When JAWAS ATTACK!!!!!

This is what you get when JAWAS ATTACK!!!!
I found parts all over the place and R2 was looking pretty sad :o(
Although, R3 was caught in one of the pics and she sometimes gets jealous of R2.
R3 may have went on a rampage and took out all those jealous feelings on R2.

Oh well, I needed to get allot of small detail parts finished and more work on the frame in certain areas.
So, I guess it's time to get back to work and R2 will be better than ever after I'm finished. Stay tune for more post on the upgrades.

It Works!!!!!!

Well, It finally moves :o)
I had to cut the total length down 1/2 inch and this leaves me with
6 1/2 inches total lift.
All I need now is a dome plate for the inside and I can get it mounted.
The only thing is that Vex motor is loud, But maybe I can find a replacement
servo oneday.
Once this one is mounted and I know everything is working good,
I'll make another for the Lifeform Scanner.

I worked some more on the motor fro the Periscope Lifter today.
I used some of my leftover Vex parts and I think it's going to turn out nice.
It will be gear driven and I'll use the Vex motor.
Once I get the gear rail attached to the lift I can try it out and if everything goes
good, I'll have a lift.
It will have that Vex motor whine, But it's better than nothing.

Periscope Lifter Again

Ok, I've started playing around with this again and I've changed a few things on it.
I reduced the size of the footprint and managed to squeeze a little more lift from it.
I now have 7 inches of lift.
I'm still not completely satisfied with it and not sure how I will add the servo drive system.
It's better than before, But not just there yet.

Scrubby Update

I installed the 2 black screws in the front of Scrubby and in the next
pic you can see I have all the buttons on the side and the side hoses
painted silver.
The last pic shows the small green Pc board that goes on one side only.
Still got more to do, But he's getting there.

M & A Sound System

R2 will finally have SOUND!!!!!
Thanks to Muzz and Alex for their hard work putting this system together
for everyone. You can find the tutorial here: M&A Sound
The parts are inexpensive and is not a hard task to put together.
I put my setup in a small black box to keep everything tidy.
I still have some work to do and that's why I have the Vmusic taped into place for now.
I need to order the amplifier kit to make it louder and I kept it out of the main box because most amps build heat and that's not good for the other electronics.

The Real Scrubber

Here's a couple pictures of the real Scrubber Droid.
I get most of my Ref. from Stick Monkeys site.
I'm close, But not perfect.
Some of the parts I can't seem to find and I have to substitute it with
something close.

Scrubber Goodies

I applied the chrome tape to the edges, It looks a little shinier than the
ref. pictures but I think it is correct because the bands across the top are
chrome.
The lights are a little large, But they were all I could find.
The hoses on the front worked out nice.
I think the ones the used in the movie were the old foil type hoses and I can't
find that type anywhere.
The red buttons on each corner will get painted, The 2 in the front will be yellow
and will have the 2 deer whistles on top.
The 2 buttons in the rear will be silver and have some type of goodie on one and a satellite on the other.
I may add a surround to the eye to get it closer.

Old Yeller

I think that was as YELLOW as we could get it.
There's some touchup to be done, But in all and all it looks, Well YELLOW.
After it dries we can get all the goodies on it and it should look pretty close.

Scrubber Priming

We got the Scrubber primed and it's not looking to bad.
There's a few areas that could be better, But I'm not going that far into the build.
After the primer dries, We can untape and start preparing for the yellow paint.
I think the hardest part will be getting those black and yellow stripes near the bottom of the scrubber correct.

501st Event

We meet up with the 501st at the old Jacksonville Library yesterday.
We took the droids and the 501st was in outfit and had a GREAT time!!!
It was my 2nd time driving R2 and playing with the kids.
Everything went well except for the fact that I was R2 was chasing one of the
Storm Troopers around and R2 ran into a concrete pole.
No damage except a small scratch on the horseshoe.
People were all over R2, Hugging and showing how much the love that little guy.
Now that we're able to go with the 501st to events, R2 will become more active.
Brenda will probly have some pictures on her site.

Scrubber Trials

I'm still trial fitting some of the parts on the Scrubber.
I'm happy with everything so far, But I wish the lights were smaller.
Brenda painted the black hoses silver and the eye holder.
We're still working on the top hood area, Not quite happy yet.
More to come :o)

More Scrubber

I cut the openings for the 2 hoses to enter the box and bolted the eye
into place.
The eye has a Pc board that fits inside and I have it cut.
The Pc board is suppose to have a slight cut to each side, But I cut my 1st one
and I didn't like the way it looked so I cut another in a full circle.
I also noticed there is a green Led inside the eye and I'll have to work on it.
I also started test fitting the buttons on the side to see how they will look.

Scrubber Buttons

This is as close as I could get to the buttons on the side of the Scrubber.
They're kitchen cabinet door handles and the oval one I cut the bottom of
a CO2 cartridge from my BB gun and glued it to the oval for the bump.
After it dries I can clean it up and it should look OK.

R2's Charge Port

The port is active now and I can charge the main foot batteries without having
to remove them.
The other 2 batteries that power the small electronics will get a seperate port
for them to charge as they don't need it as much.

Scrubber Update

I'm working on the other end of the Scrubber hood.
This is the area where the large hoses will be attached.
I covered the red lid with styrene ans it's not looking too bad.
Still more work to come.

Goodies in the Mail

Well actually I should have said Goodie in the mail.
Anyway, The Vmusic came in today.
I'm following the setup from Astromech Factory to get sound in both our droids.
I'll need more parts, But this will work for me until I get the onboard Comp
going and it will control the sound.

The other item I located this weekend was the bubble for the Scrubber Droid.
It's a Christmas bulb that separates and I can use one half to make the eye.
I'll need to fit a metal lid and cut the lid for the bubble to fit.
It should look similar to the eye on the original Scrubber.

Trial Fitting

I started making the end for the hoses to attach.
I used the top off of a plastic container and I'm wrapping it with
polystyrene.

The hood is starting to look like the scrubber.
There will be allot of trimming and filler to get the parts to come together.
The led setup is under the hood and glued into place.
The only bad part of this build, If the leds go bad too bad.
Cutting a hole large enough to fix them would weaken the box too much.

Scrubber Hood

I did alittle work on the hood and the Led setup.
I used a piece of aluminum I had and drilled some holes for the leds to mount.
I'll have to blackout the inside of the hood so the leds don't show through the top.
I'm not being real picky on this project, Because it's just something to do for now.

Led Flasher

Here's a flasher setup I found at a online Auction.
The site is: Online Aution
The sellers name is Donnie and ships extremely fast.
He has other Led colors, You just have to ask for them.
The Flasher board is very small, About 1 inch x 1 inch and several different
flash modes,speeds,brightness and a connector for a external button.
He has other types of boards also.
I plan to use this in my Scrubber droid under the rear hood.
I know it's not movie correct, But it looks so cool doing the Knightrider flash.