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The making of a R2D2 clone
HanoiBoi:
When I first started watching the build, my first thoughts were...what does his wife/girlfriend think of this? j/k ;)
Then I thought, Wow! That's a lot of effort just to have your own R2D2 pet. (Does anyone write Artoo Detoo anymore?) For all that effort, I hope it does the R2 shake/freak out.
Then, toward the end of the video, when I saw all the charity events that they brought the R2 to and realized how happy it made people, I truly feel that the effort was worth it. Maybe I'm just feeling sappy at the moment, but that R2 really brought some sunshine those in it's presence. :applaud:
flashiv:
I agree HanoiBoi, the look on those kids and adults faces is worth the price of admission alone.
I personally think that there are two camps with cabs, and I think I fall in both.
Camp 1 : Make/restore a cab to original/like original specs.
Camp 2 : Make a cab that fits you.
My first (and only so far) cab build is a black fairly generic "cab" shape w/ black t-mold (which I need to change ;D), but I would like to build another more customized one too.
Ond:
--- Quote from: patrickl on March 19, 2010, 04:56:15 am ---I'm more talking about the cabs where the builder is pushing the envelope. Using "insane" constructs that are indeed absolutely unnecessary for a cab that is supposed to mimic the feel of a mass produced cheaply build arcade cabinet. Yet everyone is cheering about these ideas.
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Hmm, interesting post for a bunch of reasons. My first thoughts as I watched the video were WOW amazing work, attention to detail, dedication etc. Then I started thinking gee that's a whole of effort to NOT produce something original. I may or may not fall into the above mentioned category of current cab builders, but I guess for me it's about creating something original which is an extension of everything I loved about those "cheaply built arcade cabinets". I think this R2D2 effort should be admired in the same way people marvel at other reproduction work i.e. scratch built models of sailing ships etc. In fact on that note, the emotional driver involved in reproducing the feel of the arcade machines we loved or the Star Wars characters we grew up with seem similarly understandable. Just my handful of tokens worth.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: Ond on March 19, 2010, 05:42:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: patrickl on March 19, 2010, 04:56:15 am ---I'm more talking about the cabs where the builder is pushing the envelope. Using "insane" constructs that are indeed absolutely unnecessary for a cab that is supposed to mimic the feel of a mass produced cheaply build arcade cabinet. Yet everyone is cheering about these ideas.
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Hmm, interesting post for a bunch of reasons. My first thoughts as I watched the video were WOW amazing work, attention to detail, dedication etc. Then I started thinking gee that's a whole of effort to NOT produce something original. I may or may not fall into the above mentioned category of current cab builders, but I guess for me it's about creating something original which is an extension of everything I loved about those "cheaply built arcade cabinets". I think this R2D2 effort should be admired in the same way people marvel at other reproduction work i.e. scratch built models of sailing ships etc. In fact on that note, the emotional driver involved in reproducing the feel of the arcade machines we loved or the Star Wars characters we grew up with seem similarly understandable. Just my handful of tokens worth.
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OK fair enough. Maybe it should be compared more to a restoration or someone who builds a replica Star Wars sitdown cab.
Still, even with the scratch build (non-replica) cabs, usually it's just the details that make the difference. Like an extremely sturdy or high quality build or plasma cut metal ornaments. We love those things here. I just love reading what amazing things you or Pixel have come up with. Indeed I'd imagine someone who (as a kid) was passionate about owning an R2D2 when he was a kid has the same sentiment about this R2D2 build.
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