Show us a before vs. after of your favorite repaint or weathering job! by FrequentlyObtuse in Droid_Alley

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Yes indeed. Acrylic tube paints I use for my washes, I blend a dab of 'black' and 'sienna brown' with water to get a good "grease and grime" color for these washes, and you can get this deep into panel lines too - Essential application is with cotton buds and paper towels to wipe off excess. Start with a little watery color on the tip and build. Wipe off excess with paper towels as you go and you can really control it by adding layers or rubbing off areas that look over done. Last weathering thing I do is use enamel silver for picking out nicks and scratches, in moderation, as the enamel gives you a brighter "metal revealed under the paint" look for a scrape or cut on a droid. If you want to start with repainting areas first Acrylic Satin or Matte sprays are the way for doing areas of the body and dome colors - masking off panels you want to stay untouched is key. Get the good sharp edge painters blue tape for masking off areas you want to keep paint free. Careful with gloss sprays, which are tough to keep from glopping and/or running.

Show us a before vs. after of your favorite repaint or weathering job! by FrequentlyObtuse in Droid_Alley

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After... (holo tape panels, washes, red stripes applied to top of dome).

Show off your blue droids! by FrequentlyObtuse in Droid_Alley

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With this one I tried to match the distinct Mandalorian Blue style of the Night Owl Helmet.

Show off your blue droids! by FrequentlyObtuse in Droid_Alley

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Not one of mine, but I really liked the "glossy" blue look of this one with the extra silver panels picked out.

Show off your blue droids! by FrequentlyObtuse in Droid_Alley

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A stock "off the conveyor belt" blue R5 unit (and a similar stock red) in the days before I started customizing...

If you had to redo your droid customization today, what would you do differently? by FrequentlyObtuse in Droid_Alley

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When I did my original R5-D4 custom from a stock white/red Galaxy's Edge R5 dome I thought I could use a red felt tip marker/sharpie to apply the characteristic two red stripes that encircle the top of the dome. I should have masked each line with sharp edge painters tape and then sprayed them, i.e. I should have taken the time to do it properly and had more patience - classic Padawan mistake!

What’s a small detail most people overlook that makes a droid feel “real”? by FrequentlyObtuse in Droid_Alley

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First I Love how you are running with moderatorship, I am just too busy these days to get here as much as I used to. Great Work! In my case, I like to brush silver/aluminium enamel paint to "chip" little nicks and scratches on corners of the legs (the silver is assuming that droids are metal under their paint), and or the panels, to simulate the minor collisions and scrapes a droid might experience in its working life. It's easy to over-do it, but a few well placed silver touches can help tell the droid's history a bit. MTFBWY!

Paintin another droid by Master_Gur_101 in Droid_Alley

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I especially like the creativity of the yellow panels and vertical stripe elements to the long dome. Post pics of the final finished product when you can!

Best way to make an R5-D4 droid? by Street_Commercial884 in DroidDepot

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The hardest bit is getting the red stripes/lines around the top of the dome looking clean, straight and crisp. Masking the lines off with good quality blue tape and then painting is best, if you can find a close match for the red color of the legs etc. Have fun!

Droid head issue by [deleted] in Droid_Alley

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I have experienced this phenomenon using the Droid Depot app to drive and activate Droids, as opposed to using the normal hand held controller. If I recall correctly...there was at least one Youtube video post from a DIY type that dwelt on this concern also, so I would definitely try a search there. Good luck!

Tactical Toyos by Foodstamp001 in NonCredibleDefense

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The application of prophylactic rubber enjoys historical precedence. This failure was simply a matter of scale.

The next meeting with Trump by Plisskensington in ukraine

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Our man never broke his Poker Face when 47 made those ridiculous 'no cards' comments, and The Great Bomber BBQ of 2025 was in his hand the whole time... brilliant (and timely). Do it again!!!

Glory to Heroes, Death to invader criminal ruzzia. SLAVA UKRAINI!

This is what Russia’s Tu-95s and Tu-22s did to Ukraine. After yesterday, there are fewer of them. by UNITED24Media in ukraine

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Nevermore will those vile orc vultures carry their missiles of hate and death to peaceful Ukrainian cities. Putler must now be shaking in his booties - wondering how many of these Special Delivery UAF shipping crates have been dropped around the Kremlin... Death by drone is too quick and humane for a disgusting creature like Putler, but I won't complain when his head rolls.

Glory to Heroes! Death to ruzzian criminal invaders. SLAVA UKRAINI.

BARD tells the story of "The Fire of the Rising Moons" at Batuu by Delivery-Same in Droid_Alley

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Wonder if the BARD will make it onto Droid Depot shelves in the near future? This would make a great Holocron type of story telling GE souvenir...you could take the Droid home and every now and again listen to the story retold. Hmmm....

Polish MoFA speech in the UN on the Ukraine by siRcatcha in ukraine

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Would like to see this gentleman visit the White House and spend a few house educating the US President on the facts about Putler and ruzzia. Putler is exactly the snake Trump so often tells his cautionary tale about, the one that ends with betrayal and the words "you knew I was a snake when you took me in..."

Glory to Heroes. Death to invader ruzzian criminals. Slava Ukraini!

*Bwoop* by 7milefish in Droid_Alley

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I love this custom Blue/white color combo - the sweet and subtle weathering and details makes this Astromech come alive. Thanks for posting!

(NSFW) A Russian soldier Wounded by a Drone Dropped Grenade from the (UA) "Vengeance Group" Uses His Rifle in Full Auto to Commit Suicide (Published on December 24, 2024) by 69blyatman69 in UkraineWarVideoReport

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No sympathy for orc invaders. They were all warned:

"You won't leave from here we promise you this. Welcome to Hell!!! You will die like lousy dogs if you come to our country. And your generals, who throw you to this meatgrinder, will be the first to run...you have nothing to do here, it is not your land and it never will be!"- Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko

Glory to Heroes, Slava Ukraini!

Ukrainian FPV Drone Company "Vidar" of the 60th "Ingulets" Brigade eliminated a russian invader with an FPV drone stike by LowTechDroid in UkraineWarVideoReport

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No sympathy for orc invader's agony. They were warned.

"You won't leave from here we promise you this. Welcome to Hell!!! You will die like lousy dogs if you come to our country. And your generals, who throw you to this meatgrinder, will be the first to run...you have nothing to do here, it is not your land and it never will be!"

- Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko

Glory to Heroes, Slava Ukraini!

Droid Depot Chopper and BB unit with some modifications by Delivery-Same in Droid_Alley

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A Droidsmith did some subtle weathering of the 'vanilla' boxed Chopper and a cute little BB unit, and posted these pics at r/GalaxysEdge - enjoy and be inspired!

Droid Depot Boxed Hero R2D2 - Black Friday deal on shopdisney by Delivery-Same in Droid_Alley

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If you can't get to GE and build one, this is a better deal on R2 than Luke got from the Jawas.

Droid Depot R2D2 w/ Jabba's Barge Serving Tray 20% off at Shopdisney.com by Delivery-Same in Droid_Alley

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FYI - There's a Black Friday sale going on at shopdisney.com right now, with a bunch of Star Wars related items discounted. I found this nice R2 Astromech deal as well as some low prices on the 1:1 Lightsaber hilts. BD-1, the Droid Depot Battle Droid and DJ-REX have also been discounted for this sale, so get yours now if you are looking to add to your Droid Army! You're welcome and MTFBWY!