Bruce | September 29, 2007
Here is another shot of the skins. I cut out some of the doors for access. This camera really can’t capture it, but the staples have been cut and they now look like tiny rivets. Another shot. I love this effect. The hard part will be trying to skin the bottom and top rings. I [...]
Bruce | September 22, 2007
I decided that I want the inside of R2 to look as nice as the outside is going to look, so I decided to put Polystyrene skins INSIDE as well as the outside. I used staples, and then cut the centers of them out so they would look like tiny rivets. The effect is far [...]
Bruce | September 22, 2007
As you can see from this shot, there is glue and splinters everywhere. I need to sand this thing down! This is going to take a while because there is a lot of area to do…maybe I should have not used SO MUCH glue? Ahhh…this thing had to be sanded anyway, and I really want [...]
Bruce | September 19, 2007
This is the completed frame with all it’s glue. The frame is really stable, and solid! I am sure that it is MORE than strong enough to endure the test of robotics. It’s not that heavy eeither. I thought it would have weighed more than it does. And it is very sturdy! Beautiful design. I [...]
Bruce | September 1, 2007
One last check of all the clamps. Here is a close up of how I used other parts to help the clamps. Some parts are easier to clamp than others, but a piece of something here and there will help the clamps stay on good and straight. You don’t want these parts moving while they [...]
