R5 Has Arrived!

Got my R5 Astrodroid Dome kit from Cristofer Adrian today. He also has a droid building blog, you can read his posts here http://www.astrovariation.blogspot.com/

He's a fellow replica prop builder, and a great guy to talk to. Very helpful too. I was very pleased with the parts he sent so far. Here's some pics!



this garage kit will make a fine addition to my Astrodroid family!









Currently, I'm thinking of making it into this R5 from Episode IV A New Hope, unless I find another R5 with colors I like.



R5-A2 appeared in the Original version of Episode 4, then was replaced by Lucas in the "updated" FX by a CGI Ronto or Dewback like creature.

R5-A2 was an abandoned astromech droid who roamed the streets of Mos Eisley on Tatooine. He was checked for the Death Star plans and received a memory wipe. From the Wookiepedia Article R5-A2 http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/R5-A2

In 2009, Hasbro released R5-A2 as part of their Build A Droid line.




Here's another behind the scenes pic of R5-A2 pictured on the far right



A very colorful droid, it looks like it's an orange yellow in color, not the same yellow as my R2-C4 and not as dark orange as my R4-t8 are going to be.

Should be an interesting looking R5 when finished!

Update! New Pics, R4-T8 & R2-C4!

Due to lack of funds and lack of materials, and lack of funds for materials. My build projects have slowed down a bit.



Still, I've been chiseling away on what I could work on here and there.





Anyway, here are some pics of what I have so far.



Enjoy!







One of the aspects of this hobby I enjoy the most is learning new things and the fact that I get to make accurate replicas of Sci-Fi movie history, & Americana.

Recent Events!

Haven't updated lately, been really busy with Kuzuricon http://www.kuzuricon.org/news.php

I'm Gaming Coordinator for the con. In spite of this, I've got a lot done on both Artoo and Arfour, but no pics until I get my camera replaced.

I got my camera stolen at this con http://www.garasunoshicon.info/info.html at the hotel the Kuzuricon staff was staying at, not actually at the con, long story.

Hope to have a new camera soon and post some pics! I'll be doing an R2 Builders panel at Kuzuricon, and I will have pics for that too. More updates after October 4th. Wish me luck!

I have to get this Mousepad!

http://www.zazzle.com/ifr/r4_a22_mousepad-144550084031279159?gl=starwars

My R4 Series Droid

I am also building an R4 model Astromech. Here is a picture of the one I want to build, it's from Episode 2 on Coruscant. Here is what it will look like!

The Story So Far.............

Well, it began about four years ago, when I happened upon the R2 Builder's club on Yahoo.com. http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/r2builders/

Ever since then, I have been downloading blueprints, collecting parts from various club runs, and trying to get the time and space to actually start building.

Right now, I am finishing up my workshop and working on the finish of my first dome so I can start assembly of the dome components.

Check back soon for more updates and pictures of my build!