Well I took almost a year off from R2, but I'm back at it. Picked up right where I left off.
Made some progress on the legs.
Scored some second hand JAG drives with NPC motors. These things are no joke. Powerful and quiet. And very cool.
Also finally tackled the center ankle. A New Hope R2 has a unique center ankle in that it has a squared off shape and is noticeably shorter. You don't see this a lot on replicas. I had to make the cuts by hand. This was also a pain.
After some filling and sanding.
I came up with my own design to attach it to the frame. It uses a bracket to bolt onto the bottom of the frame with four 3/8 bolts. I also got the Vex Pro omni wheels for my front foot. The aluminum channel is just temporary until I build foot shells.
These are the four bolts inside the frame.
And here is everything put together.
Finally up on three feet. Hooked up my little joystick and he rolls around like a champ.
I got this nice aluminum LDP the other day. So much better than the 3D printed one I was going to use.
I switched over to using Duplicolor Sonic Blue Pearl for the body parts. It looks identical to the purple/blue combo I was doing and is so much easier to use. I should have just used this from the start. Anyway, for anyone looking for an easy rattlecan R2 blue, this is it.
He's looking sooooo good. Not much left now. There is nothjng like taking your own AstroMech to a show. You'll be swamped with attention. Kids And adults alike.