@@g.r.bilyeu4226 He is Austrian and openly anti-fasist because he had fascist in the family . His comment was concerning silly antimaskers, antivaxers.
Adam bringing his childhood glee to these props really makes me appreciate growing up in the 90s with such incredibly talented people like stan winston who made these movies REAL! Godbless you Adam
That scene in T2 where he rips the skin off his hand was PIVOTAL in my childhood. I saw that and was TOTALLY into robots from that point on. My dad was a TV repairman and I grew up learning electronics. And eventually after retiring from the military as a communications tech, eventually went back to school, got a couple electronics degrees, and am now a particle accelerator technician. And I credit a lot of that to that one scene with the hand in T2. I never would have been so into all that stuff without that scene. I saw this video and couldn't click it fast enough!
Awesome find! And they are bicycle brake cables. Brakes use a spiral-wound outer cable and a thicker inner cable, vs liner outer cable and a thin inner cable for bicycle shifters.
The joy is what makes these videos so entertaining. Adam had been seeing these sort of amazing props for years, even built some himself originally or as reproductions, including another endo arm last year. Yet still just as filled with joy and wonder see these props.
@@mrbuttons1243 yea I think our eyes are just too good when it comes to certain things. We can make out what's practical and what's not most of the time. Not sure if that will ever change.
100%! Modern CGI takes me out of the film so much! All of a sudden you aren't absorbed in the story, you are back in the room cos your brain goes......'wow that looks fake' 🤪 One of the worst I think for CGI are the Jurassic World trilogy. The original Jurassic Park and Lost World physical dinosaurs are so much more realistic than the odd looking, overly matt rendered CGI dinosaurs.......................the morale of the story is I agree with you 😄👍
Fun fact, some shots like the hand shot, sometimes gets flipped, the director might change their mind for different reasons, like light, shadows, right or left hand. So this could very well be the Left shot we saw.
another example for T2 was the truck crashing down into the spillway, that was definitely flipped, I remember seeing stills of that in Cinefex magazine.
Very true, although it’s not often done on shots where the actor’s face is visible, as it is in this scene , as the audience usually has such a burned-in mental image of how the actor looks, especially someone as distinctive & mainstream as Arnold, so any shot in which their face is flopped / mirrored immediately stands out.
Beautiful prop, if only prostethic arms looked this cool. I know they have to be build on a light material but when you think of having a robotic arm, you can't stop but to think on the T-800 endoskeleton arm or at the very least on the Big Boss prosthetic in Phantom Pain.
Appreciate how much work went into special affects in early years fantastic to see the level of craftsmanship with Adam savage hosting this great video watched with my son after watching T2 film made a great educational experience
James Cameron is my idol & Stan Winston's a legend! I love seeing stuff they used together. Adam's a lucky bloke. He worked in special effects & still gets giddy about them, I think I'd be bouncing round the room like Yoda does while fighting Palpatine if I got to play with a real Terminator arm.
This was initially supposed to be used with the thumbs up sequence at the end of T2, but they opted for a gloved hand as it was less robotic / more human, hence the same reason why we never had friendly reprogrammed T800 without skin.
I made articulated hands for a giant Grim Reaper costume. Basically the same but the control rigs are smaller so a single hand can work the fingers, and it is made of wood with 1/4" copper tubes for the pull cables. The rings aren't direct pull. They are loop pull leveraging the pull so they're easier for the fingers to pull. The hands are hollow molded plastic bone hands. The "face" of the joints cut out in a wedge with the back side of the fingers as the hinge, and return spring. Light weight, and works well. The fingers follow my hand's finger movements. Index finger point, and come here. Hook 'em horns, and the bird.
Could this be from the beginning of the movie, ‘the war against the machines’ where a damaged skeleton on the ground get its coup de grace from a soldier the his laser gun? Love the movie, green with jealousy over the prop!
I commented elsewhere, but Im pretty certain that this is the thumbs up arm from the very end of the movie, but it's without costume elements (the leather jacket arm and glove). That was the right arm.
I still feel like T2 was the pinnacle of special effects. The mix between practical and computerized 3d effects continues to be unparalleled in most movies. I honestly only think the Lord of the Rings trilogy lived up to T2 Standards
Just to clarify Tested's reply, he may not have bid at auction, but he has bought from their store selection on several occasions, in addition to being gifted sample items as promotion for single-film auctions; videos of both are on the channel.
I watched the first Terminator with my dad when I was maybe a bit too young for an R movie (mom was out of town.) I've been obsessed with the endoskeleton for a long time. I did get to see the 2nd one in the theater. (I also refuse to acknowledge that any further Terminator movies even exist.) Point being, very long obsession with Stan Winston's design and after the teaser clip a few videos back - I couldn't wait for the full showing of this. I knew there was no way that was all we'd see or hear of this piece of movie history that effected so many of us. Also, before I look, I guess it starts at $30,000. Might got for 50 to 80k. Sometimes I'm right now the mark with my guesses - and sometimes I'm way off. This one I have very little confidence in my guess.
Always wanted a robot arm after seeing T2 in 91. BTW a lot of your videos have a high pitch sound running through them, may want to check your recordings Norm.
Il miglior pezzo di sempre ho ricostruito il braccio di un terminator e posso confermare che tenerlo in mano è una sensazione strana è proprio un pezzo di terminator nella vita reale
I remember seeing a documentary about the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie with the Animatronics of the facial expressions being shown, was amazing
When I helped a buddy build one in high school, just as it came out in theaters, we had to put elastic on the outside of the fingers to get them to open easily. Nowadays I would use hydraulics.
You know, I think this might be the thumbs up arm from the very end of T2. If you look at that scene, it looks as though you can see the metal joints under the glove, and the controls shown here corralate with the motions seen in that shot. The wrist bends backwards, the fingers clench, and the thumb stays up. You also wouldn't have a real hand suspended in the liquid used for the molten metal. So the arm was probably lowered using a mechanism into the liquid, while the controls themselves would be out to the side doing the motion. We just think of the arm reveal shot because this arm isn't in costume as it were.
Not sure if they still have it, but the museum next to the monorail station in Seattle (they've changed the name and I can't remember what it is now) had a complete Terminator endoskeleton on display.
Oh, plot twist, I just went and watched the OG de-sleeving scene and the robotic arm on that is notably different in design, for one the cables are not externally visible. Interesting. So maybe this one was for the other terminators? The flashforward ones?
As good as the prop arm is, up close (even in the movie really), you can see how fragile the armature is. There's no way it would hold up in battle. It always bugged me that there wasn't any electronic parts to it. No wires, or even nano ones, to power the movements, servos, etc. Same thing for most body, especially the legs. Still looks awesome, but would work well at all on a battle hardened droid.
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Thanks Adam I will definitely share the link with Arnold ❤
Have you ever thought that you can make your own by 3D printing?
It looks so simple close up but so awesome from just a few feet away, especially moving.
Fantastic piece, thanks for showing us all it!
You know Adam took a bazillion pictures for "archival" purposes. Can't wait to see the one he machines.
This was my first thought, too. How long until the episode where he makes his own terminator arm?
This is just Arnolds real skeleton. He left this arm for production and grew another one later. What a dedication for the role!
Arny is a giant fascist bully. In his own words, "screw your freedom!"
@@g.r.bilyeu4226cringe
@@g.r.bilyeu4226 He is Austrian and openly anti-fasist because he had fascist in the family . His comment was concerning silly antimaskers, antivaxers.
This is a proof that his organism is literally "Pumping Iron".
Agree
Adam bringing his childhood glee to these props really makes me appreciate growing up in the 90s with such incredibly talented people like stan winston who made these movies REAL! Godbless you Adam
That scene in T2 where he rips the skin off his hand was PIVOTAL in my childhood. I saw that and was TOTALLY into robots from that point on. My dad was a TV repairman and I grew up learning electronics. And eventually after retiring from the military as a communications tech, eventually went back to school, got a couple electronics degrees, and am now a particle accelerator technician.
And I credit a lot of that to that one scene with the hand in T2. I never would have been so into all that stuff without that scene.
I saw this video and couldn't click it fast enough!
One of the most fascinating scenes.
Nice! Looks like bike cables.
Thanks so much for sharing - I love your joy at seeing these props!
A fantastic artifact and expertly presented by Tim
Awesome find! And they are bicycle brake cables. Brakes use a spiral-wound outer cable and a thicker inner cable, vs liner outer cable and a thin inner cable for bicycle shifters.
I can see it in Adam's eyes , he is thinking "I'm going to build one, oh yes , I'm going to build one"
You mean he is gonna adjust the arms on his a little bit.
The joy is what makes these videos so entertaining. Adam had been seeing these sort of amazing props for years, even built some himself originally or as reproductions, including another endo arm last year. Yet still just as filled with joy and wonder see these props.
I've been waiting for this upload since you showed a picture of yourself with the arm. Thank you so much!!! Watching as I type and love it! ❤
It still looks a million times better than any CGI ever could. I miss the days of using practical effects as much as possible
The late 80's and early 90's were peak analog for film and music. I hope there's rebellion against digital.
@@mrbuttons1243 yea I think our eyes are just too good when it comes to certain things. We can make out what's practical and what's not most of the time. Not sure if that will ever change.
100%! Modern CGI takes me out of the film so much! All of a sudden you aren't absorbed in the story, you are back in the room cos your brain goes......'wow that looks fake' 🤪 One of the worst I think for CGI are the Jurassic World trilogy. The original Jurassic Park and Lost World physical dinosaurs are so much more realistic than the odd looking, overly matt rendered CGI dinosaurs.......................the morale of the story is I agree with you 😄👍
Good CGI these days is so perfect people don't realize they are looking at visual effects.....
One of my favorite practical FX of all time...
It is always such a joy to see Adam's excitement. 😄👍 👍
I legit just (re-)watched Terminator 2 a few hours ago. That's one hell of a coincidence. Man, what a film - a true masterpiece.
It holds up really well. I tend to watch it every couple of years, along with Predator. Arnold really chose some great roles.
Fun fact, some shots like the hand shot, sometimes gets flipped, the director might change their mind for different reasons,
like light, shadows, right or left hand. So this could very well be the Left shot we saw.
another example for T2 was the truck crashing down into the spillway, that was definitely flipped, I remember seeing stills of that in Cinefex magazine.
Very true, although it’s not often done on shots where the actor’s face is visible, as it is in this scene , as the audience usually has such a burned-in mental image of how the actor looks, especially someone as distinctive & mainstream as Arnold, so any shot in which their face is flopped / mirrored immediately stands out.
It’s a real privilege to be anywhere near these iconic pieces, let alone handling them. So so awesome
Beautiful prop, if only prostethic arms looked this cool. I know they have to be build on a light material but when you think of having a robotic arm, you can't stop but to think on the T-800 endoskeleton arm or at the very least on the Big Boss prosthetic in Phantom Pain.
One of the most iconic, non-facial props in history.
I love that Adam's reactions are perfect. You took what my brain was doing and acted them out in real time. 😅🍻
I've worked with Tim he's a lovely bloke!
It's so cool to see how they stuff like that for the moves.
Appreciate how much work went into special affects in early years fantastic to see the level of craftsmanship with Adam savage hosting this great video watched with my son after watching T2 film made a great educational experience
Adam, could you do a video of some of the actual movie props you own and the ones you have yet to acquire or replicate on your own?
There are a bunch of videos on the channel showing original props and costumes he owns.
Here is a playlist that includes props and costumes of Adam's own! ua-cam.com/video/bITSvA_P-wg/v-deo.html
Thanks! Looking forward to catching up.
@@testedgreat link thx
I still need to finish the fingers on my metal endo arm! This has inspired me
Adam Savage has one of the coolest jobs in the world.
James Cameron is my idol & Stan Winston's a legend! I love seeing stuff they used together. Adam's a lucky bloke. He worked in special effects & still gets giddy about them, I think I'd be bouncing round the room like Yoda does while fighting Palpatine if I got to play with a real Terminator arm.
Finally! You've been teasing this for SO LONG! 😀
This was initially supposed to be used with the thumbs up sequence at the end of T2, but they opted for a gloved hand as it was less robotic / more human, hence the same reason why we never had friendly reprogrammed T800 without skin.
I made articulated hands for a giant Grim Reaper costume. Basically the same but the control rigs are smaller so a single hand can work the fingers, and it is made of wood with 1/4" copper tubes for the pull cables. The rings aren't direct pull. They are loop pull leveraging the pull so they're easier for the fingers to pull. The hands are hollow molded plastic bone hands. The "face" of the joints cut out in a wedge with the back side of the fingers as the hinge, and return spring. Light weight, and works well. The fingers follow my hand's finger movements. Index finger point, and come here. Hook 'em horns, and the bird.
Seriously, why did they make the control for the fingers SO big???
Build one Adam!!
T2 was released in 1991. Slightly outside "the eighties".
I was gonna say that T2 is not an eighties movie. I thought it came even later than -91.
@@TailOfThePupYeah internet said 91. Might be when it was filmed as I suspect it was released in 92.
Filmes made in the early 90s had the Grammer of the decade before it, that's why the first Terminator had such a gritty late sleezy 70s feel to it.
Find someone who looks at you the same way Adam Savage looks at Terminator arms! 😊
Could this be from the beginning of the movie, ‘the war against the machines’ where a damaged skeleton on the ground get its coup de grace from a soldier the his laser gun? Love the movie, green with jealousy over the prop!
I commented elsewhere, but Im pretty certain that this is the thumbs up arm from the very end of the movie, but it's without costume elements (the leather jacket arm and glove). That was the right arm.
Good to see you in the uk Adam
Been waiting for this one!
I used to be fascinated with that skeleton everytime I saw it. I drew them over and over.
Adam, make one!!!
Adam is taking mental notes as he's holding it to add to the cave.
I want to see Adam make one 😁
He's totally thinking about recreating this prop!
May you always be a child at heart, Adam. I love watching your glee 😄
Great video .
You know he's going to build one now
if he wasnt already. now that he held it hes probably back to the drawing board.
I still feel like T2 was the pinnacle of special effects. The mix between practical and computerized 3d effects continues to be unparalleled in most movies. I honestly only think the Lord of the Rings trilogy lived up to T2 Standards
Starship Troopers has entered the chat
@@chrispbaconator that movie was enjoyable, but nothing on the level of T2 or LOTR
Arnold ripping the skin off really sold this prop, but the craftsmanship poured into it can't be overstated.
One of the most iconic arms in fiction!
Love it!
Had to pause this and go look up the arm reveal scene on youtube 🙂
You should make one of these Adam!
This man is the Mr. Rogers of Geekdom/Sci Fi. I officially make him "KEEPER of the LORE" Please give him more titles.
Adam, an idea for one day build weeks your own endo arm and display case for housing the motion activated servos to articulate the arm and fingers.
Please do a video on those Red dwarf props !!!!
you can tell adam is going to machine his own
By the looks of it you could probably flip the wrist plat and replace the components to make the left arm
So does Adam ever bid on these pieces himself? Edit: and if so, has he ever won any?
No, and no.
Just to clarify Tested's reply, he may not have bid at auction, but he has bought from their store selection on several occasions, in addition to being gifted sample items as promotion for single-film auctions; videos of both are on the channel.
This movie terrified me as a little kid, but it was still my favorite!
Wow... What great history you are holding... Absolutely historic, if I had the money I would get an alien egg and a Terminator arm
That is awesome! Would love to see that replicated with aluminum or titanium and some micro servos. You know, for Halloween purposes.
I watched the first Terminator with my dad when I was maybe a bit too young for an R movie (mom was out of town.) I've been obsessed with the endoskeleton for a long time. I did get to see the 2nd one in the theater. (I also refuse to acknowledge that any further Terminator movies even exist.) Point being, very long obsession with Stan Winston's design and after the teaser clip a few videos back - I couldn't wait for the full showing of this. I knew there was no way that was all we'd see or hear of this piece of movie history that effected so many of us. Also, before I look, I guess it starts at $30,000. Might got for 50 to 80k. Sometimes I'm right now the mark with my guesses - and sometimes I'm way off. This one I have very little confidence in my guess.
Awesome
Adams creating his bill of materials for his own version
It's time to shake hands with the Terminator!
Wow, a hand holding machine!
hope this is a future build for you!!!
Actuator arms from something small and industrial for sure.
I still have my T-2 beermats somewhere that I took from the pub I stopped at before I went to the cinema to watch the movie.
I thought for sure at the end of the video, the arm would stand up and say "I'll Be Back"
Always wanted a robot arm after seeing T2 in 91. BTW a lot of your videos have a high pitch sound running through them, may want to check your recordings Norm.
Il miglior pezzo di sempre ho ricostruito il braccio di un terminator e posso confermare che tenerlo in mano è una sensazione strana è proprio un pezzo di terminator nella vita reale
Like a drum set cable hat.
Stan Winston magic.
I remember seeing a documentary about the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie with the Animatronics of the facial expressions being shown, was amazing
When I helped a buddy build one in high school, just as it came out in theaters, we had to put elastic on the outside of the fingers to get them to open easily. Nowadays I would use hydraulics.
How long before Adam makes his own puppet Endo-arm I wonder :P
You know, I think this might be the thumbs up arm from the very end of T2. If you look at that scene, it looks as though you can see the metal joints under the glove, and the controls shown here corralate with the motions seen in that shot. The wrist bends backwards, the fingers clench, and the thumb stays up.
You also wouldn't have a real hand suspended in the liquid used for the molten metal. So the arm was probably lowered using a mechanism into the liquid, while the controls themselves would be out to the side doing the motion.
We just think of the arm reveal shot because this arm isn't in costume as it were.
I'm sure if they let Adam have for a few days, he would fix the finger control system.
Adam, you should totally make one with lighter materials and easier manipulations !!!
C'mon, Adam! You've got a mill. Go for it and build one.
Not sure if they still have it, but the museum next to the monorail station in Seattle (they've changed the name and I can't remember what it is now) had a complete Terminator endoskeleton on display.
I think you should build one with modern controls
If they can produce the arm, they can make the rest of the terminator ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh, plot twist, I just went and watched the OG de-sleeving scene and the robotic arm on that is notably different in design, for one the cables are not externally visible.
Interesting. So maybe this one was for the other terminators? The flashforward ones?
That is where he got the idea for the Raptor head control from. 😅
This is probably the one used for when Arnold pulled off the flesh of his forearm to reveal the robot arm.
T2 is rare example of sequels being better than the original .
lol the sheer high level nerdgasim in this episode
Take my money! It’s not a lot, but take it all!!
I wanna see you building one next 😏
Mountain bike shifter and brake cables.
That's the arm from the Terminator that was damaged in the future war scene where a soldier runs up and finishes it off
i asked chatGPT earlier about how close are we to a t800 and now this is recommended to me 😂
A friend of mine has a severed arm from the “lava factory” scene
As good as the prop arm is, up close (even in the movie really), you can see how fragile the armature is. There's no way it would hold up in battle. It always bugged me that there wasn't any electronic parts to it. No wires, or even nano ones, to power the movements, servos, etc. Same thing for most body, especially the legs. Still looks awesome, but would work well at all on a battle hardened droid.
It would be just as easy to make the controls smaller so it moved identical to your fingers
Hey Adam. Ever do on mythbusters the "BRUCE LEE" 1 Inch Punch 😁
That’s probably the arm from T1 that is in the case at Cyberdyne Systems 🤷🏻♂️
The setting of the knuckles was fantastic, but it seems it isn't on this prop.