R2LA 2024 : C1-10MP [T1]

Custom C1 Astromech Droid assembled!

Debut at R2LA 2024

C1-0MP C1 Astromech Droid

Custom build by Desert Scum

R0-X1 COMPLETED

DJ R0XI COMPLETED

R0XI has been completed and had her 1st troop! It was a success !

Upgrades foreseen in the future, obviously but the Kyber Control System has been amazing! Highly suggest you check it out to automate your droid animations and sounds. See the Facebook Group Kyber Control Systems

RD-QD Modification

February 2023

QD tear down for repaint, new gadgets etc.

R0XI RX Series Droid Build In Progress

R0XI has been printed and been paint WIP for the past couple months.

Painting main pieces , piece by piece in order to get the right schema.

BB-9E Droid Completed

BB-9E full scale rolling droid was finally assembled and completed!

Been working on him for well over a year. Most of his prep and paint was done while the pandemic was in full swing in 2020. Nice to get his parts out of the way and assembled to move onto other stuff !

See his build page for info. and always the BB 8 Builders Club for resources on building a BB unit of your own !

RD-QD R5 Dome Assembled (mostly)

Been almost a year working on the R5 dome (on & off). Finally got the neopixels and greeblies on !

Bad motivator/scanner & operational hinges WIP

Big thanks to Mr. Baddeley (dome files) & Eebel on Thingiverse (lighting) & Desert Scums Krank for the support !

See QDs build page for details & resources! Build on!

DROID PAGES UPDATED ! R2-2D, RD-QD ETC.

Did some minor updates to the droid pages over on the BUILDS page!

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R2-2D R2 Series Astromech

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RD-QD R9 Series Astromech

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R3-XI

Also updated the BUILD TIPS page & documents

HONDA C70 "BB BUMBLER" STATUS

Been working hard on getting the 1981 Honda C70 Passport Super Cub up and running. Nicknamed her the Bumbler.

It was working pretty good, but looks like the rusty gas tank caused clogging in the carburetor causing it to run inconsistently. So far that was its primary issue.

Anyways, the webpage was update with specs. & reference pictures. In particular since I meddled with the aftermarket carb. & then rebuilt the original carb. diagrams & images were compiled to support tear down & rebulid of the original KEIHIN carburetor.

#hondac70 #c70 #supercub #honda #hondapassport #keihin #1981c70

WEBPAGE BELOW

R2-2D R4 Dome

R2-2D now has a pretty rad alternate dome tanks to the amazing Mr. Baddeley ! Please check out his Patreon for awesome 3D files to print and make your own custom droid etc. !!!!! Micahel Baddeley Patreon

too-dees R4 dome is 3d printed on Tevo Tarantula 200x200. Dome was cut ad then re-assembled after print. Finishing work done by Ardy Jo and paint app. by Krank :)

R2-2D WEBPAGE

R2-2D COMPLETED

RD-2Ds tear-down and partial conversion to R2-2D has been completed ! Well assembled and operational at least. Any droid builder knows a droid is never completed …

Too-dee is sitting on a wood frame, all steel feet, aluminium dome & skins and rocking on new Q85 Brushless 4WD drive system !!

All parts as provided by the mighty R2 Droid Builders Club members at www.astromech.net or via Facebook groups such as Mr. Baddeley Printed Droid group.

While it may seem to have taken 7 months to complete too-dee, the dome was already completed (slight re-wiring) and had most of the parts to assemble and lets not forget the knowledge and experience that came from RD-2D & RD-QD !

Unfortunately it looks like too-dee will not be able to meet any new friends for a few months dues to COVID-19. But he will be ready to roll when this blows over!

Here he is meeting his sister RD-QD for the 1st time!

R2-2D WEBPAGE

BUILD IT WEBPAGE FOR LINKS TO BUILD GROUPS AND RESOURCES

COVID-19

Nothing to do but build … build… build some more…

Hope everyone is doing well

RD-QD R9 Series Astromech Complete

RD-QD

Build complete December 5, 2019 just before Empire Con LA !

www.desertscum.org/rd-qd

RX-24 Build Complete

Captain Rex was completed and assembled in time to make it to R2LA 16.

Krank installed servos to operate vertical neck movement including head wobble and visor open/close!

Still needs some tweeking of coarse. Rex also has sound activated mouth LEDs and eye LEDs.

He sits on top of a custom 12v 2.4GHz Radio controlled cart so he can be driven around. His motors need to be upgraded but he does move!

Overall we are pleased with the build. As always, it has some imperfections especially since he is 3D printed.

Special thanks to Gordon Tarpley for sharing the wonder that is Alcald Chrome. It really made the build we think. Check him out on YouTube and social media!

RD-2D Version 1

RD-2D Version 1

“May he live on in pieces”

December 9, 2017-September 1, 2019 1st Part Purchased May 27, 2016 RD-2D version 1 made it through 44 troops across Southern California from December 2017-September 2019. His final troop being Long Beach Comic Con 2019 where he threw a chain ultimately calling it on his current drive system and wiring. RD-2D v1 was a real trooper and a great learning process. Upgrades are in order. and it is easier to start from scratch. Certain desired upgrades are going to leave spare parts… sell them or apply them to a new droid ?…

So ! RD-2D will be spiting his parts into 2 new astromechs! Birthing a newer, badder RD-2D and his clone brother RD-QD. RD-2D