The company was commissioned by special visual effects supervisor Brian Johnson[1] to fabricate fibreglass shells for the rebuilt R2-D2 props.

These were used in the Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, and were based on the designs of Ralph McQuarrie, John Stears and others.

Two were used by Kenny Baker, two were stunt shells used for scenes such as shooting the droid from the swamp onto the shore on Dagobah, and most of the rest were mechanized with radio controllers by an effects team at EMI Studios.

[4][5] Dyson was knighted in the Byzantine Order of the Holy Sepulchre for promoting philanthropic, cultural and ecumenical activities.

In 2013, Dyson was honoured with the title of Honorary Professor MBA in multimedia for the Stichting Euregio University in the Netherlands.