3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part XIV - Interface and Gripper Arms
It's time to add some more finishing touches! The gripper and interface arms!
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3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part XIII - Doors and Charging Bay Indicator and Data Port Logic Lights
Now that the 3D-printing portion of R2 is pretty much complete, it's time to put on some finishing touches. That means doors and lights!
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part XII - Foot Shells and Final Assembly
After 13 months of work, R2 is finally on his feet! I am absolutely thrilled with the results. Every time I walk in the room and look at him, I think to myself, "I can't believe I built that!" I just need to finish the doors and then I can start to work on the electronics and the gripper and interface arms.
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part XI - Legs
It took six months to complete the dome and the body, but only two months to complete the legs. I thought it would have taken longer, but the weather has been good to me so I've been able to get a lot done over the past few weeks.
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part X - Center Foot, Ankles, and Battery Boxes
I completed the center foot and the battery boxes. That's a milestone!
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part IX - Foot Drives
I finally finished the foot drives. It took no shortage of time, materials, and patience!
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part VIII - Legs and Feet
With the body and dome complete, it's time to start on the legs and feet. It took a little over two months to print all the parts. It was so much work! 175 pieces in total.
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part VII - Final Dome Assembly
It took over a month the complete the dome. I still have to mount the holojprojectors, but I will do that later once I print the servo arms. For now, I'm calling it done.
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part VI - Body and Dome Greeblies
With winter approaching, I was able to complete all the sanding and painting that I need to do to assemble the body and the dome. R2 is really looking awesome!
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part V - Body and Dome Finishing
After two months of painting and sanding it's really starting to look like an R2!
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part IV - Body Assembly
This was the most complicated and stressful glue-up I've ever had to do with 3D printed parts!
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part III - Skirt
Finally! After well over a month of printing and sanding, I have one piece ready for painting!
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part II - Body
After more than 500 hours of printing, it's really starting to look like an R2!
3D-Printed R2-D2 - Part I - Dome
I have wanted to built a life-sized, screen-accurate, R2-D2 for years. It's finally happening!
Scale Mail Bust - Part VI
That's it! It's finally complete. I am so happy with how it came out. I think this is my most elaborate project yet! I can't wait to see what's next!
Mortal Kombat Scorpion Cosplay
I took a step away from the Scale Mail Bust to work on a weekend project for my sister-in-law. She needs a Scorpion outfit for Comic-Con stat!
Scale Mail Bust - Part V
I have had so much fun working on this project. It's been keeping me pretty busy for months. I am so happy with the way that it is turning out. All I need to do is complete the headdress and make a base for it.
Scale Mail Bust - Part IV
I found a really sweet headdress model that I wanted to print for the Scale Mail Bust. It's huge and will have to be broken into several smaller parts. 12 to be exact. It was a lot of work making it, but it was a lot of fun!
Scale Mail Bust - Part III
I did not realize how much work would be involved in making scale mail armor. It does go together surprisingly fast once you get the hang of it. The hard and time consuming part is painting them!
Scale Mail Bust - Part II
Time for some sanding and painting on the Scale Mail Bust. This was so much work!
Scale Mail Bust - Part I
The last two figurines that I made came out amazing. I've been dying to make another one. I was particularly happy with how the chainmail loincloth came out on the latest one. Ever since then I have wanted to make one with scale mail. I decided to make a bust that I can use to showcase some scale mail armor.
Mini Figurine and Couch
It's been six months since I finished my last big project. I wanted to put together something that won't take a month to complete, but something that I could sink my teeth into over a week or two.
20" 3D-Printed Victoria 6 Figurine - Part VI
I almost finished the 20" Victoria 6 figurine a little over 2 years ago. I was never really happy with the paint job. I've been wanting to go back and repaint the figurine for a long time. I broke the hand off the other day by accident so I figured glueing it back on and redoing the paint job would be a nice weekend project.
The Fifth Element Stones
I've been wanting a set of the Fifth Element Stones for years. I just never got around to printing them. I figured this would be a great project to get into. I am really happy with how they came out. They look like still stone!
The Fifth Element Key
The Fifth Element is one of my all-time favorite movies. A few years ago, I made a clock that looks just like the Zorg Door bomb . I've been wanting to make some more props from the movie for a long time. I figured the famous temple key would be a great one day build.
3D-Printed Pillar Box - V2 and V3
I was really pleased with the pillar box that I made for my sister last Christmas. I wanted to make one for myself, but bigger!
Mayan King Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal Tomb Cover
My Dad was watching Ancient Aliens and there was an episode about the Mayan King Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal's tomb cover. Some believe the image depicts the king at the controls of a spaceship. My Dad thought it looked really cool and asked if I could make him one for his birthday.
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part X
I can't believe it took me almost a year to complete this project! Granted, I took some time off because I put off purchasing a resin printer for months. I also moved to a new house. So it took me a few months to get back into the swing of things. I'm so happy with the way that it turned out.
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part IX
It's time to make the base for the figurine. After that I just need to paint the figurine and the project will be complete. It's been so long since I started this project that it's great to see a finish line on the horizon.
Android Sculpture
The next step in my 23" Victoria 8 figurine is to paint. I want to practice first. I decided to throw together a little sculpture to give me something to practice painting.
3D Printed Beskar
I found a really nice looking Beskar 3D model online and I thought it would be really cool to print a stack of them.
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part VIII
The figurine clothing and armor is now complete. I just have to paint it and complete the base.
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part VII
For the loin cloth, I wanted to try my hand at making some chain mail. It was time-consuming and tedious work, but a nice challenge. I think the end results look really good.
3D Printed Microsope Stand
The stand for a microscope at work broke. Let's see if I can replicate it and 3D print another one.
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part VI
I am really happy with the way that the shoes turned out. They are way better than the shoes that I made for the last figurine.
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part V
I took a six month break from working on the figurine because I was waiting for the ELEGOO Saturn resin 3D printer to hit the market. In the end I decided to go with the ELEGOO Mars 2 Pro printer instead. Now that I finally have a resin printer, I can get to work on printing the armor.
ELEGOO Mars 2 Pro Resin 3D Printer & Mercury Plus Washing/Curing Station
I've been wanting a resin 3D printer for the longest time. I can't believe I waited so long to pull the trigger.
3D-Printed Pillar Box
The 3D-printed Balgonie Place sign that I made for my Mom for Christmas came out so great that I decided to make something for my sister too. After all, they both have Scottish-themed rooms at home. I think a pillar box would make a nice addition.
Balgonie Place Street Sign
On the street where my Mom grew up in Scotland, there's a concrete sign on the corner of the street. I thought it would be something neat to 3D print for her.
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part IV
With the weapons complete, it was time to start designing the armor.
Clock with DIY 7-Segment Display - Part III
The enclosure for the new clock is almost complete. I just need to make the front panel and then I can assemble the PCB.
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part III
It's time to make some weapons!
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part II
With all the parts to the new model printed, it was time to glue, sand, and paint.
Rocinante Name Plate from The Expanse
A friend of mine wanted to make a Rocinante wall plaque from the TV show The Expanse. I told him if he shot me an SVG for it, I'd be more than happy to laser cut it out of wood.
23" 3D Printed Victoria 8 Figurine - Part I
I was so impressed with the way that my last 3D-printed figurine turned out that I just had to make another one. This model took a whopping 148 hours and 46 minutes to print.
Clock with DIY 7-Segment Display - Part II
154 LEDs! Wow, was that a lot of work. I have to admit, this was so much harder than I thought it was going to be. I though I'd bang this out in a single afternoon, but it took three sessions of several hours each to solder all the LEDs and the connections.
Vintage Ideal Industries Stripmaster K-1853 Wire Stripper Restoration
My Dad gave me his vintage Stripmaster a few years back. It's pretty filthy. It's been sitting in my tool box for a while but I rarely ever use it since I always feel like I have to wash my hands after using it. I decided to finally take this thing apart and give it a good cleaning.
Magnifying Glass with DIY Upgrades
I’ve had this fold up magnifying glass for like 35 years. I use it all the time. I was using it to do all the soldering on the huge clock that I’m making. I spent all day on it and I was like man, I wish this thing had a light underneath it!
Clock with DIY 7-Segment Display - Part I
I've always wanted to build a clock with custom built 7-segment displays. I've been itching to build a new clock for a while now so I want it to be something really cool. Maybe it'll be the biggest clock I've ever built.
23" 3D-Printed Figurine - Part XI
I can't believe the figurine is complete. It looks awesome. It took me four months and a lot of hard work to complete.