Star Wars BB-8 3D Model Print Files

ABOUT THIS 3D MODEL

BB-8 is a nimble and loveable second class astromech droid who became the breakout star of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie. Following its droid colleagues R2-D2 and C-3P0, the sphere-shaped robot powered by pure cuteness won the hearts of fans all across the galaxy! Primarily designed as a Droid to repair starships, BB-8 accompanied T-70 X-wing’s pilot Poe Dameron during his Resistance missions. In the course of the Droid’s adventures, BB-8 proved to be exceptionally robust, versatile and compact. Its free-moving domed head swivels a full 360 degrees, enabling the Droid to look up, down and all around. Boasting a complete range of motion, BB-8 can change its direction pretty much instantly. In addition to that, each tool-bay disk embedded into BB-8’s round body contains a tool, like a grappling line, a lighter, a circular saw, or an electric arc welder, etc. which always come in handy when fleeing the danger, or getting the Droid’s friends out of a jam. Our contributing 3D artist mentioned that he spent circa 95 hours working on the project, in order to “roll out” the perfect astromech Droid for all SW fans to enjoy. The author of the droid model for 3D printing made sure to carefully emphasise all the distinct lines and details that the body of the ball-like robot is adorned with. Naturally, BB-8 for 3D printing is equipped with a set of tools that can be displayed sticking out of the Droid’s many panels. The model comes with a special stand that gives you a free hand in displaying your very own 3D printed BB-8 model as if in motion. A unique orange and white BB-8 is a very special Droid whose personality makes it impossible not to fall in love with the robot. Now the friendly little astromech droid is ready to roll into your collection! 

ADAPTATION FOR 3D PRINTING

BB-8 model for 3D printing is an articulated action assembly model and its moderation and adaptation for different types of 3D printers took Gambody team 28 hours in total. For you to receive the cleanest 3D printing result possible and to minimize the amount of filament needed for generated support the Droid model was cut along the contour of its disks and divided into many assembly parts, e.g. its antennas, body access covers, tools, holographic units, body panels, etc. are provided as separate STL files. The lenses of BB-8’s holographic projectors are provided separately and can be printed with transparent filament. There can be found special tunnels throughout the hollow body of the Droid that were designed by our team for you to easily introduce LED wiring for illumination of the model. The assembly of some of BB-8’s parts requires additional “pins”. These pins do not come in STL files as well but can be made out of short pieces of regular 1.75 PLA. All assembly parts are provided in STL files in recommended positions that were worked out in order to ensure the smoothness of the details’ surfaces after printing and so that the 3D printing beginners won't face difficulties when placing the parts on a build plate. There are two variants of the platform for you to choose from - a solid base for the owners of 3D printers with large build plates, and a split platform.

The model is saved in STL files, a format supported by most 3D printers. All STL files for 3D printing have been checked in Netfabb and no errors were shown.

The model's scale was calculated from BB-8​​​'s actual height that is 670 mm. The 3D printing model's chosen scale is 1:2 for FFF/FDM version

VERSION SPECIFICATIONS

FFF/FDM 1.0 version features:
- Contains 53 parts;
- A printed model is 391 mm tall, 358 mm wide, 358 mm deep;
- The assembly kit includes lock 53_Ge_lock_10H_x20 to connect the model's parts securely without glue that needs to be printed 20 times;
- BB-8 can be positioned on its special stand at your chosen angle;
- Droid’s head rotates;
- There are removable panels where the “grappling line” (a rope of your choice) can be fastened;
- There are opening panels on the left and rear body access covers;
- This version's assembly requires additional “pins” to secure the parts. These pins do not come in STL files but can be made out of short pieces of regular 1.75 PLA;
- Opened panels can hold various BB-8’s tools: a pair from behind, and a pair on the left tool hemisphere (the left bottom panel can hold either the electric arc welder or the utility arm);
- All tools can move up and down;
- The joints of the utility tools are articulated as well;
- The Droid’s eyes (holographic projectors) are provided as separate assembly parts and can be printed with transparent filament;
- The tunnels throughout Droid’s hollow body allow to hide a battery inside the model and introduce LED wiring to light up the eyes;
- It is highly recommended that you watch "Assembly video" in the photo preview section and read "Assembly Manual" in PDF before assembling the BB-8;
- All parts are divided in such a way that you will print them with the smallest number of support structures.