Build Timeline
June 8, 2018
Joined the R2 Builders Club
June 8, 2018
January 31, 2021
Began Printing
January 31, 2021
February 3, 2021
Dome Progress
February 3, 2021
February 4, 2021
Received First Large Filament Order
February 4, 2021
February 5, 2021
Gluing the Main Dome Pieces
February 5, 2021
February 6, 2021
Gluing the Top Dome Pieces
February 6, 2021
February 8, 2021
Sometimes Good Prints Go Bad 🙂
February 8, 2021
February 9, 2021
Printing and Test Fitting the Side Panels
February 9, 2021
February 10, 2021
Printing and Test Fitting the Top Panels
February 10, 2021
February 13, 2021
Fitting the Rear PSI Lens
February 13, 2021
February 15, 2021
Test Fitting the Dome Panels & Radar Eye
February 15, 2021
February 21, 2021
Building and Installing the Front Logic Displays
February 21, 2021
February 26, 2021
Building the Dome’s Lower Ring
February 26, 2021
February 26, 2021
Testing Different Colors of Silver
February 26, 2021
February 26, 2021
Building the Holoprojectors
February 26, 2021
March 1, 2021
Test Fitting the Holoprojectors
March 1, 2021
March 4, 2021
Testing the Panel Hinge Mechanism
March 4, 2021
March 5, 2021
Building the Dome Work & Display Stand
March 5, 2021
March 11, 2021
Building & Programming the PSI Lights
March 11, 2021
March 13, 2021
Building and Programming the Dome Control Boards
March 13, 2021
March 14, 2021
Fitting & Testing the Dome Electronics, Panels, Holos, & Displays
March 14, 2021
April 10, 2021
Custom Magic Panel
April 10, 2021
April 16, 2021
First draft of the body. Not happy with the seams and color differences.
April 16, 2021
April 18, 2021
Began cutting Michael Baddeley’s MKIII body to fit the Prusa MK3S+ printer. Special attention paid to hiding seams and consistent print orientation.
April 18, 2021
April 26, 2021
Charging Bay Indicators and Data Port Logic Boards
April 26, 2021
April 30, 2021
May 1, 2021
First Ring of My New Body Cut Complete
May 1, 2021
May 7, 2021
Second Ring of My New Body Cut Complete
May 7, 2021
May 9, 2021
First Part of the Third Ring Complete
May 9, 2021
May 15, 2021
Shared My Experimental Body Cut with the 3D Printing Droid Builders Group and Began Helping the Early Adopters 
May 15, 2021
May 19, 2021
Third Ring of My New Body Cut Complete
May 19, 2021
May 27, 2021
Began Working on the Fourth Body Ring
May 27, 2021
June 7, 2021
Fourth Body Ring Progress. Test fit with the Dome. 
June 7, 2021
June 20, 2021
First Few Body Greeblies Complete. Also Shared My New Greeblie Cuts With the Droid Building Community
June 20, 2021
June 27, 2021
Body is Nearly Complete
June 27, 2021
July 14, 2021
C2-B5 Fan Art From My Daughters
July 14, 2021
July 31, 2021
My New Cut of the Body Skirt Complete & Shared
July 31, 2021
August 15, 2021
Body Side Vents Complete
August 15, 2021
August 24, 2021
R2-D2 Copilot Added to My Car
August 24, 2021
September 22, 2021
Charging Bay Indicators & Data Port Logics Panels 
September 22, 2021
September 26, 2021
Test Fit of the CBI & DPL Panels with their Electronics
September 26, 2021
October 1, 2021
Fitting the Speakers Into the Body
October 1, 2021
October 15, 2021
Shoulder Hub Assembly & Test Fit
October 15, 2021
November 8, 2021
Dome Gear Complete & Fitted
November 8, 2021
November 9, 2021
Data Port Logics (v2), Coin Slot Logics, & Large Data Port Logics Boards
November 9, 2021
November 12, 2021
Coin Slot Logics Programmed & Installed
November 12, 2021
November 15, 2021
CSL, DPL (v2), & CBI Logics Installed
November 15, 2021
November 23, 2021
Dome Gear & Drive Installed
November 23, 2021
January 7, 2022
Printing the Legs
January 7, 2022
February 1, 2022
My Cut of the Leg Struts & Shoulder Hydraulics Complete
February 1, 2022
February 8, 2022
My Cut of the Ankle Cylinders Complete
February 8, 2022
March 14, 2022
Test Fitting the Leg Assembly
March 14, 2022
March 16, 2022
My Cut of the Shoulder Stabilizers Complete
March 16, 2022
March 30, 2022
First Foot Shell Complete
March 30, 2022
March 31, 2022
Outer Leg Ankle Assemblies Complete
March 31, 2022
April 4, 2022
Outer Legs Complete
April 4, 2022
June 8, 2022
Center Foot Drive Assembly
June 8, 2022
June 19, 2022
C2-B5 Origami Fan Art from My Daughter
June 19, 2022
June 23, 2022
Small Mod for the Outer Foot Drive Rear Omni Wheels
June 23, 2022
July 1, 2022
Outer Foot Drive Assembly
July 1, 2022
July 2, 2022
My Cut for the Center Foot Cylinders and Battery Box Straps Complete
July 2, 2022
July 5, 2022
Foot Assemblies Complete
July 5, 2022
July 6, 2022
Attaching the Legs & Standing Up!
July 6, 2022