Depending on your choice of materials and what you want it to do, you're looking at anywhere from $300 to $30,000.
Mine closer to the bottom, Yours closer to the top no doubt
Go over to astromech.net. alot of the guys here on the rpf (including myself) are on there. The cheapest way to build a r2 for cosplay is a styrene droid. It'll still cost quite a bit though. Just realize these droids can take around 2-3 years to get into a driving state for public appearances and such. Just do research on the astromech sites.Has anyone ever built a R2D2 as a prop for cosplay cheap ....if so what did you start with?
But at least my electronics work. haha. Speaking of which, did you ever get a replacement Mega?
Some friends and I made this static R5-D5 out of cardboard and other scrap materials for around $100, and most of that cost was spray paint and glue. We adapted the styrene plans from astromech.net for our needs.
http://i.imgur.com/VpokpcL.jpg
The only non-scratch built pieces are the 3 main eyes and the battery box straps, which are resin pieces we obtained locally. Its not 100% accurate by any means and is missing some pieces, but it gets the job done. We display him at our 501st events.
Some day I would like to automate the dome but I need to find an electronics genius willing to help me
Some friends and I made this static R5-D5 out of cardboard and other scrap materials for around $100, and most of that cost was spray paint and glue. We adapted the styrene plans from astromech.net for our needs.
http://i.imgur.com/VpokpcL.jpg
The only non-scratch built pieces are the 3 main eyes and the battery box straps, which are resin pieces we obtained locally. Its not 100% accurate by any means and is missing some pieces, but it gets the job done. We display him at our 501st events.
Some day I would like to automate the dome but I need to find an electronics genius willing to help me
Have you got some Behind The Scenes pictures of your build ? It might be an interesting thread for starters (like me and many of us) who want to build their own astromech
Dude, it looks so good !
Some friends and I made this static R5-D5 out of cardboard and other scrap materials for around $100, and most of that cost was spray paint and glue. We adapted the styrene plans from astromech.net for our needs.
http://i.imgur.com/VpokpcL.jpg
The only non-scratch built pieces are the 3 main eyes and the battery box straps, which are resin pieces we obtained locally. Its not 100% accurate by any means and is missing some pieces, but it gets the job done. We display him at our 501st events.
Some day I would like to automate the dome but I need to find an electronics genius willing to help me