** South West Droid Builders MOT Day ** [UPDATE]

** MOT Testing Day **

Droid MOT Day, news update:

The Northern event date has changed to August 1st.

For club members wanting to attend either

North or South events, please check out the

www.droidbuilders.uk

page for the portal link  to register.

The Bristol event is STILL,

Sunday 4th July 2021

This event is open to all R2D2 Builders Club members,

with or without Droids,

though of course the purposes is for MOT'ing them.

Southern event:

10 members attending

2 members maybe attending

6 requested MOT's.

Northern event:

19 members attending

6 members maybe attending

5 requested MOT's

#mot #astromechdroids #ukR2D2buildersclub #droidbuildersuk #bristol #R2D2 #R5D4

** South West Droid Builders MOT Day **

 ** MOT Testing Day **

Droid MOT Day South, news update: Mike has secured an open venue  near his place of work to host this event. It was required as the numbers attending had increased. If you are up North, there is also a Northern event happening on the same day, co-incidence, but a good one as if you require an MOT, but Bristol is a little to far, you can attend this one in stead.

Bristol is the place, Sunday 4th July 2021

This event is open to all R2D2 Builders Club members, with or without Droids, though of course the purposes is for MOT'ing them.

Southern event: 9 members attending at present with 2 maybe's.

Northern event: 11 members attending at present with 5 maybe's

For club members wanting to attend either North or South,

please check out the www.droidbuilders.uk page to sign in via the portal link to register.

#mot #drivingtest #astromechdroids #droidbuildersuk #bristol #R2D2 #R5D4

Throw Back Thursday - Restart

With COVID-19 and everyone in lock-down's around the world, events where we would normally catch up with, not only fellow builders, but friends from cosplay groups as well.

So to help, hopefully, relieve the boredom, I'll post up links to past posts made around the appropriate dates.

The First would actually have been March and one of our first of the year:

Bristol Comic Con & Gaming Festival 2019

There's loads more to read etc on my Blog to keep you occupied.

STAY SAFE!

Event Report - Bristol Comic Con & Gaming Festival - March 30th 2019

This event was a first for me & R5.

Whitchurch is in South Bristol, a place I used to know well when younger. Friends & my college where I did my apprentiship were located here, so I know the area well, though it has changed a lot over the years.

This event was being held at 'Action indoor Sports'. The building is a large former aircraft hanger from way back in the day. Later to become a sports facility.

Paul Felsk, has attended events run by the organisers before, and being from Bristol, knew the venue. But we didn’t realise the floor had been converted to Astro turf. He managed to get us a new spot with proper flooring lol, although we were now a bit out of view. Once the R2's started beeping though, the crowds soon found us.

Unfortunately due to health issues, Andrew wasn't able to attend. Mike with his R2-XL, had to be positioned a bit further along from us, but that didn't stop him from getting plenty of attention too.

Whilst unloading the car & parking, look what 'landed',

Marty wasn't around tho lol

The droids were mostly static for the day, with only a bit of moving around, due to public and the limited space.

Here Paul, Nik & Sam are getting to interact with the public.
The display stand had a few things for people to look at and of course, we had trading cards & stickers (two new ones kindly made by Mike).

Mike with his R2-XL was also entertaining the kids, big and small and was collecting loads in the bucket, for Menigitis Now.

Me with droid fans & Paul talking to Mark from podpadstudios.

He was there with his Steampunk inspired Batmobile 'tumbler'

Mark is the person who's droid first got me into building R5.....and like his.....out of wood!

The event was very busy for nearly the whole day, only quieting down about 3pm'ish.

 I didn't get a picture of R2-XL as when I went to, there were kids always around it lol

Another great day with everyone from the group. And big thanks to Sam & Nik for traveling the distance down/up to join us. Got home at a resonable time lol for once, from an event. And stuck on my new stickers supplied by Mike.

 And the Menigitis Now sticker (at bottom of the picture)

Tool box outside is filling up thick'n'fast with stickers now lol

.....no dates confirmed yet for me for R5's next event.....I've  not been able to commit just yet,

due to personal reasons.

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.

Bristol Comic Con & Gaming Festival - March 30th 2019 **UPDATE* No4*

We have another droid signed up for next month's Bristol event.....

Steve with his R2-AC3 unit

So that's SIX droids we'll be attending with!

www.mooseeventsuk.com

Bristol Comic Con & Gaming Festival - March 30th 2019 **UPDATE* No3*

.......another update......this time it’s a change of attending droid. Nik will be bringing his second droid,  R2-H16.......I forgot that some club members actually have more than one droid.

www.mooseeventsuk.com