October 08, 2001
Oh no!!! MORE pillows :( - LOL.
At least there aren't as many as the tiny ones on
the arches.
I traced the patterns on papaer and then cut the
shapes in Super Sculpey and smoothed out the edges
to give a round puffy look to the shapes. |
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The 3rd and
7th pillows have holes in them. you will see why below. |
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October 08, 2001
Again, latex base coat goes on first using a regular
paint brush. |
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October 08, 2001
Weathering with the sea spomge adds texture and a
nicer look. |
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October 08, 2001
Now let's move on the the holes.
If you look at the arrow in the picture, it's pointing
at the lights of the ship. I noticed that the caps
on my colored markers were the same shape as in the
movie set.
So by cutting off the tip at 1 cm, I can fit them
perfectly in the center of each hole. |
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October 08, 2001
I painted the caps after cutting them thinking I
would save time, but the next step scratches the paint.
So you can skip this and paint it only 1 time once
the pillow is done. |
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October 08, 2001
All the caps in place, all that is left to do is
to fill in the gaps with Super Sculpey to hold them
in place. |
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October 08, 2001
After The holes are filled, I used my carving tool
to make a groove around the square just like in the
reference picture.
You will also notice the cool thing about these caps...See
the dark slits on the top? |
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October 08, 2001
You can shine a light through them :) Cool eh? -
a real luck for me :)
I will put black paint on the backside of each pillow
to prevent the light from coming through anywhere
but the slits. |
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October 08, 2001
Looking at the pictures, some pillows are missing
and expose holes in the walls to access cables and
pipes.
These details will add a lot of realism and accuracy
to the diorama.
After carefull measuring, I cut out holes in the
tubes coresponding to the correct missing pillows. |
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October 08, 2001
Here are the holes on the left side of the tube. |
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October 08, 2001
Now that my pillows are all ready, I cut 1/2 inch
strips of foamcore and used the Car Paint to render
them the same color as the tube. |
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October 08, 2001
Using the trusty Glue Gun, Stick 1 layer along the
inside seams and then glue the 2nd layer on top of
the first.
Make sure to press hard against the tube so not to
leave gaps between the 2 strip layers. |
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October 08, 2001
Now it's looking familiar :)
Use the Glue Gun to stick the pillows to the strips.
Seperate each pillow by about 1/4 cm.
Start at each side and merge towards the top. This
way it's easier to fill the gap evenly instead of
having not enough space for your pillow at the base. |
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October 08, 2001
Details, Details - LOL.
Using some old TV Cable wire, I cut 10 inch pices
that will fit on the sides of the pillow arches.
Better to have a little longer and snip excess when
attaching to the arch. |
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October 08, 2001
Here you see where the wires fit. The white arrows
are pointing at them.
No need to glue all the way around, once at each
sides base will suffice. |
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