There was a mini-package center on my front porch when I got home from work today. The post office, FedEx, and UPS all delivered while I was at work. Along with my dome & skins, I got my R2LA & Celebration DVDs, a mouse sander for my birthday, and an air compressor that work gave [...]
Yesterday I drove down to St. Clair, MO so I could talk to Rich V. and get a look at his R2. I snapped a few pictures, and asked a lot of questions. Several problems though. He’s an hour away, and his frame and legs are aluminum and scratch built, mine is wood and pre-cut [...]
I ordered a lot more parts while I was on vacation. The biggest and most exciting of which was the dome! Ron on Astromech.net announced that he had 30 R&J laser cut domes with rings ready to ship. I was worried that I wasn’t going to get one until next year having missed the run [...]
Well, the first R2 parts are trickling in via UPS. I’ve painted a few detail parts (utility arms), but I’m not happy with the color and plan to repaint them.
The frame and leg kits arrived too and after sanding and test fitting those parts, I can start to see my little buddy taking [...]