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  • It's been 2 and a half years, but I finally finishing building my full-size R2-D2 astromech droid! It was a labor of love and I'm so happy to be done! Come check it out! Come see our Merch, Digital Plans, and Online Courses at shop.iliketomakestuff.com
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  • @EvanAndKatelyn
    @EvanAndKatelyn 3 роки тому +156

    Tries to measure: "something is wrong with me"... I felt that 🤣
    Build looks awesome, congrats on finishing (for now)!

    • @3pointvisuals
      @3pointvisuals 3 роки тому +1

      lol

    • @marcus_w0
      @marcus_w0 3 роки тому +1

      You guys really have to much time... commenting on youtube. tss! Hush, hush - get your new house done!
      btw: Love you guys.

    • @manuelprenzlow7652
      @manuelprenzlow7652 3 роки тому +8

      Try the metric system, so much easier and foolproof!

    • @CarlPaulsen
      @CarlPaulsen 3 роки тому +2

      @@manuelprenzlow7652 They just won't listen ;-)

  • @UncleJessy
    @UncleJessy 3 роки тому +204

    Omg that thumbnail!

    • @Iliketomakestuff
      @Iliketomakestuff  3 роки тому +43

      Generating a second sun was NOT easy.

    • @arankthnar
      @arankthnar 3 роки тому +2

      Agreed! Well done!

    • @monaglewoodcrafts
      @monaglewoodcrafts 3 роки тому +3

      Lovely

    • @monaglewoodcrafts
      @monaglewoodcrafts 3 роки тому +4

      @@Iliketomakestuff how did you get the second sun 🌄

    • @gehtdinichtsan309
      @gehtdinichtsan309 3 роки тому +6

      @@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.

  • @Nerdforge
    @Nerdforge 3 роки тому +171

    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!

    • @forby_
      @forby_ 3 роки тому +10

      Skjera Bagera!

    • @TmgtchRyu
      @TmgtchRyu 3 роки тому +2

      Ha! As a not native English speaker, I thank for you for teaching me a new term, dingbat! Lmao.

  • @secondwind75
    @secondwind75 3 роки тому +2

    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

  • @ChristopherBurkholder
    @ChristopherBurkholder 3 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @Sharps-pg3jm
    @Sharps-pg3jm 3 роки тому +9

    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.

  • @sgsax
    @sgsax 3 роки тому +10

    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!

    • @TheFlamingMantra
      @TheFlamingMantra 3 роки тому +2

      You beat me to the punchline! 😁
      Congrats Bob on finishing the droid we all are looking for! 👍👍

  • @punishedprops
    @punishedprops 3 роки тому +90

    ARTOO! This is so exciting. Great work Bob!

  • @ParentsandProjects
    @ParentsandProjects 3 роки тому +64

    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!

    • @Iliketomakestuff
      @Iliketomakestuff  3 роки тому +2

      Wow, thanks!

    • @astiaj
      @astiaj 3 роки тому

      This was the project that got me hooked to your channel

  • @haidaral-abudi2633
    @haidaral-abudi2633 3 роки тому +21

    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

  • @jerryatricks4168
    @jerryatricks4168 2 роки тому +1

    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!

  • @wrenchdoozer
    @wrenchdoozer 3 роки тому +7

    Looking forward to the R2-D2 taser installation video in the future. 😉

  • @dpmakestuff
    @dpmakestuff 3 роки тому +142

    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?

    • @Iliketomakestuff
      @Iliketomakestuff  3 роки тому +135

      I stopped keeping tally of the cost after I hit $5,000

    • @dpmakestuff
      @dpmakestuff 3 роки тому +25

      @@Iliketomakestuff worth every penny! Thank you sir!

    • @edwinfeldman8231
      @edwinfeldman8231 3 роки тому +19

      I bet the time estimate is out of this world...(see what I did there?)

    • @WhereNerdyisCool
      @WhereNerdyisCool 3 роки тому +5

      @@Iliketomakestuff mine was close to $9k (all aluminum) Worth every penny!

    • @davida6146
      @davida6146 3 роки тому +1

      @@Iliketomakestuff does that include operating costs?

  • @Miscast
    @Miscast 3 роки тому +15

    Congrats on finishing this guy, what a beauty! Also love the outtakes, the glue making sounds are very relatable.

  • @BenTaylor11
    @BenTaylor11 3 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @alkalinedale
    @alkalinedale 3 роки тому +3

    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

  • @Revenant483
    @Revenant483 3 роки тому +1

    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. 😹

  • @DieselTime_
    @DieselTime_ 3 роки тому +21

    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

    • @Iliketomakestuff
      @Iliketomakestuff  3 роки тому +2

      It really is!

    • @shorty1219
      @shorty1219 3 роки тому +1

      Hey R2- Recharge my phone

    • @linsen8890
      @linsen8890 3 роки тому

      @@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!

    • @cameronknowles6267
      @cameronknowles6267 3 роки тому

      @@linsen8890 imagine if the arm came out saw where the USB was and plugged itself in

  • @mattappleton3247
    @mattappleton3247 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @BruceKenobi
    @BruceKenobi 3 роки тому

    That came out GREAT! I still wish you could keep adding things to R2, because it's such a great-looking project

  • @MigMonkey
    @MigMonkey 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @MikoCraft
    @MikoCraft 3 роки тому

    Years of hard work turn out amazing! 🤩😍

  • @adysmith3138
    @adysmith3138 3 роки тому +1

    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. 👏🤩

  • @olssonfilip
    @olssonfilip 3 роки тому +1

    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:)

  • @samuelmcsherry
    @samuelmcsherry 3 роки тому +15

    At last! Looking forward to seeing your car project Bob!

    • @Iliketomakestuff
      @Iliketomakestuff  3 роки тому +9

      You and me both!

    • @nicotronics
      @nicotronics 3 роки тому +1

      @@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!

  • @felixfromnebraska8648
    @felixfromnebraska8648 3 роки тому

    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

  • @chiparooo
    @chiparooo 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful job! Thanks for sharing!

  • @TheVampireKit
    @TheVampireKit 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @JackStory16
    @JackStory16 3 роки тому +1

    Bob this is amazing such a labor of love. It turned out beautiful and you should be so proud.

  • @KevinOMalleyisonlysmallreally
    @KevinOMalleyisonlysmallreally 3 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @SQLJedi
    @SQLJedi 3 роки тому +1

    Absolutely amazing. Great Job Bob!

  • @thomashajicek2747
    @thomashajicek2747 3 роки тому

    Very cool project. Thanks for sharing the journey and being an inspiration.
    Can't wait to see your BB-8! 😁

  • @Sean-qk7ps
    @Sean-qk7ps 3 роки тому

    OMG! Super detailed aesthetic finish and exacting placement for mechanics!

  • @niagargoyle
    @niagargoyle 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @sambulan
    @sambulan 3 роки тому +1

    So happy to see the lathe make a contribution to the build! Congrats on "completing" the build. You did it!

  • @jay5181234
    @jay5181234 3 роки тому +1

    Crazy great build! Thanks for sharing!

  • @torusian4221
    @torusian4221 3 роки тому

    Amazing! The Force, definitively, is with you!

  • @XanBos
    @XanBos 3 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @xNaTHaNII
    @xNaTHaNII 3 роки тому

    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!

  • @andrewlorigan1822
    @andrewlorigan1822 3 роки тому +2

    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

  • @tomd.benjamin762
    @tomd.benjamin762 3 роки тому +1

    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!

  • @kelseywatson1974
    @kelseywatson1974 3 роки тому +4

    Seeing it go is freaking MAGICAL! incredibly ambitious project to take on AND turn into videos. Amazing work!

  • @CurtSlaten
    @CurtSlaten 3 роки тому +1

    I know you say that these videos always do poorly, but they are the best! Thanks for all the insight.

  • @Legion_NZ
    @Legion_NZ 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @davec3275
    @davec3275 3 роки тому +5

    He turned out amazing!! From one R2 Builder to another, fantastic job.

  • @KevinMalliaTheMaker
    @KevinMalliaTheMaker 3 роки тому +1

    I love it 👍🏽 I am in the process of 3D printing my R2D2. Keep up the awesome videos

  • @olfl
    @olfl 3 роки тому +1

    This is beyond cool! Thanks for sharing.

  • @bricching.8088
    @bricching.8088 3 роки тому

    Great attention to detail! the thumbnail its on point too, unbeatable result! Thanks for sharing the whole process, very inspiring.

  • @briansamonas3805
    @briansamonas3805 3 роки тому +1

    Great project. I remember when first started it. Thank you for keeping us updated.

  • @DavidWWhite1973
    @DavidWWhite1973 3 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @techedfireman4981
    @techedfireman4981 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @davcarps8807
    @davcarps8807 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @toz.trendy
    @toz.trendy 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome truly awesome

    • @Iliketomakestuff
      @Iliketomakestuff  3 роки тому

      Thank you!

    • @toz.trendy
      @toz.trendy 3 роки тому

      @@Iliketomakestuff you're a true talent don't ever stop doing what you're doing.

  • @philabot
    @philabot 3 роки тому +1

    Man that is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @matthewhusband3477
    @matthewhusband3477 3 роки тому +1

    Congratulations. This was a great series and you should be really proud of the outcome. R2 lives on!

  • @MichaelAlm
    @MichaelAlm 3 роки тому +38

    Oh my god that thumbnails is amazing!!! Congrats Bob!!

  • @MakerProjectLab
    @MakerProjectLab 3 роки тому

    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!
    👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @bkartonline
    @bkartonline 3 роки тому

    Congratulations! I’m finally starting mine and these videos have been soooo helpful!

  • @jonathancroft7655
    @jonathancroft7655 3 роки тому +1

    A true labour of love and what a result!

  • @MichaelNatrin
    @MichaelNatrin 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic work! Looking amazing.

  • @rogue3398
    @rogue3398 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @poxyman2005
    @poxyman2005 3 роки тому

    Dude!!! Awesome work!!! Worth all the effort on this project

  • @Crucio78
    @Crucio78 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @johnsonhoang6190
    @johnsonhoang6190 3 роки тому +5

    Momentous day! It's been a long journey but I'm glad R2 is finally here.

  • @everettdale
    @everettdale 3 роки тому +1

    He's so clean! Awesome job.

  • @hossman333
    @hossman333 3 роки тому +1

    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! 👏🏽

  • @thesplinteredfinger
    @thesplinteredfinger 3 роки тому

    Congratulations Bob! That has got to be a sign of relief.

  • @jonny555ive
    @jonny555ive Рік тому

    Absolutely amazing work brother.
    GREAT job 👍👍

  • @tedmerrick935
    @tedmerrick935 3 роки тому +1

    This has been a fun project to follow. Looks great as well.

  • @cosmo18603
    @cosmo18603 3 роки тому +1

    Congratulations, that is Awesome!!!!

  • @Melmac1756
    @Melmac1756 3 роки тому

    Amazing simply amazing!!
    Keep up the great work!! 🙌👍

  • @AndrewMillerStudio
    @AndrewMillerStudio 3 роки тому +1

    absolutely incredible!!

  • @nathaniellangston5130
    @nathaniellangston5130 3 роки тому +1

    This looks REALLY incredible!

  • @makeitkozi
    @makeitkozi 3 роки тому +1

    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!

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve 3 роки тому +1

    Now that is definitely an out of this world build Bob! Well done!! 👏👏👍👍😉😉

  • @Sergey-wg7ne
    @Sergey-wg7ne 3 роки тому

    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!

  • @James-vf7kp
    @James-vf7kp 3 роки тому +1

    Great to see it finaly finished :) its awesome!

  • @sillypuddystl2907
    @sillypuddystl2907 2 роки тому

    Wow, I’m blown away. Great build

  • @mertz7305
    @mertz7305 3 роки тому +1

    Oh that’s inspiring! I hope same day to build Corran’s R2 Whistler. Great job dude!

  • @HungLikeScrat
    @HungLikeScrat 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @akhurash
    @akhurash 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome! Would love to see a future video about the improvements though!

  • @bjk12385
    @bjk12385 3 роки тому +1

    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

  • @dustinsharp8645
    @dustinsharp8645 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @akshathjr4790
    @akshathjr4790 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing Mr. Bob. I like your videos. All the best for your next project.

  • @Ryanstuff
    @Ryanstuff 3 роки тому

    THAT is a project of pure joy!

  • @failfurby
    @failfurby 3 роки тому +2

    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

  • @corellioncrusaderproductio4679
    @corellioncrusaderproductio4679 3 роки тому

    Congratulations! I remember seeing the first few parts when they came out, and woah! That's a great looking R2 unit!

  • @TCreatorO
    @TCreatorO 3 роки тому

    Wow thats awesome! I love it!

  • @starboy71
    @starboy71 3 роки тому +1

    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!

    • @forby_
      @forby_ 3 роки тому

      Hope next week is better, Mike!

  • @blizatrex
    @blizatrex 3 роки тому +1

    Way to go! this looks great.

  • @derekmcdonald2168
    @derekmcdonald2168 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic job Bob

  • @SchysCraftCo.
    @SchysCraftCo. 3 роки тому +1

    Congratulations on finishing it up.

  • @averagejoe9040
    @averagejoe9040 3 роки тому +1

    Awsome, I was hoping you'd get to complete this project.

  • @andrewlindley3204
    @andrewlindley3204 2 роки тому

    I love my R2 I built and like you said you never stop working on it really and so since it's working and rolling, I started a Chopper build as my next one.

  • @moondustlisa4164
    @moondustlisa4164 3 роки тому +1

    Congrats, utterly awesome 🙌

  • @TheSmugglersRoom
    @TheSmugglersRoom 3 роки тому +1

    Super happy for you man! Wonderful job, congrats on the build!

  • @robertelliott44
    @robertelliott44 3 роки тому +1

    Cool deal Bob ! Amazing work my friend ! Love the channel 👍

  • @QBziZ
    @QBziZ 3 роки тому +1

    Wow! That is one well behaving droid.

  • @ollililjestrom
    @ollililjestrom 3 роки тому

    Wow. Truly amazing!

  • @SafetyThirdProps
    @SafetyThirdProps 3 роки тому +1

    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!