@jaig_eye_hunter · Hunter Smoke
Saved 2026-05-15 · Posted 2025-11-05 · Status: New
Just over 3 years ago I finished my first astromech and I haven’t stopped since!
How do you build your own droid? Here you go!
The simplest answer is “after a lot of research”. Droids are very complex builds with many different build paths and techniques. Deciding which on is right for you is tough but also the first step! There’s TONS of awesome resources out there to learn from. Here are some of my favorites:
Astromech.net- the R2 builders club forum. The single best and most comprehensive knowledge source out there
R2 Builders Facebook group - tons of great info here but usually in smaller bite sized chunks and specific questions. Good place to see people going through their builds to pick up some general knowledge of the process
Mr. Baddeley Printed Droid Patreon and FB Group - a guy named Michael Baddeley has designed files to fully 3D print astromechs and other droids to share with the community. This is one of the cheapest build methods. The FB group is a fantastic knowledge source and to get the files you only have to pay $1 to join his Patreon.
Jason Charleton on YouTube - a builder I stumbled across that has videos covering his full build. I found the electronics ones to be especially helpful
ILikeToMakeStuff on YouTube - another channel that has videos covering a full build. I recommend watching these and Jason’s to illustrate how there is multiple ways to go about your build.
That was a bit of an info dump but it should get you moving in the right direction!
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I started printing a MK3 Baddeley R2 in May 2024 and I’m just starting to resume my build after about an 8 month hiatus. I’ve used all the references you mentioned and more! It’s a great community of builders and such a fun and rewarding project! Like Adam Savage says, we’re building happiness machines!
Absolutely stunning work! 😍😍😍
Yes
So cool!!!!
There are so many!!!! That is awesome. It’s almost like when in The high republic they needed to get all the Nav Droids together so they could map the cataclysm.
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Soool cool
Cool
Let's build a huge droid army!!
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Droids are cool
Amazing cool❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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