This year's gathering of R2 Builders drew twice the number of guests as years past, requiring a larger party venue. So we constructed a 40' sunshade to block 90% UV across the backyard, which really helped with temps in the mid-90s. Attendance topped out over 140. Friday night's pizza dinner brought about 50 people. Everyone had a great time meeting and reconnecting with each other and sharing project ideas.
We had builders from all corners of the country and places in between. Everyone brought parts and props to display, and we had more than 30 finished droids. Gordon Tarpley filmed aerial shots with his drone, and brought his Robot Chicken-created puppet to meet those of Michael McMaster and Mike Senna. There was a resin demo and Senna disassembled his BB-8 for a large, interested crowd.
There was an R2 made of Tinkertoy K'NEX, two Choppers (from Star Wars Rebels animated TV show), and four BB-8s. Also a full-size Star Wars video arcade machine, a full-size Tauntaun head, and screen-used costumes and props from the classic Sci-fi film Logan's Run from Brian Mix.
Friday night pizza dinner
 |
| Setting up the backyard |
Senna with his robot family
 |
| The droids |
A big group of creative people
Friday night pizza dinner
Senna with his robot family
A big group of creative people
Comments
Post a Comment