During the build of the DeAgostini 1:2 scale Star Wars R2-D2 partwork model, you will use many different kinds of hardware. The screws vary in types and sizes, but are all Phillips-head and appear to be metric. The nuts all appear to be the same. DeAgostini chose to not label any of this hardware nor indicate their sizes in the parts lists. This is not very helpful, especially when they refer to them as 4 mm or ‘short’ in the instructions. Thankfully, one consistent thing is that the black screws are for attaching to plastic and the silver screws are for attaching to metal.
To try to help sort it out, I have put together a list of every hardware type used in the build, as well as their specifications. Using a set of precision calipers, I measured all of the hardware I have encountered so far. Any missing data in the tables will be added when I receive that hardware in later issues.
Please note that these values are based on my own observations, so they may not be perfect (use at your own risk).
Size | Color | Type | For | Supplied with Issue(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2.3x4 mm | Black | Pan | Plastic | 1, 5, 44, 67 |
![]() | 2.3x6 mm | Black | Pan | Plastic | 1, 5, 7, 11, 16, 21, 24, 28, 32, 35, 41, 44, 50, 55, 58, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 79, 82, 85, 88, 91, 94, 98 |
![]() | 2x6 mm | Silver | Pan | Metal | 1, 5, 7, 11, 16, 21, 24, 32, 35, 39, 41, 61 |
![]() | 2x4 mm | Silver | Pan | Metal | 5, 11, 24, 28, 32, 47, 50, 67, 70, 73, 79, 82, 85, 94, 97 |
![]() | 2x4 mm | Silver | Nut | Metal | 5, 7, 11, 16, 21, 24, 32, 61, 76, 85 |
![]() | 2.5x6 mm | Silver | Pan | Metal | 11, 44, 76, 79, 82, 91, 94, 98 |
![]() | 2.5x5 mm | Silver | Nut | Metal | 11, 44, 47, 91 |
![]() | 2.3x3 mm | Black | Countersunk | Plastic | 16 |
![]() | 2.5x5 mm | Silver | Pan | Metal | 21 |
![]() | 2x4 mm | Black | Pan | Plastic | 24, 28, 45, 73, 76, 85 |
![]() | 2.5x10 mm | Silver | Pan | Metal | 28, 55 |
![]() | 2x18 mm | Black | Pan | Plastic | 35 |
![]() | 2x12 mm | Black | Pan | Plastic | 35 |
![]() | 3x21 mm | Silver | Countersunk* | Metal | 41 |
![]() | 2x6 mm | Silver | Countersunk | Metal | 41 |
![]() | 2.5x4 mm | Silver | Pan | Metal | 61, 64, 73, 85, 91, 98 |
![]() | 1.6x11 mm | Silver | Pan* | Metal | 64 |
![]() | 2x6 mm | Silver | Flanged | Metal | 64 |
![]() | 2x4 mm | Silver | Flanged | Metal | 64 |
![]() | 2.5x6 mm | Silver | Countersunk | Metal | 67, 91 |
![]() | 2.3x6 mm | Black | Flanged | Plastic | 67, 70, 73, 76, 85 |
![]() | 2.5x8 mm | Silver | Countersunk | Metal | 70 |
![]() | 2.5x8 mm | Silver | Pan | Metal | 73, 76, 79, 82, 85, 91, 98 |
![]() | 2x9 mm | Black | Pan | Plastic | 76, 82, 85 |
![]() | 2x8 mm | Silver | Pan* | Metal | 76, 85 |
![]() | 2x6 mm | Black | Pan | Plastic | 82, 85, 91 |
![]() | 2x6 mm | Black | Flanged | Plastic | 82 |
![]() | 2.5x6 mm | Silver | Flanged | Metal | 82, 98 |
![]() | 1.6x3 mm | Silver | Countersunk | Metal | 82 |
![]() | 2x15 mm | Black | Pan | Plastic | 82 |
![]() | 2.5 mm | Silver | Spring Washer | 85, 91, 94, 98 | |
![]() | 2.5x9 mm | Silver | Pan* | Metal | 88 |
![]() | 1.7x6 mm | Black | Flanged | Plastic | 88 |
![]() | 2x4 mm | Black | Flanged | Plastic | 88 |
![]() | 2.6x8 mm | Black | Pan | Plastic | 91 |
Large | Silver | Nut | 91 | ||
Large | Silver | Flat Washer | 91 | ||
Large | Silver | Spring Washer | 91 | ||
![]() | 2.5x10 mm | Silver | Flanged | Metal | 94 |
![]() | 3x12 mm | Silver | Pan | Metal | 94 |
![]() | 3 mm | Silver | Spring Washer | 94 |
* indicates partial threads
Hi MyR2D2Build.
Your page has proven to be very useful with the hardware rundown and has taught me that although my suspicions were right that black screws are for plastic and silver for metal, there can be black fixing screws and silver self-tapping.
I have been accumulating them while waiting for the next issues.
I’m particularly concerned about the 2.3x3mm black countersunk screws that came in issue 16. I’ve progressed up to issue 30 and these screws haven’t been used yet. If you could please let me know when I can expect to use them; I’m very grateful.
Those countersunk screws are used in Step 8 of Issue 18 for mounting the microphone housing.
Question on screw sizes: Is it in L x W only, or is it identifying thread spacing? I’m wondering if a digital caliper would be of help?
I did use a digital caliper, but the screws for metal are chrome and the screws for plastic are black. I did not feel measuring the thread pitch was really necessary.