R2D2 Bin build

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Prosta

Member

• Apr 11, 2013

• #1

I got a great reaction to my last build from friends on FB that I'm making 1 more.

Got dome marked out using files from R2 Builders Club Yahoo group. Will have to go back and redo 1st dome cause its way off. Scored panels with dremel. Little rough but I like it.

 

nick daring

Master Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Apr 11, 2013

• #2

What dremel bit did you use to score with? Freehand? Looks good!

 

Archive&Future

Sr Member

• Apr 11, 2013

• #3

That's one snazzy little droid

 

v3d

Active Member

• Apr 11, 2013

• #4

Nice work. My kid would love having an R2 can in our house.

 

Gumbyack454

Active Member

• Apr 11, 2013

• #5

Where do you get your garbage cans from? They look amazing by the way!

 

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Prosta

Member

• Apr 14, 2013

• #6

I got it in a UK supermarket chain called Tescos
Used a thin cutting disk with the dremel clamped in a vice.
Marked out the dome with a sharpie and tried to keep shakes to a minimum.
Using styrene sheet for the legs. Using Firefek's pep files for legs and radar eye. Have 1 cut out. Will glue tomorrow.

 

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DOORMANMATT

Well-Known Member

• Apr 14, 2013

• #7

Love this....

 

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Prosta

Member

• May 12, 2014

• #8

Thought I put up the finished pics before now. Anyway here they are. Gonna flog 1 on DoneDeal or ebay
Body paneling is just 2 sheets of glossy photo paper with panels cut out on top layer.

 

Fierfek

Sr Member

• May 12, 2014

• #9

Well done! That looks really really good. Just superb execution in every regard. I'm going to have to take a look at those R2 builder's files and make a new, more detailed model when I get a chance to. Scratch building an R2-D2 unit in any form has got to be up there on many a Star Wars fan's bucket list.