Anio Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 EDIT Professional instruction now available for sale : You can email me at setechnic@gmail.com /EDIT Hi there ! Here is a little MOC I did 2 months ago. Nothing fancy ; it is a UCS BB-8. Maybe you already want to press Ctrl+W. :o Whatever. Here is the thing : UCS BB-8 by Anio, sur Flickr It is made out of 2107 elements. Of course it uses the same approach as R2D2 10225. Note that I said the same approach. Not the same scale. Those are 2 different things. I tried to do the details on the ball as accurately as I could. The details are more or less the same. I mean, as close to the original as what it is possible to do with "pixel art". The ball is a sculpture, with jumpers to make it more round. The head capture most of the details the real BB-8 has to offer. UCS BB-8 by Anio, sur Flickr The model stand on a support which enables the droid to take many positions on it. So it is possible to tilt the droid in more or less any direction. UCS BB-8 by Anio, sur Flickr It is hardly noticeable on those pics, but the build it totally modular. Here are the modules : - 2 modules for the structure inside the ball - 6 sides of the ball - head - supports The 2 modules for the inner structure are not link together. They are just stuck in each other. In other words, the 6 sides of the ball hold together with the 2 inner modules, and the 2 inner modules hold together with the 6 sides of the ball. The trickiest part of the design process was to have an axle going out of the ball. The angle of the axle is out of the system, so it is made with Technic connector toogle 44. And to prevent those parts from moving, the Technic connectors are stuck between plate 1x2 with ball socket. It took me quite a long time to design that section. Under the head, a dish smoothen the ball and works as a turntable. This way, the head can spin. :) See the model in real bricks here : That's it for that model. :) Buidling instruction soon. :) Anio Quote
GallardoLU Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Wow! this is a amazing build, very clean and I love the studded look. you mention the scale is different, is BB-8 large compared to the R2 set (I assume so given he is much smaller than R2) still very awesome Quote
Munchabrick Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 This a great BB-8. I too love how it has studs showing. I'd love to see the moving head in action and look forward to seeing some instructions as I have no doubt this is far better than anything I could manage on my own. Quote
-Noel- Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Very very nice! I admire the round shape you've achieved! Quote
Azrielsc Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Can't wait for the instructions, Anio! Quote
KlodsBrik Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Very cool indeed. And thats a huge round shape. I know how many bricks these shapes tend to eat up indeed. Great job. Quote
HenrikLego Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Really nice model. Great way to attach the head! Quote
Anio Posted November 20, 2015 Author Posted November 20, 2015 Thanks guys. :) you mention the scale is different, is BB-8 large compared to the R2 set To be honnest, I have no idea to what scale the model is designed. I never work with scale and such calculations. Designing a Lego model is not a matter of scale. I'd love to see the moving head in action I will do it when I do the video. :) Quote
Joe7218 Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Looks very cool! I think TLC might actually do a USC version of bb-8 in the future. Quote
Anio Posted November 21, 2015 Author Posted November 21, 2015 I think TLC might actually do a USC version of bb-8 in the future. I am not so sure. It wouldn't do such an impressive set. I do not consider my design as an achievement myself. Worse : it would be a bit pricey because of the more or less 2,000 elements. Quote
YellowCorvette Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Great MOC! There's only one word that I can use to describe your MOC, that is....Impressive! Quote
Ewokologist Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Wonderful MOC. It would be cool to line it up next to the UCS R2. Even if they aren't completely to scale. Quote
Bbafett Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 That is an amazing build Anio. You have outdid yourself on this one. I love the fact that the stand allows for different positions. Awesome! Quote
Finnmoses Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 That's a thing of beauty. I love the grey details on the sphere. Quote
Brick Capone Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Beautiful! I absolutely love this MOC, and this droid. The little roller is going to gain the hearts of many Star Wars fan- Wait.. It already has, but it will even more once the day comes.... WHEN WE SEE THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!!!! Anyway, great MOC. I really like every detail of it. But seriously, I CANNOT WAIT!!!! Quote
Anio Posted December 1, 2015 Author Posted December 1, 2015 Oh ! I didn't expect this MOC to get so much praise. :) Thank you guys. ;) Quote
ArchieNov Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Great job! How big do you think your BB-8 is compared to HenrikLego's version? http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=116949 Quote
Anio Posted December 1, 2015 Author Posted December 1, 2015 Mine is small. It is much closer to 10225. Quote
Kristof Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Nice, I like the size. Decent but all the details remain. It's quite a shame that BB-8 has such simple design - even the best lego rendition will be a bit boring (unless someone brings with moving version, which is very very unrealistic image ). As long as making smooth balls in lego has always been rather struggle, BB-8 doesn't seem to be the best subject for MOC. With your model, I think you got the best possible result within the scale. Quote
Lord Tyrus Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Only just seen this! As usual, fantastic rendition! Quote
Jego Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Beautiful work. Good idea to attach the head. Quote
Anio Posted December 5, 2015 Author Posted December 5, 2015 even the best lego rendition will be a bit boringBB-8 doesn't seem to be the best subject for MOC. True. Which make me say that I doubt we will ever see an official UCS version of it. :) Quote
ArchieNov Posted December 5, 2015 Posted December 5, 2015 Personally I don't think it's boring. It's interesting to see how people are able to create the sphere shape of BB-8 in Lego. Quote
Kristof Posted December 5, 2015 Posted December 5, 2015 I doubt we will ever see an official UCS version of it. :) Would suprise me as well, yet considered how long it has taken befor R2 was made, I guess we never know :) Still I'm curious whether the movie convinces me about the parcital sense of this design. So far I don't see many advantages of such concept. Quote
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