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R2-D2 official build diary - Issues 87-90 Options
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#1 Posted : 16 July 2018 14:23:33

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Issue 87 contains – Dome Support Arms, Dome Support Centre, Retaining Cap, Bearing.

Assembling the dome support.

Take all four die-cast parts provided this time, together with twelve 2.5 x 4mm screws. Holding the support centre the correct way round, fit one of the two identical arms (without the extra lug) to the leg, making sure the two locating pins are engaged. Turn the assembly over and use four 2.5 x 4mm screws to fix the parts together. Fit the second identical arm to the correct leg of the support centre and secure it with four more screws.

Note the difference in the third arm, which has an extra lug on the back. Fit this arm to the remaining leg of the support centre and secure it with four more screws.

Fitting the bearing.

Take the bearing, retaining cap and two 2 x 4mm screws. Press the bearing firmly into the support centre so it fits square and flush. Align the retaining cap with the two fixing holes in the support centre and secure it with the two 2 x 4mm screws.

This Issue is now complete.

Carefully store any remaining parts in an issue labelled bag for future use.
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#2 Posted : 16 July 2018 14:39:55

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Issue 88 contains – Bottom Panel, Access Panel, Flexible Plate, Top Hat Washer, Charging Socket, Main Switch, Short Screwdriver, Fixing Screws.

Fitting the access panel.

Take the access panel, flexible plate, top hat washer and three 2 x 4mm flanged self-tapping screws. Fit the slot in the flexible plate over the lug on the access panel. Fit the top hat washer over the lug. Secure the top hat washer with a 2 x 4mm flanged self-tapping screw. Don’t overtighten as the flexible plate needs to be free to slide.

Fit the access panel into the bottom panel so the holes in the flexible plate match up with the ones in the bottom panel. Screw the flexible plate to the bottom panel with two 2 x 4mm flanged self-tapping screws.
The access panel is free to slide out and hinge down on the flexible plate, but for now, leave it in contact with the bottom panel.

Fitting the electronics.

Take the assembly you just completed, together with the main switch and socket, plus two 1.7 x 6mm self-tapping screws. Uncoil the lead from the socket and fit the socket into the hole which has a matching round end. Screw the socket in place with the two 1.7 x 6mm self-tapping screws.

Uncoil the lead from the main switch and fit it through the bottom panel from the outside. Make sure the switch is clicked to ‘I’ and that the ‘I’ is facing the edge of the bottom panel. Press the switch firmly into place so that the tangs on each end spring out to hold the switch body to the bottom panel.

Screw 2.5 x 9mm screws into both holes in the edge of the access panel. Once the threaded portion goes all the way through, the screws will be held captive on the plain portion of the shank.

This Issue is now complete.

Carefully store any remaining parts in an issue labelled bag for future use.
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#3 Posted : 16 July 2018 14:47:28

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Issue 89 contains – Centre Foot Support, Centre Foot (Left Side), Leg Details, Foot Details.

Take a set of parts for one end of the lubricator plus a 2.3 x 6mm screw. Fit the plain ring over the stepped end of the larger part. Press the end detail into the end of the assembly, making sure that the two lugs fit into the notches. Hold the assembly together and use the screwdriver to pick up the screw and drive it into the central hole. Repeat to assemble the other end of the lubricator which is identical to the first.

Take both end assemblies, together with the centre section. Align the lug inside one assembly with the slot in the end of the centre section and press the parts firmly together. Align the other end assembly in the same way as the first and press the parts firmly together.

Align the two long tabs and mounting lugs on the back of the lubricator with the matching holes in the ankle. Press the lubricator firmly into place and secure it by driving two 2.3 x 6mm screws through the central holes and into the mounting lugs.

This Issue is now complete.

Carefully store any remaining parts in an issue labelled bag for future use.
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#4 Posted : 16 July 2018 14:52:52

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Issue 90 contains – Pivot Rod, Bumper Bar, Centre Foot Right Side, Leg Details.

Take a set of parts for one end of the lubricator plus a 2.3 x 6mm screw. Fit the plain ring over the stepped end of the larger part. Press the end detail into the end of the assembly, making sure that the two lugs fit into the notches. Hold the assembly together and use the screwdriver to pick up the screw and drive it into the central hole. Repeat to assemble the other end of the lubricator which is identical to the first.

Take both end assemblies, together with the centre section. Align the lug inside one assembly with the slot in the end of the centre section and press the parts firmly together. Align the other end assembly in the same way as the first and press the parts firmly together.

Align the two long tabs and mounting lugs on the back of the lubricator with the matching holes in the ankle. Press the lubricator firmly into place and secure it by driving two 2.3 x 6mm screws through the central holes and into the mounting lugs.

This Issue is now complete.

Carefully store any remaining parts in an issue labelled bag for future use.

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