James' R5-D4

 May 2nd 2023 https://sites.google.com/site/theageofplastic3d/all-about-r5-d4

With building WED-15, I often refer back to photos and even videos from the original behind the scenes. One thing that is always in my mind ...

 When I originally fitted the ankle detail, I hadn’t permanently fix it to the leg. I just used hot glue. It lasted surprisingly well. But a...

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 Ets...

So in my last post I said I’d uploaded the feet, battery box and leg version of R5’s Funko Pop Astromech to my Thingiverse page. I had made ...

This weeks throw back Thursday is to my purchase of two vintage Futaba radio transmitters. These were a little part of R5'...

I've now uploaded the stl files to my Thingiverse page . As well as the standard 'open' pie hole lid, I've also uploaded ...

Way back in January of this year I posted up my search and 3D printed design for the antenna ribbon indicator clip. There are two types, but...

Just one of the many little things I've been meaning to do is create some display boards. A brief discription about the Futaba t...

One thing that I have wanted to get but couldn't find was a ribbon antenna (clip) ....later to be found to be called a 'frequency pe...

Since my first post on my mini collection of  R5-D4 trading cards , I've found a few more. This was my collection back on my fir...

So i got home from work Friday 26th and gave the components a lite sanding over the primer paint. I then set up my hi tech spray booth.......

With all the other work going on, the part that would need some real thought was the new side foot shell panels. The original ones I made,...

I already had the plans for the ankle details, which are available via www.astromech.net forum, so it was just a case of marking up some wo...

A long time  ago.......... ;-) I realised that my nagging conscious wasn't going to let me sleep anymore lol. This (zoomed in) image o...