Ahh R2-D2. The droid that many fans half jokingly consider the true hero of the saga. He’s a big bigger than BB-8, so naturally he’s going to be a more complicated build. I’m curious, however, as to just how much more complicated. There’s only one way to find out.
Painting
Unlike BB-8, I decided that all of R2’s metallic parts needed to be painted. I took a guess and figured that my “Brushed Metal” paint would be the best choice, and I was right. It gave off a good metallic finish that, to my eye, doesn’t look foo far off from the original. I went ahead and painted all his metal parts at the same time (amazingly, I had enough alligator clips for all of them). I’m hoping that this might speed up the build later down the line, since I’ll have fewer pieces to prep.