Ball Shell Parts

Star Wars EP7 BB-8 Droid VERSION 2

This page is the ball cosmetics, check out the main project index for the rest.

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I’ve 3D printed frame sides for the main ball which I can stick panels onto:

. Two of the panels will have opening sections so they have complete at the sides where the droid never drives. The rest over lap the barrel:

I formed panels from sheets of 2mm foam PVC board and cut the sections out, check out the video above for more info:

The panels were glued on with Gorilla Glue:

Next comes the details on the middle of the panels. These are marked and scored, masked and painted:

I’ve made the removable able to open, with one servo on each:

I’m using a slip ring on each side to convey power and data to the ball, also some connecters so I can remove the two main access panels. Each panel will have two Neopixel LEDs installed: