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Showing posts with label droid builers uk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label droid builers uk. Show all posts
January 25, 2021
Droid Builders UK - total amount raised for CALM [2020]
quote:
'We did it……
Wow, what an amazing achievement thanks to everyone's amazing help and dedication we managed to raise over.........'
Droid Builders UK website link
Check out the website for the total amount raised for the charity CALM.
Thanks to everyone!
January 13, 2021
New to Droid Building.....??? Then check out this guide to getting started.
Building a Droid can be a bit daunting, but it's something that everyone can do. Yes, some will take years to complete whilst others have built them within 6 months.
All the different types of builds, material options, are all documented on the forums:
- www.astromech.net [World]
- www.astromech.info [UK]
The UK one is more a corner of the Club for builders local to each other for help/advice/events etc. We also have members from around the world.
clicking on this logo takes you to Rob's website
Thankfully one of our members, Rob H, produced a helpful guide as a way to get an understanding of how to build your Droid.
It has already been updated to V1.4 as it now includes additional information relevant in these times. If the below link becomes un-accessible, use the above logo link to his site, there you will be able to find the guides section.
So here's the link to your
[PDF format]
November 30, 2020
Droid Builders UK - ‘Lockdown Christmas Show'
The Droid Builders
Lock-down Christmas Show.....
Original date was for Saturday December 6th.....
but has now been changed to......
Sunday 20th December
12 noon [UK time] till 5pm
September 04, 2020
Glynn & R2-D2 walk across the Humber Bridge for CALM charity
Tomorrow Glynn & his R2-D2 will be walking the length of the Humber Bridge.
Checkout the live feed on the Droid Builders UK YouTube channel from 11am UK time.
And please donate to this worthy cause here. Lee & Sam will also be there too.
August 21, 2020
Droid Builders UK - You Tube Channel
Check out the Droid Builders UK You Tube Channel: click link here
It has video tutorials on all aspects of droid building, 3D printing, soldering, just to name a few. So if you interested in droids, these are the video's your looking for!
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subscribing to the channel,
you will be keeping up-to-date
with future events info posted online
August 10, 2020
Sounds for droid 2020 - 1.6 transmitter switch test
Forgot to post this.....
A few weeks ago I was asked to do a tutorial video for the Droid Builders UK Live 2020 event, check out the website here & the You Tube channel here. It didn't get aired due to time, but whilst I was working on all the electrical's, I swapped over the transmitter switch I had originally fitted, with a momentary version.
The original 'switch' was a dial which wasn't needed so after watching some YouTube videos on how too, I swapped it for a switch.
Here are my Blog links to prev. work done.
I wanted to have a momentary switch, rather than a normal 3 position one.
As I had already done the hard work in Parts 1 & 2, this was just a simple un-solder and re-solder the new switch.....except that what I didn't realise at the time was that the thread is an M6.....not an M5. So I'll have to make a new switch nut.
August 03, 2020
DBUK 2020 Live - round-up
Both Lee & Sam, co-hosted Droid Builders UK 2020 Live, on Saturday 1st August.
The event was in replacement for the clubs now annual summer get together.
Check the videos out on their YouTube channels, the tutorials will be posted up soon as well as the interviews.
The event was supported by ......
3D Filaprint
Sideshow
M2
Roboteq
Who donated some amazing prizes up for auction on the club’s eBay page.
Raffle results can be found via this link.
These helped raise a fantastic grand total of......
Saturday 1st August 2020
The event was to raise money and awareness of the charity CALM.
Here is the link to the Justgiving website in support of CALM which gave you a chance to win Droid Builders prizes.
If you want more information about #CALM
please Google them or alternatively click the link or picture below.
Thank you for your support!
July 24, 2020
DBUK 2020 - Live event schedule
1st of July saw the schedule for this event posted up on the
Details below:
It is what you have been waiting for the schedule for the 2020 DBUK Live event on a few weeks away. Prepare your viewing area, prepare the snacks, have your mobile ready to join in. More details will follow in the coming weeks and is subject to change...
Buy your Raffle Tickets for amazing Star Wars prizes (details coming soon and keep an eye out on the day!). Check out the main page link above for full details and more.
Looking forward to this!
DBUK 2020 - Live event coming soon!
In 2018 the UK R2 Builders Group hosted R2UK near Peterborough as an event ‘by R2 Builders, for R2 Builders’, including multiple talks and events such as droid races.
A year later in 2019 a second event was held in Shropshire with the same format and expanded content.
From feedback received and looking at other droid groups we have decided to broaden R2UK for 2020 and expand it to include any droids from the Star Wars universe, from Astromech's to BB units and beyond. This will allow us to showcase other droid builds and have additional content such as the 39.1% egg cup race.
Going forward R2UK will be called DBUK (DroidBuilders UK) and will encourage builders from the BB8 Builders Group, 39.1%’ers, T3 Builders along with 3D printed Battle droids/Pit droids and anything else Star Wars droid related to be in one place all at the same time.
By expanding beyond Astromech's this will allow us to have a more varied content including different talks and different approaches to building, however it will not mean that there is any less R2 related content.
2020 will be something different and is now an online event.
A Weekend full of droid related entertainment for droid builders with Talks, Demonstrations, Limited Edition Merchandise, Food, Drink & Droids Galore!
May 11, 2020
Zoom - UK Droids MOT talk
With Zoom being THE group video web chatting app in this time of world isolation, club members have been using it to keep in touch with fellow builders around from around the world. I've unfortunately not been available to join in on the last week weekend group chats, the last one which recently happened was a marathon one from around the world!
Well last weekend the R2D2 Droid Builders Club UK hosted a chat about the MOT system for droids here in the UK. The chat covered the aspects of what is required to be cleared for droid and operator to attend events with the club and representing the club.
We had a bout 70/80 people join in to hear Darren, Lee, Sam, Mark, Oliver & myself talk about the reasons why we have the MOT. We had fellow members of the world wide club also in attendance to ask questions and to see if it could be something reproduced in their respective countries.
The Club has a high profile and close links with Disney/Lucas films, attending film premier's and other promotional events. Having your droid & you cleared safe to operate safely to attend events and as such, representing the Club, also means that you are then able to be included with PLI.
So if your a UK builder and want to see and hear about the process, check out the forum at www.astromech.info or on www.droidbuilders.uk or on the clubs Facebook pages, for details on Saturdays Zoom chat, I believe the recorded session will possibly be posted up.....
February 03, 2020
Droid Builders UK 2020
Coming again this year is the R2 Builders Clubs, droid event.
Renamed 'Droid Builders UK' as it is not just for R2's but all droid builders alike, as can be seen in the logo image above.
For more info click the link here.
One way to be a part of this if you can't make the event is to grab yourself a patch & pin badge, link to these can be found under Merch in the above page link.
Check out the website for lots more droids, events and news.
November 22, 2019
'Droid Builders UK' a new central builders hub
A new central builders site for Droids has just gone live!
It's for all droid builders from Mouse to the new D-O from the new film
The Rise of Skywalker
With a lot of builders who have now become cross over builders in similar groups, the site aims to link all up together as a central point for news and info. It has links to the Facebook pages for the droid groups and also events being attended.
There is also a Twitter & Instagram account
@droidbuildersuk
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