BUILDING R2-D2●

MICKE ASKERNÄS / THE BUILD JOURNAL

One part at a time.

Droids, props & the work that brings them to life.

204 entries · 2011—2026

BB-8

9 entries

BB-8 progress

Time for another update on my BB-8! Things have been going well, and this week I printed the last pieces for the body: In all, that makes quite a large sta

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BB8 Dome nearing completion

I hurried putting my dome for BB-8 together for the Sci Fi convention in mid September. This included doing a quick (and not nearly good enough) paint job

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BB-8 Progress

Last time I left you hanging right after I've sanded and added Tamaiya Putty to my dome. After I got back from a bit of well deserved vacation, it was time

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Still #NOTBUILDINGBB8 ..

.. but if I was, there might be a few things I could have done.. First off, I would probably have added a few pictures with everything roughly put together

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#NOTBUILDINGBB8

I'm not building BB-8! Nope! I really didn't like that droid when I first saw it. Who's Bb-8 you might ask? Well, he's that little round fella from the Sta

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Parts!

–What do you mean "my parts are showing"? In addition to making the odd compad and some special request, I am also doing some parts for friends. I am not d

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Enlarged build photograph