My First R2 Part - The Skirt

At my very first builders gathering I came across a vacuum formed skirt that Dave Everett had. Some of the guys wanted skirts for their droids and seeing as though I could fiberglass I offered to take a mold of the skirt and go from there.
Not realising initially the complexity of the skirt shape we tried a plaster mold however the part did not release due to the part shape.
I then went down the process of making my own pattern or plug to make a silicone mold.
In retrospect, as this was my first part and being very exited with getting something made quickly for the guys, I didn't do much research into this part.
In the screen used R2 there seems to be many different ways that the skirt was cut for the centre foot or the legs of Kenny Baker. Most of the skirts made for the group have a rectangular cutout for the centre foot and a vertical lip around the edge. I now regret not knowing about this when making the mold as it would have been a nice feature.