June 28, 2003
I want to add a stronger support to the corner Neons
as well as hide the tiny gap created when placed against
the Front Wall.
So I found a leftover piece of foamcore that was
the same Height as the walls and then cut it in half.
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The width doesn't
really matter as long as it exceeds 3 inches. |
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June 28, 2003
I used my Hot Glue Gun to attach one of the pieces
to the Back of the Neon Force Field Corner.
You could allign it with the inside curve of the
Neon if you want extra strong support.
I decided to glue it 1 inch from the outer edge |
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because this side will be visible in the Legends display
and wanted to keep the smooth look of the curves.
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June 28, 2003
Here is what the piece looks like from the Front
View. |
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June 28, 2003
Since you can see a small gap between the Neon Force
Field Corner and the Front Wall, I took out my Grey
acrilic paint (water based latex) and painted just
enough foamcore to prevent us from seeing a white
gap.
A grey gap will seem more like the wall colors or
a shadow effect. |
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June 28, 2003
Make sure to also paint the Edge of the Neon (where
the yellow arrow is pointing to) you dont want a white
edge to be visible.
Now repeat on the other Neon Corner and we are done
with the Walls. |
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June 29, 2003
Now that the construction is completed - YEAH !!!!
- We can start playing with our figures. That's the
real fun part isn't it? :D
Now since there are SO many figures on display in
theis scene we have a 100% chance of playing Dominoes
every day LOL. |
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So I want to
place Pegs for their feet and prevent anyone from tipping
over. :P |
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June 29, 2003
What I did was place a row of figures so I could
find the proper spacing that would most resemble the
movie. I then measured the distance between their
feet (where the pegs would go) |
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June 29, 2003
On a scrap piece of foamcore, I made a grid with
a pencil and ruler, and poked out holes with a miniature
Star Head screw driver.
I placed the foamcore to the light so you can see
the holes I made.
The figures will satnd 2 inches front to back and
2.25 inches shoulder to shoulder. |
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June 29, 2003
I then took a sheet of transparent Plastic I had
lying around and poked holes into it using the foamcore
template (seen in the previous picture) |
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June 29, 2003
I circled the holes so you can better see them. Placing
them on the transparent sheet will make it easier
to align the positions for the length of the diorama
floor.
You see, after puching the first set of holes in
the floor, you can move the plastic and have the first
row of holes from the plastic overlap the last |
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row of holes on the floor in order to assure you keep going
in a straight line.
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June 29, 2003
After I made small punctures with the plastic template,
I could then start making deeper holes that went all
the way through the foamcore in order to be able to
stick my pegs through to the surface.
I used a miniature Star Head screwdriver to do this.
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DO NOT use a
Flat Head screwdriver as it will tear the glossy black Mac
Tac. You don't want to do that :D |
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June 29, 2003
Check this out what I discovered... A plastic Bobby
Pin like this one is A) easy to cut and B) fits perfectly
into the Feet of your Action Figures!!!
Not only that but I found these at the Dollar Store...Only
$1.00 for 50 !!! now that's a pretty good deal :) |
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June 29, 2003
If you can find the same as mine then cut them in
half right after the little knobs. (You might have
to do a test on yours to see if the cutting is at
the same place for a perfect fit) |
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June 29, 2003
You now have 2 pieces.
On the left for your Diorama and on the right to
clean your teeth after supper. LOL. Ok, I was just
kidding about that :P
You can keep them for a furture custom or just put
them in the trash. (They could make good Guard Rails
for a Vader's Secret or other room) |
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June 29, 2003
As you can see...a Perfect Fit !!! How cool is that? |
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