October 10, 2004
Here we go ... :) After 1 year it's about time to
get back into Diorama construction don't you think?
I originally started this scene before the Palpatine
Arrival but got sidetracked when the Shuttle was about
to hit store shelves. So now is a good time to get
back to the Death Star Conference Room... |
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October 10, 2004
Let's start with the floor base of the room. It is
a round shape with a flat short extrusion which exits
to a Death Star Hallway.
Start with a long scrap piece of foamcore and stick
a thumbtack in one end and then measure 31cm and 33
cm and poke holes so that your pencil can fit to the
other side. |
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October 10, 2004
Now stick the Thumbtack into your floor piece and
with the pencil, go around in a circle. Make sure
the Thumbtack doesn't pop out. That could result in
an uneven circle.
Draw the outer circle (33cm) and then change the
pencil's place to draw the inner circle (31cm). |
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October 10, 2004
At one end of the room is a straight section where
the main doors are located to enter the room.
This wall connects with 2 wall pieces at 90 degrees
as you can see with the 2 temporary units in the photo. |
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October 10, 2004
Here I will try and explain better with color coding.
The Yellow dot is the Center where the Thumbtack was
inserted during the pencil marking.
The Green line is a line down from the center to
the extremity of the outer circle. This line is 28cm
long. More on that later...
The red line is 90 degrees of the green line.
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October 10, 2004
From the center of the circle, measure 28cm. This
is the green line in photo 005.
It doesn't matter where you draw the line in the
circle. It is the angles at the end of this line that
will cut the circle shape into the room floor.
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October 10, 2004
Now that the line is drawn, you must draw a line
that is a perfect 90 degrees of the green line. The
red line should expand 20.5cm on each side for a total
of 41cm.
Ignore the hole in the foamcore on the left. That
isn't a cut created for the floor. It was there in
my piece from the beginning since I am not using a
brand new piece of foamcore. Pretend it's all white
:P |
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October 10, 2004
Ok, so now that your red line is drawn, measure 20.5cm
from the green line and make a mark with your pencil. |
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October 10, 2004
Now measure another perfect 90 degrees from the end
of the red line going up towards the center.
The blue dots represent the line you will draw after
marking the 90 degrees with your pencil.
The green arrow is the actual length you will draw
with your ruler...5cm to be precise. This will connect
with the inner circle.
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October 10, 2004
So now it is time to cut the floor piece. Make sure
to use a new sharp blade, and WATCH YOUR FINGERS !!!
:)
You will be cutting along the red line, the green
line (stop at the outer circle) and the outer circle
represented here by the yellow color. |
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October 10, 2004
Here is what your floor shape should look like once
cut. Now to give it a nice shiny finish. |
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October 10, 2004
I like to use MacTac, it's sold at all Home Depot
type stores and often used for the bottom of kitchen
drawers and cabinets. It comes in many paterns and
colors, including this awesome gloss black.
Simply cut a piece that fits from one end of the
circle to the other, and S-L-O-W-L-Y remove the back
paper and press ont the foamcore making sure to avoid
air bubbles. |
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October 10, 2004
After the first MacTac is applied, repeat the procedure
on the other half of the floor. When that is done
you get a gorgeous shiny black reflective floor. Woohoo
:D
Let's move on to the table... |
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October 10, 2004
Using the same technique as the floor, take a foamcore
strip and measure out 14cm. This will be the outer
circle and where you will make the cut. |
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October 10, 2004
Stick the thumbtack into the center of a piece of
foamcore and with your pencil, gently go all the way
around to draw a nice perfect circle. |
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