3D-Printed Life Size R2-D2 Project Part 3: Long-Overdue Update!

This video is a long-overdue update to my life-size R2-D2 project, which I want to finish this year. A link to Mr. Baddeley's Patreon page is below.
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[@ImaginerImagines]

I am glad you are back at it. I think this project is awesome and you are cool for doing it and inviting us along for the ride. Thank you.

[@CMB76]

Cool to see your progress. And I would definitely enjoy more Jabba's Palace Roll Call videos. I know those are involved and take you a while, but they are very entertaining.

[@allen.t]

I've been dying to see an update on this. great stuff man

[@0kayegs577]

11 months of wait man ! i thought you already flipped the model upside down and made it a trash bin :d

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

Thanks for the update, been dying to see what was happening with this project.

[@chasepeters3143]

Keep working looking great

[@mcsdaver]

I have a CR 10 3d printer and an R2D2 I started years ago! I will get him built this time!!!!!

[@NedW91]

Good job man I'm making this right now I'm about half way.

[@MichaelBaddeley]

Lovely progress, superb.

[@MattKasdorf]

How have you progressed on you R2-D2 in the last 3 years? I must admit, even with all the time COVID-19 has allowed me, that my progress has stalled. 🇨🇦

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I’ve done more than you see in this video, as you can see here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZCueaGgaZemodk. But it’s still not done unfortunately

[@timmc6009]

That's a LOT of printing right there lol. Are the plans to have it wired up with lights and sounds of just a static model?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

It's mostly intended to be a static model. It's possible I might add some sound effects or something like that, but it definitely won't be an actual moving R2. Mr. Baddeley is actually making his move around and so forth, but that's beyond me.

[@roguecomics4775]

Would you consider selling the information needed to print one of these? My friend has access to a large 3d printer, and we had talked about wanting to print some life size R2s

[@Prettyboy3356]

What kind of 3D prettier did you use

[@skyrim4713]

Hi where that 3 mm pin goes ?i can figure it out from the notes

[@Jeremy-km4dj]

Hows your R2D2 coming a long? can i use ver2 legs on the ver1 frame?

[@NolanCreate]

So did they swap you for the older printer? or you still have the older one? That problem is common on that model printer and can in some cases be easily fixed. The progress is awesome, very much tuned into your progress as I must build an R unit to stand with my E.T. Looking forward to your progress!

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

+NolanC 3DPrint Works I sent the printer in for service and they identified several issues. Basically they said it wouldn't make financial sense to repair it given the issues it had and the amount it had been used, and offered to replace it with a refurb with a new warranty for around $175. Also, my credit card company offers an extended warranty service for things purchased with the card, so they ended up reimbursing me for what I paid.

[@NolanCreate]

Wow good deal, glad to see that kind of support from them.

[@kazahana.m]

カッコイイです👍👍👍

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

ありがとね。

[@fanatic2866]

Is in your opinion the CR10 S4 a significant better choice than the standard CR 10?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Depends if you want to be printing very large things. As I mention in my review of the S4, you can pretty much get two standard CR-10s for the price of the CR-10 S4, and in many cases it may be more convenient to have two slightly smaller printers that you can use to print two things at the same time. But if the things you want to print are too big for the regular CR-10, it can be a big pain to have to be cutting up your models to fit the bed

[@mariofett13]

Hi Jabba I like your videos

[@TheGeronimojack]

If you still have the old frame, would you consider selling it. I am a very experienced builder and I would love to get the old frame from you no matter how bad it might be,

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

+TheGeronimojack I would in theory but I really don’t think it’s a good idea to use it. The new design is better and has a lot more features. I think you’d be better off just starting with the updated design

[@MarcoGutma]

Wow !!!

[@darrenlittle8704]

Can you tell me what size printer bed i would need to print this r2 build please?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

The designer has a couple of different size cuts of the files, and of course it is possible to further split files up to fit on a smaller bed. I would think you would want something at least 20 cm wide at its longest point to fit the largest pieces, although the printer I did most of this on (Dremel 3D Idea Builder) is actually smaller than that.

[@darrenlittle8704]

Mighty Jabba's Collection thanks for the reply, I can’t wait to get this project going. Printer coming Friday:) The bed is 20x20

[@studionulzevenzeven5188]

How big does the print bed have to be? is 220 x 220 ?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

You can do it even with a pretty small printer but you will have to do a lot more gluing of parts together. Ideally you would probably want soemething close to the CR-10 or larger

[@studionulzevenzeven5188]

@@MightyJabbasCollection thank you for your quick response!

[@fanatic2866]

What kind of plastic did you use for R2? ABS, PLA?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I used PLA. Others have used ABS.

[@fanatic2866]

Mighty Jabba's Collection I'm always not shure, is PLA strong enough to make a functional R2? I always thought PLA breaks easily

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

PLA can be brittle. This R2 is basically just a static model so it doesn't need to be super strong. But if you want an R2 that moves ABS would probably be the better choice. However, it is harder to print

[@fanatic2866]

Mighty Jabba's Collection i believe to print ABS on the CR 10 you would need to make a custum enclosure

[@farscape3100]

hi what kid of time are we talking to print that ?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

+farscape3100 I haven't been keeping track, but likely in the thousands of hours.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

+farscape3100 Well, maybe it would be more accurate to say 1,000+ hours. As I say, I lost track long ago, so this is just a guess. But it's a lot.

[@Greybush]

Not sure if this was addressed but how many spools have you gone through at this point of progress?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I didn't keep track, and I also had a lot of false starts such as the whole frame that I ended up scrapping, so it is difficult to even guess. But with filament prices so low these days its really not all that much

[@Greybush]

I appreciate the reply, I use Hatchbox PLA and it's about $34 CAD for a 1kg spool. What do you recommend for a lower priced quality filament?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

TheGoodtheBadtheAwesome I mostly used 3D Solutech filament from Amazon, which is around $15 or $16 USD.

[@Greybush]

Very much appreciated, I'll give it a try

[@EdwardChew]

Hey there. I see the surface is very smooth, is it sanded too?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Some of it is, yes. The body basically wasn't sanded at all at the point I made this video, though.

[@EdwardChew]

+Mighty Jabba's Collection - waw they look so smooth like it's prepped!

[@Greybush]

Did you use the same infills as the instructions?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I don't really remember what I did. But I think the number of perimeters (wall thickness) may be more important than the amount of infill for this

[@skyrim4713]

Could it be done on they anet. Printer

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

sky rim Depends on how big the print volume is.

[@TheStarTrekApologist]

210mm by 210mm by 210mm also you did not link where we can get the models.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I linked to the Patreon page of the creator of the models, and he has a link there to where you can download them, but they are also on Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/mrbaddeley/designs In terms of the printer size, that sounds like it would probably be good enough, at least for the majority of pieces. If a small number of pieces don't fit you can also split them up.

[@mcsdaver]

I have Star Trek models on thingiverse if you want any of those. Free downloads!

[@AndrewGilmour-qld]

Do you have a link to the files, and what format are they

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

+Andrew Gilmour You can download the stl files from the Patreon link in the description (they're free -- no need to be a patron). They are also available in Thingiverse but they may not be up to date.

[@AndrewGilmour-qld]

thanks you

[@AndrewGilmour-qld]

i'mgetting a new 3d printer just to build it :)

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

That's cool. What are you getting? By the way, if you're new to 3D printing I would recommend starting with a few smaller projects first.

[@AndrewGilmour-qld]

i have a Eaglemoss v3 3d printer but its crap. so getting a Anet A8 and up grade it

[@mattkan2876]

What 3D printer do you use ?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

R2 was entirely printed on a Dremel 3D Idea Builder, but I wouldn't recommend it because it lacks a heated bed. I encountered some warping that make the parts not fit as well as they should. I will be switching over to the Creality CR-10 for the remainder that I have to print (mostly just the feet at this point).

[@mattkan2876]

Mighty Jabba's Collection cool