R2 Units and My Dad's DIY Skills

I have a bit of an obsession with R2D2 and my daddy has a bit of an obsession with building things... He's made one or two robots, that were VERY simple, but after stumbling across these links I have high hopes that I might one day have my own droid! The last link is the coolest but, the $120 case mod gives me the most hope that dad will make me one someday... I don't game, but if I ever did I think an R2 themed hub containing all of the major systems and some old school ones would be neat! Not only would it be epic, but it would also make my life easy... I would be able to buy ANY game and not have to worry about whether or not it is compatible with my system! Personally I'd want one anyway, regardless of whether I ever used it... I suppose I could play movies off of it...

p.s. my google chrome spell check wants me to change "Droid" to "Druid". Oh, spell check how I simultaneously love and hate thee!
p.p.s It doesn't recognise "google" identity-crisis fail?

http://gizmodo.com/5364521/awesome-r2+d2-houses-eight-game-consoles-and-projector

http://gizmodo.com/290570/r2+d2-home-theater-gets-upgraded-still-cant-project-hdtv-calculate-hyperspace-jumps

http://gizmodo.com/363426/r2+d2-pc-case-mod-warps-us-into-hyperspace

http://gizmodo.com/5180710/120-r2d2-computer-fashioned-from-love-and-a-trash-can

http://kotaku.com/5640721/