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[crazybillybob]

What??? An Update..... About Time!!!

It's been a while since I got around to posting an update so some of this is a bit dated, but you all have stuck with me this far I'll not start skimping out now!

The first group here is the end of the mad dash to MML this year.

The Big thing was the Paint Job on the body, Legs, and feet.
To start it off I masked off the inside of the droid shell.

Once everything was masked off the painting started... After 2 and 1/2 cans of Krylon fusion (and a few hours of drying time) R2's body looks...well white (it's not really white, it's a bit offwhite but the camera adjusts to make it look white)

I also found some Great stuff for cases, It's Cheap, looks good and holds paint well... What is this miracle stuff?

That's right Aluminum window screen.

This one layer painted and cut to size.

Here's 2 layers of screen glued to the back of the aluminum grill cover. My two Speakers are mounted behind the grills one on each side of the droid's body. I can see this stuff showing up in some of my other mods where I would have used modders mesh before.

Then there's the night before MML (we took off @ 3am Thursday...I didn't sleep at all that night)

This was what the inside of my friend Cytog's garage looked like till about 2:59am

There was also some work completed at MML (some Wiring finished..and some repairs from shipping damage)

Target Practice Is lending a helping hand here too.

At this point your thinking WHY!!!
Well here's a few pics from MML6, all I can say is that Running R2 around in a crowd is FUN!!

R2's first kiss.

Some Jedi younglings and their Masters.

Then there's always the Grunts

There's also the Droid Races too!

(a special thanks to Cytog... the last few pics were taken by him)

Well after recovering from MML6 I started the push to Finish the last remaining things on R2-SRV In preparation for Showdown LAN 2007 - Indy . Sept. 14-16 2007. The biggest thing not done now is the Dome Rotation.
The first step to getting the dome to rotate is to get the drive wheel mounted on the motor shaft.....

For that you need a shaft adapter (a chunk of metal that is as big around as the hole in the middle of the drive wheel and has a hole in it as big as the motor shaft) how do you get one of these? Well I took a Brass Blank about 1.5 inches around

Added a little Lathe (8x12" model)

Then add in a bored 55 year old father (recovering from a kidney removal) .... Sorry the Old guy is camera shy
Mix all that up and leave for work one morning.... When you get home some 8-9 hours later... you have a bored 55 year old guy with this in his hands

With a little work (drilling and taping a setscrew hole) and mounting the wheel you get this ...

Then your company sends you to Texas for 10 days....30 days later I'm still here So I've gotten nothing more done But the up side you all will get more R2-Srv updates in the future! (hay, act more excited!!)


Time to pack and hope my flight home is not delayed!! (Edit:....Made It home!!!)

CrazyBillyBob

[b4i7]

just the other day i was sitting here thinking hmm...i wonder where CBB has been and what has he done with r2

glad to see you are keepin this alive and i cant wait to see how it turns out!

[crazybillybob]

How was Texas? Wet I assume

Good to see you back CBB. R2 is looking spectacular!!

-Jeremy

I'm not sure how Texas was.... All I saw for the most part was the Court House / Police station (where I worked) and the Hotel (where I worked some more...oh and slept a bit).... The Only time I was out in the city was for lunch.... one of the guys I was working with there took me to all kinds of places...good Food !!!

The last day was real wet (Erin hit us that day).... but other then then it was just "normal wet" for Houston

CrazyBillyBob

[crenn]

It's about time CBB!

So what still needs to be done in R2D2?

btw, I've been waiting for your return *nods* Welcome back

[crazybillybob]

I'm glad to be back cernn!!

The things left to do on R2:
Rewire the 12V Electrical system
Install Dome Rotation motor
Install projector
Install resin Front vents
Install Aluminum Coin returns (3 total )
Install Pocket vents
Repair some damage that happen when I Drove R2 to MML (had some screws shear off and big parts bounced around for at least 100 miles in the crate
This will include some more painting

Try very hard to get the second... "Special Edition" Feature in place.

Also get the weathering done.

A much smaller list then before

CrazyBillyBob
A mu

[crazybillybob]

Small Update.... R2SRV is on Hold for a bit... As it's in Ohio and well I spend most of my time in Tx or MI....Work N Wife. I'll be putting up some Higher res images of him currently after the Holidays (I get to visit him for a couple of days )


CrazyBillyBob

[SgtM]

Small Update.... R2SRV is on Hold for a bit... As it's in Ohio and well I spend most of my time in Tx or MI....Work N Wife. I'll be putting up some Higher res images of him currently after the Holidays (I get to visit him for a couple of days )


CrazyBillyBob

Where at in Ohio? Glad to hear it's still underway.

[jdbnsn]

I've seen about 5 or six good R2 mods around on various forums as I search about but when this one is done I can say with no hesitation that it will be the best by a longshot.

[crazybillybob]

SgtM,
It's in Carrollton...About 45mins south of Canton, Ohio.

Jd...Thanks your making me blush:p

[crazybillybob]

Not really an Update but more of a pimpage

Check out the cover of this Months Servo Mag!

Also check out A Dorid of your own in this months Nuts and Volts


I've not got much more on R2. I'm in the process of moving (again) and still working in a different state from R2.... Soon He will be complete and I'll be able to start on the next one (mod that is... It will be a bit before the next bot...maybe )



Still Alive
CrazyBillyBob