(06-25-2013) R2's radar eye

The other day I put R2's radar eye on to see how he's going to look.  Something about that center eye really says R2 to me.

In other R2 news, the outer legs are almost complete, the center ankle arrived and soon he should be standing on his on 3 feet.  It will still be a while before the foot drives are ready and then I will need motors, so don't expect him to be moving in the near future.

(06-15-2013) More color tests

I powder coated a few pieces of R2 and placed them to see how the color looks.  I'm very happy with the color, but not too happy with my paint skills.  Too much dirt in the paint and it's hard to sand and remove the specs from powder paint.

I also did some tests on some old aluminum go kart wheels.  The copper looking wheel is painted with transparent orange, and the grey is painted smoke chrome.  Both of these colors are from Eastwood.