Hi Jason. I am currently using various references to make my own model in 3d before then putting it out there for people including myself to print. I thought you would like to know that I have come across this video and taking a lot of influence from it and when I am done, I will be showing it to my father who was one of the co-designers of R2D2. He is long since retired so I hope it is something he will be happily surprised by. Thank you for posting this.
Thank you for sharing, and best of luck with your project. There are so many droid builders out there and we all owe a debt of gratitude to all the individuals who were part of the team that brought R2D2 into the world - please pass along our thanks to your father.
Another great video! That will help me out when I get to that point. I'm sure you just saved me some $$ on hardware as well. I can't wait to see him standing up on his own, keep up the great work!
Wow great video that will save me a lot of time and most likely some money as well. It's hard to find info on specific hardware used to assemble the parts, and this was beautifully done. Great work all around.
Hi Jason, I am enjoying your R2D2 series, thank you. I am a Michael Baddeley patron as well. I can not find in any of the file. The “Ankle Lock” file. What folder is it under if you don’t mind me asking? Kevin👍🏽
The ankle locks are only in the V2 foot folders, even though they apply to the MKIII design. From the oneDrive, you can find them here: Print Files -> Astromech V2 -> R2D2ver2Feet The files are FootLockL-Flex.stl and FootLockR-Flex.stl Thanks for watching and best of luck with your build!
Did you use Rub & Buff or Silver Paint? For the ankle bracelet, so I didn't have to paint the little divots in between the booster and ankle bracelet, I made the ankle bracelet out of plexiglass- and it covered the whole leg area and when I attached the booster is slide up against the ankle bracelet. Difficult to explain. No matter how well you paint, or how often you touch up, there will be scratches, chips and dents! It's the life of an R2D2 to have damage! Great job.
I used silver paint as a base coat for all of the silver parts, but added some rub n buff on top. Not sure it made too much of a difference, though. Your ankle bracelet solution sounds great! One thing I really love about droid building is that everyone innovates in some way or another and that really keeps the hobby evolving. Thanks for watching!
On the center ankle, I took a length of M8 threaded rod (or maybe it was a bolt with the head cut off) and used my Dremel to carve slots in one end so I could use a philips screwdriver to drive it in flush. Because of the way the ankle fits together, you can't have anything protrude out of either side. Looking back, I should probably have used smooth M8 rod instead. Either way, I added a picture of it to my public build photos (the link is in the "About" section of this channel). It's the last photo in the album. Thanks for watching!
Your best bet for alternative greeblies is to check out the Parts Runs threads over at astromech.net. Both cast resin AND full aluminum parts are usually available. Be aware that most of the club-spec BODY-mounted greeblies (like power couplers, octagon ports, side vents, etc) WILL NOT work on a Baddeley printed body due to the thickness of the skin and differing internal geometry, but many of the leg greeblies - like the horseshoe buttons and hydraulics, the under shoulder details and even the ankle details likely would work just fine (basically anything surface mounted). I'm not sure on the leg cylinders.
To my knowledge, that's not a commonly used motor type for droids, and it's definitely not what the Baddeley drives are designed to accommodate. Additionally, as this is the first time I've ever taken on a project of this scope, I didn't want to put myself in a position where I needed to redesign key systems of the droid, nor do I know what implications this might have for the various control systems that are currently available. To be clear: "not commonly used" certainly doesn't mean "can't be used", but it would definitely require someone with knowledge and skills beyond what I have to make sure that such components can be safely and effectively integrated into the current Baddeley design.
If you are looking for the hex inserts for when you use a metal axle, you can find them here: www.printables.com/model/251171-baddeley-mkiii-drive-axle-mod Hope they help!
Ah, yeah. Some of the files are only in the V2 folders, even though they also apply to the MKIII design. From the oneDrive, you can find them here: Print Files -> Astromech V2 -> R2D2ver2Feet The files are FootLockL-Flex.stl and FootLockR-Flex.stl I don't recall the exact number of perimeters or infill I used, but they are somewhat firm. You don't want them too squishy.
The omni wheels are from Vex Robotics. These can be used in place of the printed Baddeley omnis for the MKIII drives and require a few different parts to be printed for each of the drives. These parts can be found in the "VEX Mods - Hans Bekaert" sub-folder folder for each drive. The design has evolved a bit since I built mine, but with the right parts you should be able to figure the rest out. Using the Vex omnis is definitely not inexpensive, but the consensus seems to be the durability and build quality is worth the investment. EACH outer foot drive requires the following: (1x) 3.25" omni wheel (www.vexrobotics.com/omni-wheels.html) sku #217-4775 (2x) 0.5" Thunderhex flanged bearings (www.vexrobotics.com/pro-bearings.html) sku #217-4006 (1x) 0.5" Thunderhex Stock (www.vexrobotics.com/thunderhexstock.html) sku #217-4017 (sadly only comes in 36" lengths, and you'll only need about 3" or so per foot) Finally, you'll need a long (I used 75mm) m5 socket cap bolt and washers/nut to tie it all together. Thanks for watching!
No wood was used on my build. I am using the 3D files from Michael Baddeley (www.patreon.com/mrbaddeley). The drives are his MKIII designs, the legs are the V2 legs - they are the same design as the MKIII only cut into smaller pieces.
Those are in the V2 folders, even though they also apply to the MKIII design. From the Baddeley oneDrive, you can find them here: Print Files -> Astromech V2 -> R2D2ver2Feet The files are FootLockL-Flex.stl and FootLockR-Flex.stl.
This was very informative. The ankle bolt was the last part I had been struggling with. Thanks so much for this post!
Hi Jason. I am currently using various references to make my own model in 3d before then putting it out there for people including myself to print. I thought you would like to know that I have come across this video and taking a lot of influence from it and when I am done, I will be showing it to my father who was one of the co-designers of R2D2. He is long since retired so I hope it is something he will be happily surprised by. Thank you for posting this.
Thank you for sharing, and best of luck with your project. There are so many droid builders out there and we all owe a debt of gratitude to all the individuals who were part of the team that brought R2D2 into the world - please pass along our thanks to your father.
Hi Jason, your video cleared up several questions I had, so thank you very much!
Totally useful video. Is the first one to show how to assembly the leg. Thanks a lot.
Great tip on painting the top of the ankle silver, where the boosters sit on it. For when I’m ready to paint my R2D2 legs thanks 👍
Another great video! That will help me out when I get to that point. I'm sure you just saved me some $$ on hardware as well. I can't wait to see him standing up on his own, keep up the great work!
Thanks, Tom!
Question does ver 2 will fit with the new Design from ver3. And foot part did you pla Filament.
@@xxxxzorroxxxx i used pla for my foot drives .
Thanks for this video! I’m printing my parts now for the legs and couldn’t make it all work in my head before this. 😊
Wow great video that will save me a lot of time and most likely some money as well. It's hard to find info on specific hardware used to assemble the parts, and this was beautifully done. Great work all around.
Thank you!
Great assembly video step by step - highly appreciated!!! Thank you Jason!
Glad you enjoyed it!
They look great. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Jason, I am enjoying your R2D2 series, thank you. I am a Michael Baddeley patron as well. I can not find in any of the file. The “Ankle Lock” file. What folder is it under if you don’t mind me asking?
Kevin👍🏽
The ankle locks are only in the V2 foot folders, even though they apply to the MKIII design. From the oneDrive, you can find them here: Print Files -> Astromech V2 -> R2D2ver2Feet
The files are FootLockL-Flex.stl and FootLockR-Flex.stl
Thanks for watching and best of luck with your build!
@@jasonsR2D2 thank you. I found it. Much appreciated. Your tips on the mods are great. I have applied them on my first R2👍🏽
The legs look great!!
Great build!
Did you use Rub & Buff or Silver Paint? For the ankle bracelet, so I didn't have to paint the little divots in between the booster and ankle bracelet, I made the ankle bracelet out of plexiglass- and it covered the whole leg area and when I attached the booster is slide up against the ankle bracelet. Difficult to explain. No matter how well you paint, or how often you touch up, there will be scratches, chips and dents! It's the life of an R2D2 to have damage! Great job.
I used silver paint as a base coat for all of the silver parts, but added some rub n buff on top. Not sure it made too much of a difference, though. Your ankle bracelet solution sounds great! One thing I really love about droid building is that everyone innovates in some way or another and that really keeps the hobby evolving. Thanks for watching!
Great video, I'm doing the same build and these have been helpful. I was wondering what type of bolt you used on the center ankle.
On the center ankle, I took a length of M8 threaded rod (or maybe it was a bolt with the head cut off) and used my Dremel to carve slots in one end so I could use a philips screwdriver to drive it in flush. Because of the way the ankle fits together, you can't have anything protrude out of either side. Looking back, I should probably have used smooth M8 rod instead. Either way, I added a picture of it to my public build photos (the link is in the "About" section of this channel). It's the last photo in the album. Thanks for watching!
Great work! Just for future reference, it's Greeb-lees instead of greebles.
Indeed! Thanks for watching.
Has anyone tried to cast metal moulds for these leg greebles???
Your best bet for alternative greeblies is to check out the Parts Runs threads over at astromech.net. Both cast resin AND full aluminum parts are usually available. Be aware that most of the club-spec BODY-mounted greeblies (like power couplers, octagon ports, side vents, etc) WILL NOT work on a Baddeley printed body due to the thickness of the skin and differing internal geometry, but many of the leg greeblies - like the horseshoe buttons and hydraulics, the under shoulder details and even the ankle details likely would work just fine (basically anything surface mounted). I'm not sure on the leg cylinders.
Jason, why didn’t you try to use a hover board motor/ wheel for both legs instead?
To my knowledge, that's not a commonly used motor type for droids, and it's definitely not what the Baddeley drives are designed to accommodate. Additionally, as this is the first time I've ever taken on a project of this scope, I didn't want to put myself in a position where I needed to redesign key systems of the droid, nor do I know what implications this might have for the various control systems that are currently available.
To be clear: "not commonly used" certainly doesn't mean "can't be used", but it would definitely require someone with knowledge and skills beyond what I have to make sure that such components can be safely and effectively integrated into the current Baddeley design.
Are your files for the inserts still available on printables? I’ve had no luck finding them.
If you are looking for the hex inserts for when you use a metal axle, you can find them here: www.printables.com/model/251171-baddeley-mkiii-drive-axle-mod Hope they help!
I cannot find the file for the ankle lock. Do you know where I can find it in the Badley files?
Ah, yeah. Some of the files are only in the V2 folders, even though they also apply to the MKIII design. From the oneDrive, you can find them here: Print Files -> Astromech V2 -> R2D2ver2Feet
The files are FootLockL-Flex.stl and FootLockR-Flex.stl I don't recall the exact number of perimeters or infill I used, but they are somewhat firm. You don't want them too squishy.
Can you post where you got the wheels. The web site. Please
The omni wheels are from Vex Robotics. These can be used in place of the printed Baddeley omnis for the MKIII drives and require a few different parts to be printed for each of the drives. These parts can be found in the "VEX Mods - Hans Bekaert" sub-folder folder for each drive. The design has evolved a bit since I built mine, but with the right parts you should be able to figure the rest out.
Using the Vex omnis is definitely not inexpensive, but the consensus seems to be the durability and build quality is worth the investment.
EACH outer foot drive requires the following:
(1x) 3.25" omni wheel (www.vexrobotics.com/omni-wheels.html) sku #217-4775
(2x) 0.5" Thunderhex flanged bearings (www.vexrobotics.com/pro-bearings.html) sku #217-4006
(1x) 0.5" Thunderhex Stock (www.vexrobotics.com/thunderhexstock.html) sku #217-4017 (sadly only comes in 36" lengths, and you'll only need about 3" or so per foot)
Finally, you'll need a long (I used 75mm) m5 socket cap bolt and washers/nut to tie it all together.
Thanks for watching!
I’m a member your video best I seen. Please make more I’m also doing R5 as well to many R2
Is your wheel assemble made out of wood and 3d printing? If so, where are the files for the 3d Printing?
No wood was used on my build. I am using the 3D files from Michael Baddeley (www.patreon.com/mrbaddeley). The drives are his MKIII designs, the legs are the V2 legs - they are the same design as the MKIII only cut into smaller pieces.
Hi, I can't find the ankle lock stl file do you have any good tips where I can find it
Those are in the V2 folders, even though they also apply to the MKIII design. From the Baddeley oneDrive, you can find them here: Print Files -> Astromech V2 -> R2D2ver2Feet
The files are FootLockL-Flex.stl and FootLockR-Flex.stl.
@@jasonsR2D2 Thanks, Now I found them.
sorry i realize its not
this is a fanhome project