Yearly Archives: 2012

So, even though my droid is starting to look pretty finished when it comes to construction, there is definitely a number of things that still needs to be fixed!

I’ve taken the liberty to create a “TODO” list.. or a R2-2DO list, as it were…

R2-2DO:
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Shoulders:

• Fix ridges in second horseshoe
• Finetune second shoulder shim
• Dress second shim edges in aluminium tape
• Prime second horseshoe
• Fix small things that WILL be showing up after priming with Tamaiya Putty and sand
• Skin second shoulder hub in aluminium

R2-D2 Dome:

• Cut open dome under blank panel for easy access (thanks Edwardo)
• Dremel out Aluminium PSI holder (front) for fitting of Teeces PSI.
• Insulate Teeces PSI properly
• Sand painted (primed blue) panels
• Paint painted panels in proper colour!

Body:

• Cut out side vents
• Cut out pocket vents
• paint pocket/side vents (blue)
• Fix/adjust long doors on front to add another layer for stability.
• Work on hinging doors on styrene frame
• Make Charging Bay Insert
• Make inside of “large door” on front.
• Alter back unpainted panel to act as door for switching droid on and off (thanks Sigge)
• Make unpainted panel door insert
• Prime body and bondo/sand accordingly
• sand/paint blue panel
• sand/paint utility arms
• mount utility arms properly (currently only stuck in place with velcro)
• find aluminium power couplers!
• paint octagon ports (blue)
• paint coin slots (blue)

Skirt:

• Bondo skirt properly
• Prime skirt
• bondo/sand as needed

Center Foot:

• Cut out wooden thick shim for center foot, to raise droid slightly.
• Attach wooden thick shim to frame (under skirt)
• Add magnet holders to foot plates in order to stick them more firm onto the foot
• Fix 3mm alu strips

Main Feet:

• Skin “ridge” in both feet for better look
• Prime and bondo right foot
• Attach styrene pieces on inside foot shells for KHF’s to screw in to better.
• Fix 3mm alu strips

Legs:

• Insert metal tube in pivot point/mount on ankle
• Add steel mount for magnetized shoulder hubs
• Possibly sand holder for new, alu shoulder hubs for perfect fit
• Fix/remake Ankle Cylinders
• Fix Mount for Ankle Cylinders
• Fix Mount for Ankle Wedges
• Fix Mount for Ankle Cylinder Holders
• Paint Ankle Cylinders
• Paint Ankle Wedges
• Prime Ankle Cylinder Holders
• Prime legs
• Bondo/sand as needed.

PAINT THE WHITES! *woohoo*
Weather and enjoy a complete droid!

Future Work:
Dome:

• Sand top part of split inner dome further for better fit
• Cut inner dome pie panels for Life Support Scanner and Periscope

Secondary Dome:

• Fix faulty FLD.
• Cut holes for FLD, RLD
• Drill holes for PSI and HP’s
• Mount HP’s
• Mount PSI’s
• Mount FLD&RLD
• Find and drill holes for rockler mount
• Mask for blue panels
• prime and paint blue panels
• Fix unique sound scheme for secondary identity!