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Interview with Tony Dyson
(Original posting: December 1, 1997)

April 8, 2022May 8, 2022 T-bone Leave a comment
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Tony was the robot engineer who created the many R2-D2 units for The Empire Strikes Back. He also worked on other films like Moonraker, Superman II, and Dragonslayer. Tony contacted me many moons ago and told me that if I ever wanted an interview to just ask. So needless to say, I asked and therefore, I received. (Original posting: December 1, 1997) Read More

Remembering Tony Dyson

March 4, 2016May 8, 2022 T-bone Leave a comment
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I was very saddened to learn that a very old friend of the site, Tony Dyson, has passed away. Tony was the robot engineer who created the many R2-D2 units for The Empire Strikes Back. He also worked on other films like Moonraker, Superman II, and Dragonslayer.

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