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R2-D2
Workshop
Section I - Basic structure
(July 2004 - ?)

We have
a plan, but it´s still hard!
 
Every
saga (sawing) has a beginning...

The both
maindiscs are sawed out (all for two Artoos of course).

Mounted
with the side- Centre-leg
housing and centre-leg are ready.
parts
Now
the making of the centre-foot starts.

They called
him Darth Abrater with light-
ly ready centre-foot housing.  

Now, you
slowly see something! Main-housing with centre-foot (and roller).

Now,
the centre-legs have also the half diameters. Centre-leg is already
spray-surfaced a
little
bit.

The
work at the first outer-foot begins. Centre-legs
are pre-surfaced with spray-
 
surfacer.

A
further wood-plate cut, marked on Now,
also the remaining outer-feet are at the
20th of
July 2004..   same
level .

Leia is
visiting the construction site. .
 
The
outer-feet get the thickened shape.
Here you
see the space

for the leg-positioning motor.

The
leg-positioning mo- Parade
of the outer-legs.
tor in
the approximately
later position.

With the
oval boxes.
Finally
on own feet!
© Thomas
Riedel 2004
Photos:
Jürgen Vogel & Thomas Riedel
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