Different Bob Head versions?

[Jobotron]

Hi, I am lost in the Bob-Head display rabbithole. From what I can tell there is the "normal" Bob Head (this might be the Shadow Head), then there's the Shadow Head, the Spike Head and apparently also Audio Bob.

1. Shadow Head?

2. Spike Head? (There seems to be a version without the pointy back part as well)

3. Audio Bob?

 

[Fakir]

From the illustrations above, you are not lost.
On point.

 

[Funky-Trixtar]

Hi, I am lost in the Bob-Head display rabbithole. From what I can tell there is the "normal" Bob Head (this might be the Shadow Head), then there's the Shadow Head, the Spike Head and apparently also Audio Bob.

1. Shadow Head?

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2. Spike Head? (There seems to be a version without the pointy back part as well)
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3. Audio Bob?
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For clarification, Spike Bob, and Shadow Bob.

 

[Jobotron]

From the illustrations above, you are not lost.
On point.

Glad to hear! It seemed like the terms are being used quite losely by many collectors and sellers. So I guess they're all Bob Heads, but there's subcategories within them.

 

[Jobotron]

For clarification, Spike Bob, and Shadow Bob.

Cheers! Do you know more about Audio Bob by any chance?

 

[TNGoldbeard]

Cheers! Do you know more about Audio Bob by any chance?

That’s cool! I have never seen one

 

[Jobotron]

That’s cool! I have never seen one

Thanks! I have only found this one mention of the Audio Bob on somebody's flickr page, so I also am not too sure how legit the images are (fab vega).

 

[Funky-Trixtar]

Thanks! I have only found this one mention of the Audio Bob on somebody's flickr page, so I also am not too sure how legit the images are (fab vega).

That's definitely an Audio Bob(prototype Bod heads Bob Head Prototype), that much I'm a hundred percent sure. Which was intended to be used by a Thump, for advertising. However regarding how many were made or other details, I'm afraid I'm not privvy to such information.

 

[Jobotron]

That's definitely an Audio Bob(prototype Bod heads Bob Head Prototype), that much I'm a hundred percent sure. Which was intended to be used by a Thump, for advertising. However regarding how many were made or other details, I'm afraid I'm not privvy to such information.

Man, now I got even more questions, but these things are just too cool. I'm assuming the prototype Bob Heads are versions that never made it out of the test labs. The prototpyes each have the description "Bob Head Prototype Stereolith", plus I read something about the use of stereolith machine - could it be that they were using early SLA printers for making prototypes?

 

[Lopaka KaMars]

Aloha and welcome to the Forum.