Weekend of code enhancements
The temperature is getting low, and after spending most of saturday getting numb fingers and feet whilst working on R2's center foot, I decided to do some much warmer work…
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November 27, 2017
Working on the new center foot
The main issue R2 has at the moment is a rather dodgy center foot. For a start off, the shell is actually structural which I don't like. The shell is…
November 25, 2017
Birmingham MCM, MOT, and Tier 2.
This weekend was R2's first official outing with the UK R2 Builders. We were invited to attend Birmingham MCM Comic Con with the UK Garrison, an arm of the 501st…
November 21, 2017
Spectre Squad Photo Shoot
This morning, Spectre Squad had got access to the Preston Laser Quest arena for doing some photo shoots with everyone in their gear. R2 wasn't going to miss out! Early…
October 21, 2017
Preston Comic Con
Back home now and recharging the ol' batteries after a day at the Guild Hall in Preston for Preston Comic Con. Had a great day, with lots of interactions with…
September 24, 2017
Preston Comic Con Prep
Currently getting ready for a single day convention in Preston. Needed to do a few repairs to R2 after the last event, and as usual I left them all to…
September 22, 2017
Electrics Overview
After a recent discussion on the facebook group, I thought it was time to finally document the internals of R2 as best I could. Not the most elegant of diagrams,…
September 18, 2017
New blog
I've decided to keep things regarding R2 all on his own little blog. Its been a 4+ year build so far, but I will be back filling a load of…
September 15, 2017
Building a battery for R2 with 18650 cells
There are many options for a battery to power an astromech, from the tried and tested Sealed Lead-Acid, to the latest LiFePO4. This article will look at utilising the very…
April 21, 2017