Big props for finishing such a daunting and large project. Coming from the perspective of mostly working on 2-3 week projects, this is very inspirational! Too bad the YT algo is such a dingbat about multiparters. Thanks for sharing the journey Bob & team!
@@monaglewoodcrafts he travaled to a galaxy far, far away of course. and yeah - when i saw the thumbnail my starwars-fanboy-heart immediately skipped a beat.
Hey Bob/gang. Been enjoying your channel for years now. Never commented. But I felt I needed to tell you how impressed I am with your accomplishment. I’m a bit older than you guys. I actually saw the first Star Wars in the theater as a boy. It’s an amazing memory I share with so many others. I thank you for making me feel like a kid again with this series. It’s almost like seeing an old friend again. Not much makes me smile anymore. I’m not unhappy, just a mellow dude! But when one of those movies begins with that John Williams fanfare music, that smile shows up again. You just did the same. So, thanks once again. Oh, and Josh, nice “Wilhelm” scream effect with the clamp graphics. Perfect touch. 😁. Troy
Turns out this is the droid I was looking for. It's been a long haul, but worth the wait for every step. Congrats on bringing everybody's favorite droid to life. Thanks for sharing!
I know you said this would probably be the last video of R2 but I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like an update on any upgrades even if it's a year or so down the road. Thanks for sharing.
This was so fun to see. It’s been a labor of love and it has to be cool to be at a place where R2 is “done”. Congrats on completing this. So glad you shared it with us too.
So happy to see this one pop up! I'll be the guy to ask the tacky question. Do you have a rough estimate of how much you spent on the build? I know it'll be hard to figure out exactly on something like this but If I was going to build one, how much would you estimate it to cost?
So happy to see him come together! I never got my R2 mobile, he just sits by my desk making blinking lights.. But I'll get to it eventually. I just received my slip ring and dome motor not so long ago so I want to program some "random" movements through that with arduino. Last summer I made myself a Han in Carbonite, definitely a fun project you could do, lots of wood working, some electronics.. much simpler than R2 but SO rewarding.
Bob, You inspire all of us who watch your videos. I wish I still had nimble fingers to work on projects like these. I enjoy all of the videos you share. Thank you! Felix
YES! You know the mantra - it'll never be "finished..." I already have an R6 Astromech but your build inspired me to make an R2-style. Can't wait to see more!
I'm so chuffed for you O-Bob-wan Klag-nobi, well done for setting a property finish line and hitting it. It's been a hell of a journey with that droid.
I'm a touch behind on the podcast but I was just listening to 281 where you were talking about the feet being loose. It came out great, long road for sure. Thanks for taking us along.
So happy to see him driving around! This was what brought me to your channel ages ago, and I've seen almost all your videos since. Looking forward to the new project car restoration and more home improvement videos as I'd like to do that in the future.. just need similar amount of tools haha. Thank you for doing this project!
I appreciate how this video shows that it is possible to come back to projects that haven’t progressed in a while. I bought a 3D printer kit five years ago from my local makerspace, and it has been daunting to resume.
Bob, this is awsome! While watching I came up with an idea if you wanted to add some practical functionality to R2: a big battery pack/powerbank inside his belly so you can charge some tools outside or something:)
I hope it's not the last video about R2D2, I'd love to see another one in, say, 3-5 years when he is really kind of finished! Awesome project, thanks for undertgaking it and sharing it with us so generously, Bob!
Great build, Bob! Man, what an adventure. I imagine at some point you could just retire and book your R2 for events and birthday parties, right? Get that Jabba's barge platter attachment and rent this out for droid event catering. It looks so, so great! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
The perfect way to start my morning! We'd totally watch an update video in the future if you did one to show any upgrades and the reactions from people at con's if you take him out and about.
Wow. Amazing dedication. Also, something that helped me was you being honest about sometimes having to do things twice to get it the way you want it. Thanks.
I’ve had a bad week but this video was great and made me laugh. I appreciate your honesty when you encounter an issue that you aren’t sure on how to execute. Great work!
Thank you Bob, you always inspire me. The way you explain things has really helped me when I am training apprentices in my job (electrical/instrumentation). Thank you so much for doing a final video on this project! Keep up the good work, you are helping people in more ways than you think.
Inspirational! I create wild things, but only for looks, because none of them really work. I would love to do something like this, but man….such a project! I’ve followed this particular build from the beginning, and you have done an amazing job! Kudos!
I know its silly, the whole thing is amazing..but the usb port is my personnal favorite thing on this project. Imagine having an R2 unit plugged into your computer ! Unbelievable
@@forby_ it was on the Making it podcast and Jimmy mentioned where it would be a great/funny shot of Bob and R2 walking off in the sunset when he finished the build. BTW you do great work on the ILTMS team they are lucky to have you..... Keep it up!!!
@@michaelpotase Oh nice! It was unintentional but that's awesome that it's the same! I was also searching the podcast for Jimmy's R2 sounds to use here but couldn't find them in time. Thanks!
Congrats Bob!! That was an intense project and I'm so pumped to see it complete. No more droid cloud looming over your shoulder, that must be an amazing feeling :D
CATHARSIS!!!! Lol, its always such a feeling to "complete" a huge project like this. This was a great series to follow and the "end result" is very cool and very good looking :D
Way to go Bob! He looks beautiful! And you're right, you're never really finished with R2-D2. I keep telling myself I am going to add movement to all of the front panels on mine but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Someday.
Hooooooo woooaaaaaoooow!!!!! R2!!!! I love it!!!!! My unit next to this beast look like a baby, my R2 is small haha but i love it too!! Man you do a really great work, not gonna lie, that's amazing!!🤩🤩
Congratulations Bob, a major accomplishment . I echo Jimmy’s thoughts that R2 needs to become a channel regular. Just roaming in the back of videos from time to time
I absolutely LOVE this! I have to admit, I'm jealous that you have an R2. I will make one some day, but that day isn't in the foreseeable future. Please post updates to UA-cam, I don't have Instagram or any of that, so I'd be disappointed if I didn't get to see progress on this amazing little Droid.
Looks like a wonderful chassis for a home theatre or housing for a game system. Would have to put a plug in but so many places to hide the input. Wonderful job on it.
Currently up to my eyeballs building a house, but once that is done I am really looking forward to building a "teaching machine". It'll basically just be a podium on wheels with built-in speakers... But this gave me some ideas for "enhancements". Thanks Bob!
Love the video bob! Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Though you said it’s the last video, I hope if you ever do improve the droid that you’d make it a video! It’s been fun to see everything. Great work! 👏🏽
I personally would love to see some shorts when you add a little something to the Droid. Kinda like an eye candy of before, middle and working part after.
What a wonderful friend!! I've been half seriously planning a D-0 build because I have yet to find one in the wild and he seems fairly simple to source parts for.
I was just going back and listening to 2015 episodes of Making It and I feel this is your new arcade cabinet, lol! Must be a truly phenomenal feeling to wrap up. Great work, truly inspiring!
Great video, thumbnail, and project. It has been a treat watching this come to fruition. Give yourself a pat on the back. Well done. The Force will be with you.....always.
That is an epic build! Nicely done. Hearing about future work on it, I pictured something like taking one of those mini-projectors to add to the "eye" (for lack of a better word) so that it could project images onto a wall. Would make it similar to the holograms from the films.
Tries to measure: "something is wrong with me"... I felt that 🤣
Build looks awesome, congrats on finishing (for now)!
lol
You guys really have to much time... commenting on youtube. tss! Hush, hush - get your new house done!
btw: Love you guys.
Try the metric system, so much easier and foolproof!
@@manuelprenzlow7652 They just won't listen ;-)
Big props for finishing such a daunting and large project. Coming from the perspective of mostly working on 2-3 week projects, this is very inspirational! Too bad the YT algo is such a dingbat about multiparters. Thanks for sharing the journey Bob & team!
Skjera Bagera!
Ha! As a not native English speaker, I thank for you for teaching me a new term, dingbat! Lmao.
One of my favorite projects to date. Serious effort and skill was put into this one. Good job! Inspiring me to be a better dad. Thanks!
Wow, thanks!
This was the project that got me hooked to your channel
Omg that thumbnail!
Generating a second sun was NOT easy.
Agreed! Well done!
Lovely
@@Iliketomakestuff how did you get the second sun 🌄
@@monaglewoodcrafts he travaled to a galaxy far, far away of course.
and yeah - when i saw the thumbnail my starwars-fanboy-heart immediately skipped a beat.
Hey Bob/gang. Been enjoying your channel for years now. Never commented. But I felt I needed to tell you how impressed I am with your accomplishment. I’m a bit older than you guys. I actually saw the first Star Wars in the theater as a boy. It’s an amazing memory I share with so many others. I thank you for making me feel like a kid again with this series. It’s almost like seeing an old friend again. Not much makes me smile anymore. I’m not unhappy, just a mellow dude! But when one of those movies begins with that John Williams fanfare music, that smile shows up again. You just did the same. So, thanks once again. Oh, and Josh, nice “Wilhelm” scream effect with the clamp graphics. Perfect touch. 😁. Troy
Turns out this is the droid I was looking for. It's been a long haul, but worth the wait for every step. Congrats on bringing everybody's favorite droid to life. Thanks for sharing!
You beat me to the punchline! 😁
Congrats Bob on finishing the droid we all are looking for! 👍👍
ARTOO! This is so exciting. Great work Bob!
I know you said this would probably be the last video of R2 but I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like an update on any upgrades even if it's a year or so down the road. Thanks for sharing.
3:09 So glad to see Clamp Champ in this video. I realized that I hadn't seen mention of this for a while when watching a recent video.
It’s rare to watch a video and just be so happy for someone. Congrats on “finishing” R2; it’s been great to watch and listen in the pods
Looking forward to the R2-D2 taser installation video in the future. 😉
As a star wars nerd and an iltms fan I’m really happy to see him alive lol, Amazing work Bob, greetings from Baghdad, Iraq
Me too! Hello from America!
Congrats on finishing this guy, what a beauty! Also love the outtakes, the glue making sounds are very relatable.
YAY!! Finally done. Now you have to add his periscope so you can put in a camera to look over the window ledge and scare the cat. 😹
This was so fun to see. It’s been a labor of love and it has to be cool to be at a place where R2 is “done”. Congrats on completing this. So glad you shared it with us too.
So happy to see this one pop up! I'll be the guy to ask the tacky question. Do you have a rough estimate of how much you spent on the build? I know it'll be hard to figure out exactly on something like this but If I was going to build one, how much would you estimate it to cost?
I stopped keeping tally of the cost after I hit $5,000
@@Iliketomakestuff worth every penny! Thank you sir!
I bet the time estimate is out of this world...(see what I did there?)
@@Iliketomakestuff mine was close to $9k (all aluminum) Worth every penny!
@@Iliketomakestuff does that include operating costs?
It's amazing how a long time ago, in this galaxy, a bunch of guys got together and figured out how to build R2 from scratch. Nice work!
Years in the making!
Edit: worth it
Ugh, it has been.
So happy to see him come together! I never got my R2 mobile, he just sits by my desk making blinking lights.. But I'll get to it eventually. I just received my slip ring and dome motor not so long ago so I want to program some "random" movements through that with arduino.
Last summer I made myself a Han in Carbonite, definitely a fun project you could do, lots of wood working, some electronics.. much simpler than R2 but SO rewarding.
Bob, You inspire all of us who watch your videos. I wish I still had nimble fingers to work on projects like these. I enjoy all of the videos you share.
Thank you! Felix
YES! You know the mantra - it'll never be "finished..." I already have an R6 Astromech but your build inspired me to make an R2-style. Can't wait to see more!
I'm so chuffed for you O-Bob-wan Klag-nobi, well done for setting a property finish line and hitting it. It's been a hell of a journey with that droid.
At last! Looking forward to seeing your car project Bob!
You and me both!
@@Iliketomakestuff Now that you have an extra trunk door for the car, you NEED to make a hole to fit R2D2 there, like the X-Wing. PLEASE!
I'm a touch behind on the podcast but I was just listening to 281 where you were talking about the feet being loose. It came out great, long road for sure. Thanks for taking us along.
So happy to see the lathe make a contribution to the build! Congrats on "completing" the build. You did it!
He turned out amazing!! From one R2 Builder to another, fantastic job.
Awesome, thank you!
So happy to see him driving around! This was what brought me to your channel ages ago, and I've seen almost all your videos since. Looking forward to the new project car restoration and more home improvement videos as I'd like to do that in the future.. just need similar amount of tools haha. Thank you for doing this project!
I appreciate how this video shows that it is possible to come back to projects that haven’t progressed in a while. I bought a 3D printer kit five years ago from my local makerspace, and it has been daunting to resume.
Bob, this is awsome! While watching I came up with an idea if you wanted to add some practical functionality to R2: a big battery pack/powerbank inside his belly so you can charge some tools outside or something:)
Wow! that must've taken quite a bit of planning and bringing all sorts of crafting and science together in one piece! quite a feat. Nicely done.
I for one would love to see more R2-tinkering on the channel.
Amazing Mr. Bob. I like your videos. All the best for your next project.
I hope it's not the last video about R2D2, I'd love to see another one in, say, 3-5 years when he is really kind of finished! Awesome project, thanks for undertgaking it and sharing it with us so generously, Bob!
That came out GREAT! I still wish you could keep adding things to R2, because it's such a great-looking project
Bob this is amazing such a labor of love. It turned out beautiful and you should be so proud.
Great build, Bob! Man, what an adventure.
I imagine at some point you could just retire and book your R2 for events and birthday parties, right? Get that Jabba's barge platter attachment and rent this out for droid event catering.
It looks so, so great!
👏👏👏👏👏👏
The perfect way to start my morning!
We'd totally watch an update video in the future if you did one to show any upgrades and the reactions from people at con's if you take him out and about.
Wow. Amazing dedication. Also, something that helped me was you being honest about sometimes having to do things twice to get it the way you want it. Thanks.
I’ve had a bad week but this video was great and made me laugh. I appreciate your honesty when you encounter an issue that you aren’t sure on how to execute. Great work!
Hope next week is better, Mike!
Congratulations Bob! That has got to be a sign of relief.
Thank you Bob, you always inspire me. The way you explain things has really helped me when I am training apprentices in my job (electrical/instrumentation). Thank you so much for doing a final video on this project! Keep up the good work, you are helping people in more ways than you think.
Just saw you guys at a conference. Y’all are awesome. I’m subscribing.
Years of hard work turn out amazing! 🤩😍
Oh my god that thumbnails is amazing!!! Congrats Bob!!
Inspirational! I create wild things, but only for looks, because none of them really work. I would love to do something like this, but man….such a project! I’ve followed this particular build from the beginning, and you have done an amazing job! Kudos!
I know its silly, the whole thing is amazing..but the usb port is my personnal favorite thing on this project. Imagine having an R2 unit plugged into your computer ! Unbelievable
It really is!
Hey R2- Recharge my phone
@@Iliketomakestuff Just don't put one of those arms on your R2 that allows it to hack your computer. R2 does that all the time, haha!
@@linsen8890 imagine if the arm came out saw where the USB was and plugged itself in
OMG so excited to see this and so happy for you and this milestone!!! glad you took Jimmy's advice for the thumbnail pic.
What was his advice?
@@forby_ it was on the Making it podcast and Jimmy mentioned where it would be a great/funny shot of Bob and R2 walking off in the sunset when he finished the build. BTW you do great work on the ILTMS team they are lucky to have you..... Keep it up!!!
@@michaelpotase Oh nice! It was unintentional but that's awesome that it's the same! I was also searching the podcast for Jimmy's R2 sounds to use here but couldn't find them in time. Thanks!
Momentous day! It's been a long journey but I'm glad R2 is finally here.
Thanks, me too!
A true labour of love and what a result!
Amazing! The Force, definitively, is with you!
Seeing it go is freaking MAGICAL! incredibly ambitious project to take on AND turn into videos. Amazing work!
Couldn't agree more!
Congrats Bob!! That was an intense project and I'm so pumped to see it complete. No more droid cloud looming over your shoulder, that must be an amazing feeling :D
That smirk when you said "This is R2-D2". Gold.
Wow i didn't realize the first part is 2 years ago! It's been a long time and finally it rolling around. So glad to see that bob! Nice work
Hope you enjoy it!
@@Iliketomakestuff i did! I really enjoy all your videos. Can't wait for your new kitchen and car😂
CATHARSIS!!!! Lol, its always such a feeling to "complete" a huge project like this. This was a great series to follow and the "end result" is very cool and very good looking :D
Great attention to detail! the thumbnail its on point too, unbeatable result! Thanks for sharing the whole process, very inspiring.
WOOOOOWWW! I JUST NOTICED YOU'VE HIT 3MIL PLUS!!!!
CONGRATS! - Been here since the early thousands of subs 😂😌
Fantastic!
Absolutely amazing. Great Job Bob!
Way to go Bob! He looks beautiful! And you're right, you're never really finished with R2-D2. I keep telling myself I am going to add movement to all of the front panels on mine but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Someday.
It's a lot of work
It's amazing. I look at a pile of parts you've put together and switched on, and he immediately looks and feels alive to me. 👏🤩
I’ve loved this series so much. I have an idea to build a static full-size R2 where the head lifts and there’s a bottle bar inside!
In China I think they already have a remote controlled R2D2 which is a fridge.
I love it 👍🏽 I am in the process of 3D printing my R2D2. Keep up the awesome videos
Hooooooo woooaaaaaoooow!!!!! R2!!!! I love it!!!!! My unit next to this beast look like a baby, my R2 is small haha but i love it too!! Man you do a really great work, not gonna lie, that's amazing!!🤩🤩
I hope this isn't the last video about R2, just film when you do stuff and make a video in 2-5 years time to show what you've done!
Love it!
Congratulations Bob, a major accomplishment . I echo Jimmy’s thoughts that R2 needs to become a channel regular. Just roaming in the back of videos from time to time
What a great project. I'm not a huge star wars fan but I enjoyed the journey of these videos from start to finish. great job
I know you say that these videos always do poorly, but they are the best! Thanks for all the insight.
Congratulations. This was a great series and you should be really proud of the outcome. R2 lives on!
Absolutely amazing. Surely the big finish will be a light saber that shoots out one of the top windows.
SO cool!! It’s been fun watching you build this and I know I’m not the only one who’s jealous of your R2. Great work!
Oh that’s inspiring! I hope same day to build Corran’s R2 Whistler. Great job dude!
The outtakes are golden in this one!
"Ooooh"
I absolutely LOVE this!
I have to admit, I'm jealous that you have an R2. I will make one some day, but that day isn't in the foreseeable future.
Please post updates to UA-cam, I don't have Instagram or any of that, so I'd be disappointed if I didn't get to see progress on this amazing little Droid.
Looks like a wonderful chassis for a home theatre or housing for a game system. Would have to put a plug in but so many places to hide the input. Wonderful job on it.
OMG! Super detailed aesthetic finish and exacting placement for mechanics!
Now that is definitely an out of this world build Bob! Well done!! 👏👏👍👍😉😉
Currently up to my eyeballs building a house, but once that is done I am really looking forward to building a "teaching machine". It'll basically just be a podium on wheels with built-in speakers... But this gave me some ideas for "enhancements". Thanks Bob!
Seeing him roll out down the street with you made me so happy! So glad to see him finished :D
Wow! That is one well behaving droid.
Love the video bob! Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Though you said it’s the last video, I hope if you ever do improve the droid that you’d make it a video! It’s been fun to see everything. Great work! 👏🏽
You Bob are nuts, and I love it. Great job pal. Regards Jim UK.
Super happy for you man! Wonderful job, congrats on the build!
Beautiful job! Thanks for sharing!
I personally would love to see some shorts when you add a little something to the Droid. Kinda like an eye candy of before, middle and working part after.
Really Cool! Congratulations!! I Don't Know If This Has Come Up Before.. But You Could Make The Controller As Part Of A Lightsaber!
What a wonderful friend!! I've been half seriously planning a D-0 build because I have yet to find one in the wild and he seems fairly simple to source parts for.
great job indeed. also look forward to see your car project. new challenge!
You and me both!
Honestly id love to see 1 more video when he is done and take him to a park or something to get some reactions. Great work!
Coolest show and tell EVER!
That brass hose sheathing was really cool to see. Its like a giant shiny chinese finger trap!
very cool! not "my cuppa" all this type of work, but watching you do this: great!
Congrats on "finishing" R2! I'm currently making a big push to finish my own astromech, an R6 unit, so I know how big of an accomplishment this is!
Aww, R2 we'll miss seeing you randomly! Props to you for finally "finishing"! Can you program it with Jimmy's baby voice as well?
Very cool project. Thanks for sharing the journey and being an inspiration.
Can't wait to see your BB-8! 😁
I was just going back and listening to 2015 episodes of Making It and I feel this is your new arcade cabinet, lol! Must be a truly phenomenal feeling to wrap up. Great work, truly inspiring!
Great video, thumbnail, and project. It has been a treat watching this come to fruition. Give yourself a pat on the back. Well done. The Force will be with you.....always.
Yay he’s maybe finished if not almost finished droid. Also I love the thumbnail ILTMS.
He's finished enough for video content.
That’s good to hear
That is an epic build! Nicely done. Hearing about future work on it, I pictured something like taking one of those mini-projectors to add to the "eye" (for lack of a better word) so that it could project images onto a wall. Would make it similar to the holograms from the films.
He's so clean! Awesome job.