PLNK Droid

[Paul6700]

Thanks for the kind words guys. I have been so busy with work I often forget to post my progress. Here is my PLNK reference.

[Paul6700]

Here is some progress pictures on this droid.

Feet Bondo'd, sanded and then primed.





Hardware reattached and wires run for the motors.






Next attached the motor and the leg tubes.

[Paul6700]

More progress, I reattached the legs.





Now that he is standing. Time to paint. The first step is to spray the whole droid silver aluminum color. I removed the sensors and switches and masked all of the openings.



I was never happy with the top, so I attached a piece of sheet metal over the top of the droid.





I then used a custom green/grey color of acrylic paint and used a dry brush technique to paint the whole droid a solid color.










It is okay that you do not cover everything.

[Paul6700]

I used a custom mixture of red acrylic paint for the details. Also dry brushing it on.



Once the acrylic paint is dry, I then used a screw driver to scuff the paint and reveal the silver.









For the washes of color I used a yellowy sand color first and then a black green.







The legs then got a coat of flat black paint.

[Paul6700]

Wheathered the hose and the grill for the face plate. Also removed all the masking tape and got the whole droid wired up.

















Also, finally painted the inside of main door.

[kresty]

Wow! That's amazing! Looking great!

[savagecreature]

Looks awesome!

[Paul6700]

Thanks guys, Hope to post a video of him moving around the shop.

[nighthawk756]

Wow, amazing build. Fantastic weathering too!

[halawaliama]

It is amazing what a couple of buckets can turn into!