FunkoPOP droids by me

For a bit of fun, I assembled all my creations in a line-up 😁

FunkoPOP Droids

These are drawn up my hand [no 3D scanning] and have more detail than the original POP's. They also were drawn up for the versions never produced, (left to right) LE5, PHT, Treadwell and Toolbox.

R5-D4 and R4-D4 (both versions of mine) have the restraining bolts fitted and my screen accurate centre leg [single cylinder].

R5-PHT (second from left) has his unique dome with the extra holoprojector. This droid was seen in Solo a Star Wars Story.

All are in three leg mode which wasn't a 'thing' until Celebration 2023 came along with the R2-D2/R5-D4 twin pack.

All of these are 1:1 POP scale lol and all but Toolbox, have base holes to fit onto the original stands, if required.

Check them all out on my Prusa page, in there FunkoPOP collection folder, free.

....not included in the line-up is R2-D2 with the sail barge drinks try attachment.

......ooops and soome of the droids in Carbonite [like Han Solo] 😀😀😀

R2-D2 FunkoPOP - Jabba's Sail Barge serving drinks tray

 

Started this model after finishing the 3-legged version of R2-D2.

The tray and arms as well as the drinks dispenser arm, all had to be modified for clearance of R2's now angled dome. The design is obviously based on the original/FunkoPOP version.

The tray has recesses for the arms to fit into to be glued. The drinks dispenser, might need some fettling to fit on your R2's dome, but it was designed with a flat surface.

The drinks dispenser has two files, one whole, the second as two half's for flat printing & gluing together.

Extend your FunkoPOP collection with this version of my

3 legged R2-D2.

I've uploaded these files to my Prusa account, so click here, or follow the link:

https://www.printables.com/model/1318827-funkopop-r2-d2-jabbas-sail-barge-tray

#funkopop #starwars #r2d2 #3dprinting #starwarsfunkopop

FunkoPOP Treadwell Droid WED-15 (Version 3C)

So here he is, version 3B, version 3C

As I mentioned in the last post, version 3, had been modified so that the claw end was supported once printed. I also added some other small details, because I wanted to lol , the pincer utility arm was added and more de-find (hence the B now C designation).

So this was version 2 below :

Version 2: main claw arm supported by mast at bottom.

Comparing original Version 1 (left) with Version 2 (right)

Here is the 3D render of version 3C. Picture below.

Didn't get round to painting him, but this is how he would look.

I've uploaded this version to my Prusa page, so check it out.

FunkoPOP Treadwell Droid WED-15

It had to be done lol.

I drew up WED-15 as a FunkoPOP figure.

Version 1 in Cura, printed to see if it worked.

The arm broke off when removing the support.

First time using tree support setting.

I had already started working on version 1, sanding, filler, spraying it up, whilst modifying the model in CAD.

After primer had dried, I masked off the body and head so I could spray parts silver. Next two pics.

Then it was masking off the silver parts and tracks, to spray body and head blue.

Reveals the painting.

Finishing touches, black track, silver wheels, a bit of weathering.

Version 2 was slightly modified, but not printed.

Version 3 will be the final version. It has the location holes in base, the claw arm has been repositioned so that it is supported by lower mast diameter.

R4-D4 Funko Pop 3D model - FREE stl file

This Astromech version is based off my own R4, colour scheme.

R4-D4 Funko POP three legged version, stl now available on my Prusa account.

The model and a PDF CAD drawn Assembly drawing is included.

R6-LE5 Funko Pop 3D model - FREE stl file

Here is the 3D model for R6-LE5.

The original droid was seen in The Rise of Skywalker and was originally created by Sam Prentice of 'The Real Sam Prentice' YouTube fame lol.

It also made into the Droid Factory toy set, from the same film.

As Funko didn't produce ALL the astromechs as two legged versions, I decided to create my own, and then produced it as a three legged version.

The version shown is the painted version of the droid, the stl file is a one piece.

I've added the file to my Prusa account, so check out the link here. 

JUMBO Funko R5 - Part 2

December 18th continued:

Thursday after work, I set up the Tevo printer to print off the upper body section, hopefully from the point it stopped on Sunday.

I also re-setup my action cam to keep an eye on the printer.

Friday morning:

The upper part printed well, and by the looks of it may only of been a layer or two out.

After cleaning the print supports off, I glued the two halves together.

Next up was the dome, got home and after having some temperature issues with the filament, eventually got it printing…….only to realise that the file wasn’t the extra large version 😩😩😩. So won’t be doing any printing this weekend 😔😔😔.

Once the above had been rectified, printing began.

The filament is illumines lol as can be seen in the picture above. Yes, it’s R5’s dome.

And here are some assembled pictures of it. The dome isn’t glued on, there’s a lip that sits in the neck of the body.

To be painted……probably yes.

R2-D2 Funko Pop inspired 3D model

 

Finished the R2 dome model (December 10th).

🎄 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

If I don’t post again before Christmas 🎅🏽 

I hope you all have a happy

and safe one!

Thanks to everyone who’s been following my Blog, don’t forget my YouTube channel , Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Best wishes and here’s to a better New Year 2024

JUMBO Funko R5 - Part 1

 A week ago I had to drop my daughter off at a dance lesson, with an hour to kill I had a walk around the local shops. Mostly charity ones, these always have hidden items lol. To my amazement there was a FULL roll of filament for £5 UK pounds!

Then during the week, a chat with Mike about upcoming events and future build projects, I had the idea for this next print.

So i opened up Cura and swapped the printer view from the S5 to my Tevo print bed. I placed my 3 leg Funko R5 on it and played with the scaling. I was able to bump it up to 250% and it would just fit. Print time was about a day…..but I knew that wouldn’t be the case lol.

Thursday evening I set the printer going. But the filament wasn’t happy?? After a few starts, and even checking the bed height, I gave it a rest for the night.
Friday morning, before leaving for work, I had another go. This time I noticed that this filament required a higher temperature 😳😳😳 so after adjusting, things looked promising.

Here’s the progress over the few days:

Everything was going smoothly.

Woke up Sunday morning and found this…..

The printer was still going but printing in thin air 😩. The filament had tangled!

Nothing I can do about it till Monday when back in work. I’ll then have to slice the file to be able to print the rest of it.

Monday:

Decided to play around with the files, modified them to reduce excess material and filled in gaps that weren’t really visible on a 1:1 scale lol.

I then made a modified version, I removed the dome, and made it a push on fit (that can be glued on). This also will make the rest of the body print quicker and with less support material required.

All these updates will go into the other droid designs.

So now I have two separate files to print over the week/weekend.

This will be in the second part of this post.

R5-D4 Funko Pop inspired 3D model

Each week I usually focus on just one particular project.

Recently though, I’ve been working on a few.

• LED’s light strip, see workbench upgrade post, coming soon……
• A ‘vintage car’ glovebox 3D printable, stronger version than the original cardboard one
• And something that I’ve wanted to do since the ‘original’ 3 legged R2-D2 concept Funko Pop came out….. Model R5 as a 3 legged version.

Funko beat me to it with their twin set of R5 & R2 at Celebration Europe earlier this year 2023.

My Pop is stored away, so this version is a modified version of my own R5 that I modelled years ago, for all the R5’s variants Funko haven’t produced, with its own unique angled stance and new 3rd centre leg, with single ankle cylinder, just as the 1977 R5 should be. This is now available for download in my Etsy shop.

The body to leg (shoulder) mounting location was modified to a suitable angle. The leg ends also had to be modified to accept the outer feet. Finally, the centre legs ankle and cylinder had to be modified.

Specifically for individual part printing.

But my first test print was a fully assembled model version, see above Cura printing image.

First test printed really well, though I have made some adjustments to the rear panel gaps, corrected a few other little things.

Next idea was to produce a detail drawing showing the views of the 3D model. I was thinking about uploading these to my Etsy page as an additional downloadable purchase…..

May even do a special offer for the first 5 downloads of the 3D file(s) that the print is  included 👍🏽.

I still haven’t done an R2 style dome yet, but it’s  on my to do list.

I do have the R4 dome as well as the R5 special style dome of R5-PHT from Solo a Star Wars story.

So I’ll make versions of these too......

👉👉👉👉Link to my Etsy Shop

Dashboard copilot: R5-D4 Funko Pop

March 2022

Wanted to do this for a while, but didn’t want to actually cut up a Funko, so I used my original bobble head design and found a suitable spring.

This was the original idea, for him to have screws pass up through the removable grill, but I didn’t want to have holes in it (resale of car). So just behind him in the picture is a removable socket that would be used for an alarm module. I got the dimensions for it and drew up and 3D printed a plug to stick onto the bottom of R5’s base panel. That way he can be plugged in.

May 2022

R5 has been sat waiting for me to order some red paint lol. He was sprayed white ages ago. Now he’s completed I can now place him in the car 😎👍🏽 

You may notice his antenna is missing…..it broke off, so version two will be coming soon lol.

And here’s a #shorts video on YouTube,

Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/Itfvnlq9r94?feature=share

R5-D4 Carbon Frozen progress

November:

I had seen someone add paint to a mixture of PVA glue, this worked great!!

Perhaps it was the paint I used, but it made the glue lumpy, which added to the textured effect. I mixed up a few batches to not waste, but also to see if it would actually dry 😄.

…..which it eventually did, took a bit longer though.

Project paused till December:

I dug out this project and checked that the glue had now fully dried, before I applied the same paint over the exposed areas.

It just needs a few more coats.

Link to file: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4983351

#carbonfreezing #funkopop #R5D4

Funko pop R5-D4 astromech in Carbonite!

3D printing in progress....

9hrs 40mins to print.

No supports underneath as didn’t want to waste filament, see below for underside pictures.

And here's the finished

printed R5 in carbonite.

Swapped R5's base plate over to
properly stand this twin, in carbonite

Here’s the 'behind the scenes', underside, showing the unsupported area’s. Not to bad considering, would slowing down to allow more cooling of helped, maybe, but I’ll be drawing up and printing off a back panel to cover this all anyway.

I trimmed off the excess and then used my soldering iron to bond the ends etc.

Picture below is the back panel file I've printed off, I’ve now upload these files to my Thingiverse Etsy page HERE. [these will be available later today].

** A few idea's.....how about translucent print and then after painting, install pulsing red LED's to simulate the de-carbon freezing process.

OR..... simply install micro LED's or fibre optic's into the side control panels, just like in the film! **

Next up is PVA glue and spraying and weathering.....

Funko pop astromech on ice.......Carbonite!

 For those who can't paint or choose not to lol :D I thought I'd create these POP's as frozen in carbonite blocks. As I had just finished drawing up the R4 domed version, he was first into the carbon freezing chamber!

I found images of the Han Solo POP version and recreated as best as I could the side control panels.

I also made the bottom (when in vertical) flat and added location holes so it can be mounted on a stand.

I have now also add some screen accurate rollers for the bottom of the feet/foot shells. These can be seen in the last picture.

As the POP is hollow, I recessed the block, I may design up a back panel (if required).

And to add to this collection, I created R5 in carbonite as well.

And here you can see his feet rollers.