October 10, 2004
Time to build our Wall Panels. I initially made the
prototype with tiny little cardboard pieces to create
a true emboss look. I thought many of you would not
have the patience and might prefer the Decals, so...These
are for you guys :)
Print out your Death Star Conference Room Wall Decals
on a sticky label Sheet. |
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October 10, 2004
Peel back the protecive paper and apply it to a piece
of Foamcore.
Now when you cut out the shape along the edges, you
will have a perfect flushed Decal. It's much harder
to match Decals to already cut Foamcore, so this technique
gives you better results :) |
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October 10, 2004
OK, So we have our Main Wall cut out, the Side labels
cut (I placed yellow X on the pieces that are not
needed and that won't be in the final Texture Download)
You will also need to cut 2 pieces of Foamcore...
2cm Wide X 12.5cm Long. Then Sub-Divide those 2 pieces
at 4.5cm from the base. |
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October 10, 2004
Take one of the 8cm Foamcore pieces and measure 6cm
from one end. |
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October 10, 2004
You now need to SLICE through the THICKNESS of the
Foamcore from one side to the other starting at the
6cm mark. |
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October 10, 2004
Here is a Front View better explaining what you need
to do. If you use a NEW SHARP Blade, you should have
no problem creating clean smooth cuts.
Go SLOW and you will get perfect results. |
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October 10, 2004
Slice the other 8cm piece as well and you will now
have 2X 8cm Sliced Strips and 2X 4.5cm Strips.
You can now apply the Side Strips Decals to the Top
8cm Strips.
This will add texture but also hide the ugly styrofoam
exposed from the angled slices. |
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October 10, 2004
Apply the rest of the decals to a CARDBOARD. DO NOT
use Foamcore, that is too thick and will not look
as good.
Now use your Xacto to cut out along the edges. |
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October 10, 2004
You now have 3 pieces, 2 in reality...
In the final NiubNiub Downlaod Textures, the 2 bottom
pieces will be joined into 1 so you can fold it and
eliminate the gap seen in the upcoming pics. |
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October 10, 2004
Assembly time, Take one of your Angled Strips, and
Hot Glue it to the Top of the Wall Unit.
Make sure it is flush with the back of the Main Wall
piece. |
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October 10, 2004
Here you see the other side of the Strip and how
it looks with the Side Decal in place.
Applying the Decal BEFORE attacking with the Hot
Glue gives a cleaner look to the Wall unit. |
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October 10, 2004
Repeat the procedure with the other Strip. make sure
both are alligned with the Top and Back of the Main
piece. |
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October 10, 2004
Remember those 2X 4.5cm pieces you ended up when
cutting your strips in photo 063?
Use your Hot Glue Gun to set them in place at the
bottom of the Wall Unit. Allign Flush with the Back
of the Wall piece . They should fit perfectly in the
slots of the Main Unit. |
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October 10, 2004
Here is what they should look like from the Front
View. |
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October 10, 2004
Take your Bottom Decal section and Hot Glue it to
the Bottom of the Wall unit. |
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