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Monday, March 15, 2010
Megacon 2010
Here is our Southern R2 Builders set up.
More pictures will be posted soon at my Facebook account, which can be found at the right side of my blog.
More pictures will be posted soon at my Facebook account, which can be found at the right side of my blog.
Monday, March 8, 2010
I'm back!
And we mananged to get a few things done on Goldie. ;)
As you can see in the first picture, we finally got the holes cut out for the logics which took the combination of a dremel and hack saw and LOTS of sanding with a metal file my dad likes to call Mr. Bastard. lol
Also you can see in the pictures the thin ring around the dome is taped on temporarly until I can get it glued on.
My dad and me also got the dome permanantly glued onto the dome ring and got it and the bearing mounted onto the body. So now his head can move... just not by itself of course.
In this picture below, I got the back panels cut out, sanded, and glued on.
Annnd in this picture I got more body work done to make the area we patched up un-noticeable. Still got alittle more to do on it though.
Last but not least, our resin parts came in!
This is the before and after picture of the vent surrounds. We had to shorten the vents some because the Clone Wars droids have smaller vents.
The first one is the one we shortened and the second one is the one we didn't cut yet.
The logic surrounds.
More to come soon!
As you can see in the first picture, we finally got the holes cut out for the logics which took the combination of a dremel and hack saw and LOTS of sanding with a metal file my dad likes to call Mr. Bastard. lol
Also you can see in the pictures the thin ring around the dome is taped on temporarly until I can get it glued on.
My dad and me also got the dome permanantly glued onto the dome ring and got it and the bearing mounted onto the body. So now his head can move... just not by itself of course.
In this picture below, I got the back panels cut out, sanded, and glued on.
Annnd in this picture I got more body work done to make the area we patched up un-noticeable. Still got alittle more to do on it though.
Last but not least, our resin parts came in!
This is the before and after picture of the vent surrounds. We had to shorten the vents some because the Clone Wars droids have smaller vents.
The first one is the one we shortened and the second one is the one we didn't cut yet.
The logic surrounds.
More to come soon!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Leg progress & more!
The measurements for the legs are in the pic below.
I also got all of the panels permanently glued onto the dome. I used 3m scotch tape and ISP Weld-on #3 to glue the edges of the panels, like we did for the panels on R3's body.
The rectangle drawn on the dome is where I will be cutting a hole through the outer dome for the logics.
I also got all of the panels permanently glued onto the dome. I used 3m scotch tape and ISP Weld-on #3 to glue the edges of the panels, like we did for the panels on R3's body.
The rectangle drawn on the dome is where I will be cutting a hole through the outer dome for the logics.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Fixing boo boos
Well, it seems we've run into a few screw ups from when I was cutting out the skins.
The first one is this:
When I was cutting the skins I did not know that I wasn't supposed to cut those square holes out you see in the picture above. *facepalm* (clone wars droids do not have these side vents)
Also, I almost forgot about the back vent so we had to cut out the hole for the vent and adjust the frame the hard way.
Here is a picture of the hole fixed.
Still got some bodywork to do on it, but once it's done and painted you won't even notice it. ;)
You can see the finished pocket vent in this pic.
And... WTF I don't even know how this happened.
Where the dataport is, I seem to have cut the inner skin wrong. So I will have to trim it down to be the same size as the outer.
Moral of the story: Study, study, study the reference pictures before you decide to do anything! And pay attention to what you're cutting when cutting out skins.
The first one is this:
When I was cutting the skins I did not know that I wasn't supposed to cut those square holes out you see in the picture above. *facepalm* (clone wars droids do not have these side vents)
Also, I almost forgot about the back vent so we had to cut out the hole for the vent and adjust the frame the hard way.
Here is a picture of the hole fixed.
Still got some bodywork to do on it, but once it's done and painted you won't even notice it. ;)
You can see the finished pocket vent in this pic.
And... WTF I don't even know how this happened.
Where the dataport is, I seem to have cut the inner skin wrong. So I will have to trim it down to be the same size as the outer.
Moral of the story: Study, study, study the reference pictures before you decide to do anything! And pay attention to what you're cutting when cutting out skins.
Building R3's legs
We're building the 1st styrene version of DroidWelder's legs he made for his CW R2D2 which are made out of wood.
http://astromech.net/?q=gallery&g2_itemId=22745&g2_GALLERYSID=c07abc9108a8622ac360225eff2c71bf
Will post more pics of progress on legs and the measurements soon.
http://astromech.net/?q=gallery&g2_itemId=22745&g2_GALLERYSID=c07abc9108a8622ac360225eff2c71bf
Will post more pics of progress on legs and the measurements soon.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Starting to look like an R3!
Mom and Dad before I even woke up this morning, decided to work on Goldie for me. :)
They used 3m scotch tape to permanently stick the outer to the inner skins.
Here is a picture of some of the panels and the arms taped to the skin.
Still got some sanding and other panels that need glue around the edges, but it's finally starting to look like an R3.
We used ISP Weld-on #3 glue for the edges of the panels.
Got some work done on the pocket vents also.
They used 3m scotch tape to permanently stick the outer to the inner skins.
Here is a picture of some of the panels and the arms taped to the skin.
Still got some sanding and other panels that need glue around the edges, but it's finally starting to look like an R3.
We used ISP Weld-on #3 glue for the edges of the panels.
Got some work done on the pocket vents also.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Gluing inner skins to frame using Weld-on glue for styrene
The glue came in finally for our droids! But, a day later after we glued the inner skin to the frame...
This happens
The glue melted the plastic and created those flat spots and creases you see on the skin.
So we're probably going to end up tapeing the outter skins on like Brenda did with her R3-T7. http://r3t7.blogspot.com/2007/09/outer-skins-mounted.html
Hopefully all those bad spots won't show.
The pic above is the glue we used. (ISP WELD-ON #4807)
This happens
The glue melted the plastic and created those flat spots and creases you see on the skin.
So we're probably going to end up tapeing the outter skins on like Brenda did with her R3-T7. http://r3t7.blogspot.com/2007/09/outer-skins-mounted.html
Hopefully all those bad spots won't show.
The pic above is the glue we used. (ISP WELD-ON #4807)
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas!
Hope you guys have a Merry Christmas! And a Happy New year!
BUSTED!
Wally decided to climb in our tree when we were putting it up last month.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Skin and frame work
Dad and me got some more work done on R3 today. :) This is starting to turn into a father and daughter project.
The picture above shows the drawing we're using to show us where the panels and everything goes. You can also see some of the guide lines dad drew on the skins.
I got quite few panels drawed and cut out of some .40 styrene today too including the arms.
Below shows how we figured out how to get the vent to fit in a Dave E. frame.
As you can see the standard Dave E. frame is not designed for the CW droid. Here we will have to modify the frame for the pocketvent.
2 pieces need to be removed from the frame for the pocket vent to fit.
We used a dremel to trim the frame verticals back 1-1/4 inch to make room for pocket vent. And trimmed the frame ring back 3/4 inch to make more room for the vent to fit properly.
Cut a new vertical piece and glue here for added support. This leaves room for pocket vent.
We should be finishing up the vent tommorrow.
The picture above shows the drawing we're using to show us where the panels and everything goes. You can also see some of the guide lines dad drew on the skins.
I got quite few panels drawed and cut out of some .40 styrene today too including the arms.
Below shows how we figured out how to get the vent to fit in a Dave E. frame.
As you can see the standard Dave E. frame is not designed for the CW droid. Here we will have to modify the frame for the pocketvent.
2 pieces need to be removed from the frame for the pocket vent to fit.
We used a dremel to trim the frame verticals back 1-1/4 inch to make room for pocket vent. And trimmed the frame ring back 3/4 inch to make more room for the vent to fit properly.
Cut a new vertical piece and glue here for added support. This leaves room for pocket vent.
We should be finishing up the vent tommorrow.
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