Building a Duckling Droid from Galaxy's Edge | Part 1

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Can’t wait to see this little guy finished up!!! What a great project!

[@buildingthemagic]

Can’t wait for part 2! This is looking really great.

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks!

[@scottmiller260]

Looking forward to seeing how the droid turns out! If you’re ever looking for an idea, a tiki room talking/singing animatronic mask would be awesome!

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks for the idea!

[@Trashbash_Creations]

Nice work, as always! Look forward to seeing it when it's completed!

[@BrendanYoungMusic]

I love the Brian cameo 😂

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

😮

[@SummersideDiver]

Awesome! Tons of parts and screws, but who would expect otherwise! Can’t wait to see the finished product

[@pennst1179]

This build is amazing!

[@austinanderson4801]

I would love to see a motorized variant. Great job. Keep up the good work.

[@CGRTist]

That was some sound, expert advice there. Lol. Can't wait to see the finished droid. Did they use a stronger resin?

[@franklinneely3006]

Awwwww come on make it move thats would be amazing to have your own Droid

[@VanOaksProps]

It would be, but it's quite an advanced project for me.

[@franklinneely3006]

@VanOaksProps I know you can pull it off you do amazing work as it is

[@GCubedProductions]

PSA stands for Pretty Short Announcement now?

[@VanOaksProps]

It was definitely short!

[@WhiteysWickedWorkshop]

These droids are one of those things that need to grow on me like the GONK did after I build one. That commercial break was hilarious. Thanks for vid!

[@quixoticjedi942]

Kind of scary how the droids we used to see in movies as special effects props are now able to move around on their own.

[@SummersideDiver]

It’s so awesome that they’re becoming real and autonomous. It’s a perfect example of imagined art becoming reality.

[@quixoticjedi942]

@@SummersideDiver I'd love my own R2 or Protocol droid, but when you see some of the droids in development for the military they are horrifying and I doubt they'd follow Asimov's laws of robotics.

[@SummersideDiver]

@@quixoticjedi942 that is a very valid point.

[@slowazzd2165]

Some of the droids on book of Boba fett are just Boston dynamics robot dogs with new shells

[@Ericsimagination]

I’m ready for this 🤣 I’m thinking about doing this & adding the controllers/motors. I need a shop buddy that follows me.

[@buildingrobotswithactobotics]

Awesome work! I want to build a working version of one of these. Not so much an accurate reproduction visually, but I'm interested in the ratio of the parts - such as length of the legs, dimensions of the main body (as a box), head (as a box). Are there resources to get such things without purchasing the entire 3D print files or is that the best way to go to get what I need ? Thanks! really looking forward to seeing the finished product!

[@VanOaksProps]

Check out Patreon.com/mrbaddeley for files and the BD-X Duckling Droid Builders group on Facebook. They’re reverse engineering the droid for people to build working versions at home.

[@buildingrobotswithactobotics]

@@VanOaksProps Thanks very much! I think yours and theirs will be my very first Patreon subscriptions. Thanks! Have a great weekend!

[@dudemcduder230]

After this you'll have to make a decorated steam deck to control it like they do in the park

[@VanOaksProps]

A buddy sent me photos of them today!

[@goranvuksic8419]

Which material to pick from JLC3DP if I order parts there? Is LEDO 6060 Resin good enough, or should I go with something else? I plan static prop, only head will move with servo. Thank you!

[@VanOaksProps]

The 6060 resin is what I went with and it’s been great so far.

[@goranvuksic8419]

@@VanOaksProps Thank you!!

[@tikitechie]

Can you give a ballpark price range of what you spent on 3rd party printing?

[@VanOaksProps]

I don’t know for sure because the video sponsor covered the total cost. You can see the cost during the upload process.

[@pobbrett3244]

I know I’m probably stating the obvious but did you use a gloss black undercoat before applying the metallic spray paint ??

[@VanOaksProps]

Nope. It’s more of a satin, but I wasn’t going for a bright chrome finish.

[@pobbrett3244]

@@VanOaksProps yeah you generally get a deeper feeling effect if you go with the gloss black as it gives the metallic a reflective backing otherwise they always tend to come off plastic looking cool build tho dude.

[@VanOaksProps]

@@pobbrett3244 in my experience the base color gives chrome paints different tone, but with a true high gloss clear over it, the chrome will be its most reflective. Standard gloss spray paint isn’t high enough gloss to really get a mirror chrome

[@wldone95490]

so where is the bdx droid files on mr baddeleys download section i am scouring through them and cant find this one at all

[@VanOaksProps]

Look in the WIP folder.

[@wldone95490]

@@VanOaksProps thank you sir

[@Nextgengamers]

​@@wldone95490 did you find them, i can't find the wip folder at all. Do you know where to find it?

[@444haluk]

I visit the mrbaddeley's patreon, but there are no files, what's going on?

[@VanOaksProps]

You need to become a patron to gain access to the files and then they're in the WIP (work in progress) folder.

[@specsix]

Probably should have waited. Many of these parts have changed and updated to be more accurate. Trying to be first on everything has its consequences.

[@VanOaksProps]

I know. I just couldn’t help myself 🤣

[@slowazzd2165]

I wanna build a droid depot scale one but yeah I'm waiting for a bit till people have more of a chance to perfect the designs