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Greetings! This is my first go at this type of week by week model. Up until now I have been a plastic kits builder. I'm looking forward to this new challenge and will post all my updates here. First up the issues I received along with a free R2-D2 USB stick. That will come in handy for storing photos of my builds.  That's all for now. I'll post progress pictures as soon as I get started. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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hello and welcome graham, love the title of this thread, from star wars "a new hope", good luck with your build. 
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Great to see another R2 build on the forum.  Congrats on your "Blue" medal for starting a diary. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Looking forward to seeing some pictures of your build Graham
Carl
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Good to see you've got your first parts through You should find any problems assembling it if you follow the instructions and the official build diary
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Welcome to the forum Graham. Always good to see another R2 build getting underway.
Graeme
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Welcome to the forum Graham. Mark
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welcome to the forum .. Great to see another Artoo build underway Current builds: Eaglemoss DeLorean, Deagostini R2 D2 Build
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Greetings! Myself and my two sons finally got underway. I showed them the parts and instructions in the magazine. We also watched the You Tube tutorial so everyone has a good idea of what we're getting in to. I plan to do this for all the parts of the build. Starting with the processor state indicator. There are 3 screws which is convenient given there are 3 of us completing the build. A fairly simple start but that makes it a good introduction for the boys. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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A family build.Excellent.Good luck to you and the boys
Carl
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Have fun with the kids and the build, it gets better when the dome starts taking shape Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Good to see you've got the build underway. I am sure you will all have fun as R2 progresses.
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Nice to see a family build, it will only get better. Mark
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No problems with issue 2. Some superglue was required and everything went together nicely. At the moment the shoulder plate is not ready to be attached to the arm. I'm told that will be in a later issue. For now a dry fit proved this will go together nicely. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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On to Issue 3. No screws or superglue involved here. The blue outer casing is placed over the leg attaching by 6 pins in the back of it. Next is the lens and faceplate construction. I decided to leave this for now. It involves removing a protective film from the lens and test fitting it. However this is not actually required until stage 10. I didn't want to remove the protective film until it is necessary. We did however attach an extension to the side of the faceplate. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Issue 4 provided a battery box with which we can test the LED panel from Issue 1. This was simply a case of installing 3 AA batteries and hooking it up to the circuit board. Testing the blue light: The red light: Finally both lights: Also with this issue was the right ankle plate and leg pivot cover. These were just clipped on for the time being. They will be fixed permanently at a later date. So altogether for now: Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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I have a question on the rear holographic projector from issue 9. Is it right that the projector pivot is currently not attached to the rest of the projector? Is it loose for the time being and will be attached at a later stage? Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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It will be attached at a later stage Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Kinda thought that was the case but good to have confirmation. Thanks. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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