Mother's Day Show off

R2 made a vist at my Brother in laws for Mothers Day. So I finally got to show off a completed R2 to my famliy.

This young man thought he could push R2 around....

And he paid the price!

All the kids had a good time :)

C4 Droid inverview

Yea, I know, C4 was a long time ago..... but! While walking around Wizard World I bumped into a guy that I did an interview with at C4. Never saw the video online and forgot about it. Rob from http://coin-op.tv said he would send me the video for the site. So here is my Coin-op.tv interview from C4 Los Angeles :)

Naval Hospitial Wounded Warrior Event

The 501st, Rebel Legion and the Droid Builders were invited to Naval Medical Center San Diego for a Wounded Warrior event. This kind of event tugs at the ole heart strings. Being a veteran myself , this kind of event means a lot to me. There is nothing to good for our wounded troopers! The only bad part was the area we were in was not really good for droid driving, but we adapted and overcame :)

The droids wanted to go in the hospital to see the wounded troopers, but were denied due to the electronics. So we stayed outside and entertained everyone. Victor Franco provided R2-D2 for the event!!

California Hyperbaric Center Anniversary

R2 and I got another chance to visit the California Hyperbaric Center for their one year Anniversary. As usual , the event was great! Got to meet a ton of kids and hang out with my buddies :) I really enjoy this event and look forward to going back soon.

Big thanks to the 501st and Rebel Legion for sending in the support troopers! ANd my buddy and fellow Droid builder....Vic!

More Wizard World LA pic's!

Here are some images from Day 2 and 3 of Wizard World LA!!

Ed O'ross - Loved the droid!!!!

Herb Jefferson - Battlestar Galactica (Lt. Boomer)
Erin Grey and a friend - (Buck Rogers)
R2's favorite fan! This young man was in awe of the droid!! His sister about lost her mind too!

My buddy and fellow Builder Vic and our official Vic and Chris with Droid pose :)
I have a ton more pic's of the event, just click on the link to the right to go to my Photo gallery.

R2 invades Wizardcon 08

R2 was at Wizard Con in LA today and meet a few new friends...

Tommy Morrison - Heavyweight Champ - Rocky 5
Limelight - Who wants to be a Superhero

Hygena - Who wants to be a Superhero (Bigtime Star Wars Fan! Future Honorary Member???)

Fat Momma - Who wants to be a Superhero (Threaten to beat down R2 if he touched her donuts!)
Major Victory - Who wants to be a Superhero

The Final guy is someone I started watching as a kid in the WWF. Mick Foley does a lot of charity events for kids and has visited the troops. Very nice guy, glad I got to meet him!


Few more folks at the Con I want to get pics with, so stand by for Day 2 of Wizard Con!

Boy Scout Blue and Gold Dinner

Went to a local Cub Scout Dinner with the 501st and Rebel Legion. Got to hang with my buddy Mike and his R2. Always a good time.

The boys were a hit a always!

I caught Mike doing his Stalking Carrie Fisher pose.

Frank and Sons event

A1 was at the Frank and Sons collector show today. Got to meet a few of the actors and posed for pics with them. A1 teamed up with Victors R2-D2 (AGAIN!) for this event. And of course....we stole the show :)

Ray Park - Darth Maul

Daniel Logan - Young Boba Fett

Bonnie Piesse - Young Aunt Beru

Margo Apostolos and Debbie Carrington - Ewoks

And the cuties little girl at the show!
All of the actor were great with A1, the 501st and the public. Overall great showing by all groups.

Hyperbaric Center Xmas Party

A1 was joined by the Southern California Garrison for a Christmas Party at a Hyperbaric Chamber Center. Mike Senna got his R2 out for this event! It's always a pleasure to see my 501st and Droid buddies again! I have to thank Victor Franco for helping me big time during this event! I had to wear a Vader suit so A1 would not have been able to play. But Victor was kind enough to show up and A1 drive for me!!!

Me, Mike, and Amy walk through the center to find the best routes for the droids.

Some A1 fans!!!

A 501st members son loves A1!!!
A1 and his arch enemy... Sennas R2!

Me suiting up as the Dark Lord. I really like doing this, but man does it get hot in there. The kids and adults alike love Vader!
This event is the one of the reasons I built A1. I was told by the staff of CIHC that we made the day for a lot of the kids by showing up. Im real glad that we were there!

Laguna Niguel Christmas Parade

A1 was invited to be in the City of Laguna Niguel's Christmas parade. So we hooked up with the 501st and Rebel Legion and did a parade!

So we start setting up and the greatest Jawa ever shows up!

Then the Boss had to show up and ruin it...

501st Honorary Member Anthony Forrest was there so I grabbed a pic with him and the droid. (Anthony was a Sandtrooper in ANH also played Fixer)
Anthony was great! Very nice guy and was happy to be at the parade. So I let him drive A1 around. Like a kid with a new toy!!!
We had 3 droids there.. Max and his R2-R9, Victor and R2-D2 and A1 and Me.
Overall great event! Both kids and adults loved the droids and it didn't rain on us!

Fanboy's Shoot (Day 2)

Mike and I showed up to the set this morning and had to take care of business first!!! Thats right.... chow time!

After chow, we meet with Amy and she had some not so good news for Mike. Apparently, R2-D2 was used in another scene so they could not use him him the Lucas Office scenes. So Mike moved his droid outside to sit out the filming. What timing, as soon as he got his R2 out, the van with all the primary actors came in. Mike ambushed them on the way in and got a great group shot with the whole cast!

Left to right - Chris Marquette - Jay Baruchel - Mike Senna - Dan Folger - Sam Huntington and Kristin Bell

I was going to try and get a group pic too, but it did not happen. So instead, I got a movie of me playing around with A1 with all the actors in the background!



This is R2-A1 final resting place for the scene. Right next to the Gentle Giant Boba Fett statue! They asked me to turn on his lights.

After the the opening scene, they had to reset. I moved A1 outside and spent most of the day doing this! Did'nt get back in till about 7PM.

After the final shot Kristin Bell was nice enough to take a pic with A1. She was really nice!

In one of the scenes, she uses one of Mike's props. Afterwards, she was nice enough to sign it and say hi to Mikes Kids!

Again, I have a ton of other pic's, but I cant show them till the movie comes out. I can say if R2-A1 does not get cut, he will been on screen!

Will Forte (Saturday Night Live and Beerfest) was also nice enough to take a pic with R2!

And at the end of the day, it's time to pack up the droid and head for home!

It was a long day and everyone was tired.... but man was it fun! Let me tell ya, they feed you well on set! We had steak, salmon and chicken for lunch. Oh the horror's of working in the industry!

Fanboys Movie shoot

R2 was invited to be in the upcoming movie called Fanboys (Release date is set for 18 Jan, 2008). So I took my boy out to the filming location today. All we did was put them in the room where they will be shooting on Monday. I am not allowed to post any pics of the set, but I am allowed to post a few pic's of Mike Senna, Victor Franco and I setting up. Once the movie is released, I will be posting up the rest of the shoot images!

One inside pic I am allowed to post is a group shot, plus Kim (Fanboy's Sets)

Vincent Sanchez dropped off his R5 earlier! This shot takes place on the "Ranch" in the Makers office. Props everywhere!!! Mike and I will be heading out Monday morning to watch the filming and take care of our boys!