Vintage Star Wars R2-D2 remote control Wabi-Sabi restoration - Toy Polloi

Sometimes a toy can't be fixed fully, but it cab be made to look good enough to display. And that was the case with this vintage Kenner Remote control R2-D2. He had really seen some serious action and was missing all the chrome, battery cover and the insides were a complete mess.
I knew I couldn't get him working again, but that I could get Artoo looking nice enough to display. So time to try out some new chrome paint for the dome, and scratch building the missing battery cover.
0:00 Intro
1:21 The main issues with R2
4:26 Cleaning
5:05 Taking R2 apart
9:30 Chrome on the dome
18:57 Making a battery cover
25:19 Adding details
29:36 Basic battery cover complete
31:12 Painting the cover
35:25 The finished figure
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