February 22, 2003

When you get to row 3, it's easier to start with the ends so that the Wall will be aligned and not all crooked.

You want the Neon Base to touch the floor evenly. At least as even as possible.

February 22, 2003

Secure the end pices with Hot Glue and then place the Center Wall on top of Section 2.

Always keep a Groove, but i have a feeling you knew that already :D

February 22, 2003

Last but not least we place our last Cardboard Divider on top of Layer 3.

Use the Hot Glue gun to secure it in place and your Wall Unit is Assembled. A bit time consuming but looks cool right?

Now you can rest and go print out some Decals from Niubniub's Download Section.

February 22, 2003

Here are the 7 sheets you will need to decorate the Wall.

They will soon be placed in the Downloads with the other FREE decals.

February 22, 2003

Carefully cut out all the paterns using scissors or a Sharp Xacto Knife.

Just be VERY carefull, You don't want to loose a finger - Yuk - LOL.

February 22, 2003

Like I did for the Beams, I took out my Grey Latex paint and painted over all joints including covering all exposed Carboard Dividers. This will give us a much cleaner Wall where the decals don't meet.

Of course one can always use Black Foamcore and avoid this process alltogether.

February 22, 2003

And 30 minutes later... Tada... Not bad eh? Of course you have to tilt your head a little :P

Again the cool thing about these decals is that you will have 3 variations for each section.

So your imagination will create your own unique Death Star Hangar :D

February 22, 2003

Now that you have a Wall Unit AND a BEAM, it's time to join them together.

As you can see I have some more Green arrows. Anyone care to guess what this means? :D Yes, Keep a Groove between the Beam Back Wall (foamcore) and the Wall Unit Cardboard Divider.

February 22, 2003

When you are happy with the positioning, Use Hot Glue to attach the 2 Units together.

The Red arrows are where all the Hot Glue is applied. Don't be shy, use lots of big blobs :D

February 22, 2003

And after 3 days work, I have ONE assembled Section.

Now here is where your decision will come into play. Once you decide the Height you want, decide the Width of your display and then calculate the number of Sections you need to make.

February 22, 2003

Here is my first section leaning against one Diorama wall to show you the scale. The shuttle is a couple of feet closer to the camera, so it looks taller then it actually will be in the final scene.

February 22, 2003

Here is a good look at what we just made with all the Decals in place. I used FULL SHEET LABELS so that I would just have to Peel and Stick without using Gluestick.

If you prefer Glossy Walls, you can print on Photo Paper or Photo Film. Of course I can always decide later on to place a layer of transparent film

February 22, 2003

Here is a close up of the Toilet paper Roll Effect.

We could have just had joining angles like at the Feet, but doesn't this look cool? and of course exactly the same as on the set.

February 22, 2003

Here again is the Movie Still I used as a reference for my Templates.

Pretty close don't you think? I can't wait to see it with all my imperial figures in place. Woo Hoo :D

February 22, 2003

And to give us an idea of what the wall looks like with other sections, I took out my first Beam prototype and placed it on the right of the Wall unit.

If you stare long enough until the picture starts to multiply, it almost looks like the Movie Set - LOL.

March 22, 2003

Here you can see 7 hours worth of cutting Foamcore. Over 200 pieces. Man was I ever BORED by the end of the day - LOL.

Cutting is not a lot of fun, especially for repetitive pieces.

All of these will be assembled into 8 Beams and Wall Sections.