Geeks Grow Up
A celebration in L.A. last week marking the 30th anniversary of Star Wars (no bloody I, II, III, IV, V, or VI) featured a display of hand-made, life-sized, remote-controlled and operating R2-D2s (and other Artoo units).
One Artoo unit serves Starbucks and another has an actual hologram of Princess Leia.
The exhibition was put on by the Official R2 Builders Club. I can't imagine how or where these guys get parts to build these, but they'll probably tell you they got power converters from Tashi station.
I guess I was qui-i-i-ite the amateur when I built my R2-D2 from this kit in 1979:
I thought I was pretty clever when I added lights and a speaker inside my 6" model. I always wished I could have made it remote-controlled.
I wonder if any of the guys who built these life-sized versions started out with the same plastic one I built.
BTW, I also built the C-3PO model. (And I made the eyes light up. Ha.)
One Artoo unit serves Starbucks and another has an actual hologram of Princess Leia.
The exhibition was put on by the Official R2 Builders Club. I can't imagine how or where these guys get parts to build these, but they'll probably tell you they got power converters from Tashi station.
I guess I was qui-i-i-ite the amateur when I built my R2-D2 from this kit in 1979:
I thought I was pretty clever when I added lights and a speaker inside my 6" model. I always wished I could have made it remote-controlled.
I wonder if any of the guys who built these life-sized versions started out with the same plastic one I built.
BTW, I also built the C-3PO model. (And I made the eyes light up. Ha.)
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