Circle City Droids

Circle City Droids Welcome to Circle City Droid Builders! We are droid builders located in and around Indianapolis, Indiana.

Follow us along our droid journey and see us in person at an event near you!

03/02/2026

Check it out! Look sir, droids!

R2-SK and R2-KT 42 all ready for the Pacers Star Wars night!
03/01/2026

R2-SK and R2-KT 42 all ready for the Pacers Star Wars night!

Come see us today at the Carmel 3D Printing expo today!
02/28/2026

Come see us today at the Carmel 3D Printing expo today!

Hello from Circle City Droids!Builders have been building droids, specifically astromechs, or R2 units, since the late 9...
02/27/2026

Hello from Circle City Droids!

Builders have been building droids, specifically astromechs, or R2 units, since the late 90s.

Indianapolis has played a key role in the early days of droid building and has had several area builders over the last 25+ years.

We started Circle City Droids to bring these area builders together and encourage new builders to join in this challenging and rewarding hobby.

My first build, below, is R5-A2, who was originally seen in the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, in the Mos Eisley scene where Luke and Ben are briefly interogated by stormtroopers. Blink, and you’ll miss him.

R5 is a mixed media build. His body frame and legs are wood. His body skins are aluminum. His details are a mixture of resin cast, 3D prints, and aluminum. His foot shells are steel and his head, or dome, is made of sheet plastic (styrene).

He currently runs on scooter motors in his feet, a carseat motor to move his head, and a tool battery to power everything. I also use a bluetooth speaker for his “voice”. Everything is controlled through an RC transmitter.

Welcome to Circle City Droids! We like to build droids here and share them with the world! If you are around Indianapoli...
02/23/2026

Welcome to Circle City Droids! We like to build droids here and share them with the world! If you are around Indianapolis area you might even get to see us in person!

We’d like to introduce you to Chopper, he is a printed droid running Kyber control system.

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425 E Main St
Carmel, IN
46032

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