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On details...

As much of a joy as I have found scratchbuilding to be, handmade models vary from piece to piece. I decided to prototype all of my details in styrene, then cast them in resin. That way I only have to make ONE perfect piece, instead of multiple "almost identical" pieces. This is a big deal for a perfectionist like me, especially when so many of the pieces are either so time-intensive to make just one piece, or they are positioned so close to each other that discrepancies would be painfully obvious. Not to mention the time this will save in future droid-building ventures.

So here it is: how I made all the details, pieces and greeblies for R2, separated by area for your convenience.

BODY DETAILS


COIN RETURN

COIN SLOTS

MAIN VENTS


OCTAGON PORT

SIDE VENTS

SKIRT


LEG DETAILS


BOOSTER COVER

SHOULDER BUTTON

SHOULDER HYDRAULIC


SHOULDER FLANGE

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FOOT DETAILS


SIDE DETAILS

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