How I Made A Real Star Wars Droid Interface/ Droid Dialer/ SCOMP Link and Control Panel

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For this week’s project I tried something a bit different…
I built my first ever, custom, Star Wars creation! Really I just modified a bunch of existing files from Thingiverse because I have zero 3D modeling skills (links below lol).
This was a birthday gift for a close friend of mine and the only prompt from him that I had to go off of was, “Star Wars shoe box.” At the time, I knew next to nothing about modifying .STL files, but I jumped in head first and I’m incredibly proud of the result!
I knew that in order to make this box an interesting item to look at, and for it to feel like it was from the lived in universe of Star Wars, I’d need to cram as many details into it as I could. With that in mind, I spent a lot of time in the pre-production stage brainstorming and tweaking things until everything felt cohesive. This project was a lot of firsts for me as well as continued practice for other techniques I’ve been learning lately.
In this video I’ll touch on:
- How I modified existing files to create something new and unique.
- My thought process concerning the aesthetics of the overall project.
- How to give your 3d resin prints a realistic aged metal look.
- How to use texture spray to add visual interest to the surface of your 3d prints.
- How I created the faux, aged leather interior padding that mimics the Dejarik holo-chess bench on board The Millennium Falcon.
- How I modified an existing file to make a fully functional SCOMP link/ droid dialer/ droid interface control panel switch.
- How I wired up lights and sound without any complicated programming knowledge.
Thanks for watching!
-brunger
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- PAID STL -
Droid Dialer/ Droid Interface Control Panel: www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-mod...
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- FREE STUFF -
I am continually amazed at how many 3D files are listed online for free. I’m no 3D modeler and my wallet is very appreciative 😅
Big shout out to everybody for providing the FREE files linked below!
Fallen Order Chests: thingiverse.com/thing:4894186
Droid Interface Socket: thingiverse.com/thing:3642092
Transponder: thingiverse.com/thing:5336915
Death Star Tiles: thingiverse.com/thing:4607064
Second Transponder: thingiverse.com/thing:6404592
Small Flange: thingiverse.com/thing:4559814
Switch: thingiverse.com/thing:6461153
Restraining Bolt: thingiverse.com/thing:3745068
Button Frame: thingiverse.com/thing:4647245/files
Buttons: thingiverse.com/thing:493729
Pipe: thingiverse.com/thing:4575122
Small Dial: thingiverse.com/thing:4563736
Large Exhaust Vent: thingiverse.com/thing:4559618
Battery Box: thingiverse.com/thing:1795173
R2-D2 SCOMP Link Arm: www.r2-3d.media-conversions.ne...
The Rebel Base Build:
Falcon Padding Template: patreon.com/posts/free-millennium-88643519
Falcon Switches and Greeblies: patreon.com/posts/free-3d-file-58407297
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:23 Beginning The Box
3:27 SCOMP Switch
5:20 Turning Prints Into Metal
9:03 SCOMP Assembly
10:35 Electronics
12:22 Painting
15:03 Faux Leather
17:12 Weathering
18:11 Switch Install
19:17 Washes and Chalk
21:12 Final Reveal

[@AdrianCardwell]

The algorithm brought me here. After watching the video, I fully expected to see 500k+ subs, and I know that you’ll get them and more if you keep at it. I’m honored to be among your first 1,000. Keep it up dude. This is a beautiful build, and a really well made video.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks so much! Definitely hoping to get there one day 🤓 I appreciate the sub!

[@jasonskerrett3826]

We should all be so lucky to have a friend that would go to these lengths for a gift. I'm lucky to get a text message off mine

[@TheWuFinancial]

Dying white LED's with alcohol ink is a great idea.

[@brungerbuilds]

Gotta save money wherever possible haha!

[@ElementAir83]

I actually think the overspray on the side details really add to the overall effect. Awesome job with the leather effect!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks! I think you’re right. Kinda gives it a hastily slapped on look that really matches the feel of a real cargo container.

[@Shirayumi9090]

Definitely agree. It doesn't look as polished, but that's perfect for a shipping container haha

[@lajoyalobos2009]

I was about to say the same

[@shoyahaaruni]

need me a pair of air jar jars

[@robotmonkeys]

The trick with the resin and the cornstarch is very clever. It looks really good.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you! I definitely didn’t expect it to turn out as good as it did!

[@iindium49]

Every artist should partner with an engineer. That looks like it belongs onscreen. Well done.

[@svensktigr]

insane stuff my dude, big inspiration. love that you're not afraid to show stuff that went wrong and how you went about fixing it

[@brungerbuilds]

Glad y’all are enjoying the content. Thanks for watchin! ❤️

[@crispy_338]

Wow I’ve never thought of using dry brushing to fully paint a piece. It came out looking so good

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you! My only tip is do LOTS of light passes and be fairly random in the thickness of your metal color coats. That’ll help add a sort of depth to the overall color.

[@markie74656]

You keep blowing my mind with your level of skill with every video you put out! Another amazing job!!!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks! ❤️

[@NinjaGorillaFTW]

this is so freaking good what the hecc

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you!

[@Aslyuriel]

Woah what you deserve WAY more subs!! So glad the algorithm brought me here, absolutely wicked build

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you so much!

[@scottc8463]

Young Man! This is an incredible build, and you have some great techniques for what you do! Bravo.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you very much!

[@Mr.-Fab]

How has this channel big 1.5M subs???? You're doing an amazing job! Thank you for the entertainment

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you! Hoping to get there one day! 🤞🏼🤓

[@thesteveruss]

I just love the OT design, look and feel.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you!

[@alphagrendel]

I love the mod pog and PVA + chalk hack. I'm going to be using that. Great build!!!!

[@brungerbuilds]

Its just mod podge and a little bit of IPA to thin out the mod podge! Thanks for watching!

[@alphagrendel]

IPA copy, I thought you said PVA. that would have turned out very different, lol.

[@Majicalcreatures]

So amazing! Wonderful! 🏆😊

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you!

[@RebelBaseBuilds]

Great video and prop! I recognise the bench greeble there 😊😊😉 subbed

[@brungerbuilds]

Dude, thanks so much! Your files came in clutch for this build. Very appreciative!

[@RebelBaseBuilds]

@@brungerbuilds 👊

[@RandomMakingEncounters]

Really nice build! I love all of the interactivity!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks for watching!

[@eclectipunk]

Incredible build and I liked how methodical and informative the vid was 🔥

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you! I’m always trying to find that line of delivering enough information that you could replicate my work, but not giving so much nitty gritty detail that I’m talking the viewer to death 😅

[@masonwhite325]

yet again, another amazing build, keep the awesome content coming buddy. Also, congrats on 826 subs, you're gonna be big one day.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks for watchin, dude. Appreciate ya!

[@FlokisModels]

Excellent looking build!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks!

[@colinsmith1410]

Amazing work! Thanks for sharing.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you for watching!

[@anthonysalinas6639]

At 6:23 minute for masking, you can use liquid latex use it on the areas you need and peels right off! Amazing build I learned so much already !!! Can wait to see the rest of your creations 🎉🎉🎉😊

[@brungerbuilds]

Definitely gonna have to get me some soon. Sometimes the budget option just don’t work proper!

[@Stevebroza]

this is sick!!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank ya!

[@ThePastorAtYahoo]

Excellent commentary. So detailed. Top level finished product. You must have an extreme level of patience! Very authentic looking, for sure.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank ya!

[@andyb7029]

Great build!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks!

[@BartJBols]

Its Teflon tape (or generic product), the white one for smooth sliding. Its the same stuff pan layers are made of.

[@PossumMedic]

Amazing build! 🤘

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Brilliant work! Really enjoyed this project! Subbed!!

[@brungerbuilds]

Holy smokes! Thanks so much! My son and I love your stuff and I went through and watched all your control panel related videos in prep for this build! Thanks for the sub!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

@@brungerbuilds wow! Really? Thanks so kind of you. Thank you, and please thank your son for me too! Can’t wait to see what you do next.

[@brungerbuilds]

Will do! Thanks again!

[@mjcevk]

Really cool project! I keep learning new techniques to try from your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks, will do!

[@Nickman1313]

THIS IS AMAZING

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you!

[@Nickman1313]

I am a noob to your channel love it thank you very much.

[@TheTurtleyOne]

Amazing stuff as always, the leather technique looks really cool

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you very much!

[@DarkRavenhaft]

Never thought of using pastels for weathering, thanks. Friend's Dead Space cosplay about to get proper grimey.

[@brungerbuilds]

Yup, such a good idea! Learned it from The Smuggler’s Room. Definitely check him out if you haven’t. Good luck on your build!

[@KaterenaTheRed]

Love the leather technique! I want to try that out!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks! It definitely turned out better than expected! 😅

[@plentifulprops3d]

phenominal work!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you!

[@jacobmurray3621]

For support material on big flat surfaces. I’ve seen a couple methods both need to pause, throw a peace of painters tape on the last layer of the supports. Another method is to color the last support layer with a sharpie apparently it stops the layers from bonding.

[@brungerbuilds]

Interesting 🤔 I’ll have to look into that

[@corelockout6293]

This was a beautiful build! By the way, your voice sounds a lot like Chris Salomone from Foureyes Furniture. Your signoff really sealed it though. You have a very soothing voice.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you!

[@TheMichaellathrop]

So first off that looks amazing two suggestions though, first is consider getting a starter set of student grade oil paints for weathering, there are some things that acrylics do better but for a general dirt/grease pass you can get a an equivalent if not superior weathering foundation cheap and easy. The second is a bit more niche, if your already going to get the white spirits for the previous suggestion I have seen some amazing results by dusting an area with pigment powders and then applying white spirits to the bottom of that area and letting capillary action draw it up across the powders on the surface, I saw this on a warhammer40k thing where the weathering powders from the base was up on the legs and they used a drop of white spirit as a pigment fixer on the base and was absolutely blown away by the texture of how the weathering powders settled around the knee joints.

[@brungerbuilds]

Interesting. I’ll have to check that technique out!

[@DaughterOfDrakes]

Shocking that this has less than 7k views

[@brungerbuilds]

Hopin it keeps climbin 🤞🏼🤓

[@zenrook1]

Fantastic build! The only thing I would think that would add to it, would be some sort of sound then the box opens, like it is unsealing or the pressure was turned off.

[@brungerbuilds]

Yep! I had planned to add that as well, but for the sake of time I went without. If I ever return to the design, I’ll definitely try to add that!

[@ssskids123]

Fantastic build and just beautiful work!. As an fyi, I think the tape you used to allow lock pieces to spin freely was a drawer glide (or slide) tape.

[@bannablitz247]

Some awesome weathering advice I heard from Adam Savage of myth busters and Industrial Light and Magic (made the OG star wars practical effects) is that you should over do paint weathering just barely and then clean it as best as you can, because that's how real life works.

[@brungerbuilds]

Yep, that’s a great rule of thumb!

[@pauldudeuk]

Try liquid latex for masking

[@brungerbuilds]

Gonna give that a go one of these days! Something about adding the “scratches” before seeing the actual layer being scratched scares me haha!

[@Sparky_Mark]

Bruh 😍

[@brungerbuilds]

🥰

[@jameswalker199]

Maybe it's another Bob Ross moment with happy accidents, but I think the stencils look really good. In real life, packaging stencils on crates are never perfect because they are usually done quickly, so the slight bleed of paint adds to that. We don't see that as much now with printed paper labels on cardboard boxes, but I'm sure there are still contemporary examples. The US military likes to stay behind the times so they can save money for the next big toy that glows in the dark, I'm sure they still stencil paint on wooden boxes quickly and carelessly, because the guys painting are quite rightly preoccupied with being in a war zone.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you! A few other commenters have mentioned the same thing and I’ve definitely come around to agree. Thanks for watching!

[@Jin-Hu]

Wow, I cannot believe how many lessons I got from this one video, awesome work! Would you ever consider printing a soft material for the interior leather section?

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks! I’m still pretty new to 3D printing so off the top of my head I can’t even think of what material i might use that’s soft 🤔

[@Jin-Hu]

@@brungerbuilds I think there’s a silicone based filament that some folks use to print shoes believe it or not

[@brungerbuilds]

Interesting! I think for texture, painting and weathering purposes, sticking with PLA would probably be the best option for this particular application, but still an interesting idea!

[@Peanutbutterandjelly645]

you should hook it up to a pc

[@DrChiYT]

man... that whole video and we didn't get to see the scomp link work with sounds in the glamor shots? It's a great build though.

[@brungerbuilds]

Moving too fast during the edit and slipped my mind. At least its in the intro 😅

[@JaredTheGrayson]

GLAZE AND SPOT PUTTY, from your local automotive store, should be better on plastics than wood filler.

[@brungerbuilds]

I use DAP’s plastic wood filler and haven’t had any issues yet, but I’ll keep that in mind!

[@fitzgeraldlewis]

Will you possibly be able to share your edited files if we want to do builds based on your work here? Love this whole project!

[@brungerbuilds]

Thanks! Honestly the edited files are a total mess since it was my first time tinkering in Blender and I’ll need to do some more tweaking before they’re ready for public consumption haha. I briefly touched on it in the video but I ended up needing to do a ton of chopping post-print to get pieces to properly line up. 😅 I’m currently knee deep in a few more projects so it’ll be awhile before I can get around to it. Once I do though, I’ll let you know! Thanks again for watching!

[@fitzgeraldlewis]

@@brungerbuilds if you need a beta tester for the files, please feel free to reach out. I do that for a few groups here and there and I’m happy to help. Work on the game development side of things during the day and hobbyist builder/maker by night. All Star Wars all the time. ❤️

[@brungerbuilds]

I appreciate the offer! Will do!

[@brungerbuilds]

Shoot me an email and I’ll do my best to get back to you in the next couple days!

[@Daniel-Strain]

Awesome! What does "Air jar jar jars 611212' mean?

[@brungerbuilds]

🤫🤷🏻‍♂️

[@emmanuelrobles8755]

How much approximately did you spent on this? this is GREAT!

[@brungerbuilds]

Not totally sure haha! If we’re talking just materials, probably in the ball park of $100-$200 😅

[@agentid36]

Video after title disappoints. Isn't a "Real Star Wars Droid Interface", there's no communication connection/protocol/etc, is just a fancy lock...

[@brungerbuilds]

It’s a switching mechanism that turns on lights and sound on the control panel 🤔

[@agentid36]

@@brungerbuilds Yes...?

[@iindium49]

Every artist should partner with an engineer. That looks like it belongs onscreen. Well done.

[@brungerbuilds]

Thank you!