So amazing!!! Congrats on the great work, and thanks for sharing!
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Styrene R2-D2
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cayman shen
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Wow, she's a beaut. Nice job!
yaris
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Looks awesome! Great job.
I built my styrene R2 for about $400. I brought the dome and about half of the smaller parts and scratch built the rest and actually hand cut all the styrene panels.
I thought about powering it, but I only ever wanted to display it not take it out for shows etc.
R2 builders club is the best place to get started.
I built my styrene R2 for about $400. I brought the dome and about half of the smaller parts and scratch built the rest and actually hand cut all the styrene panels.
I thought about powering it, but I only ever wanted to display it not take it out for shows etc.
R2 builders club is the best place to get started.
JaxAndTheMoon
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Great job on this, it really came along!
Nice!! good job man. That's exciting. I can't believe how quiet he is. What are you using for your foot drives?
ywingfighter
Sr Member
Wow....fanstactic! Great work..a real R2D2...very cool.:thumbsup
KrangPrime
Master Member
I need a pair of lightweight legs....and I'm thinking of doing a styrene body...
I'm going back to re read the thread, but how much does your R2 weigh, and where did the parts come from?
I'm going back to re read the thread, but how much does your R2 weigh, and where did the parts come from?
Most of this is built from the excellent Dave Everett Styrene plans on the R2Builders group site, astromech.com. Many of the smaller parts were made from scratch by me. Others were bought from other R2 Builders Group members off the site. If you are going to by parts, I HIGHLY recommend you get them through a builder on the site. Anyone selling on the site his held to high standards of accuracy, so when you get the parts, they actually FIT where they are supposed to.
I cannot say enough about astromech.com and the community there.
I cannot say enough about astromech.com and the community there.
So I finally had the guts to properly weather Artoo. I went for a subtle Tatooine look. A few layers of various acrylic washes did the job. What can I say? He instantly went from "plastic thing I made" to "rough-an-tumble astromech". The weathering REALLY makes him come alive. So glad I did it.
matty matt
Sr Member
Wow! Fantastic build. The weathering really sets it off. Very well done.
TazMan2000
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Excellent job!
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cwstandards
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Well damn you're fantastic!
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