Man... This light fixture practically built itself!

FINALLY! the Smugglers Room working on THE SMUGGLERS ROOM!!! I love these quick easy projects! This is perfect for my growing STAR WARS WALL display!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

right? Finally. LOL! Thanks Kelley

I work in TV production, and I didn't notice the editing. That's a good thing. Everything was natural, flowed together well, you established what you were doing by showing the tools, timing was excellent, nothing went on for too long or wasn't long enough. When you do it well like this, the video just... works, I guess is how I'd put it. Better than a lot of professional programs I see. Can't wait for your next build!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so very much!

Consider this. The room like a project car will never be done. If it was you'd just get bored with it. Enjoy it as a living changing progressing thing. I wouldn't stress over 'progress' or timing. If your making and your enjoying what your making, does it really matter if its toward one project or another? If your unsure, decide if you like the thing you making now more or less than things you have completed. That will be for you to decide but hoping that perspective will remove the negative 'demand' that completion goals make. Think iterations, not finished project, but finished parts, which seems in keeping with your approach so far.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you much! I completely agree with you on your thoughts. The biggest thing I think I am actually focusing on is actually working on the room more. With us producing a new project each week, or at least trying to, I have avoided the room build as I always have put pressure on us to finish entire sections of the space. Thinking we need to show a more completed area. So when i say we are not overthinking this going forward, I mean we are going to take on projects like this one more often. Even with it not being a fully completely section, it helps us progress forward! Thanks so much for watching!

Incredible build, Brian! Absolutely love it.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man!

Suggestion for the top so you get more light from it... throw some led ribbon lights in the top to make cove lighting and you can then wall mount it and not only throw light down but up as well

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Totally could do that Bradley. We don't want too much light coming down from above as we have some fun ideas for how to finish the ceiling, but you could totally go nuts above.

I really enjoy the builds like this one that are more hardware store and less 3D printing/laser cutting.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks

Its all your fault I catch myself spending hours at Home Depot holding objects over my head and painting a picture in my mind with my other hand pretty sure I freak out some of the staff lol

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

LOL!!!!!! YES!!!!!

@lukecobabe3673

2 жыл бұрын

I work at Home Depot, that's actually fairly normal 😂

@blackmarketoutpost

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukecobabe3673 you probably see some crazy stuff lol

@alexhetherington8028

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@lukecobabe3673

2 жыл бұрын

@@blackmarketoutpost you get used to it after the first week lol

Just incredible!!!!!!!! As an actor and filmmaker thank you for your inspiring ideas especially in keeping the budget minimum to none!!!! Thank you for sharing your creativity!!!!! God Bless

Pretty clever Brian. Great build. I look forward to the completed section to see how you tie it all in. For those interested, I tracked it down at Home Depot It’s called: NDS Pro Series 5 in. x 40 in. Channel Drain and Grate Kit with End Outlet It costs $55 per channel

Dude that drain was a GREAT IDEA!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You! Glad you liked it!

Sometimes simple is the way.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

Yes more room build!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thought you would like it, next week's is going to be more fun!

Awesome idea. I just got one of those for the front of my workshop to use as a drain.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You may have to buy a second one now for a workshop light?

@lostinseale

2 жыл бұрын

I like the lights I have. They kind of looks like droid domes. I need to paint them. There are a total of 8. instagram.com/p/CONlnP0FNk3PzvzbL_TtpC3nVl8urcLNubC5fY0/?

ok, now this is my fav youtube channel.

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Awesome, so good you are returning to the room build

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

thanks. Never totally left. Just so many projects we want to build.

You, my friend, are next-level epicness!!! My brain is running 100 miles per hour now with ideas....Now, where are my damn keys? I need to make a trip to Home Depot! LOL!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

LOL!!! Thank you my friend, very much appreciated!

@ericcarl5253

2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I mean people love to have simple projects But they can go to Home Depot get all the parts and build something. And they don’t need the fancy laser cutter or 3-D printer. you honestly do great work

Hi I've been watching the Channel for a while but this is the first project that I think I could do myself and I can't wait for next week to see it all finished before I start it myself

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Actually to be honest it’s nice to see a simple build. A lot of people don’t have all of the laser cutters that you have or 3-D printers or anything else of that caliber. People see this and they See that they can go to Home Depot and you make random stuff look cool. I know you do a lot with the laser engraver but your channel gives a lot of people inspiration to do things and a lot of people don’t have that stuff and I’m sure they feel I would love to do that but I don’t have The tools that it takes. I know you say you can do some of the stuff without the laser engraver but unless people see you do it they don’t know how. I really like the things that you do. But I remember watching you make a dog water dish into a Hydro farm LOL using PVC and simple products. That helps a lot of people get inspiration and no they can get things off the shelf to make awesome stuff

That is such an awesome drain piece, and to have several repeated in the room will really tie it together as a piece of tech from that world. I loved it.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Once again you illuminate the way for the rest of us. Great build. Looks awesome.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Dude...I am rarely shocked when I watch some videos. But @5:10 when you opened that box of hard drive parts...my jaw hit the floor. I was speechless at the beauty of the contents...

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, thanks David. yeah man, it's a glorious box of goodies!

Wow, a drain kit! This was an awesome build Brian! 🤩👏🏻

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome! So simple but effective. 👍

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's sort of what we thought!

I think this might be your best video in terms of production quality! Great job Brian!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Very very much appreciated!

Awesome! Your vision in seeing something out of ordinary stuff found at the store is incredible! I love it!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I'm glad I'm not the only one that saw that thing in the store and thought it would make a pretty good piece of scif-fi tech. Seeing it actually brought to life makes me feel a bit validated, and question my sanity just a little bit less....that's always appreciated.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

You are certainly not alone! I’ve been staring at this PVC part forever!

These simple projects are what I love pls keep em comn!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Will do!

YAY!!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

:)

Love your build. Looks like you used a “Robbie #2 for the build, eh?” I love the use of the drainage tubing. Using that for a garage build is $$ bad enough, but to use it for basement lighting wow! Can I get you explain it to my better half?? If anyone can come up with less $$ ideas we could all benefit for sure.

Amazing work. You have amazing ability to see something in nothing. Keep up the great work!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Wry much appreciated

LOVE the new editing style!

You have one of the coolest hangouts on the planet.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I like it. Premade pieces not meant to be seen often have cool molding.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

right? That's what we thought too Wayne!

Yyyaaaaaaaas room build!!

Very cool idea! Also a suggestion, you can get battery operated lights like yours at Costco. Just add some magnets and your good. Thanks for a great idea!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

that;s a good DIY way to do it. For us we need power, or we would be changing a LOT of batteries.

Wow! Now that’s a panel bud ! Love everything about this ! Now you have inspired me again to build something bigger than my normal stuff . Thank you Brian!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see what you do!

Duuuude hard drive motor lots, that piece of info is just woooow!!! Thank you!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

🤣 they are the best

Definitely using this for my Batuu backyard bould

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

Holy mole! Greeblies by the KILO!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

YES!!!

Been away for a minute. Awesome Build!😀

That turned out Really Great!! I can also see the backside as you did but Also as Terrain for Scifi miniatures filmmaking and tabletop gaming terrain. On my budget pretty much worth with recycling and dollar store electronics to make my stuff. I'm putting together a DIY lighting system which includes battery operated LEDs with the remote control for $4 a piece. It works for what I need them to do in a practically No Budget sense. You may have seen on the makers page on FB that I made a Blaster out of foam that resembles Robocop's Auto-9. Down the road I'll be using clear plastic recycling to make Buildings that light up. As I slowly work my way towards making my fan film, I'm figuring out how to pull off the shots I need with what I can buy and use from recycling. SO with that in mind Brian, I would like to Humbly Offer up a CHALLENGE for you. Purely for Fun. As your Room Build is the interior of your Smugglers Spaceship, you're Gonna Need a FUEL INPUT Port or even a Atosmhere DUCT Cleaning Access port. In other words an Oversized PLUG. Pick Your WIDTH for Size, Where in your Spaceship would you see a Spaceport Crew Drag a Large Hose in and Plug it inside. Could be for FUEL, Electricity, Water, and Any Other Liquids your ship would Require topping up like when at a gas station. Part of the Beauty of Star Wars and its inspiration in all your work is bringing that fictional world into your reality in Homage as much as in Play. And we all watch because you Revel in it and that enthusiasm comes across in your work and your videos in general. I'm Reconnecting with my own Creative side, it's not easy as I'm working through a lot to do so. Part of running a YT channel is the pressure to produce content and that might come a tad slower than those pressures do. It can throw you off track. So do something even Simpler than this piece here. Sometimes for a Space ship set, ya just need a Logical Space Filler to get another Piece DONE. So Find a Space Close to the FLOOR where attention doesnt always get paid to as usually anything below the knees gets ignored outside of wide shots. Space ships are chock full of details and Space is at a Premium. Now play with your imagination bub! You've done the Large accessish port thingy on the main prop machinery wall. You Could make a Book Nook art piece amd build it from what we saw in the Mandalorian when Din has Grogu in the guts of the ship trying to set red and blue wires into their proper sockets. You could in your personal Star Wars sumgglers story have a Babu Frik sized mechanic as apart of your crew, and build a BOOK NOOK like Insert to Shove into a spot somewhere that you might Miss upon first pass but Discover later as you go along. Hidden Treats bub. Space Bugs. Rodents. Pets even. You've Immense Potential that Doesnt Require your Power Tools to the same extent. Much of what you've made comes from that Builders Mindset. Carpentry all kf it. Immense Skills amd Talent being bent towards this Amazing project. Perhaps among other things to think about is How to Think About them. Cosplayers come at it from a different angle. Miniature Gamers from Another. Professional Model makers and Toy Photographers from others. "Judge me by my size do you?" "You must Unlearn what you have learned." Yoda said this to Luke to Open Up his Mind to the Greater Realities the Minor Demomstrations Alluded towards with the Force. Take a look at a 2 liter bottle of soda pop. Now...how many different Sci Fi Things can you Think of Making just Looking at That Shape? Me, I see a Spaceship, buildings for a cityscape or skyline. I see high pressure canisters. I see Large Batteries or Cannon Shells. I see a Gravity Fed series of Chemical Vats for a Laboratory that can be line fed to another Fake machine. I see Pneumatic Messaging canisters like from the 1920s but scifi updated. I see a Escape Pod. I see plastic I can use a window panels and Broken Glass for miniatures... Clear plastic packaging of All sizes, strung with lights from within, then dressed up with bits and precise pin scratch through the cover paint and Voila high tech Panel for the interior of a complex computer or laid flat as a miniature complex, industrial or research. Part of the frustrations you've been having might be alleviated by checking out the different ways people are making their Star Wars stuff and maybe you could apply that to your list of Inspiration. Your characters are Mando Smugglers after all SO...do a series of PROPS that are SMUGGLERS CONTRABAND items from the Star Wars universe. What might a Suitvase Sized Warp Drive look like? As if it were a Cartridge type install. I imagine the Warp drive from the Phantom Menace shrunk down to a manageable size for your build would be More than Appropriate. Emergency Breathing Gear like Han had on the Falcon in ESB. Fire Extinguishers! What would they look like? Is there already an example besides a Hose nozzle from R2? My challenge is simple. Make a MUNDANE item for your ship. Something small, something Simple. Like Anything suggested above. For example. The Pop Bottle. Easy enough to turn it into a prop. I would coat the inside of the bottle with a layer of epoxy to straighten it and then some pebbles about an inch or two deep with more epoxy to give the Gas Canister some weight.then permanently glue the cap on stylized a Greeblie cover for the bottle cap so it looks like a functioning gas canister, gently sand the plastic exterior of the bottle with a fine grit so primer and paint with stick better. And then paint layers to give it the right look, wear tear and grime, then Flat spray Seal it. And Voila one or more specialized Gas Canisters. No lights, no power, no electricity no sound FX. Just a Space Filling Prop that helps give that space more of the Illusion of a spaceship interior.

Nice creative solution, awesome work 👏👏

Love it!! Need to add some stuff to own office. Thanks for the inspiration!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

You bet! Thanks for watching!

Brilliant and d simple

freakin' brilliant!!!!

Homie Depot!!! Love it. I wonder what's on battu now.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

LOL!!!

I appreciate the simple but awesome builds! Keep on pressing on!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

I liked the new editing style, incorporating the selection of the tools into the build montage. The music was on point as well

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, lots of complaints on it, but we had so much fun. Glad you liked it.

@GCubedProductions

2 жыл бұрын

I get it, Change is hard to accept. But if we don’t change we won’t grow. I like that the channel keeps trying different things to grow

Pretty sweet.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awsome thanks for sharing

Very nice, simple and effective

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

just a idea, i think you should make a button connecting all the lights and when you press it a alarm go off and all the light turn red and start blinking

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Love it Scatey! We actually have an automation system that we will be installing, and that will allow us to control these lights. So we can totally have an “alarm” setting. Maybe an “Empire is attacking” settin 🤔

I loved the creativity and the subtle cool edits and filming of this episode! Nice video!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

You are awesome brother.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Awesome as always!,,

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This looks like a project that I might be able to duplicate! And, the end result is fantastic!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Go for it! You could have so much fun adding things to this!

Looks great!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank!

It looks so cool!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Looks great!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What an amazing idea

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Love the video! As a fellow filmmaker and glasses user, using a circular polarizer filter on your camera lens will help get some of that glare to go away! Hope this helps!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

thanks

What an incredible build!! I loved it.) Your like Tim the toolman taylor!! Yikes!! Fancy tools brother.. hate those sand monsters. Love my greeblies!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Ha!! That's hilarious!

Looks great

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

So good 😊 💡

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

Groovy build

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very cool man, also great idea to pick something that you can replicate easy!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

much appreciated!

Great project ! Looks great 👍

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

very cool idea!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

great video . . . I love it !

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

These light fixtures give me a transportation or teleportation room feel to me, I think that's pretty cool

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

Man you always amaze me! The things you come up with and when you opened that box of hard drive parts that was Awesome Geekness! Thanks for the video! LLAP

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Hard Drive Motors make the Geek world go round my friend!

@BrucesWorldofStuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom :-D

Yep. That was awesome! I will have to steal this one for sure!! Great job as always!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Please do! Thank you very much!

looks amazing Brian!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

That's a great idea and it turned out well! Weathering makes all the difference!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud! Appreciate it!

This man has an army of drills

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

nah . . . just a couple

Another great video to watch over my morning coffee! This one has given me some ideas for my upcoming home office build!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for watching!

Another great project Brian. Love how the room is coming together finally. I can't wait to see it finished. I'm so jealous 😫. Lol

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Keith, a long way to go, but so glad to be back working on it!

I just found your channel last month. I am completely blown away and inspired by your builds. I learn so much from you. Looking forward to your next vid.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So much appreciated

I’ve been waiting for the next video!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

Brian, this is such a great idea! I'm going to borrow this one... Thanks for sharing!! LOL Love the channel... and love you guys!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you are excited!

Had me laughing... this is pretty sweet though... Glad you're back!!!!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, Thank you!

You need some Woofers now

Brilliant prop and the editing techniques did not go unnoticed, awesome work as always my friend...

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bud! Really appreciated!

Zero dislikes. That’s what I’m talkin about

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

I know right?? So exciting. The Trolls haven't come out yet! LOL

You could have used a window flower box. Not as fancy as yours but it would work.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

yep, you sure could use something like that.

Good stuff... I think it's a great idea to do more straight forward builds like this as it's something anyone can do... and it helps show how any number of objects at can be repurposed into a build.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

glad you liked it!

Nice easy build! You have an eye for those galactic greeblies at home depot! Also my wife said to thank you for taking some time off because I got some of the more earthly tasks done around the house. :)

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Tell your wife we hope she enjoyed it . . . because the next few months are going to be taking your away from those "honey-do" lists ;)

COOL FIXTURE!!! Hey Brian after looking at the fixture awhile I realized I've seen this shape before. Have you seen the movie MOON ? I think they used the same drain fixture for the moon base miniatures. They would be the connecting tunnels to the buildings. Check it out.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

whoa! I have seen that movie but it's been a long time. I need to got back and watch it again!

love that! how did you make the rectangle "baffle" padded beige things

@TheSmugglersRoom

Жыл бұрын

Hi Lori. Sorry, not sure I am recognizing what you mean about beige thing?

Idea. Put 4 of the drains in line pointed up down up down, with every other one pointing like this and the others with the light coming down through the grate

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

That would be a cool idea.

Welcome back.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks, Brian. I have 6 of these at work we only need the grate parts from them & I couldn't figure what to do with them You just gave me a perfect idea of what to do with them. I would like to send you pictures after they are done where would I senf=d them. Thanks, John

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! You can tag us on places like Instagram, Twitter, FB, or if you are not on those platforms you can email us at info@thesmugglersroom.net

Heh. Welcome to the world of Making, Brian. :)

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

was I not in the making world before???

@lynnmakes

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom Oh, you were, but from what I've seen, some Makers tend to flit from project to project. How long did it take for Bob at ILTMS to get R2-D2 to a "convention ready" minimum state? 2-3 years?

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

@@lynnmakes I believe that has a lot to do with keeping large scale projects fresh, and your interests going. I’ve known droid makers that build their droids for many years. Always adding or improving. I also take on other projects as a way to improve my skills on a smaller scale, and then move back into a large project. At the end of the day, as long as you are happy making, it’s all good.

Very nice! I wonder if you could reverse this fixture for a more spot light look. For a studio/streaming setup.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

You totally could, an that would work!

I'm new to your channel, I just started from the beginning so got alot of catching upto do ha ha. Your channel is perfection, I like everything from the way the videos are shot and structured to the content. Some of it is mindblowing stuff and both the video work and the content looks very professional. I'm loving it.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Alex, that means the world to us!

@GarlandLym

2 жыл бұрын

I remember that moment. You are in for a great ride. Before you know it, you’ll be building your own room. Lol

Hard Drive Motor Lot 😱 Talk dirty to me Brian 😅

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

LOL!!!!

Space get er done....

Any ideas on building a desk? I finally have my home office and been thinking about a Star Wars theme desk.

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

funny enough Sandy . . . we are going to be working on a SciFi office.

Looks fantastic, have you considered gutters? Close to the same profile, but costs less and comes in 10' lengths. Using your laser to cut profiled ribs,...

@TheSmugglersRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we might have to check that out