Andy Moore Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 R3-B0 'Rebo' R Series Astromech Droid Bandai 1/12 This is R3-B0, or Rebo, an astromech who can be found trundling aimlessly around the back streets of Mos Eisley, carrying his few worldy possessions in his basket. He can occasionally be seen in the company of some of Tatooine's other droid lowlife, i.e. B0-R15, DN-LD, and N1-G3L. In real life, he's another Bandai R2 modification, actually the one that came with BB-8, and he's been waiting around since 2016 to be finished. Most of the detailing is just spares box bits and bobs, and his shopping basket is stainless steel mesh wrapped around a soldered brass wire frame. Thanks for looking Andy 62 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 This weeks R Thur Dai Lee bargain droid. Andy, you've done it again. So much fabulous grotty detail in there. Rust, popped fasteners, replacement parts, etc. And I love the bent aerial with the insulating tape repair. The force is strong in this one but it may need a new battery. (Not included). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutchi Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 That is excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsCreation Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Absolutely stunning! I’m new to the site, but I have been following your work. Its just incredible. Edited January 10, 2021 by StarWarsCreation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Great build and weathering.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondrome Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Wow! I'm always impressed by the photo quality as well as your models... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albymoore Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Andy, I love everything about this build, the panting and weathering are some of the best I've seen anywhere. This is the kind of work that inspires and makes me want to be a better modeler. Cheers, Albert Edited January 10, 2021 by albymoore punctuation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen W Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Fantastic job! Really impressive stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Not a fanatic SW fan...but that's among the most superbly-rendered models of any sort I've ever seen. Truly a wonder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Thanks for the comments everyone. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 What a great looking R3 unit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadesOmega Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Amazing customization and weathering, Andy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Gobsmacked..........................................................that is all 😁 Those other droids sound like real pieces of work😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Definitely some carbon scoring on that one! Lovely work. W 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screech Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Andy you are in the midst of creating some characters that will probably show up in one of the NEW Star Wars Shows! Stellar job as usual! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviedrone Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Wow. Hoping I can get to this level at some point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Thanks everyone. On 11/01/2021 at 21:16, Carts said: Those other droids sound like real pieces of work😉 They are a pretty unsavoury lot. They can be seen below, along with my other droids Andy 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Amazing weathering skills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Andy Moore said: You'd bump into an impenetrable world of copyright and intelectual property rights issues trying to get it distributed but that would make a fantastic poster Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albymoore Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Andy- I assume Chopper is a kitbash project? You did a killer job bringing him to life, so to speak! Cheers, Albert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Stonkingly good model! 👌👍👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 5 hours ago, albymoore said: I assume Chopper is a kitbash project? You did a killer job bringing him to life, so to speak! Thanks Albert Chopper's a resin kit from JPG Productions, as are the Gonk and the Probe Droid. Not sure if they're still available but you could check their Facebook page. All three needed some extra work, as the resin castings were a little rough in places, but they make a pretty solid starting point to make a decent model. The build of the Gonk is here, the Probe Droid here, and Chopper here Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Congratulations on a fantastic piece of modelling, well done 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 1/10/2021 at 10:09 AM, Andy Moore said: in the company of some of Tatooine's other droid lowlife, i.e. B0-R15, DN-LD, and N1-G3L. LOL. DN-LD is fluent in over six million forms of communication... but is unable to tell the truth in any of them. Great build. That Tatooine weathering is fearsome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albymoore Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Andy Moore said: Thanks Albert Chopper's a resin kit from JPG Productions, as are the Gonk and the Probe Droid. Not sure if they're still available but you could check their Facebook page. All three needed some extra work, as the resin castings were a little rough in places, but they make a pretty solid starting point to make a decent model. The build of the Gonk is here, the Probe Droid here, and Chopper here Andy Thanks for the links, Andy. Excellent work as always, especially with Chopper, and a really unique project as well. It was great to see elements of 'Rebels' brought into 'Rogue One' (loved seeing the Ghost rendered in cinematic form). Cheers, Albert Edited January 18, 2021 by albymoore Misspelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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