DIY Star Wars Wall Control Panel

Creating a Star War Room with the right DIY Decor will absolutely give you the look you want for a great themed Star Wars room. In this episode we show you how to build a Star Wars Panel for your themed room. We take you through the steps we used to assemble the look of this panel.
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Several parts we used on this project are considered "found." meaning we located them on ebay, or by simply taking old electronics apart. Identifying them specifically would be difficult, as some we are not aware of what they are specifically.
The hard drive motors, and square switches were found on ebay.
Others were also ebay and we used the the following search terms to locate them:
Vintage Camera Lot
Electronic Parts Lot
Spare Aluminum Parts Lot
Some days are great for finding unique items, and others not so much. It really depends on who out there is selling their junk :)
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PARTS USED ON THIS BUILD:
Arduino Uno R3 - Microcontroller
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LEDs
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1/4W Resistor Kit
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Red Pushbutton Switch
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White Pinstripe Tape
(You can choose your thickness)
White:
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Red
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TOOLS & MATERIALS USED ON THIS BUILD:
Hot Glue Gun
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Weller 40-Watt Soldering Iron
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Helping Hand Magnifier
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Ridgid 18 volt Cordless Drill
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Dewalt Sheet Palm Sander
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Kline Tools 11-in-1 Multi Tool
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Digital Caliper
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Bob Smith Industries CA Glue (Super Glue)
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Bob Smith 5 Min Epoxy
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The Smugglers Audio Video Equipment - What we film with
Canon EOS 80D Digital SLR Camera
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Rode VideoMic with Fuzzy Windjammer Kit
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Photography Studio Green Screen
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Lowepro ProTactic Camera Backpack
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Neewer 16"x16Lowepro ProTactic Camera Softbox Lighting
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On Stage Stands Tripod Boom Microphone Stand
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Rode VC1 10' (3.5mm) Stereo Mic Extension Cable
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Neewer Professional 33" Translucent Reflector Umbrella
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Neweer 3 Piece 6ft Photography Tripod
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Joby Grip Tight Smarphone/Action Camer Flexible Tripod Stand
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[@DrBradKlontz]

Fun video! This is the day geekiness got cool (mark it down on your calendar).

[@Cellomoji]

Super fun video! Music geek here, but who doesn't love Star Wars?!?! :)

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Hi! Thank you so much. Geeks align in so many ways. There is great music in Star Wars right? Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Welcome to the start of the official build all! Can't wait to share all the geekness we have coming your way!

[@vinmanr2d2]

Thanks for the SMILE ! You guys friggin' RULE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bravo9894]

There is a lot of work put into these videos and this channel deserves a lot more recognition.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Bayonet 88 hey there, thank you very much. We try to put as much effort as possible into each episode. Thanks for the kind words, we appreciate you watching!

[@bravo9894]

The Smugglers Room no problem man, keep up the high quality videos 👍

[@CountryFamily]

Cool build!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Country Family thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Plastic_Spaceman]

Dude, you didn't even have to ask me to subscribe. I hit that button like it owed me money. Great video. Looking forward to more from you.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much!!! I appreciate you checking it out, and welcome to the channel!!!

[@GregMichael]

Really cool! You are very skilled!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Greg Michael hey thank you for saying. I appreciate the compliment and for you stopping by to check it out!

[@MeddlingJay]

we all love it

[@roncasallas3411]

This is one of favorite builds..

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you, it is one of ours as well.

[@SeanLunny]

You make it look too easy! Super cool brother.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Sean Lunny thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Super fun project.

[@ChiaTalks]

You are one detailed dude. Keep up the work. Nosmallcreator

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

ChiaTalks thank you very much. And thank you for checking out the episode!

[@jackmidd8980]

Love this I have done it to my bedroom

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Jack Midd awesome! I would love to see it. In the description there are links to all of our social media pages, you should tag me with a photo of it on one of them.

[@jackmidd8980]

@@TheSmugglersRoom its a work in progress but when it happens I will

[@the_real_lego_commander_cody]

Nice!

[@dickydoes]

‘One man’s junk is another man’s... greeblies.’ Awesome.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

You are 100% correct! Thanks for watching!

[@carissathompson2045]

Love it!

[@AndyGreenWildlife]

Awesome as always. I used to build so many different things when I was younger. Need to get back into it👌🏼

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank You Andy, really glad you liked it. Yes you do need to get back into it!!! Do it!!!

[@AndyGreenWildlife]

The Smugglers Room well actually for my latest video going up in a few days, one of things I’ve done is built a miniature ‘war hammer’ steampunk house! All about relaxing and doing the things you love!!! Will def being doing more and I think Sci-fi will be next!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

@@AndyGreenWildlife Awesome I will check that out!

[@AndyGreenWildlife]

The Smugglers Room cool 👌🏼

[@roncasallas3411]

It really help me and keeps me in my star wars city!!

[@lucasnava8205]

New huge fan an most inspired by you're video's I started to build a small gonk droid an began to start wars out my tattoo shop thank you an please keep up the awesome work Brian an May The Force Be With You Always

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much! We are happy to have you here. We would live to see pictures of your tattoo shop upgrades and Gonk. Thanks again for watching!!!

[@johnswanger8474]

Ooooooh, this is most *certainly* the channel I've been looking for! 2:00 in and I've already added a salvage part to my build list that I never considered! Instant subscribe! So the project I'm working on is ambitious for an amatuer hack like myself, but I'm nothing if not meticulous...and patient! The "prop"? Create a Star Wars starship/Starkiller Base computer console corner unit and wall display to house my pc and Star Wars collectibles almost entirely from found, salvaged, repurposed materials. Looking forward to diving into your content! Thanks for sharing it with us! May the Force be with you!!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Your project sounds OUTSTANDING! Thanks so much for joining us! Welcome to it, and thanks again!

[@susanmetzger3081]

Too fun!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Susan Metzger much appreciated! Thanks for stopping by and having a look!

[@jacobkdl3483]

Great video and an epic build. Really gave me some good inspiration for a small Star Wars styled light switch cover.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

That's awesome! Would love to see that!

[@Nwils1040]

This is exactly what I was looking for!! Thank you for the awesome content!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!!!!

[@ericortiz3284]

hey man! Always been my friend, and great video, keep them coming.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Eric Ortiz thanks man, we have no intention of stopping!

[@thx1138y]

Thats was amazing..and the Imperial drone(fly)..your like and suscription..tks !

[@UrAverageDad]

So cool, I love being a geek also about some things. This is an awesome set up. Keep up the great work. Subbed to you from the VRA family.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

UrAverageDad much appreciated! I’m really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for joining our group of Smugglers!

[@gwrulzmylife]

Lets see a build on wiring/programming leds with adrino?

[@PWingert1966]

One thing with Star Wars control panels is the lack of labelling. Nothing has labels! Which is great for a sci-fi movie. In my case I am building a jet cockpit for a Gulfstream 700 replica and need labels for everything! What would you suggest I use for the labels to give the most professional look. I know in reality they are silk screening on the labels from what I understand but that is a fairly complex and extensive process for a single panel. It makes sense when you are producing hundreds of jets. cheapest case transparent label maker. Unfortunately, they no longer make letra-set which would be ideal but a very difficult product to use as far as application and alignment since it is a letter at a time technology. Doing individual silkscreen for each label would be incredibly time consuming for setup for a one time use solution. making the screen would consume 3/4 of the time. A handheld inject printer would be an interesting idea if one is made for surface applications. A handheld laser printer that actually uses a lasert to engrave the label onto the surface would be a better idea.

[@JonMadsen70]

Great build! I'm happy Bill from Punished Props gave you a shout out recently!! Just an FYI the link to your facebook page took me to a band's FB page....I did find yours after changing some letters around lol :)

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Hi Jon! We are so thankful for Bill and his team for the shout out. So many wonderful people like yourself have come by and joined our community. Thank you for coming by for a look and welcome! Also, thank you for letting me know about the FB link, I’ll get that fixed.

[@buffyscave9329]

Awesome! :-)

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you Ian, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ScottKraft]

Very nice work! Are you worried about humidity causing the MDF to swell at all?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Scott Kraft thank you! I’m in Colorado so I don’t have much issue with humidity causing any problems. I’ve also noticed that the lacquer almost cures like a hard plastic cover many ways.

[@ryanday1986]

love your work buddy! watching from Australia and getting inspired. Whats the name of the dark grey panel colour?

[@zolari4320]

One mans junk is another man's treasure

[@christophersoliz6013]

What primers and paints did you use? I want my project to look exactly like yours

[@mauricioberne5289]

Great stuff, love your work. Is there any place where someone can find listings of parts to use like the hard drive motor?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Hi There. First of all thank you very much! I added some links in the description of this video where you can find products that I purchased on Amazon for the build, so give that a look. As far as the odd pieces you see, those are a bit tougher to explain. Many of the more interesting elements are actually from Vintage Cameras, old electronics, projector parts, and spare aluminum parts. If you search ebay for "vintage camera Lot" or "electronic lot" and even "Aluminum Lot" you will often find that people are selling boxes of random stuff. I find some decent pricing from time to time and use those items to build a library of parts to work with. I work in the AV industry, and I collect up old DVD players, projectors, etc and then take them apart. Inside other than circuit boards you will find odd looking parts that I remove and then use later. This is not unlike the films where they took apart engines and other things for their greeblies. The beauty behind this is you find items to use that are largely unrecognizable. That really sells the look. I will be putting out a video this week on "Greeblies" showing how I find them, and what I look for, so come back Saturday and check that out. Please let me know if that answers your question, I love this stuff, so I am happy to help!

[@gingernightmare9152]

I do a lot of dumpster divin for spaceship treasure. 🦎

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

There are a ton of things that others throw out that we can find perfectly awesome uses for!

[@purrosleukos253]

Awesomeness as usual and a good thing you didn’t have your blaster with you to shoot down that critter, you’d have caused some serious damage!!!!!!!!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

HA!!!! That’s for sure right, could have blown several holes in the shop! Thanks so much for watching!

[@roncasallas3411]

Im still wanting to drive my inner geek and make a build of my own.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Do it Ron, give it a try!

[@samantony7039]

Hello mate, I really love this project.I was wondering what is the size of the pinstripes in mm please? Cheers

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Hey there, thank you much! Glad you liked it. I use a couple different sizes. 1/4” = 6.35mm and also the 1/16” = 15.875 mm. You might double check my conversion, but I think that’s correct. Have a great one!

[@samantony7039]

The Smugglers Room Thank you very much for the advice.

[@donaldburkhard7932]

Need to make the panels inter active. That one could easily have been made into a stereo with music or just sound effects. Use a good motherboard with flash drives and have it voice controlled, and have it control lights and other things in the room. Or just use phone so you can call someone from your panel.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Definitely great ideas! We have several others that we need to make, and they will certainly be interactive.

[@tleander40]

Bryan my good man, how about a snippet of dimension information for this awesomeness? Just in case I may "hypothetically" want to cut this with a CNC. :) Thanks!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Hi Tracy, I was just going to share the file i created for this with you and I no longer have it in my X-Carve Files, I am not sure why. But I will do my best to re-create it and share the files with you soon.

[@tleander40]

No Worries my good man. It doesn't have to be exactly like yours. The important thing about all this is that you have succeeded in inspiring me to make one! P.S. I now blame you for my addiction to look at everything I see as a Greeblie. :)

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

@@tleander40 YES!!!! I have succeeded in converting another addiction to Great Greeblies and Where to Find Them! My work here is done :)

[@tleander40]

😁😄😃😀😛😝😜

[@SeymoreTheDisappointed]

How is it that you find a lot of these parts on ebay? Do you just search scrap?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

indeed. it really is a crap shoot most of the time. Some weeks are much better than others for items listed. I use search terms like; Machined Aluminum Parts Lot, Vintage Projector Parts, Electronics Parts Lot, camera parts lot. It seems that the "Parts Lot" is the key. The machined aluminum parts are the tough ones to find.

[@HandymanMark]

I want to do something like this in my homemade camper. I would like to incorporate my solar charge controller battery monitoring system.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

YES! That would be awesome

[@LarkAlrion]

I am going to be rebuilding my PC and now I think I might do a Star Wars wall panel pc.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

brandon loper YES!!! Please do, we would love to see that!

[@danilakuzmin6847]

Fix hyperdrive?sounds funny)))))

[@SingleSpaceMedia]

I need you to design sets for my movie

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Single Space Films would love to!

[@gingernightmare9152]

I just noticed the facehugger plush toy. My space pod is Xenomorph.. so I have wishbones.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

That little plush is hilarious, and of course we have to show our love for the Alien/Aliens Universe ;)

[@dhqblackberry]

Can i just pay you to make me some?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Patricia Washington LOL, but of course! 😁😁😁

[@dhqblackberry]

The Smugglers Room yay!!!! Ok should we email each other to talk about details?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Patricia Washington LOL, awesome. If you really do want one I’m going to have both pre-made and custom orders available on our website towards the end of February when we relaunch a big update to the site. So keep an eye out for that, I’ll make sure to have a video on those updates when they are ready.

[@dhqblackberry]

The Smugglers Room cool!!!!!

[@martinbechman6633]

@@TheSmugglersRoomyes. I need some also. Do you have a link for them. Building a 11x12 theatre room.

[@AGApinnone]

Quanto vorrei abitare vicino casa tua :(

[@JonMadsen70]

:)

[@zachfinucane6036]

this is star wars... how?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Hi Zach, thanks for checking out the video. Its not a specific Star Wars prop, but more "themed." We are just building geeked out stuff using Star Wars styles to hopefully make it look like it at least belongs in the Star Wars Universe.

[@amy-joe5772]

I see you saying rabbit hole but the real term should be womprat hole 🕳️

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

🤣

[@renato3xl]

Great job , this is super inspiring, i would like to see or know more about sealing the mdf with lacker, how , which lacker etc... thanks a lot!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Hi there, thank you very much! We have been planning a video on the various ways to seal MDF and the results. I promise we'll get that one moved up the list and out soon. Thanks for watching!!!