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September 08, 2001
I went through a lot of books and paused my Laserdisc
A LOT to get the accurate layout of this room.
It is located in the front of the Falcon to the
right of the Cockpit corridor.
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I decided to
make the diorama in a slant as opposed to a square box to
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September 08, 2001
Here is the floor plan from above. You see where
the Chess table and Bench will be and to the right,
Han Solo's Console and Chairs.
You cannot see it because of the picture ratio, but
the floor grid extends another 2 rows at the bottom. |
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September 08, 2001
First step is always the easiest :) Making the base.
Again I am using Foamcore. It is easy to cut and
used in most architechs and movie model shops.
The size of the piece is 19 X 28 Inches. Just before
starting construction I had a brilliant idea... |
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I would make
2 connecting dioramas to fill the wasted empty space of
the corridors.
Now the Falcon will include the cockpit as well :)
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September 08, 2001
I layed down my blueprint to trace the size of the
main wall. |
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September 08, 2001
Using an Xacto knife, I cut the wall shape and removed
the circular door that will lead to the ships hallway
corridors.
*** BE CAREFULL ***
Using an Xacto, I poked my finger and bled for 15
minutes! |
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September 08, 2001
Now we make the support beams. Most of the details
in the ship resemble construction items like I-Beams
above.
I cut 2 shapes the same size so that I could have
the correct thickness. |
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September 08, 2001
Using my Hot Glue Gun I bonded the 2 pieces together.
There exists foamcore at this thickness, but I did
not want to wait till Monday to continue my diorama
:)
It would have been easier and less time consuming
to get the correct thickness, but most stores only
carry standard thickness. |
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September 08, 2001
For this diorama, I needed 4 Beams, so I had to cut
8 shapes and glue 2 together to get the 4. |
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September 08, 2001
For the back wall, I thought it would remain removable
for easy photography and display.
So I cut a copy of the main wall but without the
circular doorway. I then took 1 of the beams and glued
it to the foamcore.
Gluing the beam to the left wall also strengthens
the panel. |
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September 08, 2001
Next, At 2 inch intervals, I glued the remaining
3 beams to the back wall. |
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September 09, 2001
This is what the room looks like so far. Are you
starting to see the shape?
Because of the double layers in the beams, there
is no danger of warping or drooping. Plus when the
ceiling will be glued in place, everything will be
rock solid. Well not ROCK but you know what I mean
:) |
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September 09, 2001
For the ceiling, cut a piece of foamcore the length
of the top of the beams and the length of the back
wall.
Don't worry about details, we will add those later.
I used a thinner foamcore for the ceiling cause I
want to poke holes in it so that when a lamp is placed
above, it will shine through into the diorama, simulating
the lights on the movie set. |
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September 09, 2001
Nothing is glued, just placed to see if it fits and
what it looks like.
A closed room gives a much more realistic diorama
then just a back wall.
I think when finished it will be my favourite ;P |
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September 09, 2001
Ok, Now on to the tricky part of the ship: The corridor
hallway.
It took me forever to figure out the shape of these
and how the curve actually worked.
Yestrday while watching the movie, I noticed that
the inner walls are much more narrow then the outer
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You see this
when Han and Luke go up the ladder to fight the Tie Fighters.
So I cut 6 identical shapes that are the same circumferance
as the door hole on the main wall. These shapes will act
as spines for the foamcore tubes. |
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September 09, 2001
Cut a rectangular piece of foamcore and use the Xacto
knife to make grooves in order to allow the foamcore
to fold in a circle.
DO NOT cut all the way through!!! just cut the one
side of paper. |
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