September 09, 2001
With the Hoy Glue Gun, I attached the rectangular
piece to one of the spines.
Take your time and glue a little section at a time.
Hot Glue hardens too quickly to attach it in 1 try.
Trust me on this one ;)
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September 09, 2001
Since the corridor is angled, cut off a section from
the rectangle. Use the picture above as a reference
for the shape to take off.
Even though it looks like a round slope cut... |
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September 09, 2001
... when curled, the cut will be a straight line,
to allow connection of the next tube piece.
Hot Glue it to the back of the wall. |
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September 09, 2001
For the center tube section, which is also where
the door leading to the cockpit will be cut out, the
proper shape to cut out of the rectangle resembles
a fish. Sorta :)
Remember to score it at every cm or so to allow the
foamcore to bend into a circle. |
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September 09, 2001
This is what the center section of the tube looks
like.
The "fish" shape gives it the proper angles
on both ends to make a better connection between the
front and back tube ends. |
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September 09, 2001
Here is a picture of the almost finished tubes.
On the left, all 3 sections have been glued together.
For the right side (this is the corridor that goes
to the cockpit, see the shape of the paper cut out?)
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I just made
a copy of the first tube section and attached a straight
7 inch section to it's spine. The connection walls at the
center angle are not yet made. |
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September 09, 2001
So here you can see how it's all taking shape when
the tubes are placed against the back of the main
wall.
For now it is loose, but after all the details are
done, I will glue it in place. |
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September 16, 2001
Time for the walkway floor. I cut out shapes that
matched the angles of the corridor curves. |
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September 16, 2001
Using my Hot Glue Gun, I bonded all the pieces together.
This step also reinforces the corridor hallway from
warping. |
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September 16, 2001
The first floor structure seen from inside. Another
layer of foamcore will be added on top of this one
to give it added height and to which we will place
the decals. |
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September 16, 2001
Time for the door to the cockpit corridor. Cut 4
1 cm strips and use the curve technique.
Make sure not to go through to the other side. You
want to bend the foamcore not cut it. |
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September 16, 2001
I cut out the rectangle door from the main tube.
Now Hot Glue Gun the 1 cm strips on the outside of
the tube slightly offset from the edge. We want to
create the groove effect where the door slides open
and shut.
Looks silly now but wait till we place the 2nd layer
of strips. |
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September 16, 2001
Take the remaining 1 cm strips and Hot Glue Gun over
the previous strips.
This time align flush with the hole that was cut
in the main tube to create the door.
The red arrow points to inside the grove which was
the first strip. The black arrow is the 2nd layer
of strips.
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I hope that
isn't too confusing.
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September 16, 2001
Here with the lighting you can better see the groove
effect we were aiming for.
A lot of trouble for a small detail but I want to
try and capture the falcon 100% accurately :)
Oh the last step is to cut a small piece of foamcore
and Hot Glue it at the top of the door on the INSIDE
of the hallway.
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Follow the red
arrow up the groove. This is kindof a door stopper. |
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September 16, 2001
Next I have to make the connection piece for the
2 corridors.
Cut 2 identical side pieces with the same curvature
as the outside of the tubes, a piece for the floor
and for the ceiling. |
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