Lego!

[jollyg]

Here is the list of Lego pieces required for 1 side as taken from Lego Digital Designer;
63 x BRICK 1X1 - Black
30 x BRICK 1X2 - Black
2 x BRICK 1X2 - Dark Stone Grey
18 x BRICK 1X3 - Black
2 x BRICK 1X3 - Dark Stone Grey
13 x BRICK CORNER 1X2X2 - Black
15 x BRICK 2X2 - Black
1 x BRICK 2X2 - Dark Stone Grey
44 x BRICK 1X4 - Black
1 x BRICK 1X4 - Dark Stone Grey
39 x BRICK 2X3 - Black
25 x BRICK 1X6 - Black
3 x BRICK 1X6 - Dark Stone Grey
69 x BRICK 2X4 - Black
1 x BRICK 2X4 - Dark Stone Grey
16 x BRICK 1X8 - Black
2 x BRICK 1X8 - Dark Stone Grey
37 x BRICK 2X6 - Black
1 x BRICK 2X6 - Dark Stone Grey
28 x BRICK 2X8 - Black
9 x BRICK 2X8 - Dark Stone Grey
12 x BRICK 2X8 - Black
1 x BRICK 2X10 - Black
77 x FLAT TILE 1X1 - Black
8 x FLAT TILE 1X1 - Dark Stone Grey
216 x FLAT TILE 1X2 - Black
13 x FLAT TILE 1X2 - Dark Stone Grey
2 x FLAT TILE 1X3 - Black
1 x FLAT TILE 2X2 - Dark Stone Grey
1 x FLAT TILE 2X4 - Dark Stone Grey

[kresty]

You beat me to it - except you only need Black (make them all black before exporting, the gray are just markers for the cutouts), and the 2x10 is impossible to find so it needs replaced by a 2x6 + 2x4 or such... and the 1x3s are probably really a 1x2 + 1x1 on the real model. The 2x2 and 2x4s should probably also be 1x2's just for consistency. (I missed the 1x3s & 2x2, and the 2x4 is in the cutout area that wasn't in the real model)

It was 3AM, I'm trying to figure out if this board does tables

[kresty]

Prices are Lego Pick-a-Brick online prices, but availability and price can of course change.  I had to install a table plug-in before I could post this

Name	Picture	Quantity	Lego PAB		Notes
BRICK 1X1		63	$0.10	$6.30
BRICK 1X2		32	$0.15	$4.80
BRICK 1X3		20	$0.20	$4.00
BRICK 1X4		45	$0.20	$9.00
BRICK 1X6		28	$0.35	$9.80
BRICK 1X8		18	$0.40	$7.20
BRICK CORNER 1X2x2		13	$0.30	$3.90
BRICK 2x2		16	$0.20	$3.20
BRICK 2x3		39	$0.25	$9.75
BRICK 2x4		71	$0.30	$21.30	includes +1 replace 2x10
BRICK 2X6		39	$0.40	$15.60	includes +1 replace 2x10
BRICK 2X8		49	$0.50	$24.50
BRICK 2X10		1	n/a	n/a	use 2x4 + 2x6
TILE 1X1		87	$0.10	$8.70
TILE 1X2		237	$0.10	$23.70
TILE 1X3		2	$0.20	$0.40	use 1x1 + 1x2
TILE 2X2		1	$0.10	$0.10	use 2 1x2
TILE 2X4		1	$0.30	$0.30	use 4 1x2
Total:		762		$152.55

[kresty]

Don't miss the post http://rebeldroids.net/forum/showthread....69#pid1669 about the greebles, however I did want to share the assembly diagrams (they're in the zip too: http://rebeldroids.net/gallery/displayim...play_media )

All bricks are black.  The dark gray bricks are optional.  Light gray are just to emphasize where tile goes.  Brown is just to show previous steps. You might put the first row on a big plate temporarily to help hold it in place while building.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6
(Bottom row overhangs the previous bits and will need the next layer to secure)

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Step 10

Step 11

[kresty]

For folks making a mold, one idea I was wondering about is making the cover corner bits separate pieces, like this:

The thinking is that this could then be a "cap" that would cover the corner where the sides fit. One could then trim the sides to fit the space available, and then trim the corner to fit.

NOTE: the model is about 2" wider than the existing shell plans! That's around 3 Lego studs on each side!

[kresty]

All of this about the Lego Greebles, but where do they go? The Greebles are recessed in the skirt about 2 bricks + 1 tile. In other words, there's a row of solid brick. Under that is another row where the bricks start staggering. The bottom of the tiles on that row are about flush with the skirt of the Sentry Droid.

(As far as I can tell, there's some error in the photos, but that is close to my memory).

The Lego Greeble Position WRT the Skiert on the Sentry Droid
The Lego is recessed under the skirt. There is a solid row of bricks, and the smooth tiles on the bricks below that row are about flush with the edge of the skirt.

Note that if there isn't enough room, the top row of bricks could either be turned into plates, cut, or perhaps even removed completely.

[Toddo]

Great find on the Lego Shawn, and exciting to see LEGO incorporated into screen-used droids. Excellent work modeling the re-creation!

[kresty]

Great find on the Lego Shawn, and exciting to see LEGO incorporated into screen-used droids.  Excellent work modeling the re-creation!

Thanks   I'm tickled Oliver used Lego - and he didn't even know me then!

[kresty]

I think this is a "good" 3D model.  The repaired STL or the repaired x2 STL 'should' be OK to print - I think.  The obj may also be OK.  The .skp file seems pretty good, however sketchup doesn't always export very well.

http://www.rebeldroids.net/gallery/displ...play_media

[kresty]

Ok, FWIW, I ran the "repaired x2" STL file from the .zip through makerware's slicer and it seems like it'll be printable with that slicer as well. (I had to shrink it). Microsoft 3D Builder also looks like it'd print it.

PS: It's too fat for most beds @ 1:1, however Microsoft 3D Builder does a good job of chopping models in half, you can then reexport the halves to STL for other print software if need be. (It also does a good job or repairing some files.)