Comments on: Beer barrel R2D2 sculpture http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 08:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: amoebaboy http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131077 amoebaboy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131077 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. 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.

]]> By: eclectro http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130837 eclectro Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130837 I like the idea of a raffle, that gives some of us economically challenged people a chance. I like the idea of a raffle, that gives some of us economically challenged people a chance.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130847 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130847 what is it? six inches high? what is it? six inches high?

]]> By: todayinart http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-133161 todayinart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-133161 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. 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.

]]> By: mojo_jojo http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130611 mojo_jojo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130611 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... 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…

]]> By: semiotix http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130615 semiotix Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130615 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). 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).

]]> By: Guesstimate Jones http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130621 Guesstimate Jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130621 I have long suspected that R2-D2 was actually full of beer... I have long suspected that R2-D2 was actually full of beer…

]]> By: assumetehposition http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130626 assumetehposition Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130626 <i>hoping to find a buyer who isn't just a rich collector...</i> Now there's a niche market. How do you target that? hoping to find a buyer who isn’t just a rich collector…

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

]]> By: Jeff http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131679 Jeff Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131679 Amoebaboy, I'm interested. If you can send a link so we can talk about it, that would be cool. Jeff Amoebaboy, I’m interested. If you can send a link so we can talk about it, that would be cool.

Jeff

]]> By: highjumpman http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130659 highjumpman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130659 The big question is: What's on the inside? A holo-projector? Any other guesses? The big question is: What’s on the inside? A holo-projector? Any other guesses?

]]> By: Jeff http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130660 Jeff Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130660 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! 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!

]]> By: Carlton Hibbert http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131704 Carlton Hibbert Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131704 That's a great model. It must have taken an age to put together. Sell it hard Amoebaboy! That’s a great model. It must have taken an age to put together. Sell it hard Amoebaboy!

]]> By: NikFromNYC http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131480 NikFromNYC Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131480 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. 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.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131483 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131483 C3PO was not gay. He's just British. C3PO was not gay. He’s just British.

]]> By: Antinous http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131485 Antinous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131485 R2D2 was a lesbian. This all men know. And we do claim C3PO as one of our own. R2D2 was a lesbian. This all men know. And we do claim C3PO as one of our own.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131489 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131489 I thought you were from California I thought you were from California

]]> By: Antinous http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131490 Antinous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131490 Lines on a map, drawn by mortal hands... Lines on a map, drawn by mortal hands…

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131245 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131245 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. 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.

]]> By: Bonnie http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-252106 Bonnie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-252106 This IS the droid I'm looking for! This IS the droid I’m looking for!

]]> By: gabrielm http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130775 gabrielm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130775 @Jeff, Well, are you rich? ... Then you can't have it! @Jeff,
Well, are you rich?

…

Then you can’t have it!

]]> By: scaught http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-131052 scaught Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-131052 #8..so close. I thought I was going to make it through the day without reading the word "steampunk" again. Is it over yet? #8..so close. I thought I was going to make it through the day without reading the word “steampunk” again. Is it over yet?

]]> By: License Farm http://boingboing.net/2008/02/22/beer-barrel-r2d2-scu.html#comment-130798 License Farm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-130798 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. 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.

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