Throwback two years - A Cup of Tea with Sam & Lee [2020]

This notification pinged up on my phone this morning, reminding me that it's two years since I was visited by ..... no, not the ghost's of Christmas past 😆😆😆 lol....... but by Sam & Lee.

We got to talk about droid building of R5, projects, future builds, events etc and also the South West accent 😄 lol

Check out the interview link here >>>

 Lockdown DroidBuilders Show with Sam & Lee 

For the actual interview,

fast forward to the 08.00 minute mark 😄

Once you've watched, then have a look at the other YouTube videos on the channel as there are past events & tutorials, featuring not only Sam & Lee, but Oliver, Giles and others!

Interested in joining and building your own droid, then checkout

www.droidbuilders.uk

Droid Builders UK - February Merchandise sale is now ON!

 

CHECK OUT THE FUZZY FEBRUARY SALE!

LINK: www.droidbuilders.uk merch site

Lee Towersey - YouTube

 So if you don’t know who Lee Towersey is, get on over to his YouTube channel and check out what’s involved in attending a Tier 2 event.

I’ve mentioned before that here in the UK our droids have to pass an MOT inspection process to be allowed to attend events representing the club and this then includes PLI in case of accidents. All droids that pass are classed as Tier 1, but, if you’re droid meets the requirements, you can apply for a Tier 2 status. This isn’t for everyone as T2 can be a daunting prospect, as this video shows, but to see your work on TV for example, has got to be worth it.

My R5 was cleared for Tier 2 from his induction into the club. I wasn’t aware of it till Colin informed me lol. So keep your eyes open as you never know, you may spot him ;-)

check out Lee’s YouTube channel (& also his website) for more.

#leetowersey #droidbuildersuk #astromech #youtube

Droid Builders UK - total amount raised for CALM [2020]

 quote:

'We did it……

Wow, what an amazing achievement thanks to everyone's amazing help and dedication we managed to raise over.........'

Droid Builders UK website link

Check out the website for the total amount raised for the charity CALM.

Thanks to everyone!

Droid Builders UK - ‘Lockdown Christmas Show'

 The Droid Builders

Lock-down Christmas Show.....

YouTube link to the channel

Original date was for Saturday December 6th.....

but has now been changed to......

Sunday 20th December

12 noon [UK time] till 5pm

CALM Charity update - Glynn's R2D2 long walk

"The Droid Builders UK event, raised an amazing £8500 during our event (see droidbuilders.uk/youtube) on the 1st August with DBUK2020, but we are not stopping there...."

"We are updating our campaign to support Glynn and his home built replica R2-D2 drive across Humber Bridge on September the 5th. As part of the UK R2-D2 Builders group who will be raising funds for '#CALM'. Glynn will be driving his replica of R2-D2 a massive 2.2km North to South across the Humber Bridge in East Yorkshire. Share this link droidbuilder.uk/r2humber and help Glynn achieve a very difficult challenge."

"We hope to live stream the challenge so keep an eye here for details. Thank you Glynn."

#CALMcharity, #R2D2Buildersclub #droidbuildersuk

DBUK 2020 Live - round-up

Both Lee & Sam, co-hosted Droid Builders UK 2020 Live, on Saturday 1st August.

The event was in replacement for the clubs now annual summer get together.

Check the videos out on their YouTube channels, the tutorials will be posted up soon as well as the interviews.

The event was supported by ......

3D Filaprint

Sideshow

M2

Roboteq

Who donated some amazing prizes up for auction on the club’s eBay page.

All the money raised goes to CALM.

Raffle results can be found via this link.

These helped raise a fantastic grand total of......

Saturday 1st August 2020

The event was to raise money and awareness of the charity CALM.

Here is the link to the Justgiving website in support of CALM which gave you a chance to win Droid Builders prizes.

 

If you want more information about #CALM

please Google them or alternatively click the link or picture below.

CALM

Thank you for your support!

DBUK 2020 - Live event schedule

1st of July saw the schedule for this event posted up on the

Droid Builders UK website.

Details below:

It is what you have been waiting for the schedule for the 2020 DBUK Live event on a few weeks away. Prepare your viewing area, prepare the snacks, have your mobile ready to join in. More details will follow in the coming weeks and is subject to change...

Buy your Raffle Tickets for amazing Star Wars prizes (details coming soon and keep an eye out on the day!). Check out the main page link above for full details and more.

Looking forward to this!

DBUK 2020 - Live event coming soon!

In 2018 the UK R2 Builders Group hosted R2UK near Peterborough as an event ‘by R2 Builders, for R2 Builders’, including multiple talks and events such as droid races.

A year later in 2019 a second event was held in Shropshire with the same format and expanded content.

From feedback received and looking at other droid groups we have decided to broaden R2UK for 2020 and expand it to include any droids from the Star Wars universe, from Astromech's to BB units and beyond. This will allow us to showcase other droid builds and have additional content such as the 39.1% egg cup race.

Going forward R2UK will be called DBUK (DroidBuilders UK) and will encourage builders from the BB8 Builders Group, 39.1%’ers, T3 Builders along with 3D printed Battle droids/Pit droids and anything else Star Wars droid related to be in one place all at the same time.

By expanding beyond Astromech's this will allow us to have a more varied content including different talks and different approaches to building, however it will not mean that there is any less R2 related content.

2020 will be something different and is now an online event.

A Weekend full of droid related entertainment for droid builders with Talks, Demonstrations, Limited Edition Merchandise, Food, Drink & Droids Galore!

Zoom - UK Droids MOT talk

With Zoom being THE group video web chatting app in this time of world isolation, club members have been using it to keep in touch with fellow builders around from around the world. I've unfortunately not been available to join in on the last week weekend group chats, the last one which recently happened was a marathon one from around the world!

Well last weekend the R2D2 Droid Builders Club UK hosted a chat about the MOT system for droids here in the UK. The chat covered the aspects of what is required to be cleared for droid and operator to attend events with the club and representing the club.

We had a bout 70/80 people join in to hear Darren, Lee, Sam, Mark, Oliver & myself talk about the reasons why we have the MOT. We had fellow members of the world wide club also in attendance to ask questions and to see if it could be something reproduced in their respective countries.

The Club has a high profile and close links with Disney/Lucas films, attending film premier's and other promotional events. Having your droid & you cleared safe to operate safely to attend events and as such, representing the Club, also means that you are then able to be included with PLI.

So if your a UK builder and want to see and hear about the process, check out the forum at www.astromech.info or on www.droidbuilders.uk or on the clubs Facebook pages, for details on Saturdays Zoom chat, I believe the recorded session will possibly be posted up.....

Droid Builders UK 2020

Coming again this year is the R2 Builders Clubs, droid event.
Renamed 'Droid Builders UK' as it is not just for R2's but all droid builders alike, as can be seen in the logo image above.

For more info click the link here.

One way to be a part of this if you can't make the event is to grab yourself a patch & pin badge, link to these can be found under Merch in the above page link.

Check out the website for lots more droids, events and news.