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Finally started stuffing my R2 with RC gear, hope to have it running in a few more weekends. I really lucked out, the speakers just fit under the dome gear.

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Getting close, just need a few more things, tweeking is half the fun,,, :-)

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Finally, new feet installed yesterday with motors. These feet were built over Darryl S. motor mounts and U channels. It took me 3 weeks to build these , working on them everyday. A few more small details and he's "DONE"

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Feet build up, using the plastic side panels off my old Gateway PC, the curved areas I used aluminum flashing, everything is glued down with JB WELD, and Plumbers Goop! The gateway plastic is tuff, you can bend it in half and not crack it.

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one last photo from the side. Thanks again to the R2 builder for the help with this. Its only taken 5+ years.. no kidding, wanted to get him done by this weekend. The Star Wars 30th Birthday!

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couldn't stop before adding this one, Thanks again, R2 builders club, and for my wife for putting up with the time I spent on this guy! Jeff Jones

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One more shot of the feet being built. I made a square base out of 1/4" lexan, glued together the cornors with Plumbers Goop from Lowes, built up the sides with the plastic off my old Gateway PC. JB Weld, and the goop holds most of it together. Th

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Went ahead and took a crack at weathering. The panel lines not really showing up was bugging me! I think it turned out pretty cool, kind of like the actual movie version. I also did the feet but still need to weather the legs. Just wanted enough so th

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I went with 2 of the 2" Omni wheels vs the 1 4" wheel, just didn't have the room for a 4" ball in this wooden foot the way its made. I would of made it to house a 4" if I would of known about them a few years back when I made the foo