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Very excited to share this :):):)
Definitely a childhood dream - full sized R2D2
Wanted one for so long, had a few sleepless nights worrying about the cost but my wife and daughter convinced me a to treat myself after retiring so here he is, and wow do I love him.
He'll eventually move in to my wee man cave but for now I'm delighted he's in the living room.
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Looking good DB. There is something about R2 that everyone loves.

Funnily enough, this is my next prop build. Going to buy the parts soon and off we go.
 
_Lee_ said:
Looking good DB. There is something about R2 that everyone loves.

Funnily enough, this is my next prop build. Going to buy the parts soon and off we go.
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Looking forward to following your build, he is just the coolest droid.
 
Jeez! How did I miss this thread 🙈 Mate, so cool. He looks great, nice and dirty and beat up. Does he have any moving parts or is he a static model? I think a lot of Star Wars fans want their own R2. I've been thinking about it for a long time. I'd like to build one. He really makes a collection room, the ultimate prop replica 👍
 
Robstyley said:
Jeez! How did I miss this thread 🙈 Mate, so cool. He looks great, nice and dirty and beat up. Does he have any moving parts or is he a static model? I think a lot of Star Wars fans want their own R2. I've been thinking about it for a long time. I'd like to build one. He really makes a collection room, the ultimate prop replica 👍
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He had an amazing set of lights, very screen accurate but no movement. His head could be turned manually.
He had a wooden frame and fibreglass body but it was the weathering/paint job that made him look so good.
I mentioned in my original post how I'd had a few restless nights worrying about how much he cost.

I bought him 1 day after my 50th Birthday and retirement - family convinced me to treat myself but after a few weeks I started to regret buying him, pretty soon I'd convinced myself that it was a mistake, caused a few domestics between me and my wife which kinda ruined it for me, a prop (no matter how cool) isn't worth losing sleep over so I sold him on.

Maybe someday I'll try my hand at building my own. If you are thinking of doing one yourself ping me a pm, I've lots of info that will help (y)

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