The Original Terminator T-800 Metal Endoskeleton Arm Prop!

[@Merennulli]

I love how after all these years Adam is still so into his own industry that he loves the work of others that he's totally capable of working alongside. I lost that spark years ago in my own career, but it's so refreshing to see people who haven't.

[@rocketsocks]

Tell me you work in tech without telling me you work in tech.

[@Merennulli]

@@rocketsocks Yup.

[@sid35gb]

He has a curious mind.

[@pahwraith]

I work in film, people get jaded there too. But not everyone. People like adam are a joy to work with.

[@Merennulli]

@@jamesmaybrick6750 "tbird81" is not a real person, just ignore it. It's some troll's throwaway account.

[@johnabbottphotography]

I love that moment where Adam looks at a prop during an interview and goes completely silent... because he's already figuring out in his head how he's going to replicate it, and his brain can't do that and talk about anything else in an interview at the same time.

[@VarionJimmy]

Amazing comment!

[@cleverusername9369]

He could absolutely replicate that over the course of a hour-ish long "one day build" video hint hint, Adam...

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

I love such auctions, the discriptions never tell if it was one of the 12 made for the movie and if it was one of the 2 actually used in the movie!

[@kriswingert1662]

I actually had a hands on with the full endo behind them. It amazed me when I worked on it how fragile it really was. It came in on a tour and I was photographing it, the Fat Boy and the Plasma rifle. I was getting ready to do the endo when I realized several pistons were loose and falling off. I had asked permission to fix it for the pictures and was given the green light. They also took a few shots of me on the Fat Boy, wearing Arnold's stolen leather biker jacket from T2. An amazing afternoon, and I am so glad to have the pictures to prove it happened.

[@MrJayOkane]

I hope this becomes a series type thing. Work well together and the appreciation is a delight.

[@hazonku]

Always has been.

[@pedersenist]

It is you can find more videos on Tested KZbin page

[@MrJayOkane]

Oh hey, Just took a gander. There's a bunch on the Tested channel as well.

[@uchihaitachi181]

If I ever lose an arm, I fully intend to get a replica terminator arm to wear around as my prosthetic.

[@capnjackgallows3204]

Same here dude , when I was a kid I had always hoped I would lose an arm so I could have one of these!!!!!!

[@stickykeys7413]

Or any limbs 😂

[@RustyDust101]

The total geeking-out (best way possible) of Adam over that prop is just soooo awesome. He is sooo much into his personal hobby as well as work sphere here. Love it.

[@SINNER5150]

I think Adam means the scene where Arnold cuts the skin off his arm! And flexes the fingers! THAT was an awesome scene!

[@dmxdxl]

Further proof of how incredibly talented James Cameron truly is, also RIP Stan Winston (the G.O.A.T)...!!!!...

[@gamerkingdom1442]

T2 Judgement Day is quite possibly my single favorite action Movies of all time. To see these props, pure elation!! And to see that the articulation STILL WORKS!!! Holy Grail indeed….

[@nicholascrow8133]

I love how this guy is open to, and does, learn from adam as much as adam does so with access to the props, true, honest passion from both sides!

[@jimjam51075]

The whole interview is a great study about someone like Adam, who is a specialist (prop production mechanics), and the other guy...who is a jack of all trades within a specialty (prop curation). Adam mentions the folding knuckles in T2 and the other guy says he never noticed and he'll go check that out. We all know he's too busy dealing with clients, insurers, and procurements to go watch T2 for the 30th time. But he knows how to act interested enough to make the gear nerd happy in a conversation and that is an impressive part of his skill set. I really do mean this in a positive way.

[@xXAlexbXx-hl9nf]

@@jimjam51075 well said brother

[@cleverusername9369]

These two gentlemen chatting about props from movies I love has become my new addiction. Moar please!

[@1981GLAD]

As a curator, people like Adam are my dream and my nightmare. They know pieces of your collection much more intimately than you do, so my imposters syndrome kicks really hard. On the other hand... well they are the ones that remind me "oh that's true, my job is awesome !!"

[@tylerrobbins9614]

You curators are my heroes. You make the items on display in museums and shows come to life and give them context to allow regular guys like me to appreciate the history of valuable, one of a kind artifacts and treat them with the respect they deserve. Without people like you, stuff like that T-800 arm would be lost or never see the light of day. Thanks for all you do!

[@1981GLAD]

@@tylerrobbins9614 Whaaa thank you so much Tyler, you really made my day :)

[@Yamagatabr]

but even if it something that you don't know. It can add value for your piece that would not knew that was there in the first place, and can help with a future sell. If you don't let em lowball you, it is also better because you would be selling it to somewone who knows the piece value.

[@1981GLAD]

@@Yamagatabr yes that's very much the case for art gallerists, art dealers, auctionners! In my case however I work for a public institution, so the cheaper my pieces are the better it is :) We tend to deliberately be very cautious with art sellers, as they do use us to drive prices up (eg such artist was displayed in that public exhibition so let's bump up the price; this curator gave us a possible link between this piece and a bankable name, so let's use that also) They can be amazing, honest, brilliant people, but our interests are pretty much opposite

[@thefox7073]

It's always interesting to me how imperfect props are but yet you never notice that in the movie. good stuff!

[@scottgleeson8828]

It depends on whether closeup shots are used

[@brigidtheirish]

The imperfections make it look more real.

[@bradley3549]

In this case I'd assume this was not the 'hero' arm used for the close up final shots. The hero arm used in the last scene is clearly the nicest one with no real obvious casting defects, and done in a high polish. This particular prop looks like it was mostly painted silver.

[@gzuzsavz]

"Nice night fo wok." "Nothing clean, right". ..literally just watched The Terminator about a week ago for the bazillionth time! A fabulous movie. Thanks for the look at this forearm! 🤖🎥❤

[@MetalT-800Skull]

I have been building an all metal arm (T2 Version), so cool to see this one, I will make a T1 version now also. Adam if you need any help on reference or found parts let me know! I can even cast metal parts for you.

[@No_Plastic]

Your work is amazing! I'm stunned why you don't have massive following. People should check your work.

[@MetalT-800Skull]

@@No_Plastic thanks dude, I appreciate it. I think Endo parts are a very niche subject, but hopefully people that like that kind of stuff can find my work. Great name, I hate plastic so make everything out of metal when possible, infinitely recyclable

[@clarkcrossley7579]

Dude you have some awesome shit on your channel, holy cow that was crazy cool, keep it up!

[@MetalT-800Skull]

@@clarkcrossley7579 Thanks dude, hopefully have some more cool metal Terminator props coming soon. Have a few in the pipeline.

[@skraminc]

Just waiting for the day when bronze/metal castings become a bigger trend on youtube. I feel like its gotta happen some day. A lot of other niches that get huge attention even if its not super relatable

[@petermot645]

It doesn’t get better than Adam geeking out on a prop. Thank you for sharing !

[@1pcfred]

There's a channel on KZbin where a guy built a whole Terminator out of metal. The guy went way beyond anything else that's ever been done. It was a passion project and he wanted it to be the best. In my opinion he achieved his goal. What he made is impressive. Ain't no air bubbles in his. It looks like it could be real.

[@Verity_Auger]

Very cool how the propstore guy immediately defers to Adam when he isn't sure about stuff. He obviously knows him :)

[@1TakoyakiStore]

I watched a documentary on the 1st Terminator film recently. Stan Winston was just beaming over the creation of the T-800 endoskeleton. Normally he's a very nice chill guy but in that particular interview he was uncharacteristically selfish about making sure all the credit was his on that project, to the extent that he joked that he was fortunate to have such a talented group of people to work with even though he would make sure that none of their names end up in the credits.

[@destructoblog]

Wow man. It's so nice to know this thing is still around. I saw this movie when I was way too young and I love it more than I can even put into words.

[@4btguy945]

Really awesome! Acting was over the top, still a cool piece.

[@Beamer1969]

I’d love a video of Adam documenting a prop for replication

[@RodCornholio]

Adam makes it okay to keep and express our inner child. Full of wonder, amazement, and creativity.

[@fredbrooks1386]

Love the enthusiasm! But that is the great thing about Adam and his interests.

[@NuarStanger]

I'm looking forward to videos of you building your own!! T2 is my ALL TIME FAVORITE movie!

[@alextheman3330]

Your videos never ceases to amaze me! I hope I finish my amor project and met you one day! Happy cosplaying my friend! 👍

[@wonderwend]

Watching Adam needing out is always a delight

[@SinCityCycling702]

agreed! it should be a regular segment. Love seeing original props from all these movies we love!

[@gwendyp125]

More Brandon please. These conversations are a delight

[@shamrockballs1066]

Amazing. I've always loved The Terminator, the Endoskeleton and the Endoskeleton arm from Terminator 1 and 2. I had the chance to buy a replica of the arm from T2 in the 2000s via Sideshow from Stan Winston studios. Its epic, however it is static so I totally understand what Adam means. The version I have was limited to 1000pcs and is covered in chrome. Its still got a bit of weight to it. I believe that one of the differences between the T1 and T2 arm was the finger and knuckle joints, they where smaller in T2 because they wanted it to represent an accurate size that would look like they'd actually fit inside the flesh of a normal sized hand (aka Arnold's).

[@Daveyboy100880]

As far as I know, Stan Winston Studios didn’t really get into using practical pneumatics until Jurassic Park, so yeah, I’m guessing all the actuation was done via cables, with the pistons being cosmetic articulation. But still, the workmanship that went into this… just beautiful! I was wondering if maybe this arm was used for the shots at the end where the endo busted through the factory door, and then later when it was crawling after Sarah, grabbing a metal support during the first lunge, then clawing along through the metal press before finally trying to grasp her throat. Those are the only times I can think of that the hand required articulation… but there’s one problem: this is a left hand/forearm, and I’ve just checked to see and while there’s one shot of the left hand when the endo grabs at the pipe bomb, it’s a non-articulating hand. All the shots of the hand actually articulating are of the right hand, not the left (the left was blown off by the pipe bomb), so was this an alternate, a test piece or what? Interesting…

[@Only.The.Best.]

Image could be mirrored on film on film

[@Daveyboy100880]

@@tylerrobbins9614 Nah, by all accounts Jim Cameron is a very patient and understanding director on set, so I’m sure he wouldn’t have minded waiting while they rigged up another arm… 😉

[@aspalovin]

I can't wait to watch Adam build one

[@williamshaw9047]

Behind them is a full endoskeleton, a field jacket of Arnold's from T1, and the Mylar outfit worn by Pasha Afshar, the stuntman who doubled for Robert Patrick during one of the fight scenes in the steel mill as the fully liquid T-1000 (the scene where Arnold flings him against the wall and his face comes out the back of his head).

[@jonesy279]

This is the best! Adam’s enthusiasm always makes me want to immediately head out to my humble workbench and get tinkering.

[@Ronaldl2350]

I have the same emotions that Adam is having! That is so cool!

[@polygromo]

Stan Winston was the Master of Creatures!

[@Whitpusmc]

I love seeing parts I recognize from RC airplanes within this prop!

[@Templarofsteel88]

I will never get bored with watching Adam geek out over things.

[@f1matt]

Adam's enthusiasm is a gift I never get tired of.

[@MrJuanRGV]

I can’t stop thinking how the wrist joint looks a lot like a 1in drive swivel adaptor. It’s really cool.

[@barrylenhart7240]

The main wrist joint looks like they modified a half inch impact swivel socket for the ball joint assy. I see the notch and the pin that it moves about on. Lot of talent to pull those effects off

[@marcpaters0n]

I cannot wait for that build!

[@MichaelKnight821]

The T1 Endoskelleton Looks way more intimidating than The T2 model. So Nice To See These original prop From the First T1 . Thanks Adam 👍🙏

[@joepie221]

I may have to make one of these. Too cool.

[@joepie221]

@1984 is now. I think a lot of screen shots is probably a good place to start. Then you'll need an entire machine shop after that. Don't forget tha cad software and a lot of coffee.

[@Mekazas]

I look forward to that build!

[@dcfox199gamer8]

I can’t wait to see you make one from scratch

[@codemunkies]

what i would do to be able to have the opportunity to be WITH Adam for a time like this. I'd DIE to experience something like this, especially with one of my idols.

[@DragonslayerProd]

Gizmo just chilling out in the back there

[@refusedone]

adam’s reactions of pure joy are priceless

[@thomashounsome7737]

What a wonderful piece of history. Incredible workmanship. I understand why you get so excited over this stuff!

[@jublywubly]

Another distinct difference between that endo arm and the T-2 endo arms is the fingers of that one are like flat popsticks. The fingers of the T-2 hands are round. Looking at their shape, it seems certain that each finger piece in the T-2 endo hands were made by cutting down solid metal with the use of a milling machine. A lathe may have been using to cut the basic shape, but a milling machine was certainly used to cut the slots down the centre of each finger piece. I have literally hundreds of reference photos of screen-used endo arms, that I've gathered over the years. I also attempted to build a Thailand knock-off resin model kit of the T-2 arm that's seen in Cyberdyne. Just like all the licensed life-size endo arms and endoskeletons, this knock-off kit is also filled with glaring errors that require a lot of reworking and scratch building to replace erroneous parts.

[@LegoGBlok]

Adam dude, your channel is the best!!!. You are one lucky dude.

[@Fierofreak01]

The ball joints are impact tools the small ones are swivel impact sockets and the big main one is an impact universal joint. (I use similar sockets to these, everyday)

[@FourOneThreeOh]

Ive always wanted to make the arm that Cyberdyne has in T2. I look forward to watching Adam make his.

[@Siouxjin]

Cant wait to see him work on the replica!

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

Adam... You got some kind of amazing life to see so much cool stuff close up. I'm so Jelly brosiff.

[@Games_and_Music]

That is definitely holy grail territory right there. I'm struggling to think of movie props that would be as iconic in person as on the screen, as in, expected size and offscreen look of it.

[@briansavage932]

I cannot wait to see Adam machine and build one of these for a "ODB"

[@mikeuk666]

Keep up the great work team

[@brewt1mer]

I really miss Stan winston…the t-Rex that him and his team built for Jurassic park still blows my mind to this day….really love the prop vids you do

[@paulclancy4221]

That is definitely a grail. Such an iconic movie.

[@vaevictusdeus]

Its almost refreshing to see how raw and "ugly" it is up close. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful piece, but I feel like the natural instinct if you were trying to create a replica would be to grind down those rough moldings and polish everything up all smooth and pretty. That would STILL look amazing, I'm sure, but that unfinished look adds a TON of organic character (and probably caught the light really nice on film ; ) ) and I'm wondering if they kept it that way for that very specific reason. Rather than looking ENTIRELY mechanical, the bubbles, scuffs and imperfections from the molding process give the metal itself a lot of visual and textural characteristics you'd expect to find with real, organic bones from where the muscles and flesh would attach. If they were to make the same "prop" today with CGI, it would ALL be polished chrome. And as simple as it is, the little details are pretty astounding. You can tell that someone legitimately put time and effort into making sure that it didn't just LOOK good, but could function with mechanical logic. The pistons are exactly where the hands tendons would be and it bulks out the palm of the terminators hand in a way that actually makes sense. That's not a NECESSARY detail for a prop that's going to appear on camera for what probably amounted to a few brief seconds, but that difference mattered to the artist tasked with creating it and the piece is/was all the more impressive for it.

[@gregorydacosta2102]

Logically, Skynet would not be interested in having perfectly casted parts. The parts would not be polished and imperfection free. The T-800 models were made in large quantities for infantry battle as well as infiltration missions.

[@SpicySteve-tz2so]

I can't wait to see Adam start on his own arm, because then, "I'll be back". LOL

[@RockSleeper]

Adam is right about the T2 knuckles having and additional articulation where they tilt over when clenching a fist. Would love to see a video like this about that prop too.

[@dannymorgan2654]

As a massive T1 and T2 fan, I'm jealous. Very jealous.

[@rohitagarwal329]

The relentless pursuit by a virtually indestructible T-1 was much more horrifying than anything in subsequent movies.

[@TheGreatAtario]

I dunno, the nuclear dream from T2 is pretty dread-inducing

[@Albert-lj5jb]

sorry to be a prick, but I think you mean a CSM-101 T-800, a "T-1" is the small tank-like HK terminator from Terminator 3.

[@mojolycan2148]

Cool love to see you make one Adam 🤘

[@storageaddict]

Love the T-1 arm, certainly a grail within movie props. As a 40yr+ watch guy though, one of the first thing's I saw in this video was Adam's Seiko SKX009 Pepsi, because I own the same one. ha Would love to see Adam do a video on this watch collection, and maybe share any memories behind them or what made him buy certain ones. 👍🏻

[@shaunwishart1575]

Adam. Did you ever finish the weathering of your very own T800? What beer did you put in its hand? Is it still sitting? Did the red eyes get fitted? Did you fit the T800 to have an Arduino installed to track people as they move across the room?

[@bafeljajo6389]

YEEEEEESSSSS! Make it!!! And so will I. You as my guide and inspiration.

[@jasperjanderson]

I could be mistaken, but I believe Richard Landon made the hands for the first film. You guys should really try to have him on. He's still working in the industry as a mechanical designer, and is one of the nicest guys.

[@mystisith3984]

What a piece of history. Stan Winston was a genius wizard.

[@driftsdragsdrives4938]

I love it!!!! Adam you are my favourite tv personality! I’d die to see the myth busters set 10000X more then terminator 😂 KEEP IT UP!

[@LogicalNiko]

I wonder if the accurate 3d photogrammetry functions in phones has made it into Adam’s prop replication toolbox. I would assume it would heavily supplement the classic practice of taking photos next to a measure. Obviously we’re not talking hundredths accuracies, but it’s got to be nearly as good as counting pixels on photos.

[@ecopennylife]

Wouldn't be surprised if Adam makes a WHOLE endoskeleton from scratch 😋

[@badondebadonde267]

Adam is wearing Seiko watch! This is great choice!!

[@DRB-Octane]

that would be a holy grail piece, done right(in metal and with a control/motion actuation) and using hydraulics

[@thesteveruss]

Remember when Terminator was a great franchise?

[@chrism1503]

No. Lol. It was never a great franchise. T1 and T2 were great - everything else was just ok (at best).

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

It still is

[@TheImmoralNosferatuZodd]

Oh man. I really hope Adam makes one of these for real.

[@r.p4336]

Im convinced Adam is the only person who can make a receding hairline work

[@fxs478]

A compellation of all these Propstore videos would be great

[@divBy0]

All this stuff belongs in museum!

[@hardcoreep]

Stan's the man.

[@ljmz79]

Nice to see Adam wearing a Seiko SKX, which is one of my favourite watches. 👍

[@brianjay9811]

After seeing the Terminator in 1984, the very next day, I drove to LA and searched out the Fantasy II studio where they did the special effects. I walked in and asked for a job application and to my delight, the secretary sent me right in to speak to special effects guru, Gene Warren Jr. He and I had a great talk, and Gene asked if I would like to tour some original Terminator sets. Suddenly, I found myself in the bowels of the studio, where I examined the life-sized terminator models, and then entered a set where they created a reduced sized steel factory, with pouring pots, loading docks and tractor trailer trucks used in one of the famous crash scenes. I was blown away! I never did work with Gene, but did spend some time at the MGM Glenco shop...

[@macsmith2013]

One would think Adam has seen it all by now, so seeing him freak out like a little kid about stuff like that is extra cute.

[@lo0nyt0onz]

When Adam get excited over somthing like this. You know it's some good shit

[@familytruckster2009]

The main wrist ball and socket looks like a swivel adapter for a 1/2" or larger impact driver.

[@mikeytrw]

I can't wait to see the one week build

[@beinghappy1312]

First time seeing the actual design up close. In the movie when he removes a shotgun round from his arm I'm certain those tiny metal bits wouldn't be able to take a shotgun blast and still function fine.

[@scottmantooth8785]

*yep...this will be one of those long term exquisite detail prop builds...i'm guessing that the use of titanium will not be out of the question either...first the arm then the entire full metal T-800 build*

[@tuckersorensen2039]

Terminator has to be the greatest robot movies

[@toolman67]

Really love Adam's excitement and passion with these things! Totally get it!

[@vitellonealvapore877]

it's always nice to see an SKX

[@GIBBO4182]

When Adam knows more than the guide/curator!!

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Well he builds things like this, the other guy is a salesman, basically:)

[@eg0nlebtB]

Please make one, with the diagonal moving knuckles under tensioning, great stuff :)

[@shawnkarg3794]

The wrist articulation looks like the universal joints from an old thread tapping machine we had at my last job.

[@EJFXxx]

... was waiting for Adam to raise its middle finger ...

[@ccrider77]

I've built one as a non-functional prop, from 100% polished metal. Mine is a Halloween piece, and the fingers and thumb all operate. It took one weekend to build. Neat project...

[@MrGroupA]

This is... Savage! Oh yeah, hello from Sweden!