Beer barrel R2D2 sculpture

This beer-barrel R2D2 sculpture comes from Deviant Art's Amoebabloke, who's hoping to find a buyer who isn't just a rich collector. Link (via Gizmodo)

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amoebaboy

hello i made this !
thanks for the nice comments, however i must point out that it is nowhere near beer barrel size, it is in fact six and a half inches tall.
eclectro

I like the idea of a raffle, that gives some of us economically challenged people a chance.
Takuan

what is it? six inches high?
todayinart

Now this is just freakin Rad! Tho I never knew that C3PO was gay and R2D2 was a lesbian. I guess you learn something new everyday.
mojo_jojo

ahhhhhhh, finally a suitable droid to serve beer on my sail barge!!

oh wait, it doesn’t dispense suds? hmm guess this is NOT the droid i’m looking for…
semiotix

As an extremely poor collector, I volunteer. I can offer $20 and a student pass good through September on Madison, WI city buses (don’t worry, they never check IDs).
Guesstimate Jones

I have long suspected that R2-D2 was actually full of beer…
assumetehposition

hoping to find a buyer who isn’t just a rich collector…

Now there’s a niche market. How do you target that?
Jeff

Amoebaboy, I’m interested. If you can send a link so we can talk about it, that would be cool.

Jeff
highjumpman

The big question is: What’s on the inside? A holo-projector? Any other guesses?
Jeff

I really like it. I’d like to bid on it. I’m doing my R2D2 imitation now…bugging the dog.

Seriously, I love this piece!
Carlton Hibbert

That’s a great model. It must have taken an age to put together. Sell it hard Amoebaboy!
NikFromNYC

3 “three pee” O was obviously a fag. But what about R2D2. He was into the princess, but saved her and what did she do instead of hugging him? Ditched him for her brother! Crazy woman. Wait, that was redundant. I merely meant: woman.
Takuan

C3PO was not gay. He’s just British.
Antinous

R2D2 was a lesbian. This all men know. And we do claim C3PO as one of our own.
Takuan

I thought you were from California
Antinous

Lines on a map, drawn by mortal hands…
Takuan

thought so from the floor boards

Very nice work, do you use a loupe or what? I’ve always wanted to set up a bench with a stereo microscope for this kind of thing.
Bonnie

This IS the droid I’m looking for!
gabrielm

@Jeff,
Well, are you rich?

…

Then you can’t have it!
scaught

#8..so close. I thought I was going to make it through the day without reading the word “steampunk” again. Is it over yet?
License Farm

How convenient. Instead of rolling out a barrel, the barrel rolls itself out.

Poke around his DeviantArt page to see some of his steampunk Star Wars craft designs. Between all of the steampunk interpretations of Star Wars I’ve seen online you could assemble an entirely new production of it.