We’re in the home stretch! This is the penultimate installment of my Building BD-1 Series! Today we’re cranking out the head, which houses almost all of the servos. A big…
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Building BD-1, Part 3: The Body
Confession time. I actually filmed this a month ago! Holy crap I’m behind on posting this series! Here it is, part 3 of my BD-1 build. Today we’re working on…
Building BD-1, Part 2: Leg Day
A couple weeks ago I posted part 1 of my build of BD-1. If you missed it check it out here (http://madebyap.com/2020/03/10/building-bd-1-part-1-3d-parts-finishing/) so you have some context! Thanks to Michael…
Building BD-1, Part 1: 3D Parts Finishing
Last December I picked up EA and Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, and wow. This is the Star Wars game I had been waiting for. An RPG where you…
Unboxing the Studio Scale TIE Fighter
WOAH! An unboxing video? Yes, and it’s worth it. I recently did a “Treat Yo Self” day and picked up a studio scale TIE fighter. I totally lucked out and…
Upgrading Vader’s Helmet
Tools Needed Soldering Iron Wire Strippers Hot Glue Gun Helping Hands Materials Needed Solder Steel Wool Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Male DC Barrel Plug Female DC Barrel Plug Digital Dashboard Clock…
Fixing R2-D2, Part 2
Today we finish the cosmetic changes to R2-D2 including: Fixing the dome pie panels Attaching the front and back doors Running wires through the legs Fixing the shoulder flashing Adding…