Paintjob

Weathering the body

I know my fiancée wanted the droid to look clean and brand new, but a weathered droid looks a lot more real!

So, I calculated the odds of she liking the weathered look as opposed to me doing something totally stupid…. and went ahead and did it anyway!

I started with the pristine, clear coated body, now with all pieces mounted..

..and then started greasing up the body.

(the droid’s, not mine!)

So, without further ado, this is my weathered droid!

… got you!

This was only part of phase one. To get the colour and nuances where I wanted them. Next step was to go over the droid with rubbing alcohol (T-Röd for the Swedes reading this) and basically cleaning the droid up.

Not too much, since I still wanted it to look a bit worn, but enough to not look pristine and a bit used!

This is more like it, eh?

I haven’t done the skirt yet, I will flip the droid upside down when going over the skirt..

This is the back…

And finally.. a side detail!

So: two legs left to weather, and some light weathering on the dome!

Comments, please? =)

By |2016-12-06T00:00:50+01:00November 5th, 2012|R2-D2|Comments Off on Weathering the body
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Brand new droid no more…

Since most of the things I can do on the droid is more or less finished, I’ve done some first attempts at weathering!

As you know R2 should have a little dirt under his fingernails, even when he is all fixed up and looks nice!

So: what do you guys think? Too much or just perfect? =)

These are both sides of the same foot..

I went for the used and slightly dirty, but cleaned up by a farm boy who rather wanted to pick up some power converters with his friends kinda look

Other side of the same foot, will get a little more work done tomorrow!

By |2016-12-06T00:00:55+01:00November 4th, 2012|R2-D2|Comments Off on Brand new droid no more…
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Almost there…

After a long night of building and trying to fit things into very small and cramped spaces, I have made some headway into what is really starting to look promising!

The body is still filled with holes, as I need to clear coat two more doors tomorrow, but I’ve started mounting the bits that go into the body here and there.

I still need to wait until tomorrow, as my fiancée really doesn’t like the smell of the E-6000 glue, so I have to do it outside!

I’ve got my vents and coin returns standing by, and once I’ve got my doors back home, the body will be more or less complete!

I’ll leave that as a teaser for tomorrow or the weekend, but I’ll leave you with this image before I hope to bed..

By |2016-12-06T00:00:56+01:00November 1st, 2012|R2-D2|Comments Off on Almost there…
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