Every man needs a project. That's what we do and that's why we have garages and beer. I didn't have an R2 unit or a project, so I had to fix this most un-awesome of situations I found myself in. The result? Awesome! It's also the reason for this tiny dot on the Net. If you're after a highly detailed look at building an R2 unit, this aint it. For a light hearted insight into my attempts at a) building a droid and 3) writing a blog that’s half documentary, half comedy and half arsed, then read on.