R2D2 sensorscope

[propologist]

Since there not much chance of me making a full sized R2 unit , does anyone make just the pop up sensor scope ? I always wanted to make a submerged R2 with the scope popping out of the swamp water from Empire. Just a table top diorama . Something I'm looking at doing a bit along.

 

[muttley]

they sure do! neat idea too BTW.


xeno makes a resin one for the R2 builders at about $75 plus shipping
http://xenoweb.nl/r2d2shop/index.htm

I have a cnc plastic and aluminum kit I need to dig out that I'm not going to use either.

the periscope would be a cool display, you could also get an inexpensive styrene dome then and display that...then get a body...then some legs.......... :love

Neil

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

That would be cool. Then claim your R2 is the most accurate ever. Oh he's underwater so you can't see all the details, but it looks great. :lol

 

[vistaVision]

Since there not much chance of me making a full sized R2 unit , does anyone make just the pop up sensor scope ? I always wanted to make a submerged R2 with the scope popping out of the swamp water from Empire. Just a table top diorama . Something I'm looking at doing a bit along.

That would be a cool display. Check out the "Magic Water" material from this outfit: http://www.unrealdetails.com/

 

[Pete SSS]

This is a great idea! It would be fantastic to have a scope popping up through the surface of a pond in the garden. Hmmm, I might have to go and dig a pond...

 

[propologist]

That would be a cool display. Check out the "Magic Water" material from this outfit: http://www.unrealdetails.com/

Yeah i use to do Taxidermy and used similar things for fish. I want to do the R2D2 and of course the DS star trash monster. Just trying to get many images of both.
I think weird stuff like that , Like having a sarlacc pit painted on a floor very large in the center of a collector room..hummm

 

[Taco-Bot]

Since there not much chance of me making a full sized R2 unit , does anyone make just the pop up sensor scope ? I always wanted to make a submerged R2 with the scope popping out of the swamp water from Empire. Just a table top diorama . Something I'm looking at doing a bit along.

What if you made it as a desk top? You could use the sensorscope as a desklamp.

 

[Trap Joe]

I do have this waiting to be installed in my R2 someday

 

[muttley]

What if you made it as a desk top? You could use the sensorscope as a desklamp.

or how about this lamp :cool

http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=83512

sorry for the derail...back on topic.

I love the idea of this, would be a neat little desk lamp or lighting on the prop shelf. would be kinda of cool to have a garbage monster too right next to it and have a periscope-ey kinda theme going :lol

how about finding a plate or a bowl that could simulate the top part of the dome and the pie panels. It would be a cool base for it.

this would also make a cool fishtank feature...lolz

 

[propologist]

yeah . I would like to keep it studio size. Great ideas..lol

 

[Xyborg]

Neil, you HAVE to finish your periscope! Don't let those parts get away from you.

Someday I'll put together my plastic periscope body and work out something for the supports, light kit, and lift mechanism.

The idea of an R2 periscope in an outdoor pond is just classic! One that could be surreptitiously placed in a public fountain would be funny, too.

 

[Fett_Ish]

There are kits out there,both styrene and resin for this very part,available from folks on the R2 building sites,my dome is aluminum,but this part will be styrene or resin in my little buddy. I believe there are also plans for making the part from styrene as well on the yahoo group.

 

[propologist]

Neil, you HAVE to finish your periscope! Don't let those parts get away from you.

Someday I'll put together my plastic periscope body and work out something for the supports, light kit, and lift mechanism.

The idea of an R2 periscope in an outdoor pond is just classic! One that could be surreptitiously placed in a public fountain would be funny, too.

yeah esp. if you could make it go up and down

 

[RoCKo]

that´s a neat idea indeed, Neil! keep us posted...

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

This is a great idea! It would be fantastic to have a scope popping up through the surface of a pond in the garden. Hmmm, I might have to go and dig a pond...

That's an awesome idea! If you could get it to randomly pop up it would be very cool. Also it wouldn't be too geeky because only SW fans would know what it was.