Via Instructables.com:
These ARE the droids you’re looking for!
Forget protocol, droid, and mash up everyone’s favorite astromech with mid-heels and create the greatest footwear the Empire has ever seen. These R2D2 shoes are the hottest thing this side of Tatooine and they’re cooler than Hoth.
The wide heel of these shoes was removed and replaced with a steel bolt to provide strength and support, but at a fraction of the size. An R2D2 toy covers the heel bolt, and the toes have been decorated with lenses, blue accents, and a blinking red LED to let everyone know just how this droid rolls.
This project follows mostly the same process as Dinosaur Heels, but with a few more additions to take it to the next level. Whether you’re dashing to Tosche Station for power converters or just going to the store, these R2D2 heels are sure to give you geek cred faster than you can shut down all the trash compactors on the detention level.
Here’s what I used to make mine
tools:
MIG welder
soldering iron
propane torch
rotary tool
elecric drill
rubber cement
foam glue
2-part epoxy (extra strength – not “quick setting”)
white spray paint
materials:
1x button cell battery holder
1x 3V coin cell battery (mine was CR20163)
2x identical R2D2 toy action figures (about $8 each)
white shoes in desired size (mine were free)
1x SPST (or SPDT) switch
2x 5mm red blinky LEDs
2x 5mm LED holders
2x mini flashlights – lenses only ($1 each)
1/4″ – 20 threaded rod
2x 1/4″ – 20 hex nuts
2-3mm blue foam sheets ($1 each)
sunglasses (mine were $1)
thin-gauge wire
heat-shrink tubing
Ready to save the galaxy in style? beep boop beep!
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