Treadwell Repair Droid
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Primed and sanded main body
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Primed superstructure, arms and head pieces
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The rollers and treads were printed attached to the side of the body, and you couldn't see through the treads below the main body. Therefore I cut the treads off both sides, sanded them back and opened them
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Comparison of opened out tread to the other just cut off the body
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The body is hollow, with no bottom
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I added a base plate from sheet styrene
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The whip aerial at the back looked a bit thick so I cut away part of it and added steel wire (I also later added a bit of brass tube over the bottom part of the wire)
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All the parts painted and ready for assembly. I've made some axles and added them through holes drilled in the body
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Group shot with R2-D2 and R4-D5 to show scale
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31 July 2024, 03:14 -
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This is a 3D printed kit of the Treadwell droid from the original Star Wars. Made by Figureworks (I think they are only on Facebook), its a nice simple kit but it was a limited run, so I'm not sure if its still available. I made some modifications to it as I didn't like the way the treads were molded to the main body. It was built mid last year but I only just took the final photos.