Are Your Droids The Ones In The Movies?
The R2 Builders Club is a fan organization, and our droids are all built by us to be as close as possible to the droids you see on screen. But this is a builder’s group so we make them ourselves.
Can I Buy a Complete Droid?
The R2 Builders Club does not offer complete droid kits. However, astromech.net is the best resource for quality parts available for building your own droid. Beware of parts or kits found elsewhere online. Many do not work with “official” plans and may be of low quality.
Can I Buy a Kit?
The R2 Builders Club does not offer completed droids for sale. After all, we’re a builder’s group.
How Long Does It Take to Build One?
Ah, that depends on many factors: The amount of time you have to put into it each day, week, or month will vary. Also the availability of parts can affect the time it takes to complete a Droid. Whether you buy parts or build them yourself is another factor. Some members have built droids out of inexpensive and easy to work with materials in only a few months. Others have spent several years collecting the parts for their droid.
How Much WIll It Cost to Build a Droid?
Cost depends on several things – what materials you use, what skills you have, how much of the work you do yourself, and how much functionality and robotics you put in your droid.
A nice looking Styrene or 3D printed droid can be built for several hundred dollars. Or a droid can cost many thousands of dollars and have all the bells and whistles, all custom machined aluminum parts, with every panel, door, and accessory operated by remote control. There are many different ways to build a droid within various budgets. And, there are many ways to keep costs down. The more you can do yourself, the more you’ll save.
Are Your Droids The Ones In The Movies?
The R2 Builders Club is a fan organization, and our droids are all built by us to be as close as possible to the droids you see on screen. But this is a builder’s group so we make them ourselves.
Can I Buy a Complete Droid?
The R2 Builders Club does not offer complete droid kits. However, astromech.net is the best resource for quality parts available for building your own droid. Beware of parts or kits found elsewhere online. Many do not work with “official” plans and may be of low quality.
Can I Buy a Kit?
The R2 Builders Club does not offer completed droids for sale. After all, we’re a builder’s group.
How Long Does It Take to Build One?
Ah, that depends on many factors: The amount of time you have to put into it each day, week, or month will vary. Also the availability of parts can affect the time it takes to complete a Droid. Whether you buy parts or build them yourself is another factor. Some members have built droids out of inexpensive and easy to work with materials in only a few months. Others have spent several years collecting the parts for their droid.
How Much Will It Cost to Build a Droid?
Cost depends on several things – what materials you use, what skills you have, how much of the work you do yourself, and how much functionality and robotics you put in your droid.
A nice looking Styrene or 3D printed droid can be built for several hundred dollars. Or a droid can cost many thousands of dollars and have all the bells and whistles, all custom machined aluminum parts, with every panel, door, and accessory operated by remote control. There are many different ways to build a droid within various budgets. And, there are many ways to keep costs down. The more you can do yourself, the more you’ll save.