Droid Update

This is nothing more than a composite shot of the dome on the diaper champ box while the skins are loosly wrapped around the box. Thanks to a little Photoshop, this gives a reasonable look of where I am to date. Currently I am still looking for some sort of solution to wrap the skins around Once I find that, the progress pics should start to move.

The Diaper Champ Droid

I am now starting the process of measuring all of the dremel locations. Before I waste $100 of my hard earned money, I am going to try to mock up a paper version of the locations on the dome. Little by little, I am starting to understand just how to mark these locations. Hopefully I will make all of my mistakes on the mockup and avoid the one's when I begin cutting the dome.

The Dome has Arrived

My R2 Dome just arrived and I am starting to strategize on how to proceed. I have received a good deal of help from the R2 Builders Council and will start conceptualizing the process through the use of blue posterboard.

My First Real Purchase

I finally broke down and purchased an aluminum dome for my R2 project. While the engraving may be over my head, I will soon find out. This seems to be the most sensable way to proceed and I was able to get a good deal on a dome that was not being used.
Cost on the custom made dome was $100.

Skin Progress Update

The matting I purchased arrived this afternoon and early testing shows that it will work just fine to produce the aluminum parts. While this may not be an ideal solution, it is simple to work with. Here is an up to date photo of my progress so far.

Matting Metal Parts

I recently ordered some metallic mat board which I am going to use to construct some metal parts out of. The cost of the board was $5 but shipping cost were high at $7 due to the size. I purchased the mat board here http://www.dickblick.com/zz130/07d/ and they have said that the thickness would be the equivalent of the .040 styrene I am using.