Cardboard Lifesize Battle Droid From Star Wars

by Philippe-C

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Intro: Cardboard Lifesize Battle Droid From Star Wars

Hi !

Have you ever dreamed having a real battle droid in your house ? YES, today i'll show you step by step how i realised a lifesize battle droid, made with cardboards. I invite you to paint your own B.D. at the end, i didn't do it on mine because of time, sorry !

+ I don't have many pictures because i realised it a year ago, and didn't thought of creating a tutorial, so... Here is most of the pictures i have !

I realised it in three weeks, take your time !

STEP 1: First Part : the Head

For this part only, i used paper mache for the front of the head. Take aluminium paper and make the form of the round part. After that, add paper mache all over. Wait for it to be dry. Draw on cardboard the design on the head, cut it and glue it on the paper mache.

Make the back of the head round and add cylinders cut in two part, on sides.

Always add little details with little pieces of cardboard, like on the side's antennas. Add volume and details you see on reference pictures.

STEP 2: Part Two : the Body

You will have to modify a simple box, make it round on the front, add volume for the torso. This is the most simple part of all the droid. Cut your box in two parts, make one smaller and put it in. You will have to fill the holes with pieces of cardboard.

Under the torso, add the second part of the body. Draw the same profil two times and glue both parts to a strip of cardboard. Keep the body stable and upright.

We forgot something ! The neck, i invite you to follow the reference pictures in the next step. It's symmetrical parts that join head and body. GLUE IT.

STEP 3: Part Three : Arms and "hands"

I invite you to put a pipe (metal, plastic,..) inside the body, that will be attached to the right and left arms, and goes through the torso.

Follow the reference pictures for the design of the arms. You only have to know that you need to put all the forms in volume. You can add multiple layers of cardboards for create the volume or make 3d parts.

Make the hands apart with only three "fingers" and glue all the hand to the arm.

On the pictures i can move the up and down of the arms, because i just join the two parts of arm with a screw and nut.

STEP 4: Part Four : Legs

This is the most long part, create same two legs with exact details. This is only little boxes that i modified to be more robotic, i used reference pictures for it. Once again i can move legs because i made it in two parts, and join them with screws and nuts. The lower leg looks like a real human calf.

Add pipe (aluminium, plastic, ..) inside the hip to join right and left legs.

Add details if you see some !

STEP 5: Finished !

Finally you can look and paint your lifesize battle droid ! The size of it finished, is approximately 1.90m.

Expose it ! Add it guns ! Add it accessories !

And have fun to craft it :D !

13 Comments

seamster 3 years ago

Super impressive work! : )

artworker 3 years ago

Hang it and make an automated puppet out of it with arduino. Will look awesome.

Arthurmuckles 3 years ago

im the biggest Star Wars fan and like- with this is amazing :D

Philippe-C 3 years ago

If a fan say this so i'm happy 😁 thank youu

RealFX Cosplay 3 years ago

This is amazing! My brother is going to love this!!

Philippe-C 3 years ago

Yeaa thank you ! And have fun to craft this 😁

FernMakes 3 years ago

Wow, that's really cool!