Michael McMaster
Michael McMaster, who has been a member of the R2 Builders Club since 2001, is a builder of props.
Works Related to Star Wars
To help promote the animated show Star Wars Rebels, McMaster was asked by Dave Filoni, the executive producer of the show, to create a life-size, fully movable model of the astromech droid character Chopper. It took McMaster approximately eighty-seven days to complete the project. The Chopper model was also featured on "Rebels Recon" on StarWars.com, and had a short appearance in the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Additionally, McMaster constructed CH-33Z, a mouse droid, for The Star Wars Show, as well as R3-A3 for "Science and Star Wars". Michael continues his work for Lucasfilm, with his most recent project being the Millennium Falcon Experience that toured to promote the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story.
McMaster also created and controlled the astromech droid LX-R5, which was featured in the game show Jedi Temple Challenge.
Sources
- Droid Design: Chopper from Star Wars Rebels Comes to Life on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Invades Comic-Con on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Step Inside Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge on StarWars.com (backup link)
- " Chopper Rolls Out! " — Star Wars Insider 152
- " Bounty Hunters " · — Star Wars Insider 155
Notes and references
External links
- Michael McMaster at the Internet Movie Database