Keith,
You beat me to it
I built the "x-10 rocket train" because I knew the collector in me would need to own at least two, before I could mess with one
Its not the beer, but the chrome lover in me may have also stopped that fun too.
I applaud your strength, and conviction in having fun.
(I still want one)
The tripod inspiration was originally War of the worlds, and a one wheeled job from old cartoons (WB or tom&jerry?) It weighed too much for standing on one leg. (Its the motor housing for a ceiling fan). The arms a folding, laptop raising, brace from the "dollar store", and "mr potato head" hands had the cartoon "white glove" look I wanted. (The eyes just a bonus. I will "loose" the noses, eyes only)
I've just been collecting "shapes" waiting for the "right one" to inspire me to continue.
With junk builds you never know if its done, till its done. E.g. The glowing eye of the tripod changing to a camera lens, was a complete rebuild.
The "sidekick" has two faces now. A robotic Janus.
And a third, and maybe a fourth, smaller robot bodies, have shown themselves. I see twisted cartoon versions of the "whimpering" Star Wars Death Star droid in them. But if they are too similar, I'll only do one.