The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Creative Engineering => Dioramas => Topic started by: DocOutlands on June 03, 2009, 07:52:57 AM
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Here are some viginettes and dioramas showcasing sites and sights from around the sector.
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My youngest called me into her bedroom last night, rather excitedly, to show off her diorama she had made. She wanted me to take a pic of it, too! So, since I took it, I figured I'd share. She then began requesting "big" figures to make more...
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Tell that little gal I have one I want to do the same thing. Me thinks tomorrow might make a good FP story if you will allow it Doc. There are perps on the Internet ofcourse.
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Go for it! She'll love it. 8)
And hey - those whackos out there are why she has ME! fett
(and that's why *I* have Plan B...)
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I love the little dio, Doc! your daughter is a cutie and it's really cool that she is interested in SW.
It sounds like you have got a whole SW family affair going on over there.
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Go for it! She'll love it. 8)
And hey - those whackos out there are why she has ME! fett
(and that's why *I* have Plan B...)
Well then, tell here she is top page tomorrow! Great stuff Doc, I love it when the whole family is involved.
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Right way for the child ;D
Mine have some figures too, I'll make a topic on those tomorrow
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That is so cool.
My kid's first SW figure was R2(gotta start him out right), and then we got him about 20 of the various hero squad type squat figures.
Then a couple weeks ago, for his birthday display, I got twelve of the little squat cobra soldiers, a cobra commander, a zartan, firefly, and placed them all in front of my rattler, he loved it, well, he loved his cake, cobra logo!
Umm, he's one, but I assure you, he loved it!
LOL
Way to go, cute kid, she needs some snowtroopers and an AT-AT, thoug, I think they are finally making a squat one.
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First shot : Darth Hellion figures
Second shot : Darth Furia little dio in a vegetable box with some decals.
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That vegetable box dio is killer, Franck.
For those who don't know, Furia and Hellion, are what Franck calls his two daughters.
Tell them, well done, Franck.
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A TIE Tank??! I'm jealous!!
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Darth Hellion => Elodie, 13 years old
Darth Furia => Noémie, 6 years old
Darth Lilith => Lucie, 10 month old
;D
Some picture with the olders girls are available here : http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=595.0
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A TIE Tank??! I'm jealous!!
;D
I have two others to sell on my shop ;D
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Are they from the SW Miniatures game?
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Yes, unfortunatly, Hasbro did'nt do them for 3 3/4 line :(
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Wouldn't be too difficult to do, given an extra TIE cockpit and some Warhammer 40k Land Raiders...
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Wouldn't be too difficult to do, given an extra TIE cockpit and some Warhammer 40k Land Raiders...
Pic of these land raiders, please?
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Sweet pics Franck. I remember them from that convention you went too.
Before I forget, nice avatar Doc!
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Wouldn't be too difficult to do, given an extra TIE cockpit and some Warhammer 40k Land Raiders...
Pic of these land raiders, please?
you wanna see land raiders clint check my warhammer40k collection vid mate
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Wouldn't be too difficult to do, given an extra TIE cockpit and some Warhammer 40k Land Raiders...
Pic of these land raiders, please?
you wanna see land raiders clint check my warhammer40k collection vid mate
I will look for it, buddy. Have you got a link for us?
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Wouldn't be too difficult to do, given an extra TIE cockpit and some Warhammer 40k Land Raiders...
Pic of these land raiders, please?
you wanna see land raiders clint check my warhammer40k collection vid mate
I will look for it, buddy. Have you got a link for us?
here you go
feature=channel_page
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Now, I see, says the blind man. Very nice! you have a lot of Warhammer figures, there, mate! those land raiders look cool. I watched your hoard/haul video, also. No wonder you are short on coin.
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I downsized my 40k collection by 80 percent and still have 2-3 complete armies, lol, its easy to get out of control.
I have about 5k left in ultras(not counting my 83 man terminator company, in my mind fighting the hivemind at the pole).
I have a nicely painted 3k demon hunters army
And I have my chaos army, which is made up my bitz box and left over marines, chaos kits, etc, I call them "warriors of the pyre"
We should open up a section for miniatures painting/customizing.
I don't play anymore, but I would be down if you guys wanted to add that as part of the boards.
My wife has about 400 boyz in her ork army, we are trying to sell it, but not bites, yet, :)
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i have an entire company of 2nd battle company ultramarines + vehicles + 2 deathwatch killteams+ 4 terminator squads
plus 1/2 a company of dark angels
just under half a company of mortifactors
a good selection of necrons (which are bloody hard to kill! and dangerous.. i have seen 1 necron heavy destroyer take out a land raider+occupants with 1 shot!)
some tau
some dark eldar
plus special characters
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Sounds like a cool idea, guys! Here (http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?board=41.0) would be a good place, In the misc. Non Star Wars collecting board. I would like to see some more pics of this stuff.
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(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/fixer/oops002.jpg)
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(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/fixer/bartan.jpg)
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(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/fixer/letstalk.jpg)
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Those are great,Doc! I love em!
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I really love the image..I've been wanting to put a shot together like that for my photonovel but I don;t have all of the bits and pieces.
Great post Doc.
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Are those the crates and what not you'll be doing for the casting stuff?
Awesome.
Is he hanging out in the booster?
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Yup.
Thankee!
Yes, he is!!
I now understand WHY it felt like I need two boosters. For dio-shots, I need one booster with the right side removed and one with the left side removed. This would allow a MUCH better photography setup.
Ideally, I would be able to remove any given side to allow for photography, but on a quick glance, I don't think the shell is exactly designed for that approach. So, I just start accumulating boosters and pull out ... the DREMEL!!!! And the "tower" from each one I accumulate can be dressed up to represent different rooms around the ship. Nifty!
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Well, you can still have this one, I even have it in a box ready to ship.
Also have a gunship ready to deploy!
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Yer killin me!! I'm definitely interested, but being on unemployment is a bugger.
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Hey, I'm unemployed as well, maybe we should start a support group, :)
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I thought that's what the 'Yards was!!! ;D
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The yards does help me through my Star Wars addiction, yes.
Simon, work has killed me for time and energy, this week so I can't ship yours to you till Monday.
Sorry buddy. Working is a pain too, it seems, but I'm glad to be back.
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Following Luke Sprywalker's examples on RS, I've whipped up a couple of bulk-storage containers.
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looking good Doc. Can't believe I haven't seen this thread till today. I like that shot of Fixer and Bartan too. You are gonna have to make some time to make a fully armed and operational Fixer!
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Yeah, I know. I have four commissions on the bench right now, but after that, I think I'll be revved up and ready to "Fixer-vate"!! What's putting me off on him is the fact I have to do so many non-standard arms. And I can't believe you haven't seen this before, either! Slacker!! fett
;D
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Heh Doc, containers really do turn me on!
I saw a really great post over at Yakface where this guy had used loads of everyday containers, yoghurt pots etc and made some really cool Star Wars stuff for his dio's.
I want to see more!!!
Jules
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That was prolly Sprywalker posting in both places - or I said RS when it was actually Yakface. I'm getting old and forget minor details. I do know I picked his brain MERCILESSLY for the important details on what he used and how he put stuff together. Believe me, I'm working on containers and set-dressing like you won't believe! I'm trying to justify functioning strobelight LEDs in *some*thing, just because they are so KOOL!! The LED strip/tape lighting is far more justifiable, but STROBES!! wow...
You should have seen me roaming the automotive and hardware stores last night... ^-^
"Doc's Field Surgery" has been in full swing today - opening up figs for those four plus a few others I've been plotting. The carnage has been a terrible sight! (I took pics...y'all will soon see!) It affected one of girls so deeply that she ran to her room and ... and ... MADE HER OWN CUSTOM!!! AAAAAAIIIGGGHHH!!!!!!! (got a pic of it, too.)
I'd upload pics, but I got parts cool and dry now, so I gotta get them out and painted.
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I just so hope I can get my daughter into customizing too. I think it is awesome that you are getting your family involved.
I also hope you will start a custom lighting thread in the reference section. I would love to see all the lighting effects you cook up.
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Now there's a good idea!
Let's see those pics, Doc.
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Custom lighting is KEWEL..
I stick lights into everything I can. My Hoth base has lights..
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3521587160_4d220510cb_b.jpg)
Lights in the troop transport & lights in the Endor Platform...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3506379614_30bb9a9264_o.jpg)
Come on Doc, show us the lights!!!
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Here's one I literally threw together in under 15 minutes. I started out with one of two pieces of random packing foam I grabbed from my dad's trash pile a few weeks ago. I thought they had potential. One is sitting on Brendan's shelf as a backdrop for his droid "story-scapes" in its original white. Well, I was outside putting some black basecoat on a few pieces and decided I'd try that darn Krylon Tangerine one more time - this time on the foam. I shot at it in quick puff-bursts from 12"+ away, careful to not let it build up very much in any one spot. I worked over the inside of the piece (I'll post a pic of that in backstage thread) pretty good.
Once inside, I set it on the counter where I do most of my photo-work now and loved how the full-spectrum bulb made it look! Very romantic and homey! I yelled for Keera to bring me her Organa's. Looked good - but was lacking ... PLANTS!! I screamed for legos!! NOW! All four of us sat in the kitchen floor, digging thru two boxes of lego parts looking for plant pieces and anything I could use to stand them up.I ended up with three potted plants, a small tree with vines, and a stray vine hanging down thru the skylight.
So, I want to express my gratitude to Brendan, Keera, and Alanna for their immediate responses to my calls for help and loaner materials. They loaned props, assembled set-dressing, and helped hold up backdrops on a moment's notice to create the following set-piece.
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Sweet scene, Doc!! Nice job to the whole family! That is damn convincing.
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Here's both pieces of foam being used to create a quickie street-scene. I'm going for a more "open-air" look rather than the more typical "walled-in" look. This is in response to some discussion on photonovels over on Yakface. Again, there's a "behind the scenes" followup.
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Both scenes are well photographed and would be ideal for a photo novel. Very simple, quick and effective.
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Exactly! Simple, quick, and effective are the key - esp. for those of us who aren't photoshop wizards. 8) Jules, if you've followed Chewie's Chapter 29, you know what I'm going for - capturing a feeling of being outside with plenty of space around the viewer. I'm thinking there's a way to align set walls to evoke that. Thus, tonight's experiments. I've got one more I'm fixing to post. Y'all tell me if my approaches are working to capture that "outside" feeling.
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Here's the other approach - an exterior corner with the walls moving away from the viewer.
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Good sense of perspective in that last one.
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Doc, the angles are perfect. If you need any help with photoshopping backdrops, or if you need any reference images for backgrounds let me know.
Jules
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Those outdoors shot remind me of KOTOR, on that first planet.
Crap, I really need to go back and play that again, :)
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Y'all knew I was gonna post some pics, since I got my new IFT today...
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Doc, shot number 1 is right on the money....
I've tried different lighting but in this case the strong blue light exagerates the Polistyrene.
I really like the depth of field.
Jules
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Yep, I like that first shot also. A couple of small colored LEDs on the tank would have made it over the top.
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For what it's worth, I agree shot 1 is the better of the two. I think I know how to improve #2...one day I might set it up.
Oh, and I didn't have time to play with any tank lighting! But yeah - that'd be an insane shot, with a couple of small spotlights searching out rebels, or driving lights picking out the street ahead...
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Here's some shots of the painted styro with some Action Fleet and MicroMachine figs. I'm playing at changing the size of the buildings by changing the size of the fig's used. Eventually, I plan to add in some full-sized fig's as well as the other two sizes.
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Doc, the angles are perfect. If you need any help with photoshopping backdrops, or if you need any reference images for backgrounds let me know.
Jules
Count on it!! ;D
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A couple of small colored LEDs on the tank would have made it over the top.
I went with four... one in the bottom of the turret, one in the cockpit, and two in the nose.
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Sweet, I love that lighting in the new tank. Love it.
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Now that's what I'm talking about! Nice job, doc!
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The color of the light put out by those "champaigne lights" kinda varies from white to blue-ish. I tried to put the bluer lights inside and the whiter ones outside, for display screens and headlights.
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That is very cool.
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doc that is a work of art
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Got the Joe shuttle booster in yesterday. Discovered the IFT fits into the cargo bay *perfectly* if the floor detail piece is removed...
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assault lander.. . now I get it.
Not a bad idea, :)
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Nice!
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Couple of in-action/dio pics inside the lander...
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Some quick test-shots I made today for an ongoing project...
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The pics are just test-shots for how the windows/wall panels work, btw. The lighting sucks, but with the panels printed just on typing paper, going outside for stronger light was out of the question. I can already identify some additions and improvements I need to make - the primary one being the addition of a second story for a wider picture. I'll be mounting the panels on foamcore, most likely. I highly recommend Jules' use of that full-sheet shipping label - printing them out on straight typing paper is just...ineffectual. I plan on getting some labels once I am satisfied with my wall design - more in a sec on that - and applying them to either foamcore or possibly to a "For Sale" sign (ie, sheet styrene).
Wall design - I found this as a texture option in my PrintMaster program we'd installed ages ago. I think its tiling is a bit too obvious. Would be nice if I can figure out how to add tiles to the texturing selections.
There are a number of details yet to be added - awnings over the windows, the front door (gaping white panel), a sidewalk, signage, and so forth. I'd like to back out a touch and add in a bit of a building corner, as well as an upper story that includes a balcony along the length. I think I'll nix the Troop Transport, as I think it is too tall and hides too much of the building behind it. A detail that struck me the other day while roaming home-improvement aisles... window weatherstripping. The stuff is available on self-adhesive rolls in a number of different profiles. I want one profile for running along the bottom of the wall to hide the seam between wall and ground and another profile running along the top of the first-floor wall, where the design changes from the bricks to ... whatever else I opt for.
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Got your pm, buddy and I'm in awe of what you're doing here. These test shots are spot on, set wise. I really dig you're going through such great lengths and more to help me out :)
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Hey, it is for a most worthy cause! I'm making progress now that had stymied me earlier, so keep an eye out as I start making changes and improvements.
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Doc, just catching up with your post, I'm intrigued to know what the project is that you are working on...I'd better keep checking on to find out!
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i get the impression that this is gonna be huuuuuuge!!
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Yeah, it will be - and it's my own fault. There was the simple request for some pics of a speeder from a particular angle... and I got carried away.
But it's gonna look DAMN cool when I finish!!! Finding that texture option was a major boost.
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Moving some of my recent posts out of my blog and into dioramas. I got to looking and realized dang - they really *were* dio's!
First up, I bought a couple of chunks of concrete pavers in red - one slab and one scalloped.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/scopin.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/scopin2.jpg)
And then there's the cargo pods Psyclone lent me to use as masters for molds:
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/boxes1.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/boxes2.jpg)
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During Naloomi's Workshop sale, I picked up some "one-casts" of two different sizes of industrial piping.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/pipes.jpg)
Here, I've tied together several elements from Nal - the piping up the side of the soda-tank, the black "med-bay pillar," two gray "power nodes," and some small barrels that you really can't see back there.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/girltalk.jpg)
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One of the molds I bought was for making metal girders. I tried putting a few together and then started playing about with some forced perspective shots. There's an overhead view of the entire set posted in my "Backstage" thread in this same forum.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/girders3.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/girders2s.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/girders.jpg)
(eta - fixed pic)
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Here's the final two shots where I really started working on the forced perspective...
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/DSCF1564s.jpg)
I think I like this one best...
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/DSCF1565s.jpg)
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Doc, I love those last two images, they tell a story on their own.
Also please stop showing us all of that lovely cargo stuff, it's obscene.... pawn for Star Wars geeks that's what it is...sheer exploitation :).
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Whetting the appetites, my friend... whetting the appetites.
The glorious thing is, I have MOLDS for most of it!! Yes! I can make casts of almost everything in my pics! Some of it I even have resale authorization for (but if I make them for myself and then trade my own stuff for, saaaaaay, figures...well...) :D
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I need some of that piping for my dio. That stuff is cool
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Since I don't have the piping molds, I'm pointing folks to http://www.nalsworkshop.com for them. In fact, if you go to this page (http://"http://www.nalsworkshop.com/single-casts-scifi-c-1_2.html?osCsid=9kodiaovei7m4hg44opb4oh7q6"), you'll find the 3/8" and 5/8" pipes. What Nal does is fill the mold cavities one time and sells the casts as a unit. That lets you decide if you want to buy a given mold. Or, it lets you buy just enough pieces to detail out your project. ;) There are certain molds I won't bother buying, as I'll just buy the one-casts from Nal instead.
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The wall is actually a pair of hydrostone castings from the "wall-builder" mold from Hirst Arts. I bought the two castings from Nal's Workshop to see how the blocks worked in action-fig scale. I'd say they do ok...
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very nice Doc, I like these as well.
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...later, at a local tapcafe'...
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/dioramas/ricseatapcafe.jpg)
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Doc, I just now seen that piping. Man, that stuff is cool!
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great work i love these a nice little space station/ small city street great !! O0
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Nice!
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I'm loving those walls, might need to visit this hirst thing.
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I've been thinking about my wall-blocks casting all week! Missing it pretty bad right now - been almost SEVEN WEEKS. I want to get some walls finished and "Star Wars'd" up for a better effect. Got my eye set on some new molds, too.
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Doc I have to say that the pics I've seen are awesome and the different materials you are using is great, I'm really looking forward to seeingmore from you.
Ron
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Thanks, Ron! I'm looking forward to getting home - almost 8 weeks, now! - and getting back into several of my projects. And I just keep adding projects to the list...
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Well, here's what I've been working on the last few weekends. Trying to finish up my side of a couple of trade-deals. I've been trying to cast the sonic mines from the Crimson HISS tank, but those li'l nubs are eluding me. I'd have a go at the pressure pot, but this resin sets too quickly.
I also molded and cast the clear insert from the Commander Yularen holo-table. In clear. Very nice part. I now have the pedestal leg and the holo-surface molded. The two shell-pieces of the tabletop are next and aren't gonna be all that easy. Wile I was working with the clear, I used it on some of my cantina glasses. It's a bit pliable on pieces that small, but not bad. Might work for things like X-wing pilot helmets, Hoth helmets, and loose goggles. We'll see. Eventually.
So, here's the pic. The Quin-jet and protocol droid are in there for scale and the Finger & Toe towers just because they look cool. On the left are several smaller munitions crates cast from a master found in the Mega-Bloks HALO line. There is a removable lid for them, but I haven't molded it yet. The small cylinders at the feet of the droid are a couple of different containers I cast from parts I've found around the house. To the right of those are three ammo cans with removable lids from a master sent to me by ... Psyclone. To the droid's rear and left is a stack of crates molded from a master loaned to me by Sprywalker. Behind them, between the two towers, are a pair of Hoth gun-tower boxes, cast from a master loaned by Spookymufu. Piled in front of the tower on the right are the "iconic boxes" that I designed and built myself, based on screenshots provided by Spooky. Finally, in front of them are boxes cast from a GI Joe ammo can found with Rock-n-Roll, Iron Grenadier, and I think POC Roadblock.
The pic is rough, I left my good camera at work and had to use my cell-phone. But as you can see, I'm building up quite a little shipping hub. Gotta keep those binary load-lifters busy!
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/molding%20and%20casting/cargobay.jpg)
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oooooooooooo!
I see a few things I want!
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Doc the casts look great and would be amazing on any dio.
Ron
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Thanks, guys! My wife is ... gently encouraging me to get more proactive in displaying and selling my casts. So, yeah, um... watch for that to actually start happening fairly soon!
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That's a good looking hoard there, Doc.
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Lookin good Doc. On the fp,.
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yes yes yes
beautiful Doc that's exactly the kinda stuff i been looking for can't wait till u start selling
any chance of getting the gear from the 2 figures in the links below?
http://www.rebelscum.com/TSC010r2d2.asp
http://www.rebelscum.com/tsc038vader.asp
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Great cast's Doc! ;D
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yes yes yes
beautiful Doc that's exactly the kinda stuff i been looking for can't wait till u start selling
any chance of getting the gear from the 2 figures in the links below?
http://www.rebelscum.com/TSC010r2d2.asp
http://www.rebelscum.com/tsc038vader.asp
I got the gear to that r2 be glad to lend them out to make copies
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R2:
That toolkit is already molded and turns out a great piece - lid mates up well to case. I have a mold for the box, but it doesn't work nearly as well as I would like. It's on the list for remolding. The survival lamp is actually on the list for molding this weekend. I originally cast it as a single piece, but I've discovered it can be separated into two pieces and I'll cast it as such.
Vader:
Got molds of the two boxes - one turns out good pieces,the larger one tends to trap air bubbles in those fins. The small square piece...not working out like I'd like, but I have it molded.
They will all be available in the store, once I get it going. (I can see where *my* upcoming weekends are going to go!!!) ;D
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Looking good Doc! Glad to see you will be getting your work out to the masses! I will be in line for some of these parts as well!
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I sence a tremor in the Force, I think it's Docs spare time flying out the window :P
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Thanks for the FP coverage, Tamer! And yeah... my so-called spare time sure sounds like it is about to be poured into resin-casting! My wife is rejoicing... ;D
I've been testing out a (third) new clear resin that seems like it is going to work out well for most clear parts. I've cast up some cantina glasses and a clear data-pad that looks quite smashing. Pics will tell that tale far better, though, so hang with me until I can get some taken over the weekend.
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hopefully you'll be able to use that for the Echo Base display screens
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eh, wrong thread!
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Here's some shots my holographer set up today. She brought several of her assistants with her to handle the props...
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/Random%20photography/001.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/Random%20photography/003.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/Random%20photography/008.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/Random%20photography/010.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/Random%20photography/011.jpg)
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Those crates are great! Those little halo dudes look funky!LOL LOL! ;D
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Awesome
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Cantina glasses sampler... 8)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/molding%20and%20casting/production%20platform%203/glasses.jpg)
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Looks good Doc. Saw this on FB and put it on our page and now its on our FP.
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Those look slick! Nice job! ;D
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Doc, I am so stoked you are getting time for the hobby again. We connected as soon as I joined this site and seeing your work on these containers still makes my day today. Very nice work and I wish I could cast half as good as you. The glasses look amazing as well. Now what is that vehicle I spy in the background?
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Just as a side-note, the cargo containers are available for sale in my "Parts Bin" thread - http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=6216.0 (http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=6216.0). Spry! It feels REALLY good to have finally gotten my time-management under enough control/coordination to be "playing" again, believe me! The cargo ship you see in the pics is a totally-stock Avengers' Quinjet.
Thanks for looking, guys, and thanks for the kind words!
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I will go put that link on the news story too.
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Wow those cantina glasses look amazing, any plans on making those for sale?
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Hey I also wanted to ask what head you used for this figure?
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Yes, the glasses will most definitely be for sale soon! I'm working on making production molds for them so that I can make consistent sets of glasses to offer as well as trying to work out what colors I can offer. (hint - translucent red FAILED)
The head is from Sigel Dare, available in a comic-two-pack with Darth Krayt, iirc.
Today's update... Jealous of all things Tatooine I've been seeing in recent diorama posts, I played in the styrofoam aisle of Hobby Lobby this evening. A few pieces came home with me. A few more will come home later this week. Boryla Sector WILL have its own Mos Eisley/Battlefront-style building soon!! SOON!!!
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Ah yea! I love hearing the Tatooine news!
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hey thanks for the info on the head, also keep me posted on those drinks!
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SWEET! :D
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YakFace - keep an eye on my parts-bin thread. Once the glasses are ready, they'll show up there.
Here's a look at the roof of the first bldg I'll be working on.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/iconicmoseisleyhouse002battlefrontsniper.jpg)
It will be a quintessential "Battlefront II Mos Eisley" bldg, having features common to that map, rather than devotedly following a specific bldg. The roof tile here is a 12" piece and the dome is a hollow 8" foam dome. The completed bldg will have a staircase on one side, doors on two sides, the tall window openings, and an awning on one side.
Naturally, I've had ideas for several other bldgs. Their mockups:
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/moseisleylonghouse.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/12inwidebase.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/8inroundhouse.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/12incombo.jpg)
The first bldg may actually end up appearing in a couple of different, very similar, styles, depending on how I build the walls. My intentions is to eventually come back and build interiors for all of them, too.
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Sweet Doc, I'll be watching this closely.
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I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread, I want to see how this turns out.
Ron
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So, once upon a time, it seemed everyone went on a "let's build a cantina!" holiday. No problems, while I enjoyed seeing ppl build them - and LEARNED from those builds - I wasn't really interested in building a screen-accurate cantina. Then came the whole "Hoth Cruise Weekend" that was so admirably done by ppl like Spooky and r1bb1t. Awesome work and very educational as well as being fun to watch. But no pressure... I mean, snow is cool and all, but I had no need to model Blizzard Force's assault. (altho Rhen Var is a definite possibility...)
But then you people had to go and do Tatooine.
You just HAD to go there.
So in a jealousy-inspired series of retail-therapy outbursts, I used several 40%-off coupons at Hobby Lobby and acquired a substantial quantity of styrofoam shapes and other necessary bits & pieces.
Because y'all just HAD to go there. And I love me some Battlefront II in downtown Mos Eisley. Thus begins the saga of "Iconic Battlefront II Mos Eisley Building #1." I'll be modeling a single-story semi-square domed building. Given the pieces I bought, I have two options:
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/iconic003avertical.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/iconic003bsquat.jpg)
I'm partial to the second option in order to add a staircase to the right side. The *easiest* is the taller style - just slap the walls together in a box-shape and then cap it off with the roof-tile and dome. If I do this, I plan to add some sort of edge-trim to the roof. The squat bldg style is going to need either longer side-walls or a trimmed-down roof tile. For the first build, I'm leaning toward the taller style just for speed & simplicity's sake. An interior would be awesome, but if I do one, I'll be coming back to do it, not doing it right now. The squat bldg is going to be a tap-caf (coffee-shop) and may feature outdoor tables as well as interior seating. And, just to be different, I'm thinking I'll go with a terra-cotta colored stucco finish rather than the typical Mos Eisley light-tan look. But painting the foam with wood-glue to seal it and then hosing it down with a stone-texture paint has appeal, because it would be fast. And that is important.
BECAUSE I AM TEH JEALOUS ONE!!! So I must haz my Tatooine bldg, my precious... and must haz it soonly...
...what would be in the dome?
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And we're off!! Herein lies the really cool series of photos taken by Outland Station photographers as the first building takes shape.
First up, the building materials take over the kitchen...
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/001.jpg)
The first actual building step was gluing the dome onto the roof-tile. I managed to set it into place less than 1/16" off-center without measuring!
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/002.jpg)
With the roof set aside to dry, I moved on to assembling the walls. I'm sure there's an architectural term for the overlap-joint I am using. If I were an architect, I'd know what it is. Here's the first two walls being pinned and glued together. I used these little wooden ridged pegs from the unfinished-wood aisle. I got them lined up where I wanted them on a flat side near the edge and shoved them into the foam. Then I lined up the second wall so that the thin edge was over the pegs and shoved down. Separate, apply glue, realign, shove, set aside.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/004.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/007.jpg)
So I did that twice, making two sets of paired walls. Then, I set pegs into one pair where the second pair would be joining.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/010.jpg)
Glue and shove together!!
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/012.jpg)
Now I have a big foam box...
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/015.jpg)
It looks fairly similar to the mockup I made and posted last night. That's good - it means my abilities to conceive and achieve are at least following the same course. There might be an interior later...
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/017.jpg)
Since my goal is to paint it, I needed to seal the surface of the foam. Sprywalker has suggested Elmer's Wood Glue and I applied it liberally and smeared it about with a 3" brush.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/025.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/018.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/021.jpg)
Not too sure I know what I'm doing yet... walls aren't lined up well, gaps are quite evident at the joins, and it just looks kinda...thin.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/026.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/027.jpg)
So - I'm out of glue and the first wall is now coated and drying. I'll get more glue this evening when we go to town. In the meantime, I have resin to cast and, apparently, frisbee to play?
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So cool! :D
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Two more bottles of Elmer's Wood Glue. Modified cantina-table-top mold to eliminate air-traps (I hope!!). Now I need to play some Battlefront II for reinspiration...
I'm thinking I'm going to hit the seams with spackle to smooth out the transitions and then paint it. And I doubt I have enough glue. But I'll be near a Lowe's tomorrow morning. I'll hit them up...
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Coming along great Doc and as Isaid before I'll be keeping my on this thread with baited breath. Also to seal the foam from getting destroyed have you thought of using plaster with a mix of woodglue I find it works wonders when I do my dio's.
Ron
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Great start Doc! You can also mix in plaster of paris in the glue. As Ron said that helps and thickens it up a bit.
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Very Cool!
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Mix plaster of paris with the woodglue? Interesting approach. I have a couple of HUGE jugs of POP out in my shop and just picked up a couple more bottles of woodglue.
I had an 8oz tub of DAP lightweight spackling. It did two walls and gives an awesome stucco look. I'm working on getting pics of it up now.
(I also got impatient and painted the one wall that was already covered in mostly-dried woodglue. Krylon Ruddy Brown Primer. Looks sharp.)
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(having issues getting pics uploaded to photobucket, so I'm just gonna direct-load them here for now)
I got a bit impatient and painted the wall with mostly-dried glue on it. ;D I like the color, I think. Ruddy Brown Primer.
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That needs a LOT of glue to seal off well. That plaster of paris trick might be just the thing. I also had an 8oz tub of this stuff lying about - DAP Fast 'n' Final Lightweight Spackling.
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It goes on really easily. Stir it in the tub, scoop some out, plop it on your work-surface, spread it around.
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And in the end, you get a pretty cool stucco effect. Air-drying overnight, we'll see how it comes out tomorrow!
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Doc the walls are coming along excellent mate and I'm really looking forward to seeing more.
As per your question about the Plaster and woodglue mix, the reason I use this mix is for two reasons.
1: the glue helps the plaster adhere better to the surface and once dry it become stronger.
2: the glue actually helps with plaster not cracking over time, it actually stretches in the heat and shrinks in the cold to a certain degree.
Ron
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Looking cool! ;D
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Have to get some of this on the front page. It is looking good Doc.
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ooch!! nothing like a little front-page exposure to turn up the intensity on a project!! I've got to put the building on hold until next weekend so I can concentrate on filling a parts order around the funeral.
I almost forgot to build a doorway and cut out windows!!! Horrors!! So I picked up a slab of foam today to use to build the doorway. Might get a little work done tonight, dunno...
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Slapped together a doorway out of a double layer of foam and carved the arched doorway out using a "magic wand" - one of these hot-wire foam cutters. My freehanding needs a LOT of work!! I should have pics up tomorrow.
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Sounds coolio!!!!! ;D
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*A* pic of the doorway at any rate...
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Coming along great Doc.
Ron
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This is looking spectacular! :D
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Looks good Doc. More comments on the fp.
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So building 1 is an experiment using DAP spackling paste to cover styrofoam walls. Thanks to several of you, I'm experimenting with plaster of paris on building 2. To wit:
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg2/0929122152.jpg)
"I don't always defend Command Post 2, but when I do, I prefer the high ground." Yes, I am using the "stacked cubes" of the building at Command Post 2 on the Mos Eisley field of Battlefront II as the inspiration for this one. I mixed up plaster of paris normally, added a dollop of white glue and a couple of drops of a Plaid brand craft paint called "Pueblo," and applied it with a spoon first then smoothed it with a wet 3" wide paint brush to get the troweling marks. It's going so fast, I've forgotten to add doors and windows!!
Better pics when I finish it up.
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Looking good cannot wait to see the final product! ;D
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Today's progress - finished the other two walls with more DAP spackling paste - NOT the lightweight kind and I promise you there is a HUUUUGE difference! Obviously, there's a difference in weight, but the finish is also different. I think the lightweight product gives a more realistic stucco look...but maybe it was just my own fault that the finish looks different.
The walls are 10"x12" styro, 1.5" thick. The roof is a 12x12" tile with an 8" dome - assembled & awaiting coating. There's no door yet - I got in a hurry to slap spackling and totally forgot I needed to do the door first! I'm contemplating making the door out of shapes cut from 1mm or 2mm "foamies" sheet and fastened to matboard or soemthing. I'm also contemplating a full-up interior for it - a two-level coffee-shop/quick-snacks shop, but that might not happen for a while yet...
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/bldg110-6-001.jpg)
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/BFIIdoorshot.jpg)
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looking great buddy and I'm really liking the texture of the walls.
Ron
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A shot from a bit further back with the roof set in place...
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/bldg110-6-002.jpg)
Thanks, Ron! I'm really liking how the finish is looking, also. I'm going to spray it with a gloss sealer to try and lock down the spackle putty as much as possible. Then, paint!
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Looking great!
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Thanks! I'm starting to believe in it as a building now. ;D
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"Why yes... yes, I *do* like playing the Mos Eisley field on Battlefront II... What makes you ask?"
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/LosLejanos/Outland%20Station/scenery/buildings/bldg1/bldg110-6-003.jpg)
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Looks to me like the sculpting on your building came out great. On the fp.
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Aw - thanks!! I have to say I do like how it is progressing. I'm *planning* to start working on a door for it today, as well as sealing the walls and hopefully coating the roof/dome.
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That's looking really good !!!
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That looks awesome Doc! The texture looks great!
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hey Doc, are ya planning to add the door padding around the opening like in the movies?
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Doc I'm really loving the texture of the walls and this is going to look amazing once painted and weathered.
Ron
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I've not yet decided on adding the padding to this door or not - I may save that for another door, as I have 5 buildings in the works - either under actual construction or design/part-accumulation. I'm drawing a lot of my inspiration from the Battlefront game, and their doors are about 50/50 as far as with or without padding goes. And, if I do, it will likely be more "inspired by" rather than "screen-accurate." I'm thinking these are going to find a home in my Fixer-verse.
(Interestingly, I may have found a part that will serve well as a Command Post marker I can recast for my dream of a game-map-accurate Mos Eisley...)
One thing I can say so far is using a clear sealant on the "Red Tower" surfaces has worked out well. It's a matte sealer I got at Hobby Lobby and it seems to be making the spackling compound much more abrasion-resistant.
I do have a plaster & glue bldg - 2 stacked cubes, a la CP2 - that is underway. I got carried away and forgot to carve out windows or doorways on it, tho ... oops!
Another experiment coming soon(-ish) is mixing paint into the spackling compound, to better hide any chipping.
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okay, the reason i asked was if you planned on doing it, they sell a shelf liner clear rubber mat stuff at Home Depot that looks perfect for the padding
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Ok, cool! When I get ready to do up a door with padding, I'll go get some. Thanks for the tip!