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MICKE ASKERNÄS / THE BUILD JOURNAL

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

204 entries · 2011—2026

From the workbench

204 entries

Octagon Volume Control

Continuing on a previous post , I managed to do some more work into this. Basically, the process of cutting off the knob on the octagon port from the insid

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Upgrades and fixes..

A little while ago, I listed a number of things that was on my "to-do" list on R2 for this year. After starting to get some order in my workshop (if only b

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Mini progress

So, I've been bitten by a nasty stomach bug the past week. No fever or anything, just that I've been unable to really do anything physical or leave the apa

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Introducing the Mini!

So, after a break of building and mostly dealing with electronics and programming, I decided I had to do something. So, without further ado, behold the fir

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Domeworks, part II

On the 9th of April, I posted a lot about how I was fixing up my dome for the first time. I have, now and then put up posts of more work, but nothing has b

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Fixing a hobbled droid

The past year, I've taken R2 out on various outings and had lots of fun. However, I've made the biggest mistake of them all. "If it ain't broken, don't fix

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Heaviest charity job yet..

So, Christmas is upon us and it should all do us good to take some time and think about the people who are not as fortunate as the rest of us. Last week, m

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Enlarged build photograph