Andy Moore Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 U9-C4 Astromech R5 Unit Droid - D-Squad Star Wars The Clone Wars So, the first droid's done. U9, despite the name, is an R5 unit, although I've had to make a few tiny alterations to the base kit to bring it closer to the screen version. For those who haven't seen The Clone Wars animation, U9 was part of D-Squad, a group of four astromechs, including R2-D2, who were sent on an undercover mission to steal an encryption unit in a season 5 story arc. The laser cutter arm was a scratch built addition as it's the most prominent aspect of U9 in the show. The top of the dome was also altered as U9s is slightly different to the movie R5 units. The full wip's here Next, it's on to R2 himself Enjoy the shots One for scale And one with his mates Thanks for looking Andy 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 very nice work and great looking trio.... nice job on the paint and finishes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sheene Machine Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 World class model making....superb stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gekko_1 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Outstanding! Yep, really like what you did with this one Andy. Great use of the base too. You should be well pleased with the end result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorS Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Absolutely great photos! Love your work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Love it! The weathering is top notch, it looks great Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD70 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 He came out wonderfully Andy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flag_overlord Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Haven't seen the series, but looks nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Block Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Another superb model Andy. You make it look so easy! ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 as I said in your WIP notes, this is really a lovely little work of art Andy. Thanks for putting the paint jar in the picture - I had not realised these droids were quite so large Looking forward to watching the remainder of the R2-D2 WIP / RFI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSolo Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 OMG thats such a cool droid, great paint & weathering, congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindmax Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Wow, great painting and fantastic weathering! I love the colour you have choosen and the model itself looks very realistic. Your pictures are very good too; this looks professional! 👍👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Sinclair Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Awesome -matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Fantastic! Any photography tips? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 Fantastic! Any photography tips? Thanks, There's nothing special here photography wise. The model was shot on a white card background and lit from either side with daylight CFL lamps. I usually spot meter on the model but, if the model has a lot of white like this, I'll use a grey card to set the exposure. I shoot in RAW, and develop in Lightroom, adding a bit of sharpening and contrast, then I brighten the background in Photoshop, and add any text or graphics. That's about it but, if you want more specific info, let me know Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Stunning builds Andy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
su27rules Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 This is really a lovely work of art !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake the snake Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Your painting and weathering skills are absolutely astounding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Stunning work again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Wow! Great work Andy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 That is simply jaw dropping! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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