Shane's R2 Build Log

300mm Dome

In 2007, I purchased a dome from what I believe was Daren Murrer's 2nd run of 300mm domes. These domes are spun aluminum. There are two layers - an inner dome and an outer dome. It also came with a dome ring, a polyethylene ring, and some mounting hardware. Unlike Daren's newer domes, my inner dome didn't come with anything cut out. Cutting out holes for lights and whatnot is something I had to do manually.

300mm Dome
Date Purchased: 09/15/2007
Seller: Daren Murrer
Price: $450 + $42 s/h

Front Logic Display Surrounds

My front logic surrounds are cast resin. These parts, unfortunately, have no good way to mount them to the dome out of the box. Some creativity will be required to ensure that no kid's fingers manage to push them out of the dome once they're mounted.

Front Logic Display Surrounds
Date Purchased: 02/24/2008
Seller: Keith Henry
Price: $10 + s/h

Rear Logic Surrounds

Rear Logic Display Surrounds
Date Purchased: 02/24/2008
Seller: Keith Henry
Price: $15 + s/h

Holo Projectors

Keith Henry has a few options for holo projectors. You can order a fixed holo, either full-tilt or straight up, for $10. Or you can get a movable holo for $20. I bought one of each. :-)

Holo Projectors
Date Purchased: 02/24/2008
Seller: Keith Henry
Price: $30 + s/h

Radar Eye

I picked up one of Keith Henry's radar eyes back in 2008. As you can see there were still sprues from the resin pours. These needed to be cut off and sanded down.

Radar Eye
Date Purchased: 02/19/2008
Seller: Keith Henry
Price: $20.00 + s/h

Dome Bumps

I had originally purchased a set of resin dome bumps from Keith Henry back in the day. However, the size and position of the bumps were different than that which was pre-cut in my outer dome.

One of the options club members have opted for in the past for this was carriage bolts. Carriage bolts generally have a smooth, rounded top that can work great for this. So, that's the route I took. I picked up a pair of 3/8" x 1" carriage bolts from Lowes along with a set of nuts and washers. The head of these bolts measure about 13/16" which was perfect for my dome.

Dome Bumps
Date Purchased: 08/12/2021
Seller: Lowes
Price: $3.00

Teeces Logic Displays

The Teeces light system isn't exactly the latest and great these days, but it's still pretty awesome. I picked up MisterFubar's Teeces kit back in 2017. It comes with all of the standard Teeces bits and bobs, including 2 front logic displays, 1 rear logic display, 2 PSIs, some wiring, a battery pack, some extra white LEDs that can be used with holo projectors, a couple of PVC couplers to use with the PSIs, and an FTDI adapter that can be used to reprogram the Arduino Pro Mini.

Teeces Logic Displays
Date Purchased: 01/06/2017
Seller: Nathan Lesan (MisterFubar)
Price: 251.80

PSI Diffusers

These lenses have a hex pattern cut into the back. The front was smooth and required some sanding with sandpaper to get the frosted effect that I wanted. I initially tried 320 grit. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I may yet go over it again with 220.

PSI Diffusers
Date Purchased: 03/27/2021
Seller: Steven Dodds (aka Revvek)
Price: $10 + $7.40 s/h

Logic Bezels

I picked up aluminum bezels from Astroparts.net back in 2017. There are three aluminum bezels for each set of logic lights. There's also a layer of clear plexiglass that's intended to be mounted between the bezel and the surround.

Logic Bezels
Date Purchased: 01/05/2017
Seller: Astroparts.net
Price: $56.00