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These things are a mess..

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The Green Machine Frog Band Strikes Again!
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
randirain.bsky.social
I'm so done with these robots...
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Restoring the Flashing Robot (Lite-Bot) | Broken Gears, Corrosion & Comeback
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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January 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
randirain.bsky.social
Here's a rare robot I've never done.

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Ultra-Rare 1984 Epoch CarBot Robot – Full Restoration & Repair
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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January 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
randirain.bsky.social
Hey, it was over the holidays...

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Restoring the R/C Sonic Robot – Cheap ’90s Toy With an ’80s Shell
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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December 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
randirain.bsky.social
Another great TOMY game, and it's on ebay.
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Classic TOMY Hit and Missile Game Restoration | For Sale on eBay
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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December 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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It's on ebay... One of TOMY's best games.

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Restoring the TOMY “Turn The Terrible Tank” — and it’s for Sale!
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
randirain.bsky.social
This one made me mad...

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Why DIY Is Becoming a Luxury | Building a Cat Scratching Post
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
randirain.bsky.social
Here it is... The animatronic frog itself.

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It Took 20 Years, but I Finally Finished My Animatronic Frog
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
randirain.bsky.social
How to make the servos work. Next week, how all this goes together to make an animatronic frog.

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How to Control the Adafruit 16-Channel Servo Board with a PICAXE (I²C Tutorial)
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The second video on how I built my animatronic frog.

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How to Use the MT8870 DTMF Decoder with a PICAXE Microcontroller
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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This is the first video on my series about my animatronic frog. It needed an MP3 player, it needed to be able to be controlled by a picaxe chip, and it needed to be in STEREO.
I found so many MP3 circuits were just mono.

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How to Control the SparkFun MP3 Player Shield with a PICAXE 14M2 (UART Tutorial)
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
randirain.bsky.social
Back to the unique TAIYO rc cars. This time the Corvette.

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Inside the TAIYO Corvette: The 80s RC Car with Solenoid Steering!
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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November 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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How I made my addition to my Head-X illusion.

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Building a Jacob’s Ladder for My Mad Scientist Illusion! (Halloween Prop Build)
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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October 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
randirain.bsky.social
This was new to me.
Do you remember the Green Machine Frog Band?

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The Green Machine Frog Band: 1989’s Weirdest Rockin’ Toy Restored!
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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October 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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If you're in Fort Worth TX this spooky season, come check out my show. www.randirain.site

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Fright Meets Delight in the Backroom | Randi Rain’s Halloween Magic Show
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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October 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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I think this is the last of the TOMY ball maze games, and the hardest.

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TOMY PITFALL Ball Maze Game Refurbished & Working Again!
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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October 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Another electronic tutorial for my magician friends wanting to know how to make things remote control. My new favorite one.

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How to Make Anything Remote: Tiny Motor Control Circuit!
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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September 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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I've never seen this one until now...

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Ultra Rare TOMY Rev’N Roll Raceway – Wind-Up Motorcycle Game Restored!
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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September 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
randirain.bsky.social
A robot machine.

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Robot Roller Coaster! Refurbishing the Kinsman Robot Machine
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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September 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Behold my mysterious rapping hand. It taps out messages from beyond grave... That's real black walnut too.👻
September 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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TOMY boxing game refurbished. What a beating.

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Inside TOMY’s Pneumatic Boxing Game | Rare Sharper Image Exclusive!
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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September 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Want to know how to make a motor go one way and the other?

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The Complete Guide to H-Bridge Circuits (With 3 PCB Designs!)
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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August 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
randirain.bsky.social
This thing is so Radio Shack...

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Radio Shack’s Electronic Shooting Gallery | Classic 80s Light Gun Toy Refurbished
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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August 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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I found that I could make it myself cheaper and better.

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DIY Handheld Magic Sound Gimmick – Custom Audio in Your Palm!
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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August 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I'm down to nine of these. Only one more, and a moveable sign.

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Steamboat Willie Mechanical Diorama Restored! Animated Animations from 1998
YouTube video by Randi Rain
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August 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM