DIY Sci Fi

[@wolfdendrones8640]

that service head instantly made me think of R2's periscope!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL right?

[@CatFries-tj9tf]

I can confirm that is a tv display mount

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Awesome! Yep, I remembered where I got it.

[@barryhouman]

Great concept

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

thanks! It was a fun short build

[@WhiteysWickedWorkshop]

Man if I would close my eyes and listen to your voice, I get a huge Junkyard Jedi vibe. Your turning into your dad. Where is the ole Jedi Master?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Lol, I learned from the best!

[@thedarkknight803able]

Awesome show. And really Awesome to see the Queen in the shop. Thank you both for Todays Show.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you

[@NewMessage]

"Man... All I asked for was a hydrospanner." -Han, if these two were on board.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

HA HA HA! LOL. Thanks for watching!

[@jeanmalo7173]

The first part you picked up (72310) reminds me of the small panel that pops up out of R2-D2 when he's underwater...great builds!...stay safe!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

totally! Thanks!

[@GreatChopps]

That Electrical Piece looks like it is the extending camera from R2s dome

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Right??

[@TheMichaellathrop]

I know it would be less directly replicable but I would love to see you guys do something similar with found objects from someplace like a goodwill or a valuevillage.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Sounds like a plan

[@robertvalade2400]

I like it

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks!

[@hughbrown8290]

I thought the same thing when I saw that piece he found. Droid face!!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

🤣

[@TheOuterRim_]

I enjoyed watching you guys build together! Doing this kind of build, is like being a kid again. When you didn't need fancy or expensive stuff to have fun, and make something cool. I also want to get one of those desktop vices you have. That looks so handy!

[@jasons5632]

Liking that box at the end too! Great job all around as always

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@sketchyguynv]

Nice to see Car in action! Good video guys! Now…to the electrical aisle

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL, for sure!

[@tobynobel5671]

Tools are my favorite part of Sci Fi, I think I like the tools more than the weapons. In LIGHTYEAR, at the part when time dilation is being explained to Buzz, in the background is a guy working at a toolbox and I think "man, I just wanna be that guy." As cool as it'd be to be something like a Space Ranger or a Jedi, the hero... I just wanna be that guy fixing ships or building pod racers lol. The building something from nothing I love, I enjoy just making something cool from random junk. Lol. My favorite books to use for inspiration are the art books from LIGHTYEAR, Jedi Fallen Order, Halo Infinite, Halo 4, Fallout 3/4, and Alien Isolation.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Awesome! Light year had so many things I instantly wanted to make!

[@garlandsworkshop]

Awesome builds,…and I loved seeing Shawn, Kelly and Jamie highlighted here

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!!

[@cerisekappes580]

I love when both of you work on a project together!!!! Awesome tools!!! 😊

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

so do we! thanks for watching ;)

[@SargeWolf010]

That square doo hicky carrisa said was a Droid reminds me of those big walker things [idk what there "official" name is]😅

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Right???

[@SargeWolf010]

@@TheSmugglersRoom found it! AT-ST Walker 😅

[@Koality_Maker31]

Very cool! Will have to keep this in mind for my next build.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

You should!

[@catat9442]

Really fun to watch and learn from without all the lasers and 3D printing. Excellent making!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@catat9442]

I also love that you showed how your bench became covered and you eventually were down to a postage stamp of work space! I lose that battle every day!

[@arthurp4857]

Your “tools” were awesome! What I like best about them is the weight when handling props made mostly out of non-plastic. When building my props, I want people to be able to turn knobs, squeeze handles, etc. it helps “sell” them as real things. ;)

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Great point!

[@krzysztofmathews738]

This looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for putting this together!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Any time!

[@petermerz2704]

Brings back memories of when I worked at HD and Lowes! Thanks for sharing. 🇨🇦😎

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks for watching!

[@alimrashid9765]

👧 flipping the paper 🤣

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

which way is up???? LOL

[@Machinegunrunner]

Super cool would love to see you convert a vacuum cleaner into a Star Wars droid to disguise it in the workshop

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

We would love to convert our shop vac for sure!!

[@DHGamerMR]

Another great video! Love all the kitbashed prop tools you two conjured up from all those random pieces. As always, thanks for sharing your creativity with us!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Our pleasure!

[@blackmarketoutpost]

This is by far my favorite kinda building fantastic video really enjoyed seeing the two of you together in a video !!!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it like we did!

[@altercinema4311]

It's so cool that all of us sci-fi builders are all wondering Home Depot and buying the same items! Love it!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Right??? I love it!

[@deannaatkinson3004]

Seriously cool stuff. I’m fighting the urge to go to the greeblie store to make these. I’m up to my eyeballs with that Patreon challenge you gave me last week. And I’m in way over my head with 47,836,975 other projects (also your fault). I can NOT be tempted to make these. I have to Try to Finish SOMETHING before I get into more things.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL! So you know... it was only a one-day build. Just sayin ;)

[@trytofinishsomething]

Good seeing both of you back in a video having fun!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks man! Appreciate the inspiration as well!

[@DockingBay327Build]

Loved this build guys!! Excited to make some for the droid repair section of my room! Thanks for sharing as always!!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks buddy

[@JerryGreer1965]

Great video, loved the space tools. Nice to see Carissa back in the shop. (The droid face looks like the cameras R2-D2 used to see where he was going in episode 5 when he was under water.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL, it sure does now that you say that! thank you for watching!

[@Craftlngo]

good to see you back in the workshop Carissa! You and Brian are a never ending source of ideas for projects. Just keep it coming! Btw. this Sprinkler Outlet looks almost like the Scanner R2 is extending from the top of his dome.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

More to come!

[@kevinmcelhinney]

I love the verity of videos you put out. They methods you demonstrate can be used in any verity of projects.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@Bruces-Eclectic-World]

Awesome! Back to the basic's I remember when you did more of this before all the cutters... 🤔 You build things like I do, on 6 inches of a 4 foot table because of everything... Lol Thanks kids for the retro building. LLAP 🖖

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it and hope it gave some inspiration and comfort knowing there are others out there building in a very small corner!

[@Bruces-Eclectic-World]

@@TheSmugglersRoom Wish I could show you my modeling bench and computer bench... 🤣It's a small small world we build in... 👍 Thanks for all you do! LLAP 🖖

[@cynicalmamc]

a fun build as always, I fully expect either a tool rack or toolbox for these to live in soon :-)

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

That would be cool!

[@shampoovta]

Guy flips the part around and it said INDIA. 🤣 So Long China, and Thanks for All the Fish.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL!!

[@mirkobaltes]

Hey, it's a shame that these materials are not available here in Germany. I've been looking for the Sigma pro connex parts for several days now, but unfortunately such parts are only available here in plastic and not in such a cool "Star Wars design". Your videos are awesome and I'm not giving up and keep looking. looking forward to your next video

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you

[@The-Story-Assassin]

Wait! How did I miss this episode? Well, I get a two for one today then. Another awesome episode, as always, thanks for sharing your passion with us.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@ScottKraft]

What did Carissa use for the 2 tips on her tool?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

It was a combination of things, but the very top pieces were plastic volume knobs that she flipped around. So the shaft of the rotary portion of the knob is facing outward.

[@CGRTist]

It been said already, but this was really fun to watch. You guys rock!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you my friend.

[@TheAtariCreep]

So rad guys. They turned out wicked good.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@The-Story-Assassin]

One recommendation, and it is by no means a criticism. It would’ve been cool if at the end of the torch pipe you would’ve put a flickering flame from a LED candle in it. It’s still 3 V and it would have a look like it was operating inside of the tube.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

totally agreed! that would have certainly added another level to it. Thank you!

[@hectoralvarez2161]

I swear every thing you guys touch… What material was Carissa heating up and texturing please? Great to see you two at it.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!! She was heating up EVA foam.

[@skydancedon588]

I've noticed just about every tool used in movies emit sparks. 😅How would you incorporate something like that?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

oooh! that's a great question. I haven't messed with sparks ye, but maybe its time? LOL

[@jameshebert5430]

Is Matthew Savage related to Adam Savage?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

I don’t think so

[@kurisuuu48]

Perfect timing with this video! I've just finished making a scifi-toolbox and of course I'll have to fill that as well! I made some tools for my smuggler a while back, but definitely need a few more :D

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

sounds like we got this out right at the perfect time for ya!

[@kurisuuu48]

@@TheSmugglersRoom Absolutely!

[@amy-joe5772]

I wish I had stuff like this to make props and gadgets

[@ProjectCambrian]

Another Fantastic video to add to my fan film Resources list! This will come in handy for two scenes I have specifically. A garage scene and a forensics crime scene, both need appropriate tools for those jobs so this is a Fantastic source of Inspiration! It's no easy task writing a script for a fan series when I've never done it before! So obviously its taking longer and I want it to be a Good story. But I'm onto my Second Draft now, trimming the fat, making a fee changes for efficiency, pacing etc. And @The Smugglers Room I'm even for Fun, writing a scene with You and Your Wife in your full Mandalorian costumes and makes use of your builds as your ship interior! The likelihood of that ever happening is Slim to None, but I'm writing it Anyways. I have 5 YT host personalities on board for their roles and would like to include others in this Fan Series project. The scene I have for Smugglers Room is aiding New Republic Municipal Law Enforcement in getting kidnapped Younglings back to their families and home Planets. A Cameo really, a few minutes of screen time, in and out. There are 40 younglings, various species aside from human and a bunch of "Hired Transports" will be needed to facilitate the kids being homeward bound and the Smugglers Room Mandos are One of the Hired ships and crews. Its among a handful of scenes throughout the series of 12 episodes where I can fit in a bunch of cameos, background cameos, that kinda thing. Where YT personalities come into play is in these cameos and tertiary roles. Like I have another host whom I've already drawn for fun whom I will ask to play a small role here and there as the Star Wars equivalent of a Radio DJ because his voice is Radio Perfect and it goes well with my chosen soundtrack music. So IF this Dumb Idea becomes a Reality you won't need to make Anything New prop, set or Costume wise as you've Already made it all amd are making so much more to boot! Why am I doing this? Well Disney has disappointed everywhere and let us all down and part of me wants very much to show them how it's done properly. But I Also wanna tell a Good Story most of all and i Know i can't do it Alone. So many of us Star Wars fans have the merch, or Make all the Costuming and Props...but what we Don't Have is Many if at all Opportunities to make USE of these things we make, build amd grow. We ALL wanna BE in, visit or just Play in that universe and we have since 1977. So LET'S ALL DO THAT HERE. When TLJ came out and Tanked, wrenched the franchise and damaged the Brand I went Looking for WHY and I found the Likes of The Smugglers Room, Echo Base Network, XWing, Valliant Renegade and others. Fans who Understood that something was Waaaaay OFF and it Inspired me. This 12 episode series started off as something completely different. I wanted to join the 501st as a Patroltrooper after that New stormtrooper variant came out in SOLO. Terrible film, Great trooper costume design. I LOVED it right away. But like any time I come up with a Costume a Character begins to design itself in my head. Next thing I knew I was watching Smugglers Room and XRobots when a Dumb Idea broke open. A Money Making Attraction for the 501st Legion to raise money for charity. A Shooting gallery for Nerf guns and the Gallery made up of Toys, vehicles and Figures, a Target Shooting Collapsible Diorama. That way Convention attendees could Roleplay as "Trainees" and Tryout via the range. This led me to thinking about Miniatures and Bigatures, toys, models and such for Low Budget films and shows. I remembered classic Star Trek and Doctor Who. How the Great Storytelling made you FORGET Completely about how Poor the Practical and Special Effects were. Like the 4th Doctor story The Ark in Space had a man transforming into a Space Insect. Part of his transformation the make up crew had to make his left hand look like it had been covered in some form bubbly cocoon, green and slimy. They spray painted Bubble with Green Paint and gave it a nice coating of warmed up KY Jelly or Vaseline. It WORKED quite effectively and you don't realize its Plastic Bubble wrap because the camera doesn't linger and the Actor is pretending to be in Pain over what's happening to his body. But BUBBLE WRAP and a little paint and Vaseline made the Gag WORK. Suspension of DISBELIEF achieved with clever angles, Acting and Paced Editing. Suddenly that Motorized Toy of an AT-AT is a Prop Vehicle for a Street Scene made form Plastic, Cardboard, Dollar store String lights and Paint...I can Doctor Who FX streetscapes of all kinds, no computers just a lot of Gkue, hours and effort using Common Household materials. Then I Dared to share the story idea that had perked up. One where Every Fan Available could Get their Costuming and Props materials together and we could Actually Film our Own Star Wars Adventure for FUN. So that's what I'm doing Smugglers Room. Onto the 2nd draft now. If you Like the idea of You and your Wife having a Cameo where All of your Work can be Used PRACTICALLY...keep an eye out for the time Will come soon when I will Seriously Ask if youd like to appear in a small part in my fan series.

[@stevefindlater302]

Incredible 👏🏼

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Wow, thanks! So glad you liked it!

[@ChrisPage68]

Think like a Tusken raider... 😉

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

HA HA!!! Thanks for watching!

[@ChrisPage68]

@@TheSmugglersRoom Simple, practical - and can you bludgeon something to death with it.

[@gnomingoswoodworks1219]

Your videos always get me sucked in. Between how I love creating things from something different and my ADHD mindset. Lol, great content, thank you!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

I'd want to sci-fi up actual tools. Make my drill and router and stuff look sci-fi, but with them still being functional.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

That's a great idea!

[@blizatrex]

Really neat builds. I like how Carissa just plowed through left you in the dust.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL!!!! Yes she did

[@PrimalEdge]

I love this community

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Us too!!

[@occamsrayzor]

Now that's what I'm talking about! No fancy, expensive tools - just some imagination and ingenuity. Nice work, guys.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks! 👍

[@Batdude2008]

Your videos are Awesome. However the videos you make that actually service a function Like, the Keg-orator and the Mini Fridge are Super Cool. Could you take an every day item like a tv remote along with designing a frame around the tv itself….???

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you! You actually helped us with something we were struggling with about future content we want to do, so thank you!

[@crackin2000]

One day I will own a real version that works of Chewies welder . Its one thing from star wars I think can be made. It would need a ground line that chewie didn't.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Cool!

[@the_makersden]

I’m really digging these tool builds that’s been happening lately, and yours are equally awesome!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@SpiceRunnersLounge]

What a awesome piece 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@flightofapaullo72]

Awesome builds!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

THANKS!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks! and thanks for watching!

[@flightofapaullo72]

@@TheSmugglersRoom Love you guys! 👊🏼

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Cool tools! Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🙏🐒

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@perello23]

Fantastic!!!! Grate Job you two!!!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks so much!!

[@forby_]

Love these! Great work

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@markopolo12008]

Cool job love these old school builds.. This is the way!! 🤭

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

THANK YOU, and thank you for watching!

[@ekij133]

"It's time to build something out of nothing. Now to go to the hardware store and get some nothing." :P Great video as always.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Absolutely, thank you for watching!

[@nigeljukes9824]

Great inspiration....going to go through my bit boxes and see what I can make.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Go for it!

[@jay5181234]

🐐

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks bro

[@Iskelderon]

Electrical and bathroom supplies, those two are always on my route through the hardware store, even if I'm just there to grab XPS foam for scale model dioramas!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Right???

[@wito1974]

👍🙂

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

👍

[@AceFrahm]

These don't seem like SW props to me. They don't look like they are tools FOR anything, and so they don't appear to be tools at all. They do look like exactly what they are: a bunch of random EARTH hardware store connectors stuck together in a line. While SW does have lots of junk piles laying about, those aren't presented as "tools", they are presented as trash, and look like it. Part of the problem is that we are all already familiar with everything we can find inside the same big hardware & home improvement centers, because they all have the same stuff and we've seen it there for decades. Why not visit the tool crib in those stores instead, to determine what separates "objects that look like tools" from "objects that look like improvised clubs made from modern plumbing hardware that will be lying about in a post-apocalypse"? The former will look like a sci-fi SW tool prop, the latter will look like an Earth-bound Mad Max or zombie outbreak movie melee weapon prop. Even in SW, tools should seem like there's SOME kind of handle on them; even the early light sabers were from camera flash handles. The life-form MUST have something obvious to hold onto that won't destroy their hands if it's used for very long, AND that is reality-true for actors who must use the prop! Then the "tool" prop would need to have *some* kind of "business end", that would be "point this at the thing" tip. We can all tell which end of a hot glue gun that is, or a letter-opener, or even a can opener. And then some volume on the prop for a "power source" and maybe a "readout scale". It would really help the design to determine in advance what the tool would be FOR in a Star Wars scene. Who would use it, in what way would it be used, how will the audience tell what's going on with that thing? Is the design too ambiguous? Will the audience think the tool is being used for something ELSE that could ruin their enjoyment of the story, or create misunderstandings of the state of the plot?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Interesting feedback. It’s always fun to be told what you make looks like “trash.” Guess we’ll head over to your KZbin channel to see how we should build better. I’m sure based on your long description on how we failed we can learn something there.

[@AceFrahm]

@@TheSmugglersRoom That's not what I said, that's not a fair characterization of what I meant, and that's not fair to me. I'm not some random troll. My feedback is both constructive and helpful. I don't need to become a KZbinr before my opinion starts to have merit. I'm not in some kind of props making contest against you. That was an illogical, needlessly defensive, ad hominem statement. My suggestions are easy to implement and well within your reach, and would create a big "bang for your buck". I made no demands that you accept any of these ideas, and I had no intent to hurt your feelings.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

I was wondering when a "Kevin" would spout his non-existant expertise and criticize others who actually make things, instead of just talking about making things. Brian, Carissa, ignore the the haters, there's so few of them and know not of that which they run their mouth.

[@AceFrahm]

@@jediknightjairinaiki560 Your statement is slanderous. You provide negative characterization but you don't actually engage with the substance of anything I wrote. If any and all feedback other than "nothing else could possibly be better" is wrongfully construed as "hate", then then how can any fair-minded creative person ever make a contribution of their own? It isn't good to interpret every comment on the internet in the most negative light possible.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

@@AceFrahm Meh.😂