Welcome to the club.
Not sure which one mine most looks like. but i'm happy to say it's all metal ( don't go this route unless you want to be broke, but i found the material easiest to work with).
and it still works after a few years, which is rather amazing. mine is just basic though. he doesn't even have a light up HP.
This is his second head. as the first one used JB weld that leaked all over the place. the second one uses E6,000 and it's MUCH nicer to work with and just as strong.
It's also his second batch of frames. we took these frames to a car place to be painted. I forget what they did to it, but it came out GREAT compared to what I could do to the thing.
I went though one head rotator after the wires got ripped out somehow, as well.
It's an interesting journey, but it was fun and nothing beats getting r2 parts in the mail.
Now, if only i can find a manquin to fit threepio, i can finally get him done )
Oh, and if you go on astromech, do NOT get discouraged by some of the people who you meet there. they WANT you to succeed, but sometimes i've found can get kind of combative if you make a mistake, or choose to try something different than recommended. oh, and not fans of people messing up and needing to buy second part sets to cover for it ;o)....that was my second set of skins, but i'm glad i replaced them because they look that muc better
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i have to agree with you on the 100% aluminum build. i've been collecting aluminum for 3 years now... and still missing a dozen or so parts
if i were to do this all over again i would go styrene with a hydro dome, and some how figure out a way to use steel foot shells so little kids won't damage r2's feet while being excited. seems like the foot shells take the most beating
i like the way Matty matt is going, if i were to do it all over again i would have gone a route like his
matty do you have all the pieces to put him physically together? what parts are you hunting?
i have started alittle text circle were if someone is looking for a part i write it down and when it goes live shoot them a text.
in this hobby there's some parts that don't have sign up lists and just status updates saying they are in stock and first come first served basis. which makes it tough for a lot of people
if i can ever be of service don't hesitate to ask!
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