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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2013, 07:33:00 AM »
Wow Jules this looks fantastic. I can't wait to see the finale of this. Let me go share this before my internet time leaves me.

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2013, 09:12:26 AM »
Looking fantastic, I can't wait how this will turn out to be.

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #17 on: August 26, 2013, 09:05:19 AM »
Man such a great idea the only problem I have is your updattes aren't going to be soon enough lol

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2013, 07:17:23 PM »
PHEW! I've just finished fitting the LED's. Unfortunately the internal blue lights are not as bright as I would have liked, but as I'm not an expert on LED's, currents and resistance I've had to go with a fairly basic wiring layout (that's my excuse anyway). However, the red lights look very nice indeed.

Next I'll be fitting the door and then onto the paint job.

I have thought about turning into a Mini-Rig Hoth Base, only problem is, I don't have any Hoth Figures. I would only be a matter of a re-paint at any cost, so I could always do that at a later date.

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2013, 07:54:45 PM »
Looking awesome Jules and I think the blue LED's look perfect, I can't wait to see more.

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2013, 07:57:44 PM »
Looks like you are making a good go of getting the LEDs sorted!  I love the idea of a Hoth mini-rig base, too.

I lucked out and got a pair of very bright blue LED strips that were intended for use in the passenger section of a car and as such were pre-wired for 12volt with a plug to go into the lighter socket of the car.  Wall-plug transformers are fairly easy to get and let me plug up my blue lights almost anywhere.  And as a plus, they have a brushed aluminum housing, making it easy to blend them into the diorama as light-bars.

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2013, 05:44:13 AM »
Thanks Doc, yes that would have been a solution, though I like these things to have their own supply. I could have fitted more bulbs but the cabling would have been more difficult to hide. I've given the internal walls a thick coat of black paint to preven light bleed, Im hoping that once the paint work and decals have been applied the interior will be more visible.

My kids woke up this morning and saw what I'd done and now I've had to set up the whole Endor set to keep them happy in anticipation if their new toy. Ah happy days!
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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #22 on: August 31, 2013, 06:58:36 AM »
This looks great Jules. I could easily see this becoming Hoth! [at1]

Off to share. Wow, I sure do wish I had your skills!

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2013, 09:52:55 AM »
Great idea here, Jules.:)


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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #24 on: September 08, 2013, 02:28:39 PM »
Ok, so I'm pretty much done. It's a bit rough round the edges, but it does the job. I'd like to take some proper pictures of it this week, so watch this space.  Sorry about the image quality, I've used my iphone for these shots.






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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #25 on: September 08, 2013, 04:04:11 PM »
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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #26 on: September 08, 2013, 04:41:13 PM »
Wow, one of the coolest and most practical creations I have seen in awhile. Look for this update to hit our fp soon.

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #27 on: September 08, 2013, 06:41:32 PM »
awesome! love it!

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #28 on: September 08, 2013, 11:23:26 PM »
Awesome work Jules.

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Re: Storage Box Diorama - Imperial Field Support Base
« Reply #29 on: September 09, 2013, 01:34:01 AM »
Here are some better images taken on my old faithful SLR -  








This diorama completes my Endor Series

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