U9-C4

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May 9, 2023
First step is to shorten the neck - starting with separating the conical bottom section from the centre framework
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May 9, 2023
The very bottom section also needed to be modified to allow the cut centre framework to drop in lower
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May 9, 2023
The grey backing parts for the centre framework were also cut down
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May 9, 2023
The hollow bottom of the grey backing part (which would have been covered by the conical bottom part) has been filled with Apoxie Sculpt and sanded flat
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May 9, 2023
Modified neck parts all glued together
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May 9, 2023
Head put together with new neck - the very bottom disc is still a bit tall and will need to be sanded down
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May 9, 2023
Sanding process for the bottom discis underway - some 0.75mm masking tape is being used as a guide to keep everything straight
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May 9, 2023
U9-C4 also has an extra projector on the top of his dome - made by drilling a hole and inserting a section of brass tubing, with another piece of styrene rod inserted into the tube
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May 9, 2023
New aerial built by modifying the original R%-D$ aerial and adding a top section from brass tube
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May 9, 2023
Painting complete on the main body
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May 9, 2023
Head attached just to see what it looks like
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May 9, 2023
Leg struts painted and put together
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May 9, 2023
Body and legs clipped together
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May 9, 2023
Painting complete on head
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May 9, 2023
All main sections complete and painted
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May 9, 2023
Decals applied to neck and eyes
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February 3, 2024
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February 3, 2024
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February 3, 2024
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February 3, 2024
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Коментарі

7 9 May 2023, 05:21

Uwe Kaeding
Thanks for the likes - finally got around to take some finished photos of this one...

3 February, 03:47

Album info

A model of U9-C4, one of the droids of D-Squad as seen in four episodes of Season 5 of the animated Clone Wars. U9-C4 is an R5 series droid but with differences to the head shape compared to R5-D4 seen in the original movie and The Mandalorian. This model has been built by modifying the R5 part of the Bandai R2-D2/R5-D4 kit.

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