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Michael Baddeley R2D2 files:
https://www.patreon.com/mrbaddeley
Wall and infill settings taken from the "Print Guide for R2-D2 v1.2" found here:
https://www.printed-droid.com/files/

R2D2 has a dome! Well, sort of.
I installed the charge bay door, so now the body section has all the parts painted and installed. I still haven't printed the arms that go behind the 'breadpan' doors, I have purchased but not installed the lights that go behind the doors and although I've installed a few servos, I still haven't tested any of them or made the linkages connecting them to the doors.
So still lots left but at least there aren't any more holes in the body that you can look through and see inside!

I've also put together a temporary dome. I plan on printing the new MK4 dome, and will not be using the old dome or any of the panels/parts that go with it. I decided to hot glue the parts in place so it looks nicer than just the empty shell with holes where the panels/greebles go.

As of October 31, I have also installed the Teeces lights in the dome, temporarily connected to a 4 AA battery holder which then goes to an on/off switch and a Pololu 5v voltage regulator before finally connecting to the Teeces lights. I did this as I knew I could get it together fairly quickly for the R2 builders meet up at the Seattle Museum of Flight on November 9th.

I do have a slip ring but it would take me more time to connect the slip ring in the dome to the power plug I have installed in my electronics board in the body, followed by then hooking it up to the same voltage regulator and the Teeces. I will be doing that soon though, as it will allow me to also run a control wire so that the lights can be controlled by the SHADOW system.