Never fly without an R2 droid

by JediKai:

Photos courtesy of JediKai

Alpha Base and Garrison Titan supported the R2-Builders appearance of a working R2-D2 during "NW Modeler's Weekend" (Feb. 18-19, 2012) at the Seattle Museum of Flight.  The R2-D2 was build by Master Modeler Bob Jacobsen.

It started with the calendar in the Museum of Flight members magazine...

"Master Modeler Bob Jacobsen will talk about how he designed and built a life-size, operational model of the movie star droid, R2-D2.." This was part of an entire weekend of modelers! "NorthWest Scale Modelers (NWSM) will push the envelope with a massive show of modeling force, attempting to stage the largest model show in Pacific Northwest history. See hundreds upon hundreds of model aircraft, cars, tanks, ships, spacecraft, and more as NWSM members display their collections."

That's no moon... it's a (replica) space station!

On Saturday, the Imperials and Rebels posed for photos.  The Jedi acted as guardians for R2-D2 to both pose for pictures and keep exploring little hands from doing damage.  As is often our experience, the crowds of visitors were excited to see us.  Vader, TIE Pilot and Shadow Trooper stood under the Blackbird for photos.  As arranged with the R2 builder, Bob, we "interrupted" his talk to parade through the theater briefly.  Then we took a break and posed for our own photos inside a full size replica of the International Space Station’s Destiny Research Laboratory.

To learn more about the Seattle Museum of Flight, visit http://www.museumofflight.org/