3D Printed R2D2 - Part 111

[@jasonsR2D2]

Looks great, Tom! Enjoy taking him out and about. Leaving the dome unfinished will make for a great talking point - folks are often surprised to learn there are 3D printed droids, and yours will be a prime example of how much effort it takes to make it not look 3D printed - but that it CAN be done! Keep us posted and hopefully you'll be able to get some pics/footage of the experience.

[@TomsProjects]

@@jasonsR2D2 Thanks Jason! Even just cobbling that multicolor dome together sure makes it finally begin to have a 'personality'! Seeing the Teeces blinking away gives me second thoughts about ditching them for Neo Pixels.

[@spacekb17]

@@TomsProjects I have a few dead LEDs in my Teeces and have been putting off building my spare set even though I have the parts ready. It's alot of soldering and was my first part of the electronics over a year ago. I'm considering upgrading when. I revisit my new dome.

[@TomsProjects]

@@spacekb17 If they're individual LED's that are dead, it might just be cold solder joins. A quick touch with some new solder might fix it. If they're entire colums or rows, it may be one of the legs of the chip/socket that's not making good contact. You are quite correct in that it's alot of soldering! Plenty chances to make mistakes. If most of the LED's are working, than hopefully it'll be a quick fix.

[@spacekb17]

@ I pulled the pad on 2x of them trying to get the dead LEDs out. They were working for a bit then died. Either cheap LEDs or I pushed too much heat into them.

[@spacekb17]

Looking good! I just started gluing my Mk III body together and can tell I'm going to need to do some body body work to get all the seams just right. Even the slightest warping shows up. Considering the mkIV dome to replace my V2 that i started awhile ago

[@TomsProjects]

@@spacekb17 Thank you! Take your time on the body work and it should turn out great! I'll probably start printing my MK4 dome soon. I need to do some maintenance work on my Prusa first though.

[@connerthecat4758]

Are you planning to weather? Because if so I think the paint differences will be a non-issue like you said. Nice progress as always. :)

[@TomsProjects]

@@connerthecat4758 I'm still unsure. I'd like to but I'm not too confident in how well I'll be able to. It would disguise the paint differences though.