Social Media for updates and more 2023 -> 2024

April 25th 2023

(updated October 2024)

Its been a while, but R5’s back on Facebook 😁. (2023)

Since Google+ ended, Blog notifications ended and so did the amount of visitors to this site. I do Tweet 😂 and of course have my YouTube channel. No adverts as I’m not here for the money lol, just entertainment/knowledge/help.

So to keep up with what’s happening in R5’s world of Droid Building, I would say you can follow me, like, subscribe, search up 'James R5D4'. And any questions, comments, feel free to post up or DM me if you’d prefer.

Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Instagram

R5 Button Badges

Button badges.....with an old skool type safety pin

Dia 25mm

Had a few made, well.....just because.... may add them

as an option on my Etsy page.

R5’s five year anniversary

Five years ago today (actually at 7pm GMT) R5 took his first steps, so to speak.

I powered him up and drove him around my driveway. Here’s the link to the short video taken by my Son. https://youtu.be/DyD8eECN9XQ

His dome didn’t have a motor or wheel to control it at this stage of the build. So can be seen, freely moving when he moves in the opposite direction.

Bristol Comic Con & Gaming Festival - March 30th 2019

......'THESE ARE THE DROIDS YOU'LL BE LOOKING FOR'......

....at tomorrow's event.

Looking forward to catching up again with fellow builders, some I've not seen in a while, others this will be the first time meeting.

All with the same goal, to build an astromech droid.

The extra plus is that we get to bring them along to events for the public to enjoy.

The UK Garrison, Joker Squade, Podpad Studio's
and loads of others will be attending.
click the link for full list.

www.mooseeventsuk.com

I've still to post up an event report for Birmingham, but have not had free time to.

Will post up both next week.

My R5-D4 Astromech Droid - Google+........is ending, so what next???

GOOGLE+.........is ending, so what next???

April 2nd 2019, Google+ will be no more!

So if you follow this page via the updates appearing on the main Google+ page, this will (still not 100% sure) end.

If you'd like to continue to follow this Blog, click the 'Follow' button (that's if it still works) as any updates I post, you should receive an e-mail notification.

UPDATE......

Another way is to find my Facebook page

(link to it here). I will then post links up on it plus other info for this Blog.

At the moment I've almost 800 followers.

This Blog will keep on posting, so I hope you get to see R4's, R0's & of course R5's future adventures......

R5-D4 - 4 years on

Posted up this picture on instagram last night, showing the difference four years on from when R5 was finished being built. When I say finished, of course I just mean fully painted & assembled, as there's always something you can update or improve on.

A lot has happened over those four years, conventions, charity events, club events, Midnight release events, TV apperance plus a few others VERY special moments.

Picture shows, on the left, 2014. Nice white, clean finished droid. On the right, 2018, a four year veteran of events, plus faded paint over time, two lots of applied weathering, plus bumps, knocks, dents, scuffs that have built up over the years of use, just through wear and tear.

There are two builder camps, those who build a clean droid and others who don't lol. I'm definatley in the dirty camp as it adds to the authentic film version people know. I have been asked many times if my R5 is THE R5-D4 seen in the film! Now that is a serious compliment!

Star Wars Celebration 2016 - Latest ticket news [April]

So, Saturday's tickets are now all gone!!!

This was the second release of tickets that were one day only ones,

released earlier this year.

Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016

tickets

Celebration Europe 2016 - MORE TICKETS!!

If your weren't able to get tickets before, there will be a chance ot grab yourself

single one day tickets, from January 14th 2016

Star Wars Celebration - London 2016

Star Wars Celebration is coming to London

next year 2016

R5-D4's Dome control syatem 1.3 - COMPLETED

Braved the cold of my garage Saturday afternoon, to install R5's dome switch unit. Basically a servo linked up to swith two micro switches to power dome motor left/off/right.
Fitted the board to the inside upright and all plugged in. Just need to sort the batteries plug so its charger can plug into it to be charged.

Have been happy since sorting the switches out and that it would actually work, but to finally install the switch panel in and test R5's dome properly, with the transmitter, felt like I had actually achieved the basic level of completing An Astromech. That being 'full motorisation, feet and dome' :)

*** Chippenham Sci-Fi 2014 - TODAY ***

....First Transport, is away!

Well.......almost lol. Loaded R5 into transport (car's boot) last night along with everything I hopefully need!
Setting off with my Son, and picking up a friend who is helping out at the event today, on the way.

More details about the event later.

Checkout my facebook page: James' R5-D4 for updates and photos, please like my page & tag R5-D4 and yourselfs in pictures :) thanks.

Follow R5-D4 on Twitter @jamesR5D4

*** Chippenham Sci-Fi 2014 - more updates ***

Chippenham Sci Fi will be filmed by an international film crew. Yes folks they want to film the event for TV! Only question now is what to wear, better iron our shirts for the interviews. Great chance to promote our town to a national audience.

click image for FaceBook page, Like and get all the updates!

R5-D4 Fully Assembled

So Sunday, I managed to get R5 out of the garage, re-fit a few things and take some photos.....

:-)

20K mark!

WOW, over a thousand hits in less than a month!

20,000 hits and climbing! LOL

Thanks for viewing :)

WOW...... 215 visit's in a day!

When updating R5's Blog, I like to see check out the states, see what visitors have been reading. I had a shock this morning when I saw that my Blog had 215 visits yesterday!?!?!?

This is a screen grab.

Would like to think that my Blog helps others in some small way, if only for them to improve [a lot lol] on how I've done things in my R5 build :-)

If you are one of these visitors, new or old and you'd like to comment or even email me,

please feel free :) . Thanks for visiting MTFBWY ;-)