Welcome to this group. here I hope we can share ideas, files and pictures of the R7 group of Astromechs. I have long wanted to build this series of droids...
I love this droid. I'm not saying that I don't still love R2, but as a different Astromech R7 kicks ass. R7 allready has a place beside R2 in my den. Now I...
I am glad to see that the list of members is growing, I was afraid Iwas the only one who liked the R7 unit!!! Please post any pics or information that you...
Just a quick update on how my R7 is comeing along. I sent the dome to the painters today to have it painted black. I am still in the process of having the...
Let me say holy S#@t! I go away from the R2 site for a little while (computer meltdown) and you guys start an R7 group. Well My name is Tom Kurtz and I started...
Oh by the way the R7T1 in the photos section is a rendering of my droid done by the Dogma brothers for me. They did a great job but allot of panels that should...
Tom, Miracles do happen now don't they?? hehehehe I approached Darrin Fuller and Jerry Greene about blueprinting an R7, heck for all that matters why don't...
I uploaded some pics of my R7S1 unit. Take a look but dont be too critical!! I just got the dome back from the painters. It needs to dry for a few days...
Tom, Welcome aboard!! We are all looking forward to seeing all of the work you have done!!1 Andy Schwartz Central Illinois Astromech Builder ... while ... is ...
Darrin is working on an R7 eye as we speak. i am working with him to get some made out of resin. I havent figured out what to do about the lense yet. Any...
Andy, in which way would the curve be? Following the contour of the dome? I'll have to look at the reference pics again for the lens.. By the way, cool R7...
Hi All Just wanted to say great job so far Andy. Have we sentled on Dimentions for the main eye? I would love to maske one then mold it. I just want to make...
I just asked a question on the R7 forum about everyones preferance on the straight or the curved triangle. I hope to get some response!1 Thanks for the nice...
Hi Brad, I used a D&D dome that I had origionally got for my R2. I have an uber dome ordered so had the extra dome. I had the dome painted at a paint shop....
My preference would be straight.. What is yours? Brad ... From: Andy To: r7droidbuilders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 11:58 AM Subject: Re:...
Andy , My eye is curved at the top it looks allot better then straight when you see it on the dome (I think). I'll see if I can scan my eye for you all to see....
Here is a quick scan of my R7 eye. Measurments are 5.5" across the top corner to coner, 3 5/8" top to point at bottom, top curve is 9"radius. the eye stands...
Ahhh, the rounded eye does look better.. I change my vote to rounded.. ... From: Thomas Kurtz III To: r7droidbuilders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 10,...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the r7droidbuilders group: Do you prefer the rounded eye or the eye for R7 astromechs? o Straight o...
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I created a pole to see what is the prefered R7 eye. Here is a comparison pic I made with my poor photoshop skills of Toms great rounded eye and a straight...
Ok group I have created a new album where I posted a couple of pics. One has my R7 unit with a full size straight eye and the other has Toms Rounded eye...
Andy, Yeah, that blue R7 eye is mine. I was bored one day, bent some sheet metal. I welded the corners and over filled them with bondo and sanded smooth and...
Andy, Yeah, that blue R7 eye is mine. I was bored one day, bent some sheet metal. I welded the corners and over filled them with bondo and sanded smooth and...
I started a database in this section of who ownes which R7 Drois. If you want to snak a name let me know and I will add it to the database. So far tom owns...
Andy if I get in at a reasonable time tonight I'll post allot of my dome dimensions. Your skin looks great. I wonder how different our dimentions came out. I...
Attached is my "thumbnail" sketch of the panels around the R7 dome. I had to make some assumptions for the back and hps. One assumption was that since an R7...
Attached is my sketch of my rear skin. This is only a sketch the actual skin diagram is to large to scan.My basic thoughts on it were that this unit is ...
We had some discussion in the R7 chat room tonight about R7 skins possibly being made like the ones john just made out of Alu for R2. If your interested in...
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