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Italian Modeller Makes R2-D2 Into A Death Dealing Machine!
October 8, 2015 by dracs
It's always fun to see what modellers can come up with when they let their imagination run wild. One such Italian modeller named Lemcat recently let his loose in the Star Wars universe and came up with a version of R2 unlike any that has gone before.
Named Hi2-D2 - Enhanced Astromech Droid, this new version of the classic Star Wars droid looks like it could probably take on the whole Empire by itself.
This model is a custom build of a Gundam kit, and comes complete with all of the little astromech's useful gizmos and gadgets.
The end result is a pretty awesome new take on a classic character, who is no longer content to play the role of the group's white mage.
If you want to see more of this project, you can find it at the original blog post on The Zephyranthes.
Do you think there are any other Star Wars characters who'd be improved by getting turned into Gundams?
"This new version of the classic Star Wars droid looks like it could probably take on the whole Empire by itself..."
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That irritating little droid has finally become interesting. No hope for C3P0.
I’d test him for steriods!
That’s awesome.
Hah! Let’s see C3P0 slag him off now! He’ll need a month with a panel beater to hammer out the dents afterwards. Though I can’t help feeling that its a bit sacrilegious to do this to R2. What next? Chewbacca with an all over body shave? Sormtroopers in thigh-high, high heel boots? Some things might be best left alone!
What about the Princess Leia cinnamon roll hair braids? Or her slave girl outfit?
Why does that remind me of Metal Mickey. ..lol
Yeah was thinking how much it looks like the robots mechanicus get in 40k, which look like metal mickey….
he should be bigger.
Hey Zorg size isn’t everything 😉
yup.
Sam, have you been in one of those model stores for gundams that sells TONS of wierd parts for customizations?
There’re everywhere here and I stumbled into a lot of them while doing research for a prospective Gaming City Guide.
Sweet!
That gundam kit is really nice I got a couple to use as giant size mechanicus robots.
This was a concept idea when Arnold Schwarzenegger was on the books as playing R2 D2 😛
-“We seem to be made to suffer! That’s our lot in life.”
-“Stop being such a pussy!”
😉