GONK!
This is the GNK Droid from the Lars Homestead as seen in A New Hope. It’s only in the movie for like 3 seconds, but it’s unique from other GNK Power Droids in the movies. I modeled it for my Lars Homestead Diorama. This is a multi-part print designed to be super-glued together. Several parts are very fragile and require care when slicing. The Sensors have a thin cable between the 2 side boxes and the Light has a short thin tube that connects to a hole in the top of the tank.
Assembly
Assembling the droid should be pretty self explanatory for the glue-on parts, There are holes for the Sensors and Light and a recess on the back for the tank and then the top shell slides into the bottom.
The legs require some explanation. There are 3 pairs of legs, standing straight, stepping forward and stepping backwards. They are designed to be mixed and matched, but the legs are asymmetrical and have a left and right for each pair. Cut a 3mm diameter acrylic or plastic rod to 30mm in length. First, slide a left leg and a right leg on the rod, and then you insert the leg assembly through the large square hole in the Bottom shell to fit snugly into 2 C-Channels. Some twisting may be required to get the leg assembly into proper position. You can glue them in, but with the three droids I printed, they are snug enough to hold the body either straight or leaned forward or backward without glue.
Leg pairing options:
- Left Step Forward : Right Step Backward
- Left Step Forward : Right Straight
- Left Straight : Right Step Backward
- Left Straight : Right Step forward
- Left Straight : Right Straight
- Left Step Backward : Right Step Forward
- Left Step Backward : Right Straight
You shouldn’t use both forward or both backward legs together, as your GNK will stop GONKing.
Tags: Complete, GONK!, Tatooine
