ΒΒ-8

[cdwheatley]

After reading the recent thread about BB-8 models here BB 8 (Star Wars) I decided to download and build the one mentioned on the Deviant Art site, designed by Nathan Spencer. It's taken me just over a week to complete and looks pretty good I think. Everything fitted together really well so I had very few, if any, problems. I would definitely recommend using the designer's method of closing up the ball shape of BB-8's 'body' shown here BB8 Version 2 by n8s on DeviantArt as otherwise it could prove to be very tricky!









You can find the link to view some more photos on my website.

[willygoat]

He looks great Chris! My daughter just loooooves BB-8. She's 2. I think if I built this for her, it would end similarly to how her brother handled a plane I gave him at the same age.

[vincentbaudi]

Very nice build ! and very nice texture !

[JohnGay]

Very nice model. I especially like the alternating gluetabs that help lock the curved parts together.
I finished the first page. It was easy to see how the pieces line up with each other.
Guess I'll see how the pages line up after I get a few more of those done.
The head looks a bit more challenging. Shame I can't put a little RC car inside and drive him around (-=

[Loui]

solid build... 5stars all the way.
...may the force be with you..... i gotta say that LOL!

[cdwheatley]

Thank you vincentbaudi, JohnGay and Loui (may the force be with you too!) .

Thank you too Brett. This will be a gift for my sister's birthday in a couple of weeks time, as she's a big Star Wars fan. She's a bit older than two so hopefully it should stay in one piece!

[JohnGay]

Finished my BB-8 Really considered building a small RC car to put inside, but didn't want to make an inductive battery charger, and couldn't think of any other way to charge the batteries without cutting him open. I'll save that for my full-sized build (-=

[Papierschnitzel]

Looks pretty neat! Love the unfold design. And of course well built