James' R5-D4: May the 4th 2026 - Lego weekend

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LEGO will be celebrating May the 4th weekend and have opened they're doors to the Droid Builders Club.

So well will be in attendance from

10am till 2pm [2pm maybe extended]

on Saturday 2nd May

@ The Mall, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol

So drop by and say Hi 👋

Posted by James_R5D4 at 10:54 am

James_R5D4: Have always loved Star Wars from a young age and play with all the toys. Now I'm older, I get to MAKE my own toys. I’ve built and still own TK armour, years ago, before I got into droid building. R5-D4 was built on a budget, with a young family, I didn’t have the spare cash to build an 'Aluminium' R5, so I constructed nearly everything myself, and only bought bits that where beyond my abilities to machine or fabricate. This was before the days of 3D printing. I like the challenge of finding out and making things. They say you never really finish building your droid.....well this is true. You always find something new and then upgrade your Droid. I have also been designing 3D models, these can be found on my Prusa page. I hope you enjoy reading, watching and following my progress.

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