February 13, 2005
All Death Stars must start with a Floor Base. I decided
to maximise the funds and allow the MOST fans possible
to participate, the basic Hallway would be able to
be constructed with Half a sheet of Foamcore. |
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February 13, 2005
First step, roll out the Mac Tac. This will be supplied
at the show but is basically available at any home
depot type stores in the kitchen counter or paint
sections.
If you can't find any in your area, I do sell it
through the site. Send me an E-mail
for more information.
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February 13, 2005
The cool thing about Mac Tac is that it has a sticky
side already. NO GLUE needed :) just peel the backing
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February 13, 2005
... And apply to the foamcore surface. TADA !!! instant
shiny floor :)
Simply flip the base upside down and trim off the
excess Mac Tac with your X-Acto Knife. Watch out for
the fingers !!! |
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February 13, 2005
Now the back wall is cut on BLACK Foamcore to make
a cleaner seem between decals. The width of this wall
is 7 Decals wide. |
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February 13, 2005
Ah... 20 hours of work so far making Photoshop Decals
- LOL. But aren't they worth the time? :)
These were done freezing the DVD to get the absolute
most accurate Death Star Wall decals ever. |
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February 13, 2005
The cool thing about Decals at the Workshop will
be that YOU get to design the wall panels.
YOU select which Wall units and where to place them
inside your room. This will allow you some creativity
instead of just following specific instructions. Who
wants that ? :P |
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February 13, 2005
I left a gap on the left for the foamcore thickness,
after completing the room, I decided this is not needed.
More on that later.
However the procedure remains the same. Start with
your first Wall panel and make sure it follows the
cut. |
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February 13, 2005
Now repeat with all the other Wall Panels until you
have your completed Rear Wall. |
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February 13, 2005
Flip the foamcore upside down and trim off any excess
Decals to give a flush look to the front of the Diorama. |
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February 13, 2005
So here you can see what a finished Basic Wall will
look like. This is a Difficulty 1 Scene that is perfect
for the kids, beginners or just those who don't have
more then 1 hour or so to spend at the Workshop. |
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February 13, 2005
If you watch Star Wars, you will see the Death Star
ceilings have black and white strips so I cut some
foamcore the depth of the Diorama floor and half of
one Unit. |
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February 13, 2005
Using the Hot Glue gun, I start with aligning the
first piece to the edge of the floor. |
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February 13, 2005
Then, you grab another strip for spacing, and Glue
the other down. Make sure to NOT glue your spacer
or you will be in BIG Poo Poo- LOL. |
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February 13, 2005
This is what your 2 attached pieces should look like
once you remove the spacer strip. Continue on until
you have the entire floor covered ... |
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February 13, 2005
... and looking like this. Now you are ready to flip
it back right side up and stack it on to your other
Death Star Hallways. |
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February 13, 2005
So as you can see, the top dioramas floor now also
acts as the Bottom Dioramas ceiling. |
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February 13, 2005
Only 2 rooms and already i am getting excited :D
Imagine when 500 of these will be side by site and
on top of each other? :) WOW !!! |
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