February 16, 2003
Use some Hot Glue on the inside seams to make sure
it doesn't pop out of place.
Because you will be putting decals on the Front,
it is better to use MORE glue on the INSIDE (underneath).
This should minimize creating blobs of Glue on the
front that will cause ugly bumps in the printed paper. |
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February 16, 2003
And here is the Finished Beam Assembly. Now we need
to make the Wall Section that fits Behind it. |
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February 16, 2003
Start with the Center Section of the Rear Beam Wall.
On both ends, use your Xacto Blade with VERY sharp
edge and cut a slit near the top of the Paper Layer.
You don't have to go deeper then .5cm |
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February 16, 2003
Take 1/4 circle of your Toilet Paper Roll and slowly
slide it into the slit. You DON'T want to tear the
foamcore so be gentle :D
This will be the rounded connecting edges of the
Wall Section. |
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February 16, 2003
Put a little bit a Hot Glue on the inside seam so
that the Roll stays in place. Repeat this step on
the other side as well.
Now put this piece away for a moment. |
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February 16, 2003
Time to make the 2 Angled bases.
If your diorama is shorter then mine, you only need
make One.
Start by cutting the Bottom Edge of the Front Panel
at 45 Degrees. Now attach your "Spine" with
your hot Glue Gun. Make sure it is alligned with the
Top of the Front Section |
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February 16, 2003
Now you can Hot Glue the Smaller Front Piece to the
base of the "Spine"
This method will assure you that you have the same
angle for every wall piece you create. Plus, it strengthens
the Wall which is always a good thing :) |
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February 16, 2003
This is how the piece is positioned in the Diorama.
The white foamcore you see behind is NOT the "spine"
but a scrap piece to hold it up while taking the picture.
So you can relax knowing you didn't miss a step on
the previous page :P |
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February 16, 2003
Now the TOP of the Angled Base has a curve in it
like the center Section. So I slowly cut a slit under
the paper front. |
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February 16, 2003
Take another 1/4 of your Toilet Paper Roll and Gently
slide it into the Slit. Use some Hot Glue on the Inside
seam to keep it in place and repeat the procedure
for it's twin piece. |
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February 16, 2003
Here is what the Base Rear Wall should look like
now. |
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February 16, 2003
And in it's proper position.
The Toilet Paper Roll is perfect for this Diorama
because it is strong enough to be able to stick a
Decal onto it but also supple enough to curve into
the proper shape when pressed against the Center Section's
Roll. |
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February 16, 2003
This step is for the perfectionist in you :D It takes
a long time so you can skip it if you don't mind having
white gaps between your printed Decals.
Simply use a Medium Grey paint all around the edges
of the surfaces that will have a decal.
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For the Front
Beam, you need to also paint the exposed Styrofoam on each
side of the Neon Panels. Place the Decals on the structure
to see where the connections are and paint a small line
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February 16, 2003
Here are all the Docking Bay Printed Decals for ONE
beam.
I will place them in the Download Section as soon
as I finish the Designs for the Remaining Wall Sections
and Floor Grids. |
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February 16, 2003
After a few minutes, I got all the Decals cut and
ready for aplication.
To save some time, I printed them all on Full Size
Label Sheets. You just have to peel and stick. how
cool is that? If you can't find these papers in your
city's stores you can use Glue Stick (NOT Hot Glue)
to adhere them to the Beams. |
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