Begun, this clone robot has.

In exactly one year from today, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens wil be released to theatres. In celebration of this and out of a new hope that htis trilogy won't be quite as bad as the last one, I have tasked myself to build a fully working R2-D2 in time for the premieres, or better yet in time for Halloween. In any case, the clock is ticking, and I'm already off and running.

Over the last week I have gotten in on my first part run: a Commando 8 B(udget) frame. This is a nice aluminum frame, designed to be price-comparable with wood or styrene ones. I might have done a styrene one had this not come along but it was worth getting into.

This is someone else's, but you get the idea.

Anyway, researching like crazy now. I know I want to do wooden legs because styrene won't hold up the aluminum frame. Still trying to work out what I can make, what I can buy off the shelf, and what I'll have to wait on a parts run for. Hopefully, this will all come together. We shall see.