Shaun's R2 Project

Me at the Spaceport

2009-03-12T19:05:00.001Z

Myself with R2 at the Spaceport

Spceport - Liverpool

2009-03-12T19:03:00.001Z

Taken at the Spaceport in Liverpool

Kenny Baker with my R2

2009-03-12T19:02:00.001Z

Another pic from Sheffield

Kenny Baker with my R2

2009-03-12T18:59:00.001Z

Its been a while since any updates so here are a few pics.

Sheffield 2007

What its all about

2007-02-02T17:00:00.000Z

This was taken at Snibston discovery centre at a KOTE Star Wars day. Seeing all the kids faces light up make all the effort woeth while.

Long way Round - KOTE Event

2007-02-02T16:57:00.000Z

This was taken at Stafford shopping centre a troop we did for childrens charity NACCPO

Charles Ross & R2

2007-02-02T16:55:00.000Z

This was taken at Stafford as part of the Charles Ross One Man Star Wars Show, KOTR were asked to attend www.kotruk.com

R2 and My Clone Armour

2007-02-02T16:53:00.000Z

This picture was taken at Who shop in Blackpool, its myself in my clone armour next to my R2.

Kenny Signing My Dome

2007-02-02T16:50:00.000Z

Finally bumped into Kenny Baker at Milton Keynes and got him to sign my dome, next challenge is to have a few photos with my R2 and Kenny watch this space.

R2D2 Finished

2007-02-02T16:48:00.000Z

Finished

2006-10-21T19:10:00.000+01:00

Unfortunatley I have been a little busy to put up any further progress pics, I will post up some more of the build at a later date.

Test Fit

2006-04-29T21:56:00.000+01:00

Attached some parts to my leg, the only part that needs painting is the strut button, its still white and needs spraying silver to match the strut.

Just need the shoulder hubs now. Next job will be to finish the feet.

Oh and my battery box's arrived the other day Yippppeeeee

More pics to follow and I have now set up a website www.r2d2.me.uk its still under construction but feel free to take a look.

Attaching the Booster Cover

2006-04-29T21:49:00.000+01:00

I attached the booster cover by marking out the holes then attaching screw ready to fit on the leg.

Horseshoe - side view

2006-04-29T21:47:00.000+01:00

Side view of finished horseshoe

Horseshoe

2006-04-29T21:40:00.000+01:00

Here is one of my finished Horseshoes, this was made up of layered PVC then filler was applied and sanded down to a smooth finish. It was then sprayed white with the inner silver.

Outer Leg

2006-03-24T21:40:00.000Z

Test fitted some of the parts to the outer leg, next i need to spray the boster cover and the leg.

Shoulder hub

2006-03-24T21:37:00.000Z

Shoulder hub sprayed and fitted to the satalite motors, the leg will bolt onto this via the 4 outer holes

Leg

2006-03-24T21:30:00.000Z

Leg has had all the pieces sandwiched together and glued using impact adhesive, filler has been applied ready to be sanded down to a smoth finish.

Test Fit

2006-02-21T21:38:00.000Z

Decided to test fit some of the parts, still a lot to do but its nice to see how he is comming on.

Outer Leg and Ankle

2006-02-21T21:31:00.000Z

Here I have split the centre ankle into two pieces this allows me to attach the ankle cylinder, wedge and Keith's resin Beefy. I have attched these with 5mm csk bolts.
when I am happy with everything I will attach the two pieces together ready for spraying.

Finished vent

2006-02-11T19:59:00.000Z

Completed vent ready to fit to the skins

Side vents

2006-02-11T19:49:00.000Z

Finishe the front off the vents just need to make the back piece and spray it blue.

Side vents

2006-02-11T19:45:00.000Z

After drilling holes in the ali I then got a file and broke all the drilled holes through.

Looks a bit rough but the next pic you will see with a little bit of clean up and patience it comes up good.

Side vents

2006-02-11T19:40:00.000Z

I marked out the cutouts onto the ali and started by drilling holes all the way down

Horseshoe test fit

2006-02-11T19:31:00.000Z

Test fitted the horseshoe just need to spray the buttons and hydraulics silver. the buttons and hydraulics are made from resin I brought these from Keith at resin parts.com

Ankle & Cylinder

2006-02-11T19:26:00.000Z

Offered up the ankle cylinder and wedge, drilled and tapped the resin ankle piece then fitted with small 3mm screws.

Side view of the leg

2006-02-08T21:25:00.000Z

This is a side view of the leg, you can see here the parts sandwiched together.
When they have been filled and sanded you will not see any of this.
Finally they will be primmed, top coat and laquered.

A & A Legs

2006-02-08T21:16:00.000Z

Just started on R2's legs, these legs are laser cut from a type of plastic they are then sandwiched together in layers.
There is a lot of work to do on them and I will need to do a bit of filling and prep work on them.
This pic shows the legs put together and the cable for the feet motors installed.

Top View

2006-01-18T22:02:00.000Z

Top view of the channel template fitted its held in with tape just to see if it fits right.

Tomorrow I will cut the template out of steel and see how that fits, more pics to come soon.

Test Fit

2006-01-18T21:52:00.000Z

Cut the cardboard template out and what a fit, now I just need to copy this onto a piece off steel plate.

Outer Foot

2006-01-18T21:49:00.000Z

Outer foot notice the middle channel missing

Feet Channel Template

2006-01-18T21:42:00.000Z

Heath kindley sent me the drawings for the foot channels and motor brackets, I checked his drawing against my feet and made some minor adjustments.

I then copied these onto a piece of cardboard (this mornings breakfast packet)

Outer Feet

2006-01-18T21:31:00.000Z

Today I made a start on my two outer feet, the feet I got from the run that Kelly and Heith did.
They need finishing by making and fitting the middle channel.

Centre Foot Mounting Bracket

2006-01-11T20:40:00.000Z

Finished making the centre foot mounting bracket, I have decided to make this Droid with a fixed centre foot.
Next droid hopefully I will have a little more knowledge to make a 2-3-2 version.

Happy New Year

2006-01-01T19:28:00.000Z

Happy New Year

I have been building my droid for 1 year now and things are comming along fine, hopefully next year R2 will be finished.

Updated Pic's

2005-12-16T18:46:00.000Z

Still got to finish the logic lights then the dome is complete.

Need to fix the utility arms in and fit the side vents.

LEGS that will be the next task I am going to wait until after christmas 05 before I start on them.

Centre Foot Wheel Assy

2005-12-16T18:42:00.000Z

Trial fit of the centre foot wheel assembly,

Centre Leg assembly

2005-12-15T22:07:00.000Z

Centre leg assembled before any paint is applied.
Half moons are resin, foot is steel and the ankle is ali.

Middle Leg

2005-12-09T20:59:00.000Z

Today my centre leg, ankle and cylinder's arrived

PSI

2005-12-05T22:39:00.000Z

I have now installed my front PSI this will fade between blue and red.

Great news today Jerry Green has dispatched my centre leg assembly. Pics to come soon

HP's and Switches

2005-12-05T22:34:00.000Z

Top view of the HP's and switches, as soon as the rest of the panels have hardened off I will attach them.

HP's Installed

2005-12-05T22:28:00.000Z

Inner and outer dome now JB Welded together, installed the HP's and the two bump switches that I am using. All the panels have been sprayed and I am waiting for the laquer to dry completley befor I attach them back to the dome.

JB Welded the Dome

2005-12-05T22:21:00.000Z

Took the plunge and JB Welded my inner and outer dome together, It took a lot of clamps and a steady hand to align it all up.
Lets hope it all works out.

Top view of dome

2005-11-26T20:22:00.000Z

Top view of dome before its JB welded and painted panels attached, the plan is to have all 5 panels hinged so they can be opened.

Dome Cut out

2005-11-26T20:16:00.000Z

Dome now has all the holes cut out and sanded, all panels that require painting are now done.

Just need to take the plunge and JB weld the inner and outer dome's together then there is no going back.

Dome resting on the body

2005-11-05T22:32:00.000Z

Dome sitting on the body before I start working on it.

R & J Dome is Here

2005-11-05T22:24:00.000Z

Today my Dome arrived after 9 months of waiting.
Its an absolute work of art and well worth the wait, I now need to start cutting out the panels and sanding the inner dome to make a snug fit against the outer dome.

More pics to come soon.

Skins Painted and attached

2005-10-29T15:35:00.000+01:00

Skins are now painted and attached, I have had the past week off work and been able to get a lot completed on him. Utility arms are only placed in just deciding if to fix them in or make them movable.

The dome is on its way so pics comming soon, the outer foot shells have arrived just need some finishing touches to them. Will post pics of them soon.

Front Skins

2005-10-22T20:19:00.000+01:00

Front skins ready for the top coat

Ali Skins

2005-10-22T20:10:00.000+01:00

My Aliminium skins have arrived and as you will see I have made a start on them, I have cut all the panels out and JB welded them together, undercoated them in grey but need to undercoat them in white before the top coat.
I have attached the skins to my frame by making L shaped brackets which are JB welded to the skins and then attached to the frame with 5mm screws.

New Speed Controllers

2005-10-22T19:55:00.000+01:00

Had trouble with the first set up, motors were pulling to much voltage on start up and keept blowing the spped controllers up.
Got these new beasts and they work a treat.

Center foot assembley

2005-08-29T21:03:00.000+01:00

Finished assembley, just awaiting my outer and center feet to complete.

2005-08-29T21:00:00.000+01:00

Casters fitted and plates drilled, just need to bend top plate and fit spacers.

Center Foot Assembley

2005-08-29T20:48:00.000+01:00

Plate cut, Plans there and ready to go

Speed Controller

2005-07-24T17:01:00.000+01:00

Speed controller finished, just needs mounting and wires attaching from motors. Four speed controllers one for each of the feet motors, one for the satallite motors and the final one for the third leg deployment.

2005-07-12T21:21:00.000+01:00

Speed Controller Board Partially Built, awaiting sevos and slide potentiometers to finish

2005-06-29T19:50:00.000+01:00

Coin slots painted and ready to fit into skins.

Lower vent

2005-06-29T19:48:00.000+01:00

Lower Vent with inserts,

Lower Vent

2005-06-29T19:47:00.000+01:00

2005-06-26T21:44:00.000+01:00

Resin Octagon Ports sparyed and ready to fit, Should receive my aluminium skins soon and he will then take shape. Also awaiting my Aluminium dome.

2005-06-26T21:39:00.000+01:00

Dome Bump switches painted today which will control my PSI's and front and rear logic display's.

2005-06-21T21:31:00.000+01:00

Flasher units for the PSI's assembled and ready to fit. PSI housings arrived today.

2005-06-21T21:29:00.000+01:00

Unit to deploy centre leg for 2-3-2 movement, needs modification to fit

2005-06-21T21:27:00.000+01:00

16 Snipit Sound Board installed

2005-06-20T22:17:00.000+01:00

All three coin returns

2005-06-20T22:13:00.000+01:00

Top vent surround and inserts

2005-06-20T22:12:00.000+01:00