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jlw515's Dioramas
« on: December 11, 2009, 03:15:17 PM »
Here are pics of dioramas and such. Some have appeared in my Vader's Quest photonovel. Enjoy







Modular Cantina














Vintage Kenner Dagobah repaint. And before anyone mentions it, yes I realize Luke's arms are on backwards in the pic of Luke doing a handstand.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 



Vintage Kenner Darth Vader's Star Destroyer revamped/repaint


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Imperial Garrison aka GIJOE headquarters repaint


 
 
 
 

Repainted GIJOE Whirlwind & FLAK to look more Star Wars-esque.

Jason


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Re: jlw515's Dioramas
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2009, 04:37:11 PM »
Awesome stuff, man. I really like the joe gun repaints and that reworked joe base.
  What did you make the modular cantina walls from?

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Re: jlw515's Dioramas
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2009, 06:35:04 PM »
Very nice,  It's always nice to see someone else re-doing some vintage items.

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Re: jlw515's Dioramas
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2009, 08:21:05 PM »
Very nice work here. I love the modular Cantina walls. That is a great alternative if you can't make the whole thing and quite convenient to display or take photos then put away. I love the changes you made to the Joe base as well. It fits in well with the imperials.

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Re: jlw515's Dioramas
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2009, 09:01:53 AM »
Awesome stuff, man. I really like the joe gun repaints and that reworked joe base.
  What did you make the modular cantina walls from?

The modular Cantina exterior wall (the arches) were made from 3/4" styrene foam insulation board (think "pink board" or "blue board"). The actual alcoves were made from foam board available from Wal-Mart. I used drywall mud for the texture on the walls. I put three coats of texture on the walls. With the second coat of mud, I used a sponge to give it the "adobe" look. Then I painted it with a beige interior house paint. After that I gave it a wash in thinned out brown to bring out some of the details.

I had built a modular style Cantina years ago as a display on 1x12 shelves. I plan on making the other side of the Cantina (2 alcoves) and a fake back wall. With a modular design its easier for taking pictures, and storage!!

Jason

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Re: jlw515's Dioramas
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2009, 03:26:18 AM »
Fantastic work on the dio's I really like teh mini base with the prison cell.

Ron

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Re: jlw515's Dioramas
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2009, 04:34:45 AM »
wow, excellent dios

I'm a big fan of your AA cannons