Star Wars Lamp Build
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Today in The Smugglers Room we build a Star Wars Lamp. This greeblie illumination is inspired by the Death Star Detention Block Cameras seen in Star Wars a New Hope. With any luck we will finish this project before Han Solo blasts them!
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LOL, you had me rolling at the slide viewer joke/$20 dollar filament decision!! love your channel bro!! you inspired me to finish my office/studio transformation. thank you and your wife are both so creative, what a blessing!!
I love Lamp. A great looking item for your desk.
Wayne Bakken Thank you Wayne!!!
You know when your a great youtube when people subscribe 56 seconds in. Your an awesome guy!
Brickscape LOL!! Thank you very much for saying so, glad to have you as part of our community, welcome!!
@@TheSmugglersRoom thanks, it was a great and capturing video
Man that’s slick looking. Great job as always.
Thank you very much!!!
I’m so proud of you for getting your hands dirty with your 3d printer
LOL!!! I don’t know why I avoid it so much, it’s really enjoyable . . . Other than the sanding 🤣🤣🤣
It’s extremely satisfying when you find something existing (hardware) and it fits right in, so you don’t have to mess around with modifying something you maybe only have one of.
Totally agree, which is why i never throw anything away . . . which is also a problem sometimes😆😆😆
The Smugglers Room occasionally I have to reign myself in and throw out piles of various debris and foam scraps I have saved up. At a certain point, that dime sized piece of EVA foam in a pile of 50 other dime sized pieces of EVA foam isn’t worth keeping. 😂
@@FamineStudios I am right there with you!
The Smugglers Room the struggle is real my friend!
nicely done,i love the stand work you did.....Grand Moff Tarkin would approve...
LOL! Thank you! It needs a speaker and sound card that says "You may fire when ready."
Lamp looks great over all bro.
The Atari Creep thank you so much!
Me: wow! I'll do it. Where's my tools?
My wife: you mean the small hammer and the old screewdriver?
🤣🤣🤣, that seriously made me laugh out loud . . . Hard!! Thank you for that!
I love Greeblie Time!
LOL . . . ME TOO!!!! Thanks for watching!
Holy smokes, that’s really good.
Thank You!
Great Clue's about how to treat building props
Thank you
Totally awesome!
Thank you so much!
I can't believe I haven't seen this channel before. This looks really cool. Good job =)
Glad you like it!
Watching all of your vid again.
Thank you!!!!
@@TheSmugglersRoom what if you made a mouse droid.
Great job once again and worth the wait. Love the intro
Thank you!! Yeah, we had a little fun with that for sure. Thanks for watching!
The only thing I would have done different would have been to replace the black lenses on the 6 housings with white styrene plastic and put the LEDs behind them so that the 6 housings are the lamps...just a thought...
Knew you’d smash it. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you Tim, glad you enjoyed it!
Didnt even watch video yet, just hit like. ! Thanx for these awesome videos
HA!!! Thanks Tymothy!!!
Think you did an awsome job and looks pretty sweet
Thank you! Cheers!
take a rubber mold of the lenses ,
use clear resin mixed with a little acrylic paint ,
dont go over board with the paint or the resin wont set.
then you can make as many as you want
Good video. I may not have the fancy equipment to do some of this stuff, but it's nice to also see trial and error. Some builders edit out their mistakes or don't highlight what they could have done better. It's nice to know that even experienced prop makers have issues with things. It helps me as an amateur feel like I suck less when I mess up because most of the time what you see from prop videos is perfection and that can be disheartening at times. The Smuggler's Room is still one of the top channels for Sci-Fi props! Funny personality and a good mix of content!
Perhaps some of the acrylic work could be done with an engraving tool of some type? Way less expensive (and less accurate) than a laser cutter, but maybe it could accomplish a similar effect?
Hey there Jay, thank you so much! We realize that when we do projects with some of these high end tools that not everyone has access, but we are trying to make sure there is a variety. We need to do better about showing how something could be done without the fancy tools when we use them, so I promise we’ll work on that. Your dremel and acrylic idea is a great example.
As far as the mistakes, we should be showing more of them. We make them all the time and that is just a part of learning. I am far from perfect and mess up all the time. It’s how we grow and get better at making.
Thank you so much for the feedback and for watching what we do, we can’t tell you how much we appreciate it!
Dude this lamp is awesome, love your honesty regarding the build; seeing your thought process is so valuable to others who want to create cool stuff like this.
Creating something and looking at it objectively is all part of the process, and the making learning experience. The fact you always share this is another reason I love this channel so much. keep up the great work, you continue to inspire and for that I thank you!!!!!!
Wow, thank you so much my friend, we really appreciate that . . . more than you know.
Intro had me rolling "Son of a......" BWAHAHA. Awesome work I love the Camera head and base of the lamp and the orange acrylic is SWEET!!! It appears the old arm from the lamp is not sturdy enough for the new Lamp head and wobbles a bit.
Thank you so much, we had fun with that intro. You are 110% correct on the base. I absolutely should have shown why, and more over, i should have addressed the issue. The lamp base had this huge piece of metal in the base that was molded to the shape. I removed it thinking I wouldn't need it because I was bolting the lamp base to the base . . . big fail. The lamp needs taken apart and the void filled with something solid to fix the issue. It's stable, but it leans to the right and it really bothers me.
Thanks for sharing and I personally enjoy the fact that you share this mis-steps in your builds as we all benefit in the learning experience. Keep up the awesome work and witty humor. Till next time......
@@michaelpotase Thank you! we'll keep building if you keep watching 😉
Beautiful piece of Art. Greetings
Thank you very much!
So worth the wait dude, as always! Great project. Jealous of the laser cutter though...
I would really like to see a star wars themed integrated desktop/laptop computer base, like it would fit in a star destroyer bridge or something? That would be so cool.
The Heathen Diaries DUdE!!! Have you been looking at my notes?? Did you sneak into my laptop and look up our “SciFi inspired Desk?” LOL!!! Just kidding, but yes sir . . We have the plans!
@@TheSmugglersRoom oh man... I cant wait!
So cool! Works by a Hurst put me on to you and I am glad he did.
Jered Bell that was so kind of him, thank you for coming over for a look, much appreciated!
Great build, although I'm curious why you wouldn't have used the camera cluster as the source of the light, rather than adding on the pill-shaped light on the back. Just kind of seems unnecessary when you're already using a prop in a new way from how it was used in the movie.
ahhh . . . I know, it really does seem now, after the fact, that I missed the mark on that. I don't have a good reason, I thought about it, and then changed my mind and ended up with something that overall looks like an afterthought. I think this project was a bit more of a challenge, and probably got a little rushed at the end. I actually started this back in early September. Next time . . . next time.
@@TheSmugglersRoom Regardless, still a great build and great video. Keep up the good work.
VanOaksPropFoundry thank you!!!
I know Im asking the wrong place but does someone know of a tool to get back into an instagram account??
I stupidly forgot the account password. I would love any tips you can give me!
@Tyler Christian Instablaster ;)
Now I have to decide between this or the GNK droid lamp!
Great job again! I love that you include things that you could have done differently and as always love your humor. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Wes, we plan to include more of those aspects to the builds as well as misses and failures. We think there is a good deal of value in sharing that too. Thanks for watching!
Awesome, perfect office lamp. Thank you.
Much appreciated! Thank you!
Missed ya last week. Cameod you on last Thursday's Show (384) (between minute 2 and minute 3).
HA!!! That was so awesome man! Hilarious and thanks for the shout out!
@@TheSmugglersRoom - You're welcome.
Nice work as always Brian. The lenses look amazing and the whole aesthetic came out really well. And man, that bottom lit screen in the base just makes it so cool. :)
Thank you so much, we really had a great time with this one, appreciate you watching!
Looks great! But I thought you would be putting lights in each one facing slightly different directions. Then where you put the two metal pieces sticking out would be tiny cameras. That way you could use to light the room or your desktop and take videos from the cameras. Put movement/sound sensor on it and have great security light.
Yeah, we did miss the boat on adding lighting to each one. Kinda bummed out that I changed my mind and didn't do that. Maybe on the next one . . . cause there is always a next one😂
Man! That is so good. Seriously love your work
Thank you so much Jason, we really appreciate you checking it out!
Love your work too. Uh.. both of you.. I use to have a box of Harley engine components. Wish I found u guys sooner before I pitched them.. ;(
Stunning lamp, looks great 👏
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it!
Great job love the fact you still have that chubby kid inside but the most upfront portion of you if you know what I mean lol. I still feel like that 15yr old it makes us happier people I think. Have you ever met people who have lost their kid inside not so happy. Lol. Really dig your channel I'm glad to see you this week. I look forward to seeing your channel and CRAFSMAN. keep the inner kid alive and KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO
Absolutely agree Aaron. That inner kid is what carries me through life, i would be lost without it. We grow up too fast, and some of us lose that imagination, creativity, and willingness to just be a kid. We hope, and our biggest goal with this channel is to help everyone re-connect with their inner kid . . . be it chubby or otherwise 😉 . Thanks for watching!
Yay another upload! Thank you!
Our pleasure thank you for watching!
very good!
Thank you!
Eeee! Cool creativity! Thanks so much! 🐿
Thank you, so glad you like it!
The orange panel is drop dead gorgeous and I love your charger pass-through 😍
Thank you sir! We really liked it too!
If I had a boom arm desk lamp like that and wanted to Star Wars it up, instead of the death star camera's I would have made it look like the Jabba's palace door droid.
That Jabba's droid would be a perfect desk lamp! I may need to make that for my desk upgrade. Excellent idea! Thank you.
Honestly, I like to see a growing new channel. Yeah, you got the concept, the gear, the background, a good face who can talk, well done scripts, editing, the whole image, targeting etc... Yes, it's all ok.
I say congrats to all of u (or just you), because I can't spell congrariutioation
Thank you so much! We really appreciate it!
Looks great, particularly the base with that orange panel. When you started, I expected the light to come out the front of the camera cases and wondered how that'd work. Made more sense in the end.
Thanks Harley, yeah, the more time goes on the more I wish we would have made the viewer the light source. Pretty much missed the mark on that one. :)
So cool! That base with the lasered acrylic is really great!
Thank you! The orange is more Bespin than the Death Star . . . but we just love that orange!!!
This was oddly timed for me, I've been working on 3D printing a sci-fi desk lamp and failing at it. This inspires me to give it another go, Thanks!
AWESOME! We love hearing that. Please share your project when you get it all finished!
This is great. Love it!
Thank you Kelley!
I love it it veri nyce
Yes please build some protocol droids
Brian you crack me up! LOVE the introduction!!!! The polystyrene idea is fantastic! Thanks again!
Tracy Halladay thank you Tracy! So glad we can bring a little humor your way!
Bryan, you've done it again, created something awesome I would use everywhere outside of my own detention center!
Kyle Schmutz thank you so much Kyle, really glad you liked it.
@@TheSmugglersRoom your so creative, other than subscribing and hitting that bell icon, I wish I could do more to support you, and even more, follow along with your projects, and maybe make, and share my own one day, but keep it up, and I'll keep watching!
Take it! 💵💸💳 Take it all!!💰💰
HA!!! That's awesome, thank you!
You’re a comical genius!
Much appreciated! Glad we gave you a laugh.
Love your work. I live on a boat and this makes me think and look at my space in new ways.
ooooooh!!!! A boat upgrade would be AWESOME! Thanks for watching!
Just add greeblees.....
Good work! When we can see a video talking about your machines?? Laser cut,CNC..I will love to hear your experiencies about all of that!
Maybe a special feature?.
Thank you much! We actually fully intend to do that very thing. We are anxious to get some major updates to our Room project in December, and in order to do that we have some major upgrades to the overall shop. So in late November we will be showing some updates of the shop with an awesome Sci-Fi twist, and once we get upgraded we have plans for an in depth series on the shop and tools that we will likely upload on a separate day so that we can still show projects . . . wow, sorry that was a lot of words :) . Thanks so much for watching!
Those slide viewers were super popular.
Star wars cameras
ALIENS trackers
T2 resistance soldiers.
I have to say, when you put the LED setup on the back so it aimed below the camera, I felt a little disappointed - I'd been waiting to see you rig up the cameras to be the lights themselves.. I thought that'd be so gnarly..
Yep, trust me, total fail on our part. It’s something that has bothered me since day one. My thought at the time was the cameras would be too much as a light . . . But I really should have gone that route. Live and learn.
@@TheSmugglersRoom could have set it up on a rotary switch setup so you could turn on one, then additional with each stage on the switch.. I was toying with all manner of thoughts after watching..
Dude! This is awesome! You have definitely perfected the Star Wars aesthetic.
Thank you very much, we really appreciate it!
@@TheSmugglersRoom You're welcome! I shared the video to a Star Wars group I'm part of so hopefully, you'll get some more subscribers out of it;)
@@noahspence1104 WOW! Thank you Noah, seriously we can't tell you how much that means to us!
how do you not have at least 500k subs. your content and builds are amazing!!
Thank you very much for saying. We are working on it, LOL, but in the mean time we are glad you are here!
I think Phillip has the molds for the lenses- I know he bought out Blue Realm. I could ask Devin and Charlie as well. This would have been a great molding and casting project- I’m jealous!!!
Phillip is 100% exactly who I was going to reach out to. He was the person that turned me on to Blue Realm in the first place. Not sure why they stopped selling them?
No blooper reel!?..... that's it, I'm done... lol jk. Great video brother! Very clean and looks great
LOL . . . I know! I was perfect this time around so . . no bloopers! HA HA HA!
Looks awesome as always Brian! Totally worth the wait!
I appreciate you sharing your mistakes too. There's usually a point in every project where I think I've messed up beyond the point of return, makes me feel less defeated to know that even great results like this often come with a few bumps in the road.
Now then.....Very interested to see how that astromechy looking thing you had on instagram turns out..... what ever it is that you're planning on doing with it?!?
Thank you Luke. When we started the channel I sort of avoided showing the mistakes, but over time I have realized that showing them will help others to maybe avoid them. I also totally believe that the "mistakes" are really how we learn. I honestly wish I would have shown more over the last year.
now the new build . . . I am so excited for it that I can't sleep. We are just hoping it turns out as cool as it is in our heads!
Love the mini Frozen Han in the back, did you make it or get it somewhere?
Thanks! My wife bought that for me many years ago, it’s a great collector price for sure!
I’m curious where you got the red dome reflector type lights you stick on the top?
Do you have "It's Greeblie Time" shirts? If not you should haha.
ha ha ha! Its so funny, we have been crunching trying to get our merch on the website, and I never once thought of that. I might have to steal that idea my friend.
@@TheSmugglersRoom I'll buy one for sure if you do :D
Awesome build Dude ! Just curious what the cylinder shaped threaded pieces you ran the power lines through are? hopefully it's something I can purchase and not 3D printed ,I have the perfect use for one of those on one of my current builds.
Thank you! I wish I could tell you what those were, but I am not 100% sure. They came in a "lot" of spare electronics parts I bought on ebay.
Do you have the 3D print file for the boxes?
This was an awesome build! Any chance the STL files are available?
oh shoot! Yes absolutely. I will do my best to get those files, along with the pattern for the base .svg files up too. So sorry, i totally forgot about that.
@@TheSmugglersRoom no apologies needed, just curious since I have a printer and that would be a project I could do amd save time not having to design those. Cheers!!
What about casting the red buttons out of transparent resin with a mold
Tramaine Thornberry you absolutely could. I didn’t want to mold these as they were created by Blue Realm Studios, and they did all the original work, I wouldn’t want to recast their stuff.
Do you have the .stl uploaded anywhere?
kumo KNS we have this file and many more on our Patreon Page. We also upload new files every week. Some are 100% free for the entire public, and others are reserved for our Patrons. www.patreon.com/thesmugglersroom
WorksByaHurst sent me.
ElGatoLoco698 thank you for coming over for a look. We appreciate it and Jason is amazing!
@@TheSmugglersRoom I'm binge watching. Your content is awesome. Can't believe you only have 6K subs.
Brian I know I'm going to catch hell for this question, but I need to know! What is the design your lazer etched into your orange acrylic? Is it a Star Wars reference? I don't recall seeing that design. Thanks brotha!
Tracy Halladay LOL, no problem. It’s actually the graphic that appears on the large screen in the Death Star shortly after Tarkin says, “you may fire when ready.” The graphic appears on the screen as a representation of the planet being destroyed. If you watch A New Hope, just before they destroy Alderan you’ll see it.
I've been around for a long time now. I feel stupid for missing it. I also heard your reply of "you may fire when ready" in Tarkin's voice! I have no excuse for not knowing that. It is extremely cool that you take the time to respond to our questions. If you are ever in the Salt Lake City area for your "awesome day job" Let me know and I'll buy you dinner. :)
@@tleander40 LOL, Thanks Tracy!
"we'll save that for the dark web"😁😁😁😁
Dad jokes much
Nice one
I had a stroke 2 years ago 1/28/18 . I've been working on a spaceship that's made from medicine bottles, empty super glue tubes and scrap plactic from models. I don't know how to download my pictures to utube so you can look at them. I just about done and then I will paint it
Sorry to hear about the stroke, I hope you are doing well. Your project sounds great! If you are on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter you can load photos there and tag us?
How about building it without something most of us can’t afford?
Plus you did all that design work on the slider viewers and didn’t use them for emitting the light?!
James DeRuvo I agree, this is a total swing and a miss for me.
Hi James, thanks for the feedback. We totally realize that on some of these builds the "fancy" tools absolutely alienates some of you that want to see projects without them. We have had many discussions about making sure throughout the month that we do projects with basics like the iphone datapad case. On the other hand we do want to make sure we have variety and at the end of the day hopefully plant an idea that any of you could go for.
The slide viewer light . . . honestly I really gave that a lot of thought, and I might have missed the mark. I thought the viewer might be a little to in your face? I don't know, for whatever reason it just got lost this time.
Again, really appreciate the feedback.
@@nmills87 Hey Nathan, which part was a miss for you? The viewers not emitting the light?
The Smugglers Room I don’t like to be negative about a video as I appreciate it takes a lot of effort to produce them and put yourself out there so I thank you for that. But yeah I guess as a concept it missed the mark by not emitting light from those lenses, instead it was some white panel which thematically didn’t really work? And using machines etc that I don’t have isn’t necessarily a problem, I suppose it really depends who these videos are aimed at? Eg someone with all of these laser cutters and such would likely take the time to do a bit of a better job, where as someone like me who uses a dremel, it’s all simply out of reach? Hope this helps and I still enjoy the channel!
@@nmills87 Thank you Nathan, I take absolutely no offense, this kind of criticism is really helpful. Honestly, I am with you. I like the look of the project overall, but I do believe we missed an opportunity to have a cleaner look, as well as an obvious design choice that should have been made. I almost did it, backed up and changed the plan (could not for the life of me tell you why either)
The laser, 3D printer, etc . . . yeah, it's really a tough call. We want to use those items to build some really cool projects, but we also realize that it maybe discourages others at times. The single most important thing on our mind with every project is to hopefully help all of you by igniting some idea for one of your own projects.
That all being said, we do have plans to make sure we create balance, and have a mix of projects, we'll certainly have both in the near future.
Thank you for the feedback, we really do appreciate it.
When you realise this episode of The Smugglers Room chose the same track from Epidemic Music I use as my intro theme 👊👊👊
Sorry bro!
Have you ever though of sharing your laser cut cad files?
Yes, 100%. I am working to get them up on our website as we speak. We will have all kinds of stuff. Laser files, Xcarve, and 3D print files. I'll get that up soon and make an announcement for you all.
@@TheSmugglersRoom awesomesauce! would you be sharing DWG or DXF files?
@@christopherdevine8631 .stl and .svg for this project, but for others we have DWG files. really it will depend on the project.
Weird question, but what us your job?
Justin Bunyard LOL! I have an awesome day job as a sales rep for a company called SnapAV. They make and supply great products for the Audio Video industry. I’ve been in the Custom Audio Video industry for over 20 years.
Any luck finding a source for the lenses yet?
Jason York no, they stopped selling them several years ago, so that’s a bummer . . .
@@TheSmugglersRoom I'm so bummed. I bought a set of real slide viewers at quite a cost just to realize they are huge. Much too large to use as a desk lamp. :(
Jason York oh no!!! I’ve never actually seen a real one in person. If they are too big you could make an awesome floor lamp? That would be really cool!
@@TheSmugglersRoom A floor lamp is a great idea! That should work. Thanks.
Jason York awesome! Can’t wait to see what you do, a floor lamp could be sweet!
I had an overwhelming urge to shoot the lamp with my blaster...
LOL! No doubt!
Can you post the 3D print designs on Thingiverse?
PLLLLLEASE!
rallycsx absolutely! Sorry I never thought about it. But I’ll work on getting those up there tomorrow.
:)
;)
hey I broke my arm can you try to make a Star Wars cast for me please
LOL!!!!! Sorry to hear that my friend, but I don't think you would want me doing anything medical related . . . I might make it worse ;)
@@TheSmugglersRoom Yeah it was a dumb idea sorry
NintendoCrab 101 no not at all, LOL, If I we’re a doctor and loved Greeblies it would be a perfect project. But if I did it for you I’m not sure your arm would ever heal 🤣🤣. Get well soon buddy!
@@TheSmugglersRoom thank you
You are losing me with your CNC, laser cutter and filament printing. That is not making something from nothing.
Sorry Alex, we try to mix things up as much as possible. We look at it as various ways to make something from nothing. There seems to always be a tool of some kind involved; wether that be a hand saw or something more like a table saw. That being said, we are working on projects that will include more common tools and not only the high end items. Overall, we just want to offer a lot of variety and hopefully inspire. Really appreciate the feedback, hope we don't lose you.
Troll! Gross, but a good indicator your channel is going to be huge!! 😂😎
Knew you’d smash it. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Knew you’d smash it. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻