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MKIII R7 Body release as Alpha!!!

MKIII R7 three ring body is now complete and ready for testing. All Greebles / Fixings are the same as the MKIII R2 (Except the coin slots). Obviously no Charge Port / Data Port doors. All cut and designed for single ring print, no supports etc etc. Files will be in the early bird Patreon share shortly today in the MKIII body...

R7 MKIII body coming soon....

MKIII Body ready to test!

Hi all,

Quick update on the MKIII body. I’ve printed it along with some amazing (and bold) helpers and happy to move to Patreon test, the three rings when assembled with the top ring and lazy Susan is strong! (and light), really pleased. The utility arms and doors work well, greebles fit like a dream. I could list all...

Fusion designs! added the Gripper / Data Arms

Here’s the Fusion design with some of the new MKIII dome designs included! 

More stuff coming soon, any requests for the fusion designs just shout! Please share any remixes or remodels with the fabulous R2 Builders community. 

I also thought I’d put the links to all the fusion files in one note (and ...

Sneek Peek - Shoulder Mechanism

First render of the Shoulder Mechanism for those wanting to experiment with the 2-3-2 droid build. This has been a long time coming and is not anywhere near finished but I have managed to grab some time over the Christmas holidays to put together the basic mechanism. Just printed the first test at the moment. As you're probab...

Added a closed data panel for those not wanting the open door, the door is part of the frame.

Merry Christmas!!!

Hi all,

A quick festive message and a huge thank you for being part of a fabulous community. Have a great holiday and spend the time wisely with your loved ones (and printing in between) :-)

Happy Printing,

Mike!

MKIII stage two. Have a poke around...

The 3 ring body is looking pretty good. We've tested it a good few times and it prints really nicely. I'm now working on the legs, shoulders and ankles )all in the wip folder). I've added single print legs and ankles. Can't promise they're brilliant but just testing the prints at the moment! The legs are good the ankles are p...

Budding designers

Hey all, quick reminder on some of the resources we have in this community (and where to find them). Patreon isn’t easy but on the posts you can filter to see Patreon only posts (for the early bird Link) and for dedicated supporters you have access to a series of videos starting from the basics on Fusion 360 through to a full ...

Christmas topper

Finally got around to printing my R6 topper. Not the neatest paint job, but actually looks perfect on the top of the tree! Love it. There’s the two bodies and two domes in the Patreon Christmas exclusive folder (more domes will be added).

Happy printing,

Mike,

New Exclusive Patreon Tree Topper Dome: R5!

I've added another Tree Topper dome to the 1/6th exclusive Patreon Christmas Tree topper collection. So we've now got two bodies (Rebel and Imperial) and two domes, R6 and R5.. Next one should be R2 or R4?

Happy printing!

Mike,

3 ring body update

ok. we’ve Printed the 3 body and the skirt, so far looks super.  I’ve ordered some threaded 4mm bar (there’s eight of them, four in the body and four in the shoulders) so should be able to get the full body and skirt together soon. The skirts printing but should be done in the next two days, overall really happy. I’...

R4 Split dome in the early bird Patreon share

Finally got around to splitting the R4 dome for those with 200mm beds and upwards. It's a 10 part dome and basically a MKIII split up so the greebles from the MKIII will work with this one. 

Skirt done, ready to print

As we continue to test the MKIII body we add the skirt. I'm about 10% through this on my printer and happy so far. It's a single print (orientation as per pic). There's some "pegs" which hold the 6mm bolts in the frame I've not designed yet, but I've added fixing points. Think again, a much simpler and improved version! Really e...

New thing ring body skirt published in the wip folder.

Tree topper - split model

Hey, could be my printer but I’ve struggled to print the topper on one piece, so there’s two versions, I’ve split one so you can print the body and add the appropriate wings.

Final Tree Hanger...

And on the second day of Christmas

Plenty of choice now for the R2 Christmas hangers and toppers.. More to follow!

Happy Printing,

Mike

On the first day of Christmas....

Another hanger for the tree.. Patreon Exclusive.. In the Christmas folder, the many moods of R2.

Happy printing,

Mike

Hangers! More exclusive Christmas stuff

A quick print to add a little of the Galaxy Far Away to the tree, here's a classic R2 moment as another Christmas Patreon gift. This and the tree topper are in the Patreon Folder under Christmas....

Happy printing,

Mike,

Patreon link reminder

Hi all,

It’s not always obvious with Patreon where the resources are, so here’s the link to the Patreon share, where you’ll find the three ring body in wip and the Christmas toppers in the Christmas folder.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!A...

Christmas Tree Toppers ready (well with one dome)

I've published the Christmas Tree toppers as a exclusive reward to all Patreons, it's in the Patreon folder under Christmas..Exclusive. There's both the Imperial and Rebel body in there and a R6 dome, should all print pretty much with no support. Approx 1/6 scale and will fit on the 200(ish) bed like the Prusa. 

I'll add ...

Sneak Peak: Exclusive Patreon Reward :-)

I usually don't do exclusive Patreon rewards other than sharing designs, early access etc. however it's Christmas, so hey ho, let's go for it. I'm releasing this weekend a set of Astromech Christmas Tree Toppers, two bodies, Imperial and Rebel, with a few inter-changeable domes. I may also do some quick decorations also dependin...

3 ring body printed!

3 part printed body, 3 rings, 2 weeks, 4 reels of filament and we have a complete frame with integrated skins, around 4kg, happy with the strength, all greebles redesigned also so mostly single prints for the greebles bodies with some parts for easy assembly. No glue so far in the pics, greebles bolted in, but that’s it,and li...

Mad, Bad and Living Dangerously?

OK, so the three ring body is now available as STLs. There's a huge health warning however and it's not for the faint hearted. There's in the WIP folder in the Patreon Early Bird Share for testing only! I've only printed the first two rings, so it's Untested, not fully printed but it's there! There could be some changes dependin...

Source designs and Fusion Tutorials

Hi all,

A quick reminder on some of the other content we have available to the ‘dedicated supporters’ as Patreon isn’t always the easiest to navigate.

Firstly, Fusion 360 (the 3d cad design package I use) is available from their website free for hobbiests, they have a rolling licence so anyone can grab ...

New greebles for the MKIII

Single print greebles, which fit perfectly the first ring, I am beyond excited about the MKIII body, less filament, better fittings, lighter, all details sharp due to the 70 degree rule, servo mounts as part of the frame, new utility arm design, the list goes on and on. Printing Ring 2 at the moment so hopefully in a week or so ...

The three ring body first ring...

So finally get to print something. Looks great so far fingers crossed. I’m still designing the other two rings but not long now until it’s released to the Patreon Community early testers :-)