Its time to announce the first ever R7 astromech droid skin run

( http://f5.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8HYqQQ-XWbci-kuVVa3pwMx8JjhCFRbVE2ha6we4lzLCazhJNrTz4V7--LJEepsQKrJ3dPPPv8MhxkwgSOnD/R7%20Styrene%20Skin%20Run%20%231/R7FRS10b-Model.jpg)  . 

The front skin is based on the picture in “The Essential Guide To Droids” ( http://f2.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8HYqQdBNgyIi-kuVTOanfWtK9sd2rH38I7rDbd34WxupNGHaGaStGEbLisnBMN4T3uyK54L_Olzi8_9a5g8Q/R7%20Styrene%20Skin%20Run%20%231/__hr_L2-Essential-R7.jpeg )  and the back skin is based on a design that Alex Kung and I have come up with.  The skins will be laser cut from .040 White Styrene at a cost of approximately $70.00 a set plus shipping and paypal fees, if we can get 25 orders.  If we can get 50 the price will drop by about $10.00.  A prototype is getting ready to be cut even as you are reading this.  This is a one layer design and will require some type of under layer such as another piece of .040 white styrene that is not included.

Not only will you receive the skins but also included will be a complete flat pack of all the extra detail parts!! Included will be:

2 Octagon Ports

Center Vent Internals (upper)

Center Vent internals (lower)

2 Power Coupler Internals

2 Side vents

2 Pocketed Vents

2 Shoulder rings

3 Coin returns (Not needed for the R7 model but added as an extra)

These detail parts can be used in any Astromech as they are to the complete designs.

But wait! There's more!

Also included will be a flat pack R7 Triangular EYE!!!

4 Front Logic Display LED Holders (similar to PaulCo Design)

4 Front Logic Display LED Wire holders (Alex’s Design)

2 Rear Logic display LED holders (similar to PaulCo Design)

2 Rear Logic Display LED Wire holders (Alex’s Design)

So basically the only parts needed to complete your R7 body is an inner skin, Front vent surrounds and Front Power coupling surround.  The rear skin has a special extra in place of a power coupler.  As seen in the Star wars Visual Dictionary page 21 upper right hand corner

(also seen here     

http://f6.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8HYqQXol9LQi-kuVoDZfz0Np0f0nouRSm8s73kxTbm3g0Zg8Pm4Sw8g25woQc2k8_HFsEFk82s9FaDE-61wx/R7%20Styrene%20Skin%20Run%20%231/SWVD.jpeg   ) is a motivator housing and vent! Now you know where that part is used!!!

We are trying to make this an all inclusive run so at this time I would like any ideas of anything else that can be added to the flat pack design as a few more parts shouldn’t increase the cost.  So if you can think of any other extras to add please send me your ideas.  I am planning on having a prototype created this week and when I get it back I will post pictures,  firm up the cost and start taking Paypal payments.

What I need now is an interest list so I can firm up the price.