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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2009, 08:01:49 AM »
NO.......

NO, NO.........

NO WAY.........

THE W  O   R   D   S,  I, I  C...CAN'T BREA......

PHEW, I nearly died.....SPRYWALKER, YOU NEED TO PUT A HEALTH WARNING ON YOUR POSTS....HERE, USE THIS!


Everything you have posted is just amazing.
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2009, 11:22:43 AM »
Jules you are the best man...
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2009, 11:26:33 AM »
Quote from: DocOutlands on October 02, 2009, 07:53:23 AM
No worries - we're just on this "Eternal Quest" it seems.  "How can you use spray-paint on styro without melting it?"  So far, the answer seems to be "Move to Australia."

Why not just get yourself an airbrush and use acrylic/latex paints?  They aren't that expensive and if you're doing a lot of foam work it's well worth it.  I've heard of other ways to go about painting foam like Foamcoat and Krylon's H20 paints but never tried them.  I have an airbrush so I either use that or a regular brush and a quart of house paint in the color I want.  I remember making the spray can mistake wayyyyy back when I started customizing.  I was so bummed because it was a great piece of packing foam that I could never replace.  Anyway, an airbrush is well worth the $, IMO.

There's a lot of talk on the web about this topic.  Anyone from theatre prop people to crafties to Wargamers.  Everyone seems to want the answer to this question and someone almost always has a different answer.

Here is a Google search : http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=melting+styrofoam+spray&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Here is the Foamcoat product page : http://www.rosco.com/us/scenic/foamcoat.asp

Krylon H20 : http://www.krylon.com/environment/h20/

But, like I said, I recommend anyone who does dios on a regular basis to get an airbrush.
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #18 on: October 02, 2009, 12:33:44 PM »
Oh, I *have* an airbrush... and ~50 different acrylic paints.  Its the *COMPRESSOR* that is currently the sticking point!  And dad told me I should put that on my Christmas list.  The H2O paints are ok - rather bland/basic selection of colors and the propellant *still* melts styro if you get too close.  It doesn't seal off the styro, either, for coming back to use non-latex spray-paints on.

Haven't seen the Foamcoat stuff, so thanks MUCH for that tip.

My main issue on styro is that I need something to seal a given chunk of packing foam so as to eliminate the obnoxious "obviously styrofoam" look after I paint it. 
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2009, 12:49:26 PM »
Quote from: DocOutlands on October 02, 2009, 12:33:44 PM
Oh, I *have* an airbrush... and ~50 different acrylic paints.  Its the *COMPRESSOR* that is currently the sticking point!  And dad told me I should put that on my Christmas list.  The H2O paints are ok - rather bland/basic selection of colors and the propellant *still* melts styro if you get too close.  It doesn't seal off the styro, either, for coming back to use non-latex spray-paints on.

Haven't seen the Foamcoat stuff, so thanks MUCH for that tip.

My main issue on styro is that I need something to seal a given chunk of packing foam so as to eliminate the obnoxious "obviously styrofoam" look after I paint it. 

I have a cheap airbrush and a little more expensive one.  The cheaper one I just hook up to a can of Propel : http://www.dharmatrading.com/products/cair.html

We may have talked about this before, maybe over at 'Scum. I think I know what you mean about the styro look. Those little beads that show. That's where the Foamcoat might come in handy but I've never used it.  It says it's like glue but thinner.  I would recommend also the Subterrain Foam Putty : http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/woo/woost1447.htm.

That stuff will go on like spackle and not chip or flake.  Then you can sand it down flat if you put a thin layer on.  So, you can keep all those cool angles and humps in the packing foam from TVs and other appliances.  The stuff can then be painted over.

Sorry about the thread jack, Sprywalker.  That Rancor pit is still blowing me away. 
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #20 on: October 02, 2009, 05:21:05 PM »
That Rancor Dio is just awesome. I had to fp it!
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2009, 06:29:48 PM »
Awesome thanks Tamer. I am wondering if anyone spotted the little gate control pad that Luke hits with the skull?  That is one detail I had to add.
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2009, 06:31:47 PM »
great job on the rancor pit
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #23 on: October 03, 2009, 02:32:35 PM »
awesome rancor pit!!
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #24 on: October 05, 2009, 08:37:02 AM »
Awesome Dio what is it made of  and how long did it take to finish
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #25 on: October 05, 2009, 09:25:28 AM »
Great Stuff, check the earlier post we talked all about it. How you can't spray paint it etc, I work on it off and on for about a week. Hope that helps...
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #26 on: October 06, 2009, 06:03:55 AM »
Hello Jtrooper and, welcome to the shipyards!
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #27 on: November 02, 2009, 05:56:42 AM »
I thought I would update my diorama thread with Pics of Palpatines office.











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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #28 on: November 02, 2009, 07:11:45 AM »
Wow!  where have you been hiding that one, LE? That is just awesome and looks just like the scene from ROTS.
  Killer work, dude! what did you make this out of?
this is front page bound if it isnt there already.
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Re: Luke Sprywalker Dioramas
« Reply #29 on: November 02, 2009, 08:16:11 AM »
awesome! I wish my office looked like this.. instead I'm down the hall in an mid grade managers cube :\
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