spacebobs droids

spacebob

Sr Member

• Mar 1, 2014

• #1

Hello there.
I thought that i'd post a few pics of a couple of 1:1 scale scratch built droids that i have made for a friend in london.

first up a pit droid that i just finished recently. (clik on tiny pic to make them lovely hi def ones.)

secondly a battle droid finished a while ago but never got around to posting it.

i decided to scratch build because of cost mostly but also with them both being so slight
i could see them not needing a lot of materials, just time.

i looked for plans on the web but found nothing so using stock found photos and screen caps i had to hand draw my own plans.

these wip shots show the quite simple plywood technique used on most of the construction

made of mostly plywood with plastic tube, foam, a bit of filler and nuts and bolts.
they are both topped out with my grubby paint job.


other attempts at these droids seem to be based on the hasbro droid dolls from 1999. they are little sterile to my eyes,
i wanted to see them alot more, well, lifelike.

just wanted to get these photos up and see what you all think, if any one has any questions or want to see any more specific wip shots just say...
cheers spacebob.

 

Drac

Sr Member

• Mar 1, 2014

• #2

They look great :thumbsup

 

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Gphalen

Well-Known Member

• Mar 1, 2014

• #3

Love the pit droid, Battle droid looks deadly :devil

 

spacebob

Sr Member

• Mar 1, 2014

• #4

thanks guys i really am pleased with both of them.

 

gimpee

Active Member

• Mar 1, 2014

• #5

Great stuff :thumbsup.

 

CDN SW Freak

New Member

• Mar 1, 2014

• #6

Exceptional work.


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scoutrooper

New Member

• Mar 1, 2014

• #7

Those look great! Very nice work!

 

spacebob

Sr Member

• Mar 2, 2014

• #8

Thanks for the kind words, glad you like them both

 

namivanmar

Active Member

• Mar 2, 2014

• #9

Really awesome work! Keep it up!

 

jkno

Legendary Member

• Mar 2, 2014

• #10

I'm not into the Prequels but these look really good!! :thumbsup

 

spacebob

Sr Member

• Mar 2, 2014

• #11

I prefer the original trilogy too jkno, but I couldn't resist making these as I already made a scratch built artoo and a gonk, I'm planning a 3po next

 

CT7567

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2014

• #12

:eek my jaw just hit the floor...

 

spacebob

Sr Member

• Mar 2, 2014

• #13

thanks CT7567 i'm glad you like them,
its great when you spend such a long time on something and you guys appreciate the effort because you all do the same (or similar things anyway).
most people who see me making these things don't get why I do it at all.
you all do... yay.
thought i'd post a pic of the gonk i made because he wont get his own thread and i feel sorry for him,

he's functional too, he's a record box.

 

Last edited: May 28, 2016

purplybunny

Active Member

• Mar 2, 2014

• #14

love the droids and a gonk droid as a record box?! that is pure awesome sauce!

 

spacebob

Sr Member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #15

Awesome sauce, the highest praise I have received indeed.
Also I was wondering how I could go about cloning the droids, does anyone know of someone in the south of England who would cast one, they would of course gain the rights to sell them themselves. Any advice would be terrific cheers

 

diaxus

Member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #16

wow, amazing droids, do you ever want to torture any of them?

 

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dino8836

Member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #17

Well done mate, these are awesome.

I have about 5 projects on the go at the moment, and now it has grown to 7..... unless you would be willing to sell some of these in the junkyard (wink, wink, nudge, nudge, heh, say no more).

 

Shredhead74

Jr Member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #18

Love the droids! I'm thinkin I need a Pit droid now! Lol
great job!

 

Toxx

Well-Known Member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #19

Amazing work! Outstanding!

 

spacebob

Sr Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #20

Thanks diaxus, I used to torture them with chisels, drills and saws but I stopped when we became close