This video is so helpful for anyone who is feeling less motivated to build! Thank you, Brian!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

sweet! glad it's helpful man.

Fantastic video !!! Builders block is a real thing. This video jumpstarts the battery!!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It's a small project, but a good step in getting back in the swing of things!

I’m so very glad you’re coming back… I sympathize with your loss. It happened to me the same way recently. It’s so mind boggling and heart breaking. This is your therapy!

@TheSmugglersRoom

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

You will always be the master of Star Wars room / prop building. Brilliant, as usual. Thanks for keeping us inspired!

@TheSmugglersRoom

11 ай бұрын

You are too kind my friend

A great fill in of those strange openings. glad to see your back in the shop.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man

The details worked out great! The T's look cool too! Thanks for sharing!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

sweet! Thanks!

Love to see you back in the shop making something out of nothing and inspiring

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy to be back at it!

Never fails. I get "builders block" and you come out with a video. I bought one of those boxes after you used it in another build months ago and its been sitting (acting as a greeblie tray, doh!) waiting for me to do something with it. Didn't think of making 2 panels! So did I get something out of this video? Definitely!!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

there you go my friend! do it!

My Smuggler withdrawals have been slightly sated. Good to have you back. Love the sexy sweeping of aluminum shavings. 🔥🔥🔥 The build is coming along nicely. After seeing this early (benefit of being a Smuggler’s Guild member) Jamie’s hard drive motor greeblie inspired me to make my own version. I’m a happy geek.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

LOL. Sorry it wasn't more, just getting back in the swing of things. More to come. Thanks as always Deanna!

Hey Brian it's good to see you back at it, we've missed your videos. Much love❤❤

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard! Much appreciated!

I really enjoyed the little comments that you were making while working that you left in this video. "well that got everywhere.." I talk to myself in a similar fashion while working on projects. Helps to understand your thought process and adds a bit of humor! Adds a relatable element to the video.

@TheSmugglersRoom

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! We will start doing that more!

Glade to see you back buddy, this project was awesome, great video

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! More to come!

Awesome video! So great to see a new video from you. It’s always so inspiring!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro! It's a simple one, but i needed something easy to get back into the shop.

Oh man, that gratuitous aluminum swarth footage is to die for 😍 I wonder if you had access to the inside of thst large lens if you could illuminate a color transparency with a image on it so if you looked inside you would see somthing not sure if it's possible but my monkey Bain would see that and want to look inside lol

@deannaatkinson3004

Жыл бұрын

Ooh! I love the idea of a transparency in the lens. Yes, that particular lens would break down into at least 3 parts. I have several smaller projection tv lenses I’ve been looking to do something with. I might just need to keep this in mind.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

LOL!! Gratuitous Aluminum Swarth!!! I LOVE THAT!!! LOL As for the lens, yes, we have many plans coming soon for you on that ;)

Pretty cool sir! ☺

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

There should be a way to put some kind of LCD screen under that giant lens so it shows through with some kind of random display, like an old radar scope or something. Still love seeing you using that packing foam trick.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

don't you worry my friend, we are a long way from being done on the lens. LEDs, graphics, and more are coming!

I’m late, I know, but this was a cool and simple build, which I love because it’s the little things that help sell the initial look you’re going for!

@TheSmugglersRoom

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Lovin the build so far

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

sweet!

Gald to see you back.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud. Getting back in the swing!

Great idea of painting the circuit board - it covers lettering and makes them more "galactic"

@TheSmugglersRoom

11 ай бұрын

right? Thanks!

I did NOT catch that! 😆👏🏽

@TheSmugglersRoom

11 ай бұрын

LOL

Love the layers to this,it gives some real depth and interest .Awesome work as usual Brian 👍

@TheSmugglersRoom

10 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Awesome!! Build as always!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

thanks. Pretty small build, but feels good to be back in the shop

Another fantastic build my friend!!🎉🎉

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, pretty simple one this week, but needed something to jump-start the building again after a little time away.

Appreciate all these videos and your sharing so much of this process.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Ooooh yeah....I want one!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

sweet!

Love seeing the progress on this build. Extra excited that you found my greeblies useful. Well, sort of, cause they didn’t make the cut. Hahaha.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie! Don’t worry, I found the perfect place for the others in the room build!

I saw that big lens and thought how cool would it be to use it like a peep hole into a smaller scene of something going on inside the box.

@TheSmugglersRoom

11 ай бұрын

oooh! that's a cool idea!

As always looks great! Have you ever used one of those type lenses to project something from a wall or prop? A logo? a schematic on to a wall? The princess asking for help?.. personally I think a schematic would be very cool..

Thanks!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you Jason!

Good stuff! I love your builds!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent as always, nice to see you getting a much deserved sponsor, is that a first?

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jason. No, not the first, we try to be very selective on the sponsorships. If you all are going to take time to watch our content, we want to be sure we are only sharing products we love. Have a great day!

Uuh, I remember those projectors. They had three objectives, one for each colour (RGB). They where huge, heavy and costed a fortune. This is a neat improvement for the whole build! I would probably overcomplicate things again and set a RGB-LED-Matrix behind the objective and use it as a real projector again.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

You had to install them too huh? LOL! I installed many of them over the years. I was always afraid the joists would fail and one of those monsters would fall!!! And don't you worry, there will be over-complication of the Lens with LED's just you wait!

@Craftlngo

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom My father owned a Radio and Television Shop and sold one of those Projectors in the eighties to a wealthy customer. I've seen it after the installation. The picture was insanely good (well compared to the old CRT TVs and VCRs) but I was still a child.

I’m surprised I haven’t shared this before. But, two things you can do for diffusion. 1: you can sand the LED lens. I use like a 400 grit. Softens up the light a lot. Quick and easy…as long as you’re not talking dozens of LEDs. They also sell diffused LEDs. 2: I’ve sanded the rear element of my lenses before. A little sanding (and cleaning) diffuses a little. Details behind still show through. More heavy sanding leads to a very diffuse/soft light. I guess a 3: you can add details, aka greeblies, behind the lens. Then add LEDs off to the side of the lens, shining on the greeblies. Then you get well lit systems behind the lens. 4?: why not. For a project I’m working on now, I’ve laser cut/engraved a matte white (translucent) acrylic disk to be placed behind the lens. That is going to be backlit.

Thanks very much for this! It has been a pleasure to watch this, and also a relief to see new content just to know you're OK. You did indeed spark a specific idea by a chance comment, as well as giving renewed encouragement to build... and that it can be a good idea to start back with something smaller and readily achievable. Bless you both!

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Another way to stop people complaining about cross head screws is to use flat heads 🤣😂 they will love you for ever if you do lol

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

LOL!!!

Great to see a video from you again, hopefully the start to regular videos! :) Did you finish all the landscaping?

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Yep, we should be getting back to normal uploads, been a bit tough, but we are back in the swing! Landscaping? . . . never done landscaping! how did you know? LOL

I have three of those large crt projector lenses myself. I have been trying to think of a good use for them. Along with all the other junk in my room of requirement.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

sweet! The next step is laying in some graphics, lighting, etc. Bring this bad boy to life!

Hola buenas noches desde España Canarias... Me gustaría que pusiera el idioma español para poder entenderte

Dear Brian have you yet built a imperial probebot as the big black probe that appears in " Empire strikes back " ? And have you blueprints and schematics to sell ? In France it's very difficult to find such thing when you want craft Starwars items but if you know an european fan of the Lucas ' univers that could share blueprints with me I am very interested to know an e-mail adress and a name ! Thanks you Brian to all yours shows !

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Hi there! I have not built an Imperial Probe Droid, but I sure would like to build one for my back yard! I have the perfect place for it

Amazing work, you're also keeping needles items from going into a landfill.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yep, if I can keep the landfills cleaner that's a total bonus!