this year, Adam was able to inspect the metal T-800 Endoskeleton arm prop from the first Terminator film, and he follows that up by getting to check out the updated articulated arm created for Terminator 2: Judgement Day! Take a look at how this arm differs from the one from the first film, and the ways in which it'll inform Adam's eventual replica!
Hey everybody, Adam Savage in London
at Prop Store with Tim Laws.
Tim, we have an amazing piece from the fall auction
here in front of us.
This is, I think it's one of my favorite pieces
in the whole sale, I've got to be honest.
Really? It is pretty cool.
It's just the, you're a practical guy,
it's just the level of engineering that's gone into this.
I mean.
Well, and really specifically,
we did extensive coverage of the T1 endo arm
that was in the June auction in the States,
and here we have a T2 endo arm,
and it's very much built the same way.
It's cast aluminum.
Oh, it's got a little, it's like, oh, there we go.
This is, this is, it's about like seven or eight kilos.
It's pretty heavy.
It is cast aluminum and steel,
and is this a, this is one of the practical filming models.
Yeah, I mean, this has got cable controls in,
as you can see, it's all wired to actually,
to pull down and roll those fingers around.
Oh my gosh.
Probably needs a little bit of TLC,
but it's all there.
You can see all the mech is there.
I, this, so this is one of your favorite pieces?
It is, I mean, T2 is that,
was that film that I came out of the movie theater
thinking, how did they do that?
Right.
It was just, there's a few films like that,
but that was the big one for me.
It was just the physical and computer effects
that went into that just blew me away.
And that classic shot where he tears his forearm off.
Yeah.
I mean, and.
So that's gonna be a similar rig to this,
because it's gonna be constructed the same way.
I was noticing this, and let's be clear,
that the mechanical construction
of the T1 and T2 endo arms is different.
Yeah, I always, the first thing for me is the fingertips.
That's like the obvious tell.
Yeah.
But then, as you say, there are numerous differences
as you go into it.
Yeah, the, each of the metacarpals has a different shape
and a different layout.
Down here, it's very similar between the two films.
I also, this is a real theme with the items
you guys are auctioning off this fall,
in that the props are like, they feel like the real thing.
Yeah, I mean, you can imagine.
This feels like the arm of a real robot.
It definitely does.
It's certainly got the weight for it,
and you can just imagine this thing
sort of chasing you down the road now.
Now, where did you guys find this one?
Do you know?
Yeah, this one, it was, it originated in the States
for sure, but it's coming out of a collection in the UK.
It's been there for a long time,
and I've kind of looked at it for a great period of time.
It's just, like you, the level of detail
that's gone into it.
You just sit there, and it's a very, very tactile thing.
Yeah, I mean, right here, the centerpiece
of both the T1 and T2 endo arm
is this sort of forked platform
that the bottom of the palm is constructed out of.
But this one's a lot nicer finished, though, isn't it,
compared to the T1?
It's really nice.
Yeah, it's very, they've gone to a high degree
of fit and finish on this.
And then, you know, you've got this ball socket joint.
Really, this is one of those ones
where no matter how close you look at it,
it holds up and tells the story.
It really does.
Particular, look, I finished the June auction
wanting to make myself a T1 endo arm,
and what's hilarious is I wanted to build exactly this,
which is a loose one with cables,
but it felt like I yanked it off a robot.
And this totally feels like it was yanked off of a robot.
Oh, I feel like I'm.
Yeah, it's something, isn't it?
It really is.
Did you, I mean, you must be.
If you are gonna build one of these,
I'd like to know how long you think it's gonna take.
It's gonna take a while.
I don't think I'm gonna end up doing
any of the actual casting aluminum,
but I don't know, I may end up.
So good luck.
There is a shop in Northern California
that calls itself Poor Man's Bronze
that they'll cast anything in aluminum.
Anything?
All right, I'll bring you something.
He's got a project for him.
You must pinch yourself all the time in your job
about getting to see and handle pieces
that you grew up with.
The beauty of it is you never know
what's gonna come in each day either.
Really?
Yeah, every day's different,
and you never know what's gonna come through the door.
Look at that, amazing.
I'm gonna be so gentle with this.
It is like a, I mean, it is.
It's a precious, precious artifact.
Thank you so much for letting me.
Pleasure.
Lending me a hand.
I was trying to think of good hand puns.
There you go.
Damn, what an insane piece.
