3D Printed R2-D2 project

[@capeRCouple]

my brother is actually doing this build and is taking him a very long time but this is like the best thing i have ever seen anyone do with a 3d printer and is part of the reason i purchased a printer.I will get around to doing this build someday.Nice job man.

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words!

[@johnalphacentauri2912]

It's absolutely phenomenal. Thank you for sharing this incredible project. Your way of describing the project build is very articulate and professional. Looking forward to more of your work. You're truly an inspiration.

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Oh man thank you for your kind words!

[@broemmler]

Wow! What an amazing result Kevin. Congratulations!

[@anic2820]

Can u turn this into a rotary fridge

[@NefariousElasticity]

Super nice build even compared to the metal kit ones. Excellent work.

[@KevinFlynn1967]

@@NefariousElasticity thank you for the comments!

[@ronalddussart]

Im so super stoked to start this project just waiting to get my 3D printer

[@GargoyleDrones]

I love how simple your electronics set up is.

[@mattalki]

That's pretty impressive, considering it's all 3D printed. R2 turned out amazing! Well done!

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you very much!

[@MrElectronica60norte]

You are a god!!!! congratulations...I´m an Electronics Engineer from Mexico...and you work its really amazing!!!! Your hardware selection is the best...

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you! There are times when I got frustrated, but it's a great project in the end

[@philruela]

Bravo! Some day I will start this! Tremendous!!!

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you!

[@RobotRiedingerEd]

Thanks for the video. I will rewatch several times I am sure while I build my own R2D2. I would be cool if future videos cover less but with more detail. I am sure we would love to hear a cost breakdown also.

[@tomgalvez85]

Great project sir! Projects like this are inspiring me to become an engineer when I graduate highschool next year!

[@jeffreypajela1724]

Just started this project, about half way done with the dome. Can't wait too we're you have gotten to!!! Great video and thanks for sharing this job well done 👏

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thanks dude!

[@ray24051]

Beautiful build! it really takes commitment to build one of these just with the printing time alone.

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you! Yes, you really do need to trust that your print can do 20hour prints!

[@TomsProjects]

Excellent job! I'm currently building thr split file MK3 version. Watching your video reminds me of how much I have left to do but also how awesome it can be when I get to the point you're at. Keep up the great work!

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you very much Tom!

[@therealtiamat]

Awesome make!!!!! Respect for such patience and engineering!!!

[@matthewlastrapes8104]

what kind of 3d printer is best for making something like that. and what material is R2 made out of

[@muzamilabbasi]

dude thats some great details and work in - hats off to you

[@loopvogel01]

Amazing, I really love it. Hope I can a smaller version on my Creality 3d V2

[@TreyEversman]

Absolutely incredible!!

[@chrishechtl8330]

That is so clean! Very nice printing. PLA+ wow. "I love to solder" That explains a lot! I hate it myself. There are a lot of mods on Thingiverse you can download to enhance things. Stuff like hiding a plug in port in one of the octogons, stuff for the speakers, those 2 buttons on the dome, there is mod to turn them into power and reset buttons, etc. I too went to the MIII drive, I finished my assembly of those a few months ago. Black undercoat: Yup. "Sanding the tops of the pie pieces at 45 to work:" Nice tip. "Split the power" Michael Baddeley mentioned that several times. Good call. Awesome job!

[@leightonwestbury92]

I wish i had your insight, knowledge and abilities, to allow me to do something as phenomenal as this, absolutely awesome work, i'm thoroughly impressed

[@zombiehunter1152]

I was the same about 3d printing but once you print somethings, then you get used to it and start to get better. So stick with it 👍

[@leightonwestbury92]

@@zombiehunter1152 thankyou I appreciate the encouragement

[@DinoBaldi]

The Force flows very powerful in you !

[@skyrim4713]

I have the same problem with the belt,thanks for showing.

[@angelhernandez9802]

Excelente trabajo. Pero no tengo impresora. Vendes las piezas sin pintar??

[@heiligcrt]

Kevin , great job on the video and an awesome job on R2, so cool makes me want to make one.

[@zombiehunter1152]

Who doesn’t want a R2D2

[@Cosplayvicar]

So so good. You have done an amazing job. Love to see him fully finished and out.

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you so much! I would too like to see him finished. I relocated to a different state and once I get things wrapped up I hope to continue

[@marionelfacanha1788]

Olá amigo, você vende o kit completo para montagem?.

[@customsmithmfg4377]

NJ!! love it.. love how well you worked this... top noch... building my first now.. thanks for the inspire.

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you! I recently moved to Florida. That's one reason for a delay in an more videos, but I do appreciate all the comments!

[@markm75]

This is most excellent! Did you use entirely pla plus, was the base color for the body white, did that cause challenges in being able to see sanding marks vs black or grey? Im going to do this build have 3 printers rn and starting out too, i originally wasnt going to paint anything just going with blue/grey/white but now i might be second guessing that (or is it too rough looking without sanding/paint). Did you spray the body after it was together i assume? I've estimated i could probably print the entire structure day and night in about 8-12 days with my equipment (p1s, qidi 4 plus and neptune 4 max).

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thanks Marc! So believe or not R2 is mostly printed in PLA. I started using PLA+ after the price started to drop in 2019. Thats kinda of the reason I call this my Experiment. The base body color was printed in white. I didn't notice any issues sanding, only that there was a lot of it! I did spray the body after it was together. I used a cheap palm sander on most parts but you definitely have to be careful or you will burn through the plastic. I'm going to try a Chopper or Mouse Droid next. I still have the old (old, lol) CR10 but I am picking up a P1S soon. We have a Sovol SV8 at work and the print speeds now a days are insane compared to my printers from 5 years ago.

[@markm75]

@@KevinFlynn1967 ah very nice ok, yeah good to know on the burn issue. I picked up a "foot sander" to hopefully making sanding easier on projects but i guess you have to watch out. I guess if the price difference is small between pla and pla plus, maybe ill still do pla. Any issues with your pla per say? is it white at its base i assume?

[@KevinFlynn1967]

@@markm75 I haven't had any problems with printing most of this project in PLA, but now that better filaments are much easier to print, I would probably go with PLA+ at a minimum. If I remember right I did 30% infill and 4 walls min. on most parts. I tried to print most of the parts in the colors they would be but it's really not necessary. After sanding you should be priming before painting, and with the dome I did primer, gloss black and then the silver to make it look more like aluminum. I'm curious to start working on a Chopper build out of ABS. I think if any of the newer printers print ABS the way with the ease that I've heard I might go back and redo the legs in ABS but for now he's doing fine as is.

[@markm75]

@@KevinFlynn1967 i thought about abs for my new big builds like this, i even had an exhaust arrangement ready to attach, but i can only make that work on 2 of the 3 printers. I thought with the bondo + primer filler method it might not be too bad with pla/pla+, who knows, yeah i've heard abs is easier. Chopper would be #2 on my list, actually i was thinking of doing the battle droid first and maybe just straight beige and no painting, then move onto r2.

[@zombiehunter1152]

Dude how do you only have 99 subs, well now you have 100 I just subbed. Great work on the rd2d, I’m thinking about doing one myself.

[@Roy86]

Thanks for all the detail. About to begin on my own build after completing a few of the minis.

[@jamessnyder9506]

That is one AWESOME build... I'm just starting out with 3D printing.. Wanting to do an R2D2 and C3PO.. Looks like I have a lot to learn. Thanks for the informative video

[@zombiehunter1152]

The biggest problem you have with a build like this is burn out but at certain stages you’ll get excited again when you put it together.

[@ImaginerImagines]

Well done. This look rough but looks like you got pretty far with it so far. It becomes its own hobby no doubt.

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you! Absolutely it does become its own hobby, lol

[@emilflognoid1532]

Getting ready to start mine, it’ll be a 2/3 scale but I’m building it the old fashioned way…

[@loutorres0608]

Simply awesome. Salute

[@fsj197811]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@HobbyWorld_one]

This is really impressive, fantastic work. Love all of the electronics and sense of detail. I'm going to keep my eye out for any updates on this project :)

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you very much! Sorry for not updating the channel, I recently moved.

[@HobbyWorld_one]

​@@KevinFlynn1967 No problem :) Looking forward to following your projects.

[@briancaldwell9038]

Thanks for making a great video. Your R2 looks fantastic.

[@tonykelly2137]

Awesome job!

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you very much!

[@thanosprionas6919]

Could you please tell us 3d printer's specifications to build this model?

[@KevinFlynn1967]

I primarily used a CR10S from Creality dimensions are 300x300x400mm. I also used a scratch built Prusa clone 200x200x250mm.

[@slvclw]

Man this is amazing! I’m building the Fanhome r2 myself

[@NoLimit37]

Great job! Welcome to the team. :)

[@nathanwebb3371]

I’ve ordered a 3D printer, obvs I’ll start with small projects like rebel rank badges, then blasters, then helmets. But ultimately I’d like to build an R5.

[@nathanwebb3371]

I lied, I went straight to building an R5.

[@madmatts1054]

Same ..I'll start r5 soon ..got a r2 unit

[@KevinFlynn1967]

lol, its quite the addiction!

[@dewback1975]

One of the best r2 d2 build I’ve watched 👍❤️🙏👋

[@KevinFlynn1967]

@@dewback1975 thank you so much!

[@mattburns545]

Incredible

[@GSimon850]

brilliant mate

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you!

[@JMB01986]

This is amazing

[@xxxxzorroxxxx]

So true I’m member. He the best. Members are all ways helpful.

[@tyylermcneace842]

Kevin would you be at all interested in doing another on commission?

[@Wallace19711]

That's amazing!

[@pedroblas100]

nice.. but any chnace you got the files for the geats connect to the dome

[@pedroblas100]

a mean gears

[@KevinFlynn1967]

They should all be provided by Mr Baddeley, www.patreon.com/mrbaddeley/posts

[@jimhinkle7245]

VERY COOL!!!!! I’m actually wanting to do this!

[@jameycoon788]

Love this video! Please keep them coming. Would love to see more.

[@stevenjones2371]

i myself is a help with mr braddely ive got the dome all done printing wise and started on the body but cant find some of the parts like grabe arms and the doors that are on the body any help would be great

[@ikbalkilinc3352]

Great work

[@wolfparty4234]

Bro!!! This is amazing

[@dspartan007]

amazing

[@highnotejazzer]

great work!

[@mujone]

Brother that is an awesome build. Congratulations! I'll buy that r2 off ya! Lol. I'm just in the beginning stage if building r2 using an old empty keg! Lol

[@patrickstaresina3902]

I love this. Thanks!!!

[@victoracevedo1078]

Phenomenal

[@elvisfreshly1857]

Amazing work! Would you mind briefly sharing your painting process? What type of primer, specific colors, and clear coat? 🙏🏼

[@KevinFlynn1967]

I just used spray cans from Home Depot / Lowes. I honestly had no luck with filler primer. The silver and blue are the Chrysler and Ford colors if I remember right. The clear was also of the shelf from HD or Lowes

[@Spazer454]

trying to the electronics for my dome is gonna be a nightmare as I have no experience in doing this, just 3d printing ahah. how did u learn to do the electronics

[@KevinFlynn1967]

I have a degree in digital electronics, but if you take your time and put in the effort anyone can do this. I'm still learning everyday.

[@carpingintheruff1818]

brill video buddy, love the speaker mount you made, is there any chance of getting the stl for that from you, would help me out no end, keep them coming

[@whiterabbit1824]

God if I had the money I would buy a 3D printer and build this for sure!

[@erapz1970]

Wow amazing job, you should sell them on line

[@brianafortier]

Outstanding! I have been looking for a chassis to put together a gaming computer in. I am a total noob, but given time I think I could figure it out. Do you think the gears and track pads could handle an additional 15-20lbs? If not I could make it just a stationary case. But wow could you imagine that awesome rig with a gaming computer in it ?? Wow.

[@KevinFlynn1967]

It's pretty robust but that would be a better question for the designer, Mr Baddeley www.patreon.com/mrbaddeley

[@Eternal-nr7gt]

Amazing 👍

[@juicycoding819]

Hey! this looks amazing! great job!

[@WalterAluasHeisenberg]

Awesome.

[@argclipstwitch420]

Cuanto tiempo lleva para hacerlo?

[@michaelangelopeters]

It looks so good. Excellent job!! I may have missed it in your explanations of everything, but how much filament was used to print this project?

[@KevinFlynn1967]

I wished I kept track of the filament I used. If I guessed it was between 20 - 30 rolls.

[@raultebelin505]

wow!

[@andrewhiggins9732]

Wow, amazing work. What 3d printer would you recommend?

[@NelsonVlog66]

I could use R2-D2 as my wingman to score with the ladies. Great stuff.

[@StEeF7-YT]

I really wanna start on this, what’s the average cost to build one ?

[@SP3VSS]

great job!

[@teslar1]

Shame you never made a follow up on this

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Working on some follow ups now that I've moved my life to Florida, Thank you for the comment and the inspiration to put more videos together

[@cpoco]

I got part way through mine and essentially killed my printer. I've got the dome, the body (which is a bit wonky due to poor print quality) and one and a half legs I think. I'm currently trying to build my own printer which has a bigger build area to help with completing the build... but I might end up redoing a lot and I'm even debating learning metal casting and trying to cast some/most/all in aluminium. I also have a plan for making a miniature projector (and using laminar flow technique to create a portable "screen") for the Leia message... but the way I do things this is probably still a few years off. Love the finish you've got on yours... looking really great! Makes me want my printer up and running so I can get back to tinkering.

[@zombiehunter1152]

You want a great printer get yourself a ender 3 max . I got one and I love it, if you make it all square as you put it together, then you get amazing prints off it.

[@TXRED2000]

do you have to split the dome files yourself? I only see the full dome print in mrdaddely files

[@KevinFlynn1967]

He had plans for 6 piece dome plus 2 top pieces. I haven't been up to date on what he has lately.

[@PuroOsso01]

This video was super helpful thanks!

[@aaronm1855]

Hello, I am currently printing the 2nd main body frame, of the ring that is, I have come to the leg holes in the body, (part 9a,9b,9c) how do these play in the finished kit?

[@zombiehunter1152]

You normally have to print the shoulder parts and that fits into the body of the droid then you attach the legs to that.

[@therealtiamat]

awesome build😍😍😍

[@bearvassar6690]

How much did it cost you to print and how much for equipment

[@zombiehunter1152]

You’ll be looking around 20 to 25 rolls of filament give or take and $25 each roll, electrics you can get the padwan 360 system which would cost you around $500 , you can buy a lights kit for about $200 , then you have motors and other little bits and pieces.

[@stevenjones3822]

How could anyone not like this I want to do a 3d printer of r2 I at this moment don't have a 3d printer this is why I'm want one just to build a life size r2

[@KevinFlynn1967]

It's really been "what kind of personal touches can I add" project as well

[@park0rdie]

Amazing job Kev!! Wow.. can't put into word how much time and effort you put into this. Just result is worthed and amazing. I found your video cuz I search and was debating if I should build my own. Again.. great job and very inspiring what you accomplish. I'm so gonna build one now. 😁👍💯💯💯

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked the video! I was truly a "have a problem, figure out how to fix it" project.

[@DEmma1972]

Awesome. Apart from the time it took, how much money went into this?

[@JamesRoberts-hu5ft]

I tried to search for the R2 files but could not locate them. Do you have the files that you used available? I so want to build R2. Wish I could find a C-3P0 as well

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Hi James, the files are generously free by the creator, Mr Baddeley, on his site. www.patreon.com/mrbaddeley/about please consider joining his patreon if you do download and print his files. His work is amazing

[@JamesRoberts-hu5ft]

@@KevinFlynn1967 Thank you. Will be donating!

[@delnajamusic]

That's the droid i'm looking for!...

[@DeafMan1983]

Woohoo welcome to our eartg, R2 wow but i can't wait for reality with lightsabers and real spaceships of Star Wars

[@timopaso6444]

Hi I also intend to use MarcDuino, which rc control do you use, and does it have cable for iphone? or the app has motion control ?

[@fabienperso4308]

Very good video, great job, i begin R2D2 from france

[@QGMODS]

absolutely amazing, do you sell those electronics as a kit?

[@eliascruz9757]

Look like you have a good friend! R2 D2 the best friend in the universe of the planet 🌎 Super Cool

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Thank you! It has been a lot of fun

[@identitydude]

Impressive stuff, we've started on ours and I'm excited, just frustrated at how slow the printing is going. :) Two questions, where do I find the proper color codes for the painting? I don't want to try to match the blue by eye... and where do you get the Marcduino boards now?

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Hey Darryl Sorry for the delay in the answer. The color codes for the paint can be found on astromech. I can get the exact ones I used if you like. I ordered the Marcduino boards from oshpark I believe. You can also send the gerber files to a site and have them made. You will have to flash the arduino chips. marcaduino.com has all the info

[@Gustav-Biernot]

Wow, that's so impressive. Where did you learn all about the mechanics?

[@horacechincer]

Hi Kevin. Which kind of PLA+ did you use?

[@KevinFlynn1967]

I shouldve took better notes, lol. I used primarily Hatchbox regular PLA (basically why I call this an experiment), but for some tougher parts I used eSun PLA+ and Raise3D Premium. I had great luck with all three. The Hatchbox PLA is so nice for PLA printing and the Raise3D was my favorite. I did try a number of other filaments but I think it really depends on your settings how much time you are willing to tweet them.

[@ottonain]

My god!!! 😮❤❤

[@royaldarthvadersk3065]

R2D2 💖💖💖💖