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I’ve had so many people ask me how I went about building the full size R2-D2 remote control system. So today, I will take you through what I have done so far and what I plan to do in the future. When I first started my R2-D2 building adventure I read all the R2-D2 forums […]
This update is going to be all about the R2-D2 dome build, specifically the mechanical and electronics portion for automating the pie panels. This was actually one of the most frustrating parts so far. Not because the work was all that hard, but because much of the componentry that is sold flat out does not […]
As I continue on with my journey to build an Astromech, we’ll go down several paths. We have to paint the dome panels (the top ones are called pie panels), build the frame, mount the dome, and start on the electronics which includes some custom programming. I am going to go through things in order […]
This page has been created in response to the R2-D2 build project posts I have been doing. Rather than forcing everyone to go through each and every post to get my parts list, I’ve created a single repository for it and will link each post here. This page will exist as my official R2-D2 parts […]
Building R2-D2 has been a lifelong dream of mine. It’s been on the playbook and my backlog of projects for many years. Quite frankly, there are a few simple reasons that I haven’t gotten to this project until now. It’s not a short project. It’s expensive. It’s complicated. Let’s break those down! Building R2-D2 is […]