A visit to Pro-Hobbies
Tonight I passed by a shop called Pro-Hobbies in Dajeej. I needed some paint for my Tamiya crawler and the Tamiya dealer had run out so they recommended I pass by Pro-Hobbies instead. It was my first time there and the place turned out to be really cool. While Tamiya specializes in on and off road electric cars and buggies, Pro-Hobbies specializes in helicopters and nitro powered race buggies.
While there I also got to check out the KHR-1 Robot. I had seen this robot before on YouTube playing football so it was very exciting to see the robot live. They aren’t selling them yet, they just got one to try it out and see if there is a market for it. The robot costs around KD400 which isn’t cheap but the way it moves is just incredible. It’s fully programmable and is driven by 19 servos (motors) which explains the hefty price tag considering a single servo usually costs around KD12. I took a video of the robot which you can see below. It was running out of batteries and the floor was slippery but you can still see how cool it is.
[YouTube]
If you want to pass by the store they’re located in the mall behind Showtime in Dajeej. Here is a link to the [Map]. They have a website but it’s still under construction. [Link]
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28 Comments, add your own...
1. ar53nal14 | October 4th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
The robot needs a cover or something to cover everything.
2. frankom | October 4th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
i will dance for you if you pay me half that price
naked for KD300
3. ar53nal14 | October 4th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Frankom, chithee marra wa7da? :D
4. frankom | October 4th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
cham as3arek int :P ?
yakhi wayed 400 !
5. Name is Bond | October 4th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
lol @ frankom!
6. Omar | October 4th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
My cat would love that robot.
7. Mark | October 4th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
My dog would be scared of the robot
8. ar53nal14 | October 4th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
My turtle would love to play with that robot.
9. Adel | October 5th, 2009 at 1:24 am
which color did you take for the cr-01?
10. Mr.pedro | October 5th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Awesome I love how there is so many hobby shops in kuwait now before it was just tamiya and al hamar
11. Ramez | October 5th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Perfect store
12. Mark | October 5th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Adel: Metallic dark grey with a white roof and tinted windows
13. Mathai | October 5th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Mark have you considered graduating to air-brushing ? It gives better control when you want to paint small panels or parts. As for me I’m still in the spray can phase :(
14. Itsallg000d | October 5th, 2009 at 8:22 am
The place looks nice! I was at Tamiya yesterday … they seemed in the process of building new street track on the near by roof!
15. Mark | October 5th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Mathai: i was never good at air brushing when I was in university so doubt will be any better now
itsallgood: yeah they r building a huge on road track where you will be able to race your cars. They have a smaller one in the basement at the moment
16. Kuwait | October 5th, 2009 at 8:39 am
LOL @ 1:13, he wanted to go under the table but you guys didn’t let him!
17. Sami | October 5th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Do they have train modeling kits?
18. Mark | October 5th, 2009 at 9:25 am
no. the only store i’ve ever seen that sold train modeling kits was in Munich. I love model trains but they’re too expensive.
19. Sami | October 5th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Too bad. I see train model shops all over Europe. I also remember seeing one in City Centre Dubai next to virgin. But that was many years ago and it was closed.
I guess there is not enough interest for model trains in the region.
20. Adel | October 5th, 2009 at 9:44 am
mark
for the windows only spray one coat for the tinted
21. Mark | October 5th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Adel: I got some smoke paint but yeah I should probably try it on a piece of glass or something before I attempt it on the lexan
22. goencho pao | October 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Did they have any model kits for tall ships (sailing Ships), checked out the ones at the Tamiya Store, it was all plastic. I remember before ‘1990′ i used to buy them at Salmiya and at Muthanna, they were quite reasonable and wooden.
Lost the entire collection, and never seen any kit here after that till now
23. Mark | October 5th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Nope, the only model ships I’ve seen are the ones at Tamiya.
24. Adel | October 5th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Mark
cuz the smoke color will be mor darker if u put the body on the chassis
25. Burhan | October 5th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
That robot reminds me of the Citroen ads.
26. baddunk | October 8th, 2009 at 9:03 am
i have one, i bought it online for 150 bucks, why are they selling here for 400kd???
27. Mark | October 8th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Because what you bought is something completely different. The khr1 costs like 700 pounds online.
28. GuruDev | October 10th, 2009 at 8:57 am
The owner, Nawaf Al-Abdulrazak, is among the few who can actually guide you on troubleshooting problems with most rc gadgets. And the coolest thing is the guy will not try to sell you stuff that is not required unlike others! his technical know how is impresive and if you have ever competed in rc races, chances are you have already met him and have most likely never beaten him. He does have skills
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