Short drive up the motorway to Swindon’s steam museum, after a detour due to an overturned lorry blocked a junction to actually get ONTO said motorway.
Parked up and unloaded R5 & helped Mike unload his van of three droids!
Yes…..3!!
One being R2-XL….
Mike also supplied the new table cover…
Joining us was Jamie with his (mini) A-LT droid, Mark T (with his special guest) helping out with XL & Marine.
We weren’t in the best place, cobblestone floor and joints to tarmac, but we were still able to move about and people found the droids they were looking for 😂👍🏽. The rest of the museum had good flooring and the main stall hall was carpeted. Milton Keynes garrison were in attendance with Stormtroopers, Mando from the Mandalorian. Other visuals were Daleks, Wookies, Dinosaurs, as well as Podpad studios ‘bikes display’ and car from Blade Runner 2048.
R2-XL had lots of interest and raised some money for the Motor Neurone Disease association.
It was a very busy day, and Mike’s R2’s had the attention of a local radio presenter as well as a TV camera, to later appear on the local news.
I actually took more video than photos, so to see more…. Here’s a link to my YouTube channel with a short clip of the day.
