Astromech Droid Lighting

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Astromech Droid Lighting

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3 жыл бұрын

Astromech Droid Lighting is one of those crazy things we saw while visiting Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland. In the alley behind the droid depot, suspended in the air, were several abandoned droid domes used as lighting. So we figured . . . why not use them in our shop!
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@DarrenPoulson 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. And a full circle seeing as a lot of droid builders use lamp shades to make their domes! :D

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Darren!!!! It's almost a right of passage now, LOL

@ratherbecampin 3 жыл бұрын

Here we go again. I work nights. Got off at 6, got the youngin ready for school and got him there. Get home to go to bed finally. Nope. New Smugglers Room.....

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, so sorry, but thank you so much for watching after a long night.

@deannaatkinson3004 3 жыл бұрын

Three battered and abused old R2 domes find new life in the Smuggler’s Room. Great backstory. Great execution. Loving the layers of detail you put into these lights. I stand, once again, I awe of your skill and your passion for a far away galaxy.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

So very kind of you Deanna, thank you so much!

@wolfbrew 3 жыл бұрын

I think another really cool concept would be to show droids being put together and/or a droid R&D shop. Having various components with blinking lights as they are being assembled and/or tested.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Great ideas Eric, love that concept.

@RainMakeR_Workshop 3 жыл бұрын

I've just started my first droid build. Its gonna be an original Astromech droid, made using a broken vacuum cleaner that one of my neighbours threw out. So it won't be a replica droid, but rather a droid build in the style of Star Wars.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Love it!!! Custom builds are the best.

@quixoticjedi942 3 жыл бұрын

I love that vintage looking cloth wrapped wire. I use it in my steampunk lamps and rewiring vintage industrial task lighting from old machines. Interesting build.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!! I love the look of it too!

@offworldatom8850 3 жыл бұрын

Building a story and or character is the best starting point. It really allows a direction flow to the project for sure. Fantastic Video!!! 😃👍❤️🔥

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Saavik256 3 жыл бұрын

Another amazing build! Just what I needed today, when my mood is kind of low!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that, hope we made it a bit better for you.

@deanallenjones 3 жыл бұрын

Ima a magician and this sings to my soul. My study where I make my smaller props, practise my routines and device my more insane ideas is part Victorian theatre Dressing Room, part fairy grove and part steampunk inventors workshop. Your video sings to my soul :)

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dean, very much appreciated!!

@joshuatrujillo1888 3 жыл бұрын

“I like having a little bit of story around me”. YES! Brilliant Brian and Carissa 🎟

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! Thank you very much!!!

@drscifi 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful touches to the corner of the shop. Now you just need a probe droid hanging by a net!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

YES!! Totally!!!

@TJsCraftShack 3 жыл бұрын

That was kitbashing level 9000!!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

🤣 thank you!!

@madmikeee9643 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely an idea I will be implementing in my Media Room... Awesome.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet!!! So glad you liked it!

@samuelbuscop1615 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your tips and tricks!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@samuelbuscop1615 3 жыл бұрын

it's really cool that you even did things behind the eye of the droid

@thedarkknight803able 3 жыл бұрын

Light them domes Up!😁👍🏿

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

😃

@lacourprod 3 жыл бұрын

You are the Best. You inspire me here in France.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words. We really appreciate it!

@davec3275 3 жыл бұрын

Brian, you never cease to amazing and inspire. I love this build. I have a similar plan from something I saw at Disney. They have a medical droid wall sconce light. Can't wait to make it happen. Thanks for all your inspiring work. Keep it up.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

oooh!! I must have missed that medical droid light, sounds awesome! Thank you for the kind words!

@Haladmer 3 жыл бұрын

For wiring with stranded wire, a little trick when you're tying into a screwdown connection using a "hook" shape like you used for the light wiring. If you're having issues with strands poking out, use your wire strippers to cut a small ring of material to slide to the end of the exposed wire. Keeps everything tightly bound, and helps stop the wire from fraying/splaying over time ;)

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip!!

@perello23 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job my friend!👏👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌😉👍‼️‼️

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ed!!!!

@The_CAG 3 жыл бұрын

This really is a genius way of repurposing what you have into something else and adding even more theme to you space. Your only limited by your own imagination. Solid build!!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Miguel!!!

@TheRebelsRefuge 3 жыл бұрын

Love it!! Great story, great build, from a great storyteller. Also, great minds must think alike I just used those same rafter vent panels for a ceiling application in our bathroom build!! It must be canon now lol

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

HA! Yes! I've had a pile of them in my shop forever, and this seemed like the best place to try them out.

@garagemonkeysan 3 жыл бұрын

Great film. Shop looks like a movie set. Awesome job. Mahalo for sharing! : )

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

@miltonthacker1586 3 жыл бұрын

Boss those were awesome , it been cool if you could of thrown some colored glass in some of your squares or your panels on the side or the top part of the dome to give you color affect , but still a great idea !!!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That would be a cool effect.

@spinatundei 3 жыл бұрын

I love that idea!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@NerdyPastime 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Love the dome lighting!! Great video!!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@LarkAlrion 3 жыл бұрын

You know, a stucco treatment on that OSB would give the place a nice extra little outter rim vibe.

@lisetttrujillo6136 3 жыл бұрын

SO cool!!! Love all the detail, looks like you stole them straight from a Jawa!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

LOL!!! Thank you Lisett!!!!

@paulfuryes203 3 жыл бұрын

The interrogation Droid would make a cool looking light. Keep up the good work love your Channel

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!!!! Wish I would have thought of that when we made ours LOL

@bhronnyhill9354 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom Nothing stopping you from making another one ;P

@GalactiVids 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed the build... I have a tentative plan to do at least one astromech dome light in my room as well, really liked how cool these looked at Galaxy's Edge.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!!! Hope yours turns out great for you!

@cynicalmamc 3 жыл бұрын

Epic as ever, what a brilliant idea!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@mattkendell1344 3 жыл бұрын

I really like the look of those. Great job!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@DHGamerMR 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for sharing your projects and ideas for all of us to see and be inspired by.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

@DULL1 3 жыл бұрын

Very fun project nicely executed.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@alexjones7094 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing 😯

@therebelworkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, dude. As I said on ig, I had a similar idea when I saw pics of galaxies edge and created my own with a jakks pacific bb8 dome and an ikea lamp.

@MicaMakes 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Would love to have these in my house

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@AfterimagedKid 3 жыл бұрын

As they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!" Or maybe it was another juice lid in the eye... Amazing and Inspiring as always, Brian! They're wonderful!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 you know me, have to find a place for a juice lid. Thank you much Scott!

@XanBos 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why R2 domes excite me so, but to make lamp shades out of them….brilliant! (Like 5000 lumens brilliant. Hehehe) if I were to do my shop like this, I probably would never leave it. LOL!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

They totally excite me too, and I can't get enough of them!

@john-nutsabouttools6989 3 жыл бұрын

REALLY like your videos. Keep them coming...

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you John, if you keep watching we'll keep making!

@jujitsujoe 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I love that. I loved seeing details like that at Galaxy's Edge too. Hmm, in the spirit of making something out of nothing, have you seen the droid R1-J5 aka "Bucket" from Star Wars: Resistance? I think something like him would be right up your alley.

@TheSmugglersRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I need to check out the R1-J5 Bucket for sure. Thank you!

@flguardgio 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing!!! Thank you

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@DougPalumbo 3 жыл бұрын

That’s really cool! The details and depth with the story elements are what really make the work pop!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Doug, very much apprecaited!

@blizatrex 3 жыл бұрын

This was really great. I liked all of the differing techniques you used to achieve differing broken droids.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Wayne!!!!

@blackmarketoutpost 3 жыл бұрын

Brian your work is simply inspiring the back story the delivery how you tie everything together is amazing great job !!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you good sir!

@sillysausage72 3 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome man!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@keithanderson1916 3 жыл бұрын

I'm new to your channel and it's so inspiring and awesome to see all the wonderful and inspiring things you create. Please keep on inspiring me I absolutely love watching your channel and creating my own projects.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Keith, we really appreciate the kind words! If you keep watching, we’ll keep making!!

@ElementsofImagination 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS! nice work!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@Tigrillo 3 жыл бұрын

Great decoration for a nice space. Greetings

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! It's fun to be working in the space for sure.

@OverclockedWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch your videos I get inspired with new ideas for projects. Thanks and keep it up!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@vitorsinventions 3 жыл бұрын

awesome idea!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@olivashomemovies8910 3 жыл бұрын

I Love it!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@WhiteysWickedWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! I really loved the attic insulation tip. I have never seen them look like that before, although I usually shop at Lowes (Habit). They do usually have different "things" @ Home Depot. Thanks for video!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

I would bet they carry those Provents there too. If not it might be time for a Home Depot run 😜

@WhiteysWickedWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom I only ever saw those pink almost styrofoam crappy looking ones....Ill check again those look really nice and I'm on a look out to spice up my walls a bit. Thanks for feedback!

@andrewdonatelli6953 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this one. I love the aesthetic at Galaxy's Edge and I've been wanting to do some of it at home. You've done a great job of capturing that look and feel. What a great space to work in.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@BrucesWorldofStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff as always Brian... Backstories never gave it a though. Never got into cosplay so I miss out on some of the vision of the project. But I don't do that kind of projects... I guess I need to look at things a bit different... :-) Thanks for the video! LLAP

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce. Even if you never got into cosplay, you can always add a little “story” to your projects. It makes it fun!

@destinycaptain247 3 жыл бұрын

17:39 - That music sounds a bit like the old Alive From Off Center Intro circa 85’to 88’.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, nice!

@chewiemmx1571 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t tell you how much I LOVE this! On a side note. For someone who’s never done electronics ANYTHING. Are there good resources for learning this skill at an elementary level?

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! You should visit Programming Electronics Academy. They have a fantastic program learning electronics and programming.

@RebelBaseBuilds 3 жыл бұрын

Blooming marvelous mate.. love me some droids!! Shared 👊👊

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend, really appreciate it!

@alliedspacecraftcorp 3 жыл бұрын

Just watched.. lol just 2 weeks ago I bought a stack of the HD vent baffles for 'bulkheads' in our bridge room

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

AWESOME!!!

@highlander7124 3 жыл бұрын

I almost fell over when you pulled out the pro vent. I just got done installing some of these last week and had some left over and thought “what would Brian @ smugglers room do with these?”

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣. Awesome!!!!!

@lukehomestead 3 жыл бұрын

It is always such a joy to see that you uploaded a new video! You are a great inspiration, Brian!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Thank you so much!

@lukehomestead 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom you are welcome and so sorry for misspelling your name before I edited my comment now :/

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

@@lukehomestead no apology necessary Tom, thanks for watching!

@nikkipackham2234 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I loved this video.... just one thing... I think you need to paint the boards... the construction board look ruins it a bit.... if you do it in an off white grey you can add other colours on top and it will bring a bit more light... or glue aluminium foil dull side onto it the paint it... you will get a cool metal effect and still easy to attach to.... love the heads lighting idea!

@andrewb9590 3 жыл бұрын

Should I be worried that after the droid uprising, my skull will be in demand to light their workshops...? 😱 BTW, I really like that each is slightly different.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

LOL!!! . . . Maybe 🤷‍♂️

@CGRTist 3 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic idea and well executed! These really turned out great!

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend!

@JediGeronimo 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, I've been looking for some Star Wars lighting for my kids rooms, and couldn't find anything I liked. Turns out, I needed you to show me I should have made them myself all along! :)

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Whoohooo!!! So glad we could help!

@alcateiaarte1196 3 жыл бұрын

Like Made in Brazil Eu quero um igual... Parabens Men.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@mariemeyer2885 3 жыл бұрын

OMG!!!! Amazing..... you put bits of plastic together and they become an iconic feature, I put bits together and they look like.......well just bit of plastic stuck together. Hummm......yes I want one!!!!!!! (Yours not mine)

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, don't be hard on yourself . . . just keep building! ;)

@Erik-pr2rf 3 жыл бұрын

Here's An Idea Take a HD movie projector & a R2D2 head with a Blue tooth speaker & merge them together....

@InsidetheBoothTV 3 жыл бұрын

great video i want them!.. :)

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

🤣 thank you!

@katsumiskytower8714 3 жыл бұрын

astrologically speaking Brian, your shop IS in the outer rim somewhere . the milky way is near the edge of the universe ^.~

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THAT!!!! Thank you!

@georgesmith8255 2 жыл бұрын

Hello… I am very new to your channel… I also do a lot of prop building and dio making…I think I heard you said you sell the domes for the R2 units… I love the lighting .. I saw it also at galaxy’s edge and I thought that was the coolest thing ever..I looked in he drop down for a store but I didn’t see one… did I miss it some how?

@TheSmugglersRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Unfortunately right now we don’t have a lot of items for sale on our website. We are planning a new run of product in June.

@scratchcardino5599 3 жыл бұрын

Where can I get the casted parts of the droid dome from it looks amazing

@bearvassar6690 3 жыл бұрын

Id like to buy three depending on price

@R_Squared933 3 жыл бұрын

Been, not so patiently, waiting...

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, hope it was worth the wait!

@GratuitousSets 3 жыл бұрын

Such a contrast with the OSB-lol

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, I kinda like the mix 🤣

@leemontgomery72 3 жыл бұрын

Another stunning project! Where do we get the droid heads though?

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! They are on our website if you want one.

@TheMartinGage 3 жыл бұрын

These are fantastic! Does Mr. Junkyard Jedi sell these?

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Gage, we have them on our website if you want one!

@ryanbarclayguitar 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I just started playing around with making molds, and now I’m curious how your dad did the molds for the R2 heads

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

We need to do a little video showing the molds for the dome, it’s an incredible mold, it blows my mind!

@Mister_R.A.E. 3 жыл бұрын

I need to know where to buy the domes 😀

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

You can get them on our website. www.thesmugglersroom.com

@blonderebeldroid2510 2 жыл бұрын

I just realized you used the GoNK droid hardware to hang these Droid domes/lamps, right?

@johnburt2477 2 жыл бұрын

How much is a 2/3rd scale astromech droid kit?

@jeffreypajela1724 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking would it be possible to make an r2d2 aquarium?

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

why not!!!! LOL

@charlymacias5369 3 жыл бұрын

I'm visualizing these lamps hanging from the ceiling of a workshop inside a jawa sandcrawler, or in a grimy cantina in the Outer Rim, like the one on Savareen in Han Solo movie. BTW I have spotted your DD3 unit in the background and an early concept for BB-8 has come to my mind, I think it could be a great project for you: instagram.com/p/CEPOe28DZKb/

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! That was the idea Charly! I’ll check out your link!

@stylincarrie1 2 жыл бұрын

:08 "Use it in a completely non-traditional way"...Did he make a bong out of it?

@TheSmugglersRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Nope, no bong

@evanpassmore474 3 жыл бұрын

Where these full scale astromech domes or where they smaller ?

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

They are actually 2/3rd scale.

@TheKnightsShield 3 жыл бұрын

When is the desktop lamp version coming out? 😄😉

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

It already did!!! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q5tkpZx4vdy2n6s.html

@TheKnightsShield 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoomI haven't been watching your videos since then, hence why I didn't know. My bad. :(

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKnightsShield I was totally kidding, that was an excited response not meant as a negative one. We are so pumped you are here, thanks for watching!

@TheKnightsShield 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom It's all good, mate, no worries. I didn't take it personally, only just that I should have looked through your channel to see if you had posted it before.

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKnightsShield ok good deal. Text is always hard to convey the emotion. I was just excited we had a video to point you towards.

@SargeWolf010 3 жыл бұрын

5:02 cloth wire :/ ...

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

You don’t like cloth wire?

@SargeWolf010 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom bad experience w/ cloth wire appliances...

@davidmartin4041 Жыл бұрын

You mentioned that your Jedi of a father made these domes. Does he still offer them for sale?

@TheSmugglersRoom Жыл бұрын

on occasion we do, yes. We have them up on our website from time to time.

@connorgrewal5885 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought about doing Indiana Jones style props?

@TheSmugglersRoom 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!! So many ideas, and we need to jump on it! Is there a specific one you would like to see?

@connorgrewal5885 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom Well, I have seen videos on bullwhips, so you could make one of those. But with your guys' creativity, I think you could pull off designing your own artifacts and mystical muguffins!

@connorgrewal5885 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom also if you need inspiration, take a look at the Indiana Jones Adventure ride at Disneyland! Indy's office in the line has lots of good props and everything feels very lived in

@benscott8042 2 жыл бұрын

Looking at all this Bryan...: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h8eFp618rZ3RnKc.html Do you really think one day, this workshop corner will be fully given a larger story?

@TheSmugglersRoom 2 жыл бұрын

I certainly lay hope so. Eventually we want the whole shop to have a better story