Imperial Probe Droid from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Thanks for the support!  I hope everyone that wants this model can make one for themselves someday, either with a kit, or by gathering parts and info from this page.  Have a great weekend.

Search for these update titles in this order for the assembly sequence:

1. All your base are belong to us
2. Rock That Body
3. Manipulator 1
4. Manipulators 2 & 3
5. Manipulators 4 & 5
6. Head Part I
7. Head Part II
8. Finish Him!

I should have formatted these instructions totally backwards, so that it would be easier to scroll upwards from STEP 1 to STEP 106.  As it is now, you'll have to look through the previous updates for the previous steps, scroll down, scroll up, scroll down, scroll up, etc.  Sorry about that.

STEP 106

Check earlier updates for previous steps.  Green elements can be any color (and may not be available in green).

STEP 89
STEP 90 STEP 91STEP 92STEP 93STEP 94STEP 95STEP 96STEP 97STEP 98STEP 99STEP 100STEP 101STEP 102STEP 103STEP 104STEP 105

Check earlier updates for previous steps.  Green elements can be any color (and may not be available in green).

STEP 72STEP 73 STEP 74STEP 75STEP 76STEP 77STEP 78STEP 79

STEP 80STEP 81STEP 82STEP 83STEP 84STEP 85STEP 86STEP 87STEP 88

Make two more manipulators, same parts, but mirror images of each other:

STEP 55STEP 56 STEP 57STEP 58STEP 59STEP 60STEP 70STEP 71

Make two manipulators, same parts, but mirror images of each other:

STEP 46STEP 47
STEP 48STEP 49STEP 50STEP 51STEP 52STEP 53STEP 54

STEP 37STEP 38 STEP 39STEP 40STEP 41STEP 42STEP 43STEP 44STEP 45

STEP 7STEP 8STEP 9STEP 10 (OOPS! These parts don't exist in black.  You can use a light bluish grey brick, or a couple of 1x1 bricks with one stud on the side, instead.)STEP 11STEP 12STEP 13STEP 14STEP 15STEP 16

STEP 17, Turn it over...

STEP 18STEP 19STEP 20STEP 21STEP 22STEP 23STEP 24STEP 25STEP 26STEP 27Set the main body assembly aside, and let's put together the body side detail:

STEP 28

STEP 29STEP 30STEP 31STEP 32STEP 33, Make three more of these assemblies.  They will attach to the body similarly.

STEP 34, Attach the side detail and wrap it around the body.STEP 35, Repeat three more times to complete the side detailing:
STEP 36, Cap it off with the clear piece that was painted black on the underside:

In these instructions, the GREEN elements can be any color, since they are hidden from view.

STEP 1

STEP 2STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5STEP 6