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Re: Classic MPC C-3PO and R2-D2 uber detail build

Ok all... this build is so close to being done I can almost taste it and it tastes like chicken... wait... that is the KFC I had for dinner... LOL... Alright... Today saw the final leg completed... all I have to do to it now is put the hoses on the right foot and the body is complete... no biggy. So wanting to see what it looked like (yanno I can't wait either) I placed the dome on top and snapped a quick pic.

Oh this is really starting to come together. I did some prelim trench work on the bottom of the base and decided to see where the holes are gonna go for the anchors. So I placed them both (R2 and 3PO) on the base and they fit perfectly. This is gonna be so good when it's finished... I'm just so giddy right now... I feel like a little girl!

So then went to work on the dome... I gotta get the small details done. I made a compromise on the back of the dome details. I did get the scribed panel in but it's a bit smaller then the original. I don't know if it's because this dome isn't quite the right diameter or they made the panels a couple of millimeters too large or a degree or two off the center, but it was a good compromise and not that bad a trade off. What I ended up doing, since I didn't want to run the risk of pulling up the bare metal foil on the dome by masking and painting directly on the dome itself, I ended up painting a small section on a piece of industrial foil. Now I think I've found a really good replacement for Bare Metal Foil at a much cheaper price. Aluminum Metal Duct Tape. This stuff is almost the same thing as Bare Metal Foil except it's a bit thicker and the glue on the back is much much stronger not to mention you can get a roll of this stuff for about $3 from Walmart as opposed to $10 of one 12x6 inch sheet of the BMF). I find it tends to hold its shape better and won't rip half as badly as BMF... But, I took that painted piece and cut out the proper shape with my x-atco blade and fit it right on the dome with no problems whatsoever. I also took another piece and outlined the mood light in the back perfectly. Came out looking incredibly good.

We're so close to completion here, but tomorrow is my birthday so I will take the day off to rest (who am I kidding, I'll probably do some work because I'm too close now). But more to come... same bat time... same bat channel!

<blockquote data-quote="LrdSatyr8" data-source="post: 136653" data-attributes="member: 12737">Re: Classic MPC C-3PO and R2-D2 uber detail buildOk all... this build is so close to being done I can almost taste it and it tastes like chicken... wait... that is the KFC I had for dinner... LOL... Alright... Today saw the final leg completed... all I have to do to it now is put the hoses on the right foot and the body is complete... no biggy.&nbsp; So wanting to see what it looked like (yanno I can&#039;t wait either) I placed the dome on top and snapped a quick pic.<img src="http://lrdsatyr8.net/swf/r2-testfit.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Oh this is really starting to come together.&nbsp; I did some prelim trench work on the bottom of the base and decided to see where the holes are gonna go for the anchors.&nbsp; So I placed them both (R2 and 3PO) on the base and they fit perfectly.&nbsp; This is gonna be so good when it&#039;s finished... I&#039;m just so giddy right now... I feel like a little girl!<img src="http://lrdsatyr8.net/swf/r2-basetest.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />So then went to work on the dome...&nbsp; I gotta get the small details done.&nbsp; I made a compromise on the back of the dome details.&nbsp; I did get the scribed panel in but it&#039;s a bit smaller then the original.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if it&#039;s because this dome isn&#039;t quite the right diameter or they made the panels a couple of millimeters too large or a degree or two off the center, but it was a good compromise and not that bad a trade off.&nbsp; What I ended up doing, since I didn&#039;t want to run the risk of pulling up the bare metal foil on the dome by masking and painting directly on the dome itself, I ended up painting a small section on a piece of industrial foil.&nbsp; Now I think I&#039;ve found a really good replacement for Bare Metal Foil at a much cheaper price.&nbsp; Aluminum Metal Duct Tape.&nbsp; This stuff is almost the same thing as Bare Metal Foil except it&#039;s a bit thicker and the glue on the back is much much stronger not to mention you can get a roll of this stuff for about $3 from Walmart as opposed to $10 of one 12x6 inch sheet of the BMF).&nbsp; I find it tends to hold its shape better and won&#039;t rip half as badly as BMF... But, I took that painted piece and cut out the proper shape with my x-atco blade and fit it right on the dome with no problems whatsoever.&nbsp; I also took another piece and outlined the mood light in the back perfectly.&nbsp; Came out looking incredibly good.<img src="http://lrdsatyr8.net/swf/r2-domedet.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />We&#039;re so close to completion here, but tomorrow is my birthday so I will take the day off to rest (who am I kidding, I&#039;ll probably do some work because I&#039;m too close now).&nbsp; But more to come... same bat time... same bat channel!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LrdSatyr8, post: 136653, member: 12737"] [b]Re: Classic MPC C-3PO and R2-D2 uber detail build[/b] Ok all... this build is so close to being done I can almost taste it and it tastes like chicken... wait... that is the KFC I had for dinner... LOL... Alright... Today saw the final leg completed... all I have to do to it now is put the hoses on the right foot and the body is complete... no biggy. So wanting to see what it looked like (yanno I can't wait either) I placed the dome on top and snapped a quick pic. [IMG]http://lrdsatyr8.net/swf/r2-testfit.jpg[/IMG] Oh this is really starting to come together. I did some prelim trench work on the bottom of the base and decided to see where the holes are gonna go for the anchors. So I placed them both (R2 and 3PO) on the base and they fit perfectly. This is gonna be so good when it's finished... I'm just so giddy right now... I feel like a little girl! [IMG]http://lrdsatyr8.net/swf/r2-basetest.jpg[/IMG] So then went to work on the dome... I gotta get the small details done. I made a compromise on the back of the dome details. I did get the scribed panel in but it's a bit smaller then the original. I don't know if it's because this dome isn't quite the right diameter or they made the panels a couple of millimeters too large or a degree or two off the center, but it was a good compromise and not that bad a trade off. What I ended up doing, since I didn't want to run the risk of pulling up the bare metal foil on the dome by masking and painting directly on the dome itself, I ended up painting a small section on a piece of industrial foil. Now I think I've found a really good replacement for Bare Metal Foil at a much cheaper price. Aluminum Metal Duct Tape. This stuff is almost the same thing as Bare Metal Foil except it's a bit thicker and the glue on the back is much much stronger not to mention you can get a roll of this stuff for about $3 from Walmart as opposed to $10 of one 12x6 inch sheet of the BMF). I find it tends to hold its shape better and won't rip half as badly as BMF... But, I took that painted piece and cut out the proper shape with my x-atco blade and fit it right on the dome with no problems whatsoever. I also took another piece and outlined the mood light in the back perfectly. Came out looking incredibly good. [IMG]http://lrdsatyr8.net/swf/r2-domedet.jpg[/IMG] We're so close to completion here, but tomorrow is my birthday so I will take the day off to rest (who am I kidding, I'll probably do some work because I'm too close now). But more to come... same bat time... same bat channel! [/QUOTE]

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