Adam's R2-D2 Droid pt3

Month 7 - September 2008
A hole is drilled at 35 degrees in the block to accept the strut	All parts screw together	All ready to fit on the leg	Shoulder parts get threads cut in them for the fixing bolts
Finally brave enough to cut the slots on the surved parts of the booster covers	Ankle details cut in plywwod
Month 8 - October 2008
Plastic pipe to make the ankle cylinders	Using an offcut of MDF with a tight hole in it I can scribe lines around the pipes	Ends are sealed with more plywood	The back of the ankle cylinders are notched to fit oner the legs
End details of the cylinders are fixed with glue and cocktail stick dowels	Dowels fitted to hold the cylinders onto the legs	Center leg gets a cylinder both sides	Outside legs get just one cylinder each
Bottom of the booster cover gets dowels that fit in holes in the ankle	Back of the booster cover also gets dowels to hold them in position	Getting there	The ankle details also get fitted with dowels to fix them in position
The detail is fitted both sides of the ankles	horseshoes get fixing dowels fitted in them. Also, a slightly smaller shim gets drilled to clear the dowels and the bolt heads for the buttons etc	Holes in the top of the leg for the horseshoe fixing dowels	A bit of redundant MDF is removed to save some weight
Horseshoe and shim fitted to the leg leaving a nice groove detail	Nearly there with all the leg parts	Big holes drilled in the shoulder hubs. These 12 large holes saved 1/2lb in weight!
Month 9 - November 2008
Simple bracket for fixing the top of the leg strut	This will be hidden by the booster cover	Wedge and crescent parts fitted above and below the ankle cylinders	Body filler is used to make a perfect fit between the parts and the cylinder. The filler doesn't stick to the black tape that can be seen in the previous photo
Wedge is made of three bits of 6mm MDF, shaped and glued to the cylinder	Crescent is fitted to the leg	All part in place	Nearly there
Center leg also gets wedges	Using filler for a tight fit	Wedge glued to the cylinders	Center leg done
Bolt fixed in the back of the shoulder hub (the white bit)	Shoulder hub in place	Clearance hole drilled in shoulder hub