Full Size Replica of C-3PO

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"This item is a full size replica of C-3PO from Star Wars "A New Hope".

No home is complete without your very own protocol droid. He stands on his own, his eyes light up and there is a speaker in the head for a sound system that the winning bidder could add (sound system not included). The head is moveable from left to right (by hand, not motorized).

The torso, arms and head were scratch built by me. The Arms are PVC, everything else is fiberglass. Starting as clay sculpts and then plaster molds, I was able to make the torso up. The rear plate on the torso is hinged and opens for access to the eye lights and speaker wires.

The waist and legs are also fiberglass and made from Vacuumed formed parts (rumored to be from the Disney Star Tours walk around suit). The actual vac formed parts were not at a quality good enough to use as the droid so I used them as molds. This was much better in the end as the fiberglass is very strong and repairable. The feet and hands are some form of resin.

The detail "pistons" are all made from wood and I would suggest replacing them with resin details. I can give the winner a contact email to get the details as needed. The Pistons on the sides of the knees are the only detail I did not make and add to the prop.

The legs have a metal tube for support and are foam filled to keep the body parts in place. The torso and head are removable. The arms are attached to the torso and cannot be removed.

The finish is Gold Leafed and clear lacquered. I have weathered him for that "new hope look". Also the Black cloth section at the waist with the wires will need to be remade. I did not make it with a big enough waist size so it does not meet in the back.

This isn't really my thing as I'm not much of a Star Wars fan, but could you imagine how big of a conversation piece this would be if it were sitting in your living room? You're having people over for drinks one Friday night, and what stares blankly at you from the corner? C-3PO. Creepy! I think you'd probably lose some friends pretty fast. If you didn't lose them, they sure wouldn't be coming back to your house any time soon. My guess is this -- this guy built this, his wife realized they no longer had any friends, so now she's forcing him to sell it. As of right now the bid is $1,700US. I couldn't imagine.