Redesigned Shoulder plates - Thanks

The frame was all together and looking good when Dave Everett (who's plans I'm using) decided to update the plans on R2 builders club site. He has made the shoulder plates on the frame with slots to enable R2 to change from 3 legged to 2 legged - albeight manually at the moment.
With this news it was with heavy heart that I had to think whether it was possible to modify the existing in-situ or try and get tehm out and make new ones. I decided on the latter and with knife in hand first one side then the other came out.

Shoulders removed.

The next problem was how to print out just these shoulder plates when they are on the same plan as a body ring!!! A bit of playing about on the computer and printer settings enabled a 'current view' print to work.  YEE!!HAA!!
A spray of the repositionable glue on to the styrene and a few slashes with the knife and both shoulder plates and support plates cut and drilled.

That was easy - just-!!

While I decide whether to make another top ring with a support for the slip rings, I thought it would be nice to start on the legs. The legs will probably have to be re-made or modified in my quest to make R2 change stance on its own - (unless Dave adds the modifications soon)
The legs inners are made from 3mm styrene and so the plans were stuck on and cut out quite easily actually. This must be sign that I'm getting better or its an easy part to cut out - probably the latter. It was then time to go indoors and spend some time with the wife (she who holds the budget must be kept sweet. LOL). Hopefully on Saturday before working on nights I'll be able to cut out the 4mm square on 8 small pieces of the legs and drill the holes for the electrics, maybe even get the other leg cut out.

1st leg nearly done

I may even see if Skye wants to spend half hour in the garage on Saturday to hinder/help.