BUILDING R2-D2●

MICKE ASKERNÄS / THE BUILD JOURNAL

One part at a time.

Droids, props & the work that brings them to life.

204 entries · 2011—2026

October 2012

22 entries

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 temp

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More Biker Scout

While waiting for some time to paint my R2 properly, I'm still doing a lot of wok on my biker scout! Here's a summary of what's been done today! For all my

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More Biker Scouting

So, today I've been working a little more on my biker scout, breaking two needles on the sewing machine, and putting it all together! I still have to mount

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Biker Scout progress..

While my R2 is properly letting the paint dry, and it IS not very fun watching it, I decided to work a bit on my Biker Scout! There's a big Sci-Fi exhibiti

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A little bit of paint...

Over the weekend, in addition to flying all over the country and performing, I've been busy trying to get as much of my droid painted as possible! I've lea

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Mounting the Ankle... stuff

So, after the ankle wedge was done, it was a simple task to just slap some paint on to it. I've been toying around with ideas on how to mount this, as I re

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Enlarged build photograph