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Proper Paint Performance

After my decision to repaint my droid, I am MUCH more happy with how the paint is coming out!

Since I cannot paint on my balcony, due to the moist and temperature a friend of mine who runs a car refurbishing facility, has allowed me to use a corner in their shop to do my painting!

These pictures are the accumulation of a few days, but more will come!

So far, I’d say that about 75-80% of my droid is now painted in the proper white!

Tonight I’ll be bringing the painted parts home to give them a nice wet sanding before it is time to clear coat them tomorrow!

Enough talking, eh? Let’s get to the pictures!

The new freshly repainted body…

An over view of various parts while the paint is drying…

The motor holder is only painted inside the groove that is visible through the foot shell.

Inside of the door detail. Looks pretty good!

Horseshoe drying right next to the center foot

Side plates for the center wheel, and ankle cylinder holder

The left leg drying…

All in all, I am happy with hot it is turning out, and I am back on track for having the droid finished and painted well in time for the Science Fiction fair in Stockholm in early December! =)

By |2016-12-06T00:01:01+01:00October 25th, 2012|R2-D2|Comments Off on Proper Paint Performance

Proper drinking attire for an R2 builder

I just got myself a proper cup to drink out of, for being an R2 builder…

Not bad, huh? =)

 

 

By |2016-12-06T00:01:02+01:00October 24th, 2012|R2-D2|Comments Off on Proper drinking attire for an R2 builder

To repaint or not to repaint. That is the question

This is just a short blog entry about the colour scheme of my droid.

I have painted my droid with Plasti-Kote Satin Super  Pearly White.

Not sure if this is the proper colour or not, and this is just to show the comparison between a normal, white, bleeched A4 paper compared to the definitive off-white colour of my droid.

So, here are three comparison shots for the colour, and I hope to get some nice feedback about weather it is right or not! =)

As you see, compared to the A4 white background, the horseshoe is definitely more yellow, more creamy, more off-white.

Another close-up…

The colour of my horseshoe looks more like the off-white colour of the bands that holds up my belt boxes on my Biker Scout!

Look at this comparison! For those of you who are familiar with this off-white belt, may get a better idea what we’re looking at!

So, what do you guys think? Re-paint the droid or what?

//Micke

By |2016-12-06T00:01:03+01:00October 22nd, 2012|R2-D2|Comments Off on To repaint or not to repaint. That is the question
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