Howlrunner
Sr Member
I love droids of all kinds, and BB-8 is awesome. I needs me one for my collection.
That said:
1) I don't have a 3D printer.
2) I can't afford to have all the parts 3D printed for me.
So.... It's time to get a little crafty....
After much searching, I scored a 30cm diameter ex-store display Christmas Bauble from eBay:
But it needed cut in half and the glitter removed. Cue dremel, a LOT of sanding, a LOT of filler primer and a LOT more sanding....
I then used the free program 3D Tool to take measures from the Club STL files and used a flexible ruler, masking tape, pencil, eraser and pair of compasses to mark up the dome.
Then I got my smallest dremel head:
Took a deep breath, steadied my hand and away I went:
Stopping every so often to left my hand un-cramp! Until finally I got to here:
The holoprojector and the eye pieces were 3D printed (yes, I cheated ) - they were the only parts I could afford and thought would be too difficult to reproduce accurately any other way.
And that's were I'm up to at the moment...
That said:
1) I don't have a 3D printer.
2) I can't afford to have all the parts 3D printed for me.
So.... It's time to get a little crafty....
After much searching, I scored a 30cm diameter ex-store display Christmas Bauble from eBay:
But it needed cut in half and the glitter removed. Cue dremel, a LOT of sanding, a LOT of filler primer and a LOT more sanding....
I then used the free program 3D Tool to take measures from the Club STL files and used a flexible ruler, masking tape, pencil, eraser and pair of compasses to mark up the dome.
Then I got my smallest dremel head:
Took a deep breath, steadied my hand and away I went:
Stopping every so often to left my hand un-cramp! Until finally I got to here:
The holoprojector and the eye pieces were 3D printed (yes, I cheated ) - they were the only parts I could afford and thought would be too difficult to reproduce accurately any other way.
And that's were I'm up to at the moment...