January 19, 2003

Now that the Wall Details are done, we need to prepare the Wall Details that will give the illusion of a working Trash Compactor.

Start by cutting 5X 19cm Strips and 4X 6.75cm Strips.

All pieces are 1cm Wide. Place these aside for now.

January 19, 2003

For the side walls we need to cut 14X 18cm Long X 3cm Wide.

Now we are ready to assemble :)

January 19, 2003

The Thick 3cm pieces fit on the Right and Left Walls.

The thinner 1cm pieces are on the Front Wall.

These pieces will create the illusion of interlocking Grooves that guide the Trash Compactor walls when crucshing garbage.

January 19, 2003

Start by attaching the Left and Right panels at 6.5cm from the floor base (Blue Arrows).

The Front Wall panels fit right on top of the side panels or 3cm Down from the Top of the Door Frame (Red Arrows).

Now that these are in place you can easily Hot Glue the other panels by alternating Front, Side, Front, Side, Front, Side.

January 19, 2003

Here is how the Panels should interlock between Front and Sides.

Notice how the first 19cm Wide Thin Strip rests flush against the top of the Doorway.

January 19, 2003

Here we see the finished construction for our Deluxe Trash Compactor.

Even unpainted it looks cool and all done in less then 2 days. Now how cool is that? :D

January 19, 2003

The two Diorama Trash Compactor Sets are connected and fit perfectly inside the Walls.

I placed a Test Door Decal to see what the finished scene will look like.

I LOVE it :)

January 19, 2003

I had time to apply the first Base Coat of Light Brown to the Foamfore Walls.

I used Latex Paint from the Art Store with a little water added to give it a "Wash" effect.

Make sure to NOT put TOO much Water because your Foamcore will WARP.

Also make sure to use a little amount of paint at a time. Dip the brush in a little bit of paint and Press the brush all over the foamcore.

January 19, 2003

And here is what the Diorama looks like with the Base Coat and temp test Door Decal.

Now we are ready for detailing, adding oil Drips and stains. Almost done and only 2 days work so far :)

January 26, 2003

One VERY usefull item in your Paint Kit are Sponges. These will allow you to create all kinds of artistic effects ranging from Rocky Surfaces, Marble Floors and Rusty Walls.

January 26, 2003

I placed a Darker Brown Latex Paint in a little tray and diped my Sponge lightly and then pressed it all over the Foamcore surface.

Don't pres TOO hard, you want to get a textured look.

Simply pretend the Sponge is on a big Pogo Stick bouncing all over the place :)

January 26, 2003

Now dow the same thing for the Left wall.

Don't worry if it doesn't reach into the corners. We will fix that later when putting our "Oil Drips" coat of paint.

Let this dry about 2-3 minutes. That's the joy of latex paints :)

January 26, 2003

Now comes the fun part. Dripping paint to give a yucky "Oil Leaking" effect.

To do this I used a big brush dipped in a glass of Water. First, water down the entire surface of Foamcore with a big brush.

Now take a Tiny Fine Detail brush soaked with Dark brown and black paint

(add plenty of water to dilute the paint) and press it at the top of each Beam.

Since the beam is wet, the watered down paint will flow easily and drip into some really cool paterns.

January 26, 2003

Now do the same thing on the Right Wall.

This time, after the paint dripped, I took my Sponge and Very Lightly moved it down the Foamcore to accentuate the "Oil Drips" I did 2-3 passes on each beam to get the result I was happy with.

If you get too much "dark" drips, simply use the same technique but with a lighter color. It's all about blending.

January 26, 2003

After 2 hours, i was ready to do the Left side.

Remember to only wet ONE beam at a time. if you put TOO much water you could get Warping.

The Diorama is still made from cardboard remember.