February 16, 2003
Here is another TRICK photo :) I cloned the pieces
in photoshop to get an idea of the size this Diorama
will have.
If you use your imagination and don't focus on the
background shelves you can really get a feel of the
actual finished diorama. Can't you just see how cool
it will be ? :D
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Now that the
Beam patern is complete, it's time to move on to the Final
Wall Template... |
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February 22, 2003
The Walls in the Movie set are comprised of 3 Long
Panels with the same Angled Joints as the wall behind
the Beam Colums.
To start the Wall, I cut mt Toilet Paper Roll to
5.5cm width and then used the Xacto knife to slice
the Roll in half. |
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February 22, 2003
Try and get as close as you can to Two equal halves. |
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February 22, 2003
Now each half must be again cut into Two equal parts.
Take your Xacto knife and slice it down the middle.
This is Very easy if you have a NEW blade. |
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February 22, 2003
And here are our 4 equal parts. Now just repeat this
step 3 more times :D
We need 12 quarters to create ONE Wall unit.
If you are not making a celing, you only need 6. |
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February 22, 2003
Here are all the cutout foamcore pieces needed for
ONE wall unit.
Left are the spine supports for the angles (You
see 3 but they are stacked 2 high) The 3 long pieces
are the wall centers. To the right are the 6 blue
neon "Feet" The toilet paper roll quarters,
and to their left, 6 angled bases. |
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Last but not
least, at the bottom of the picture are the 4 divisions
that get sandwiched between each wall section.
*** IMPORTANT ***
The dividers are NOT foamcore but cardboard stock. |
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February 22, 2003
Let's start at the bases. I take a "spine"
and use some hot Glue to attach the Neon foot piece. |
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February 22, 2003
I then took one of the bases and cut a 45 degree
angle on the end.
DO NOT CUT BOTH ENDS.
We only need ONE angle cut. this will help us get
a smoother joint for the decals later on. |
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February 22, 2003
Place the base onto the "spine" and align
it with the Neon Base. Then use your Hot Glue Gun
to attach all 3 pieces together. |
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February 22, 2003
The angled cut allows the fomcore pieces to meet
very close at the front.
If there is s slight gap, that is ok, you will be
hiding it with the decals.
Now repeat this step 5 more times :D |
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February 22, 2003
A couple of minutes later I have all 6 assembled
bases. 3 for the bottom and 3 for the top.
Of course if you aren't extending your diorama all
the way to the ceiling, you only need 3. |
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February 22, 2003
Now on the top end I use my Xacto blade to cut a
small slit just underneath the paper layer. You don't
need to go too deep. Half cm is just fine. |
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February 22, 2003
Take one of your toilet paper Roll Quarters and gently
slide it into the slit. Don't be too rough, you don't
want to tear the foamcore. |
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February 22, 2003
Now flip the base upside down and put some Hot Glue
on the inside of the roll at the foamcore slit. This
will prevent the roll from popping out.
I took this picture before puttting the glue, that's
why you can't see it :P
See the shadow to the right of the foamcore? |
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That's where you need to put the glue.
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February 22, 2003
Now I used the same "slit" technique on
all 3 Wall Center pieces.
For these, we slit BOTH sides. Just make sure that
the TOP is the same on both ends. |
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