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MisumiJAG2-4

MisumiJAG2-4

Date: 05/28/2009 Views: 14321

My Wooden Radar eye build

I wanted to start documenting my build so it keeps me determined to finish. Took lots of pic's to look back on later. :)

Date: 10/02/2010
Owner: Dane
Size: 12 items
test for radar eye 1

test for radar eye 1

just making a few test runs on my wooden radar eye. thanks to hansagan for idea!

Date: 10/01/2010
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wooden radar eye 2

wooden radar eye 2

tomorrow ill get the jigsaw out with dad and then sand for years. sigh.....

Date: 10/01/2010
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RADAR EYE 3

RADAR EYE 3

Just finished cutting R2's radar eye.

Date: 10/01/2010
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RADAREYE 4

RADAREYE 4

Now, just lots of sanding and then paint. Hopefully this one works out!

Date: 10/01/2010
Views: 951
FINISHED EYE 5

FINISHED EYE 5

Getting there. I have to make the side box a bit deeper and sand the back so it can sit on the dome nicely. not far now!

Date: 10/01/2010
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Sanded and smoothed 6

Sanded and smoothed 6

for my build, i plan on building most of the parts by wood. styrene i'll use for skins, and other small pieces. I'll definitley be buying parts from america but bits that can be scratch built will be .Gonna get some hypo metallic blue paint and primer tom

Date: 10/01/2010
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Made a lens 7

Made a lens 7

I previously brought a globe so i could turn it into R2's head. I only had to use 1 half. so I measured, cut and spray painted.

Date: 10/02/2010
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Temporary lens 8

Temporary lens 8

I'll find a better one later, but its a good start. my first piece for R2!!!!!!

Date: 10/02/2010
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Primed!

Primed!

another hour or two and I will spray it with metallic blue. I have given it 3 coats of grey primer and filled it with 'Selley's' wall filler. Hope it turns out alright. its got a few scratch's ( really REALLY small ones). maybe with this blue on it, its n

Date: 10/03/2010
Views: 1031
Finisho!

Finisho!

cut, sanded, primed, filled, painted dried! First completed piece.

Date: 10/04/2010
Views: 988
side box

side box

Date: 10/04/2010
Views: 993
Scratche's

Scratche's

These are the scratches I was hoping wouldn't show. but I to late now.

Date: 10/04/2010
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