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R2-D3 (with removable leg)

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This shows the droid with the third leg removed.

This droid seemed like a relatively simple task as well -- attach the head of an R2-B1 figure to the body of an R2-D2, and paint yellow -- but again, turned out to be a good deal of work.

The body is mostly parts from a Naboo Escape R2-D2, which had the detailed body I was after and the wheels I wanted under each leg. First, the R2-D2 head was cut in half along the central seam and removed from the figure, allowing the body to be similarly cut open. The center leg cavity was hollowed out with a Dremel, at roughly the same time that I was making similar modifications to my custom R2-D1. For this figure, I also needed to reshape the opening at the top of the body, so that the yellow R2-B1 head could be properly fitted inside. I even repositioned the transparent plastic piece that rests against the bottom of the head inside the figure, so that there's still a satisfying clicking sound when the head is rotated.

I then painted the appropriate panels on the body and legs to match the yellow color on the head.

This shows the figure posed with R2-D1 and R2-D2.

The left and right legs were made using the "feet" of the Naboo Escape R2-D2 figure, and the upper leg portions of an R5-D4. The wheels under the legs were cut almost in half, leaving two half-circles that rotate freely within their housings; thus, the figure can still be posed three-legged with wheels, but the wheels can be "retracted" when the figure is required to stand on two legs.

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Here's a heartwarming family photo, and a convenient means to compare astromech sculpts, too. The figure in the middle is the aforementioned Naboo Escape R2-D2, as released by Hasbro. The painting scheme is, presumably, meant to represent "battle damage." On the left is my custom R2-D1.