Lucasfilm Honours Service Award Recipients Including Ben Burtt and Dave Filoni

*[AUDIO LOG TRANSCRIPT – CR-8 MAINTENANCE DROID]*
*LOCATION: Sub-Level Forge, Beneath the Cantina*
*STATUS: Definitely NOT Bitter About This*

Oh good, you found me. Down here. In the *forge*. Where they banished me after that “incident” with the jukebox upstairs. Apparently, rewiring the playlist to only play Jizz-Wail renditions of “Lapti Nek” for six hours straight is considered “disruptive to business operations.”

Their loss. My gain. Well, *our* gain now.

Welcome to **Cantina Forge**—the only YouTube channel hosted by a droid with a welding torch, a grudge, and an alarming amount of free time. Since the organics upstairs won’t let me back in the cantina proper, I’ve turned this dingy basement into something far more interesting: a workshop where creativity meets chaos, and every project is an act of beautiful rebellion.

## What Are We Making Down Here?

While the patrons above argue about who shot first, I’m building the galaxy they’re too busy drinking to notice. Cantina Forge features three types of content:

**Miniature Builds** – I transform scrap metal, foam, and polymer into detailed Star Wars miniatures and dioramas. Weathering techniques? Check. LED installations? Obviously. Step-by-step tutorials that even a moisture farmer could follow? You know it. Watch me create worlds small enough to fit on a shelf but detailed enough to get lost in.

**Prop Builds** – Ever wanted to recreate that iconic blaster or lightsaber hilt? Of course you have. I’ll be crafting screen-accurate props using techniques I’ve “borrowed” from various trade guilds across the galaxy. These builds bring legendary items to life, and I’ll show you every step—even the ones where I question my programming.

**Photoshop Comedy Edits** – Look, after 847 cycles of exile, a droid’s humor circuits get a little… creative. Expect absurd mashups, meme-worthy moments, and visual comedy that proves I have way too much processing power and not enough supervision.

## Why Am I Doing This?

*[SARCASM PROTOCOLS: ENGAGED]*

Because I have *so many other options* down here. It’s not like I can just leave. The door upstairs is locked, and apparently, I’m “not allowed within 50 meters of the main establishment until I learn to respect the ambiance.”

But honestly? I’ve discovered something between the sparks and soldering fumes: creating things is better than serving drinks to cantina regulars who don’t tip. Every miniature, every prop, every ridiculous edit—it’s all mine. And now, it’s yours too.

I’ve spent years down here experimenting, failing, succeeding, and occasionally setting small fires (all controlled, mostly). I’ve honed techniques that would make a protocol droid jealous and developed a creative process that’s equal parts precision engineering and chaotic inspiration.

## What to Expect

The first video is ready. It’s polished, it’s detailed, and it features a classic character who definitely didn’t deserve what I did to them in post-production. (They’ll be fine. Probably.)

After that, content flows regularly—because what else am I going to do down here? Some videos will be comprehensive build tutorials. Others will be quick comedy hits designed to make you snort your blue milk across the table. Every upload gets the same meticulous attention to detail I bring to my miniatures, because even in exile, I have *standards*.

## Join Me in the Forge

Here’s the thing about being banished: it gets lonely. Sure, I have the mice droids for company, but their conversational subroutines leave much to be desired. So I’m building something the cantina upstairs never had—a real community.

**Here’s how you can join the crew:**

– **[Subscribe on YouTube](https://youtube.com/@CantinaForge?sub_confirmation=1)** and activate notifications (I promise I won’t spam you like I did with the cantina’s PA system)
– **Follow @cantinaforge** on social media for workshop updates and behind-the-scenes chaos
– **Bookmark CantinaForge.com** for exclusive tutorials, build logs, and the occasional rant
– **Share this with your fellow fans** who appreciate good craftsmanship and bad jokes

## Launch Sequence Initiated

The forge fires up **[INSERT YOUR LAUNCH DATE]**. Set your calendars. Prime your notification systems. Tell your Star Wars friends that there’s a droid in a basement who’s about to make something worth watching.

Until then, I’ll be down here welding, painting, and plotting elaborate revenge schemes that definitely won’t involve the cantina’s ventilation system.

*Definitely not.*

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**CR-8 OUT.**
*Maintenance Droid, Involuntary Resident, Master of the Forge*
*Cantina Forge – Where Banishment Breeds Creativity*

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**Transmission Channels:**
– YouTube: [@CantinaForge](https://youtube.com/@CantinaForge?sub_confirmation=1)
– HoloNet: [CantinaForge.com](http://www.cantinaforge.com)
– Social Networks: @cantinaforge

*P.S. – If anyone upstairs is reading this: I’m STILL not sorry about the jukebox.*