3:09 So glad to see Clamp Champ in this video. I realized that I hadn't seen mention of this for a while when watching a recent video.

Hey Bob/gang. Been enjoying your channel for years now. Never commented. But I felt I needed to tell you how impressed I am with your accomplishment. I’m a bit older than you guys. I actually saw the first Star Wars in the theater as a boy. It’s an amazing memory I share with so many others. I thank you for making me feel like a kid again with this series. It’s almost like seeing an old friend again. Not much makes me smile anymore. I’m not unhappy, just a mellow dude! But when one of those movies begins with that John Williams fanfare music, that smile shows up again. You just did the same. So, thanks once again. Oh, and Josh, nice “Wilhelm” scream effect with the clamp graphics. Perfect touch. 😁. Troy

Tries to measure: "something is wrong with me"... I felt that 🤣 Build looks awesome, congrats on finishing (for now)!

@3pointvisuals

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@marcus_w0

3 жыл бұрын

You guys really have to much time... commenting on youtube. tss! Hush, hush - get your new house done! btw: Love you guys.

@manuelprenzlow7652

3 жыл бұрын

Try the metric system, so much easier and foolproof!

@CarlPaulsen

3 жыл бұрын

@@manuelprenzlow7652 They just won't listen ;-)

Omg that thumbnail!

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Generating a second sun was NOT easy.

@arankthnar

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Well done!

@monaglewoodcrafts

3 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@monaglewoodcrafts

3 жыл бұрын

@@Iliketomakestuff how did you get the second sun 🌄

@gehtdinichtsan309

3 жыл бұрын

@@monaglewoodcrafts he travaled to a galaxy far, far away of course. and yeah - when i saw the thumbnail my starwars-fanboy-heart immediately skipped a beat.

Big props for finishing such a daunting and large project. Coming from the perspective of mostly working on 2-3 week projects, this is very inspirational! Too bad the YT algo is such a dingbat about multiparters. Thanks for sharing the journey Bob & team!

@forby_

3 жыл бұрын

Skjera Bagera!

@reygalendez4497

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! As a not native English speaker, I thank for you for teaching me a new term, dingbat! Lmao.

I know you said this would probably be the last video of R2 but I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like an update on any upgrades even if it's a year or so down the road. Thanks for sharing.

Turns out this is the droid I was looking for. It's been a long haul, but worth the wait for every step. Congrats on bringing everybody's favorite droid to life. Thanks for sharing!

@TheFlamingMantra

3 жыл бұрын

You beat me to the punchline! 😁 Congrats Bob on finishing the droid we all are looking for! 👍👍

One of my favorite projects to date. Serious effort and skill was put into this one. Good job! Inspiring me to be a better dad. Thanks!

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@astiaj

3 жыл бұрын

This was the project that got me hooked to your channel

Looking forward to the R2-D2 taser installation video in the future. 😉

ARTOO! This is so exciting. Great work Bob!

As a star wars nerd and an iltms fan I’m really happy to see him alive lol, Amazing work Bob, greetings from Baghdad, Iraq

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Hello from America!

It’s rare to watch a video and just be so happy for someone. Congrats on “finishing” R2; it’s been great to watch and listen in the pods

YAY!! Finally done. Now you have to add his periscope so you can put in a camera to look over the window ledge and scare the cat. 😹

At last! Looking forward to seeing your car project Bob!

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@nicotronics

3 жыл бұрын

@@Iliketomakestuff Now that you have an extra trunk door for the car, you NEED to make a hole to fit R2D2 there, like the X-Wing. PLEASE!

It's amazing how a long time ago, in this galaxy, a bunch of guys got together and figured out how to build R2 from scratch. Nice work!

So happy to see him come together! I never got my R2 mobile, he just sits by my desk making blinking lights.. But I'll get to it eventually. I just received my slip ring and dome motor not so long ago so I want to program some "random" movements through that with arduino. Last summer I made myself a Han in Carbonite, definitely a fun project you could do, lots of wood working, some electronics.. much simpler than R2 but SO rewarding.

Bob, this is awsome! While watching I came up with an idea if you wanted to add some practical functionality to R2: a big battery pack/powerbank inside his belly so you can charge some tools outside or something:)

I know its silly, the whole thing is amazing..but the usb port is my personnal favorite thing on this project. Imagine having an R2 unit plugged into your computer ! Unbelievable

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

It really is!

@shorty1219

3 жыл бұрын

Hey R2- Recharge my phone

@linsen8890

3 жыл бұрын

@@Iliketomakestuff Just don't put one of those arms on your R2 that allows it to hack your computer. R2 does that all the time, haha!

@cameronknowles6267

3 жыл бұрын

@@linsen8890 imagine if the arm came out saw where the USB was and plugged itself in

I'm a touch behind on the podcast but I was just listening to 281 where you were talking about the feet being loose. It came out great, long road for sure. Thanks for taking us along.

Congrats on finishing this guy, what a beauty! Also love the outtakes, the glue making sounds are very relatable.

So happy to see this one pop up! I'll be the guy to ask the tacky question. Do you have a rough estimate of how much you spent on the build? I know it'll be hard to figure out exactly on something like this but If I was going to build one, how much would you estimate it to cost?

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

I stopped keeping tally of the cost after I hit $5,000

@dpmakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@Iliketomakestuff worth every penny! Thank you sir!

@edwinfeldman8231

3 жыл бұрын

I bet the time estimate is out of this world...(see what I did there?)

@WhereNerdyisCool

3 жыл бұрын

@@Iliketomakestuff mine was close to $9k (all aluminum) Worth every penny!

@davida6146

3 жыл бұрын

@@Iliketomakestuff does that include operating costs?

Awesome truly awesome

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@toz.trendy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Iliketomakestuff you're a true talent don't ever stop doing what you're doing.

I know you say that these videos always do poorly, but they are the best! Thanks for all the insight.

A true labour of love and what a result!

Oh my god that thumbnails is amazing!!! Congrats Bob!!

He turned out amazing!! From one R2 Builder to another, fantastic job.

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

That came out GREAT! I still wish you could keep adding things to R2, because it's such a great-looking project

WOOOOOWWW! I JUST NOTICED YOU'VE HIT 3MIL PLUS!!!! CONGRATS! - Been here since the early thousands of subs 😂😌

Coolest show and tell EVER!

Years of hard work turn out amazing! 🤩😍

Absolutely amazing. Great Job Bob!

Bob, You inspire all of us who watch your videos. I wish I still had nimble fingers to work on projects like these. I enjoy all of the videos you share. Thank you! Felix

Wow! That is one well behaving droid.

YES! You know the mantra - it'll never be "finished..." I already have an R6 Astromech but your build inspired me to make an R2-style. Can't wait to see more!

I'm so chuffed for you O-Bob-wan Klag-nobi, well done for setting a property finish line and hitting it. It's been a hell of a journey with that droid.

Congratulations Bob! That has got to be a sign of relief.

This was so fun to see. It’s been a labor of love and it has to be cool to be at a place where R2 is “done”. Congrats on completing this. So glad you shared it with us too.

Congratulations on finishing it up.

His Neighbors: "Hey Bob, what you doing?" Bob: "Oh, just taking my droid for a walk."

@goose1168

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@laface100

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 that was funny

Momentous day! It's been a long journey but I'm glad R2 is finally here.

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, me too!

I love it 👍🏽 I am in the process of 3D printing my R2D2. Keep up the awesome videos

He's so clean! Awesome job.

great job indeed. also look forward to see your car project. new challenge!

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

The thumbnail looks awesome btw! 👍

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like it

Amazing! The Force, definitively, is with you!

Oh that’s inspiring! I hope same day to build Corran’s R2 Whistler. Great job dude!

Amazing Mr. Bob. I like your videos. All the best for your next project.

Wow! that must've taken quite a bit of planning and bringing all sorts of crafting and science together in one piece! quite a feat. Nicely done.

Congrats, Bob!

very cool! not "my cuppa" all this type of work, but watching you do this: great!

5:50 Man .. if there just was a measuring system in which calculating the middle would be easy. Hmm

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

It's called the halftric system, I'm taking night classes.

Fantastic job Bob

Good looking droid you got there.

Beautiful job! Thanks for sharing!

So happy to see the lathe make a contribution to the build! Congrats on "completing" the build. You did it!

Wow. Amazing dedication. Also, something that helped me was you being honest about sometimes having to do things twice to get it the way you want it. Thanks.

Can’t wait to see when you add the rocket capabilities

Awesome! Would love to see a future video about the improvements though!

Congratulations, that is Awesome!!!!

I’ve had a bad week but this video was great and made me laugh. I appreciate your honesty when you encounter an issue that you aren’t sure on how to execute. Great work!

@forby_

3 жыл бұрын

Hope next week is better, Mike!

Man that is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!

Aww, R2 we'll miss seeing you randomly! Props to you for finally "finishing"! Can you program it with Jimmy's baby voice as well?

Fantastic work! Looking amazing.

Glad I found this channel

You’re my hero lol. Let me know when I can come pick R2 up

As a lifelong Star Wars nerd, i can confidently say that this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in my life

Great build, Bob! Man, what an adventure. I imagine at some point you could just retire and book your R2 for events and birthday parties, right? Get that Jabba's barge platter attachment and rent this out for droid event catering. It looks so, so great! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Crazy great build! Thanks for sharing!

"Hi, I'm Bob-- and I'm ruining everyone's Halloween forever." "But daaaad! I don't wanna be Han Solo again!" "Yeah but... But like the... The R2-D2 I made... And we can dress up the puppy like Chewie!" "Ugh, fine..." In other news: this thing is DOPE.

Yay he’s maybe finished if not almost finished droid. Also I love the thumbnail ILTMS.

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

He's finished enough for video content.

@FireheartSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

That’s good to hear

Yay! This is amazing. I won’t be mad at you if you make any videos about mods you make to him in the future.

I hope you release updates of your new VW, update us on what parts you bought and ETC.

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing

It turned out soooo goooood

You Bob are nuts, and I love it. Great job pal. Regards Jim UK.

I grew up with this series xD

Really Cool! Congratulations!! I Don't Know If This Has Come Up Before.. But You Could Make The Controller As Part Of A Lightsaber!

This is beyond cool! Thanks for sharing.

absolutely incredible!!

That brass hose sheathing was really cool to see. Its like a giant shiny chinese finger trap!

Bob this is amazing such a labor of love. It turned out beautiful and you should be so proud.

I’ve never clicked on a video so fast in my whole life.

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Be careful, don't hurt yourself

Hooooooo woooaaaaaoooow!!!!! R2!!!! I love it!!!!! My unit next to this beast look like a baby, my R2 is small haha but i love it too!! Man you do a really great work, not gonna lie, that's amazing!!🤩🤩

I appreciate how this video shows that it is possible to come back to projects that haven’t progressed in a while. I bought a 3D printer kit five years ago from my local makerspace, and it has been daunting to resume.

Inspirational! I create wild things, but only for looks, because none of them really work. I would love to do something like this, but man….such a project! I’ve followed this particular build from the beginning, and you have done an amazing job! Kudos!

Way to go Bob! He looks beautiful! And you're right, you're never really finished with R2-D2. I keep telling myself I am going to add movement to all of the front panels on mine but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Someday.

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

It's a lot of work

Currently up to my eyeballs building a house, but once that is done I am really looking forward to building a "teaching machine". It'll basically just be a podium on wheels with built-in speakers... But this gave me some ideas for "enhancements". Thanks Bob!

OMG! Super detailed aesthetic finish and exacting placement for mechanics!

Congrats, utterly awesome 🙌

Love R2D2!!

The thumbnail pic is Awesome!!!!!!

The perfect way to start my morning! We'd totally watch an update video in the future if you did one to show any upgrades and the reactions from people at con's if you take him out and about.

The outtakes are golden in this one! "Ooooh"

The thumbnail is amazing!!!!

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

I know right? Forby did an amazing job.

Heard you talk about this on Making It. Congratulations. Hope the kitchen, server, sd card, and all your other problems get solved to

Congratulations Bob, a major accomplishment . I echo Jimmy’s thoughts that R2 needs to become a channel regular. Just roaming in the back of videos from time to time

THAT is a project of pure joy!

Absolutely amazing. Surely the big finish will be a light saber that shoots out one of the top windows.

Cool deal Bob ! Amazing work my friend ! Love the channel 👍

Thank you Bob, you always inspire me. The way you explain things has really helped me when I am training apprentices in my job (electrical/instrumentation). Thank you so much for doing a final video on this project! Keep up the good work, you are helping people in more ways than you think.

Can't think of anything creative so here's my comment Also well done it looks so coool

@Iliketomakestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!