Things will be publish a bit more often the coming weeks as I’m nearing the end (hopefully) of this build. Today’s video just shows the now almost completely painted vacuum formed dome with lights installed. I’ll be weathering a little later to bring out the details even more but I’m happy with my results so far.
Sorry, no pictures this time. However, I did a test of all the BB-8 rolling and head movement systems and it worked better than I could have imagined. It was one of those milestone moments when you realize that its going to work. I have a new main motor on order because I want a certain speed and that should arrive any day now. Once I got that installed I can finish the body painting and coverings. So I’m guessing you’ll be seeing a video of my BB-8 a week or 2 after that. An AWESOME feeling 🙂
Because I do a lot of traveling with my R2 I decided to build a newer (better) transport box. I’ve called it box 2.0 😏. I’ll be building a similar one for BB-8 as well. Also when the box isn’t in use I just unscrew the 20 screws and it’s instantly a flat pack for easy storage.
Now that I’ve come pretty far with the body work I’ve started to go back into the internal workings. The pictures below shows pretty much about how I’ve figured out the body spinning and rotation. The orange bin I added to give a little extra weight so that original 6kg weight in the bottom is now 8kg. The extra weight made a world of a difference. I left extra space in those bins in case I wish to bump it up to 10kg-12kg for even more stability. Once I’ve attached the head and such I’ll see the handling. In the pictures below I’ve not included the head movement mechanisms even though its ready to install. I want to get the main rolling and spinning dialed (lined-up) first. I’ll probably do a video of the moment in a week or so. Anyway, here are the latest pictures:
R2 Stockholm Factory 