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Updated paint list

Updated paint list:

  • prime right leg *DONE*
  • prime right foot shell *DONE*
  • prime right horseshoe *DONE*
  • prime right battery box
  • paint right leg
  • paint right foot shell
  • paint right horseshoe
  • paint right battery box
  • paint groove in right foot motor holder *DONE*
  • paint ankle locks
  • touch up center foot detail plates *DONE*
  • touch up center ankle *NEEDS MORE WORK*
  • touch up back side of left leg *DONE*
  • paint inside of long door *DONE*
  • clear coat body *DONE*
  • clear coat left foot shell *DONE*
  • clear coat left battery box *DONE*
  • clear coat left leg *DONE*
  • clear coat center ankle
  • clear coat center foot *DONE*
  • clear coat center foot detail plates *DONE*
  • clear coat doors for body (4 of them) *DONE*
  • clear coat ankle locks
  • clear coat ankle cylinder holders *1 DONE*
  • clear coat right leg
  • clear coat right foot shell
  • clear coat right horseshoe
  • clear coat right battery box

So, for those of you who are keeping track, this is what’s LEFT of that long list..

  • prime right battery box
  • paint right leg
  • paint right foot shell
  • paint right horseshoe
  • paint right battery box
  • paint ankle locks
  • touch up center ankle
  • clear coat center ankle
  • clear coat ankle locks
  • clear coat last ankle cylinder holder
  • clear coat right leg
  • clear coat right foot shell
  • clear coat right horseshoe
  • clear coat right battery box

The plan is to get everything apart from clear coating the right leg bits and possible the center ankle done tomorrow.

That would leave one more paint session last week to just clear coat the right leg, the center ankle and the ankle locks!

Woohoo!

(Also: please note that this is not taking in to account the blue bits and pieces such as dome panels. This is just the big, bulky plastic that we’re talking about here.)

By |2012-11-01T13:39:47+01:00November 1st, 2012|R2-D2|Comments Off on Updated paint list

Just a quick update…

… to let you guys know that the work is progressing!

I have no pics to go with this, sorry, but here is where I’m at since last time!

I’ve fixed up the second power coupler as per the first one.

I’ve removed the aluminium tape from the second shoulder hub and started skinning it in aluminium. I need to glue the aluminum outside tomorrow and screw in place then this is finished!

I also decided to remove the skin on my right battery box and sand the uneven bits on that one down, to make it nice and smooth. This has been done, and tomorrow, this will be skinned again! Last big part in styrene! Woohoo!

I’ve also been working on fine tuning the shoulder shims some more, and looking in to mounting them more precisely, so I can switch the horseshoes around, should I want to. These are now more snug, and I’ve fixed some irregularities in their shape as well.

I’ve got a little touch up to do on some of the painted parts: a few sprays of paint on the center ankle, the center detail plates, and the inside of the left leg. After this is done, they are ready for clear coating!

The body is ready for clear coating, as is most of the painted parts!

The idea is that this weekend will see the last of the bigger construction of the droid, so I can clean up my office/work space! Once the bigger tools are away and order is restored, it will make the small work with detailing and weathering, as well as working on the new controller electronics so much easier!

I feel confident and happy that I may only need 3-4 more paint sessions, and my entire droid is finally painted and clear coated!

The idea is to get the last leg and foot primed so I can bondo and sand and fix over the weekend, and get the rest of the droid clear coated before friday!

The last few steps is really something I’m looking forward to, as it is these steps that will really give R2 his personality!

By |2016-12-06T00:00:59+01:00October 31st, 2012|R2-D2|Comments Off on Just a quick update…

Fixing up the power couplers

For a while, I have been searching for a pair of aluminium power couplers to replace my old, resin ones!

After looking around for months and months, I bought a second had pair from Daren Murer, who made my lovely dome for my droid!

These were used and painted already, and used a different type of mounting that I had in mind, so I had a bit of work to do!

First off, This is what they looked like when I received them:

The paint is a bit thick for my taste, and the finishing on them is a bit scruffy looking, no doubt as a result of the weathering of the droid the were on before arriving at my place!

After cleaning it up a bit, it looks like this:

Next up is masking off the areas that should not be painted…

After painting the pieces, this is what it looks like!

Old one on the left, and the freshened up version with my own blue colour on the right

Now I’ve only got to fix up the second one. Mounting inside the frame is already fixed and tested! =)

By |2016-12-06T00:01:00+01:00October 28th, 2012|R2-D2|Comments Off on Fixing up the power couplers
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