Matt’s Props

I spent the better part of two days getting back to work on R2, prepping and painting the dome panels mostly, but also figuring out and cutting the holoprojector surrounds. I was unhappy with the way I had cut the first set of fence-post caps to use for surrounds, and since they cost about $2.00-a-piece I bought some more. This time, I spent a while planning out the shape I would cut, then carefully cutting out exactly the shape I wanted (i only cut one so far, so I’ll document the process with the next one and add photos).

After filling in some dremel mistakes with Bondo, I painted all the dome panels and the radar eye. This involved double-checking reference photos to make sure I was painting the correct panels, and masking-off certain panels that needed only a frame of blue or the opposite. I used what I thought was the same formula I used when I painted the pie-panels years ago, but it didn’t turn out as well as it did last time. The pie-panels have much more depth to the finish. Maybe I need to add a few more layers of clear coat. Either way it’s a subtle difference, and not too terrible, so I’m not freaking out.