FanthaTracks | Star Wars News<p>Megacon: Droidbuilders stand at the NEC this weekend</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MegaconBirmingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MegaconBirmingham</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FanthaTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FanthaTracks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Megacon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megacon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalExhibitionCentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalExhibitionCentre</span></a> </p><p>Droidbuilders rolled to the NEC in Birmingham for Megacon.</p><p>Read the whole story at the below link:</p><p><a href="https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/conventions-events/megacon-droidbuilders-stand-at-the-nec-this-weekend/?fsp_sid=20153" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fanthatracks.com/news/conventi</span><span class="invisible">ons-events/megacon-droidbuilders-stand-at-the-nec-this-weekend/?fsp_sid=20153</span></a></p>
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Spark<p>That’s on my workbench right now. I have to finish the second drive for Artoo. I need to shorten the chain. Which tends to be a pita. The link separator tool I got is for bicycle chains. Those Inise for Artoo are eSkateboard chains and a bit smaller. So it is more finicky. <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/happinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happinessMachine</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/makershour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makershour</span></a></p>
Spark<p>Here and there I find a few minutes to work on the <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/happinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happinessMachine</span></a>. I glued some of the dome panels, since those will not be servo operated to open. <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/makersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makersHour</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a></p>
Spark<p>The other night I also mounted all the body Greeblies to R2-D2. It is so awesome seeing all the parts and colors coming together now. It got me really excited to start working on him again. 😁 <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/happinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happinessMachine</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/droidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidBuilders</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/makersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makersHour</span></a></p>
Spark<p>The other dreaded part was getting the holes in the right spot on the dome. I did screws in the radar eye and painted them with a marker and then pressed it against the dome. That work somewhat. Still one hole was off and I needed to drill another one. Luckily the first is hidden behind the radar eye. 😅 Now R2-D2 can look at me judgingly for not working on him. 😄 <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/happinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happinessMachine</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/droidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidBuilders</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/makersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makersHour</span></a></p>
Spark<p>While looking at photos on my phone I realized that I haven’t done any work on my <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/happinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happinessMachine</span></a> Artoo for almost 6 months. So I started the process I kinda dreaded. Drilling the radar eye to use heat insets for attaching it to the dome. Since it is hollow the insets didn’t grip enough and I had to get the 3d printing pen and make some infill to drill into and set the insets. (Finally a good use for the pen I bought years ago and was collecting dust 😅) <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/droidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidBuilders</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/makersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makersHour</span></a></p>
JeanetteMakes<p>Another new Droid incoming. Who knows from which movie it is from? <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/starwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starwars</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a></p>
PhantaNews ✅<p>Ganz schneller Schnelltest mit maximal untauglicher Augenbeleuchtung ... :) </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/K2SO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>K2SO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DroidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DroidBuilders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/3DDruck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DDruck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DroidDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DroidDivision</span></a></p>
FanthaTracks | Star Wars News<p>Droid Builders: Christmas meet 2024</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DroidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DroidBuilders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FanthaTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FanthaTracks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DBUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DBUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DroidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DroidBuilders</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@StarWars" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>StarWars</span></a></span></p><p>Check out the Droid Builders 2024 Christmas event.</p><p>Read the whole story at the below link:</p><p><a href="https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/conventions-events/droid-builders-christmas-meet-2024/?fsp_sid=11009" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fanthatracks.com/news/conventi</span><span class="invisible">ons-events/droid-builders-christmas-meet-2024/?fsp_sid=11009</span></a></p>
FanthaTracks | Star Wars News<p>Droid Builders UK to return August 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DroidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DroidBuilders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FanthaTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FanthaTracks</span></a> @DroidBuilders <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DBUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DBUK</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@StarWars" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>StarWars</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ArtooDetoo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ArtooDetoo</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DroidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DroidBuilders</span></a></p><p>Droid Builders to return to Harper Adams University 15th - 17th August 2025.</p><p>Read the whole story at the below link:</p><p><a href="https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/conventions-events/droid-builders-uk-to-return-august-2025/?fsp_sid=10827" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fanthatracks.com/news/conventi</span><span class="invisible">ons-events/droid-builders-uk-to-return-august-2025/?fsp_sid=10827</span></a></p>
JeanetteMakes<p>My best buddies at @ccon_comic_con_stuttgart <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/starwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starwars</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robot</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/tachikoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tachikoma</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/chopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chopper</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/rebels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rebels</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/starwarsrebels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starwarsrebels</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ahsoka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ahsoka</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ahsokatano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ahsokatano</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/huyang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>huyang</span></a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDIY-q-qgAR/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DDIY-q-qgAR/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
JeanetteMakes<p>First ever drive test. The legs in the back are forced to drive toward the center. Have to calibrate a lot. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/tachikoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tachikoma</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ghostintheshell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ghostintheshell</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ghostintheshellstandalonecomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ghostintheshellstandalonecomplex</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/logikoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logikoma</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fusion360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fusion360</span></a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCrA0asqsO_/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DCrA0asqsO_</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p>
FanthaTracks | Star Wars News<p>Droidbuilders UK 2024 video</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DBUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DBUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FanthaTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FanthaTracks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DBUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DBUK</span></a> @DroidbuildersUK<br> </p><p>Watch the 2024 Droidbuilders video.</p><p>Read the whole story at the below link:</p><p><a href="https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/conventions-events/droidbuilders-uk-2024-video/?fsp_sid=6839" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fanthatracks.com/news/conventi</span><span class="invisible">ons-events/droidbuilders-uk-2024-video/?fsp_sid=6839</span></a></p>
Spark<p>Did I went a bit overboard with my new resin printer? No, naw, not me. 😅 I feel like I printed every little bit of cool stuff I found. Well, there’s not even everything I printed in those pictures. 🫣😁 <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/miniaturepainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>miniaturepainting</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/figurines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>figurines</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidbuilders</span></a></p>
Spark<p>Still working on the legs of Artoo. The plywood really is not very flat. 😅 So much putty and filler and still no perfect surface. I really underestimated this. But I want them as smooth as possible. So a lot of sanding and filling is still to be done. <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/happinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happinessMachine</span></a> <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a></p>
FanthaTracks | Star Wars News<p>LA Comic Con 2024: Droid Building 101 panel</p><p>Follow the link in the bio, to read this story and more on Fantha Tracks</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DroidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DroidBuilders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LAComicCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LAComicCon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FanthaTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FanthaTracks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FanthaTracksDotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FanthaTracksDotCom</span></a></p><p>More panels from LA Comic Con, this time the Droid Building 101 panel.</p><p>October 08, 2024 at 06:41PM</p><p>via Instagram <a href="https://instagr.am/p/DA3zXFhRP36/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">instagr.am/p/DA3zXFhRP36/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
FanthaTracks | Star Wars News<p>LA Comic Con 2024: Droid Building 101 panel<br>More panels from LA Comic Con, this time the Droid Building 101 panel.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DroidBuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DroidBuilders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LAComicCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LAComicCon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FanthaTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FanthaTracks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <br><a href="https://fantha.news/fbs3k" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fantha.news/fbs3k</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
JeanetteMakes<p>Anatomy of a robot. Tachikoma Eyes are fully functional assembled. This week I will try the motors in the Legs to drive around. The only steering possibility I have is to use the leg geometry. This will be fun. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/gits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gits</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/droidbuilders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droidbuilders</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ghostintheshell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ghostintheshell</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/tachikoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tachikoma</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anime</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/droid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droid</span></a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DA0QTCOKFlX/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DA0QTCOKFlX/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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I also airbrushed one of the holo projectors and a side vent for Artoo. For the vent, I first sprayed the whole thing with the duplicolor metallic blue rattle can. After that I masked everything except the small indents. Those were sprayed with some thinned Vallejo silver. After that I masked the insides of to paint the outer frame silver too. The holo projector just got the rest of the silver on the airbrush. 
#3dPrinting #StarWars #droidbuilders #happinessMachine #MakersHour
More #happinessMachine work was done on every other night. Right now it is a lot of painting, but it starts to look actually like Artoo! The body isn’t gray anymore, but „traffic white“, even though I found it hard to see on the body, which was gray before from the primer. The doors look more white to me. Maybe another coat will be necessary on the body. The utility arms were parts I really dreaded. They had a lot of steps from the layers. I gave them a huge amount of putty to smooth it out. #3dPrinting #StarWars #droidbuilders #makersHour
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