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From: "Craig Reinbrecht craig@bex.net [B9Builders]"
Date: 01/25/2016 7:41 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: B9Builders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [B9Builders] Re: Original Hero and Long Distance Robot Side by Side
Greg replied below Charlie's message...
At 09:37 PM 1/25/2016, you wrote:
For what's it worth - here is the inside information from a former employee of B9Creations. When Mike got the rights to do the robot - him and Craig went to see Kevin Burns and at that time - Kevin showed them stuff that he had from the robot. It was from this parts that Mike designed the Replica parts.
Greg, I think your message didn't come through. Just Charlie's earlier response.
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From: "Greg b9greg@rap.midco.net [B9Builders]"
Date: 01/25/2016 7:16 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: B9Builders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [B9Builders] Re: Original Hero and Long Distance Robot Side by Side
Well that sucks....let's see if I can remember....
MikeJ does NOT own the hero Robot, never did. When it was for sale, Michael Jackson was going to purchase it but when he found out how bad it was he backed out. Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Inc now owns it.
The MikeJ torso or TimK/MikeJ, torso is reverse engineered.
The Torso that was used in the B9 Creations Replicas by MikeJ are made from the original molds provided to B9 Ceations by Kevin Burns.
The torso for the B9 Creation. is now referred to "The V-2 Torso" that you can purchase from Craig R.
All the rubber parts, legs, knees, arms and bubble lifter boot for the B9 Creations Replica were made by Will Huff and are the same parts you can buy today. Same stuff.
Mike does not owed any of the original robots.
Later,
Greg