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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: LePaul on November 02, 2009, 06:57:02 PM
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Hey guys (and gals)
I haven't had time to wander any of the web boards in a while but I wanted to show off some progress on the nearly-complete R2-D2 I have been working on.
I set to goal to have it done by Halloween and asides a few minor things, I met the goal in time to greet the kiddos with R2
R2 waiting for more kids...we jammed traffic 12 times LOL
(http://i38.tinypic.com/kdsmza.jpg)
Bit better close up
(http://i38.tinypic.com/i4h6qw.jpg)
My favorite pricture of the night
(http://i35.tinypic.com/5k35up.jpg)
Its been a challenge to build but well worth the reactions from kids and adults. R2 heads over the pediatrics floor in a week or so to do some visiting with the children up there.
Hope to see you guys in the skies of Aces High this winter!
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Nice work! Watch out for Ol Fat-neck though! He a squeak with his image rights.
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you built that? did it come in a kit? either way its very impressive Good Job!
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you built that? did it come in a kit? either way its very impressive Good Job!
He did and has been doing an outstanding job. His attention to detail is astounding. Awesome work LP! :rock
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Now all you need is a couple kids to dress up as Jawas and carry it through the neighborhood...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gpwyCzjJCY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gpwyCzjJCY)
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Nice work! Watch out for Ol Fat-neck though! He a squeak with his image rights.
Nah... If that was the case, he'd sue everyone at all the Star Wars Celebrations because there were many around.. Some static models, some fully functional...
There are even kits available to build everything from Blasters to Lightsabers to full Stormtrooper/Clonetrooper armor..
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That's one of many things I respect George Lucas for: He allows anyone to use his intellectual property as long as it is non-profit and doesn't compete with his products. Even rather decently made fan-movies like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD3FyJU51kM
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Nice work there! :O
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Oh yeah, how rude of me. Awesome work on good old R2 there LePaul! :aok
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Very impressive work. :aok
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That's one of many things I respect George Lucas for: He allows anyone to use his intellectual property as long as it is non-profit and doesn't compete with his products. Even rather decently made fan-movies like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD3FyJU51kM
Say that to the guys who had cease-and-desist orders leveled against them when they tried to make Star Wars mods for games.
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Very impressive!
Is there a C3-PO in the works?
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Wow, that's incredible. Forgive my lack of knowledge on the robot, I noticed that the light on the upper portion of the robot changes color. My question is if it changes color immediately or if "rolls" between them as you see in movies?
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Say that to the guys who had cease-and-desist orders leveled against them when they tried to make Star Wars mods for games.
And thus competing with Lucas' own video game products. Like I said.
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And thus competing with Lucas' own video game products. Like I said.
I will say, I often bought normal games with Star Wars mods before I spent the same amount of money on a Lucas Arts game. The fan-made Mods were just better products and held true to the cannon specifications of the galaxy more than Lucas' own work.
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There are even kits available to build everything from Blasters to Lightsabers to full Stormtrooper/Clonetrooper armor..
:noid
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(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff255/OOZ662/1254907873312.gif)
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HAHA very nice.
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Most impressive!
Nice job, that thing is sweeeeeeet!
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I will say, I often bought normal games with Star Wars mods before I spent the same amount of money on a Lucas Arts game. The fan-made Mods were just better products and held true to the cannon specifications of the galaxy more than Lucas' own work.
That may be true, but you have to understand that he doesn't want his "fans" cutting in on his profit margin. I think he is remarkably generous (considering the entertainment industry in general) to allow his intellectual property to be used freely for non-profit purposes, and I fully understand and agree with stopping those that are costing him money. Star Wars is not public property, open source or freeware, it's the property of George Lucas.
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Thanks for the comments!
No, not a kit...no such thing!
I found the R2 Builders Club on Yahoo Groups back in 2003. LucasFilm has been very good to them, helping them refine their R2 blueprints while in return, when LucasFilm needs a favor....like an R2-D2 appearance somewhere, one of our builders can fill the void. Last week, for the NBC Today show, one of the guys from New York made his R2 available for them.
Its hard to explain...I wanted mine to be made out of aluminum. Several of the builders are able to get superb, high quality metal shops to quote prices for various pieces. Like classic car clubs and so forth, if a certain piece has enough people interested, someone will get it quoted and if the interested parties are interested, make payment. In a few weeks, the piece is completed and the part run organizer quotes the buyers shipping and off they go.
The blueprints are all standardized, so pieces will fit together so long as they stick to the prints.
Some people opt to build with wood. Some plastics, some a little of everything. The wooden ones are very light and very impressive.
My R2 is powered by two wheelchair motors (NPC 2212's, 1/4 hp each). The center foot/ankle is bolted into place. I had a lift mechanism so R2 could transition from 2 legs to 3 leg/driving mode. However, I needed the space it occupied for the two 12 volt/18amp batteries (run parallel) needed. Those two batteries weigh 15 pounds each.
The front light that blinks red to blue is called the PSI (Processor Status Indicator)....learning the labels to this thing has been funny. The color fades from red to blue much like the pattern from Empire Strikes Back.
The lighting, all LEDs, is very bright for daylight settings. Indoors, it can be hard to photograph. I am working on added fiberoptic (LG 64) jacketed fibers to help lighten/diffuse the lights a bit.
Here's a video clip...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYnr-ZLrow
There are several in there.
I'm not sure which are my favorite...the reactions from adults or the kids. Its like someone meeting a movie star for the first time LOL
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I figured they might be LEDs, thanks for the information.