January 12, 2002
I think this is the most recognised picture from
the scene. It's a great starting point to see the
details in the wall paterns but doesn't show much
of the room our heroes are standing in.
For that I went to my ultimate source...The Star
Wars laserdiscs :)
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January 12, 2002
Using the pause feature I ws able to sketch out the
layout of the room i want to build and the details
that create the set.
It might look like a mess but if you squint your
eyes you can make out the room - LOL.
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January 12, 2002
This is the opposite wall, facing the Bacta Tank
glass wall. It is a recessed enclosure that holds
the bed where Luke is recovering during his friends
visit.
The bed is quite similar to the one in the Falcon's
Blastshield Training room (behind the chess table
and bench).
The back end of this wall will be removable just
like the movie set to permit us to look in the room
from Luke's right side.
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January 22, 2002
First Step is to create the floor piece. Since I
decided to make the Diorama sectional, I will cut
this piece in 3 sections. You could cut 3 pieces from
the start if you prefer.
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January 22, 2002
Time to make the Bacta room. I cut the 5 pieces that
will become the walls. |
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January 22, 2002
Using the Hot Glue Gun, I attached the pieces to
the floor piece. For extra strength, use some Hot
Glue between the side panels so that they don't get
loose.
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January 22, 2002
I used my Xacto Knife to cut the floor piece at the
edge of the window mark. You don't need to cut the
diorama in sections, it's just easier for me to take
pictures with removable walls. |
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January 22, 2002
Now for the main window peering into the Bacta room.
Cut 4 pieces of foamcore. I cut 2 a bit smaller to
save some money since they will be inside the grooves
and will not be visible. |
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January 22, 2002
Using the Glue gun, attach 2 layers of foamcore togeher
to create a thicker wall. The glass will fit between
these 2 pieces once the window is cut out. |
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January 22, 2002
Using a very sharp blade, watch out for your fingers
- be very carefull, cut out the window shape.
If your blade is too dull, it will tear the foamcores
interior and give an ugly edge to the window. |
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January 22, 2002
Here is 1 half of the window section against the
Bacta romm walls. Now just cut out the other window
from the 2nd piece and the room is complete.
If you don't want to create the Medical Center you
can stop right here and just apply the wall decals
from the Download Section.
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January 24, 2002
Since I want the window seperaye from the Bacta room,
I glued it to the Medical Center's floor piece. You
can't see in the picture, but the wall is NOT attached
at the edge of the floor.
There is a space in back for the other window. This
wall will be 4 foamcore pieces thick. |
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January 24, 2002
Next is the support column for the ceiling beam.
I cut 2 pieces of foamcore identical in shape. |
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January 24, 2002
Attach them together using your Hot Glue Gun. 2 pieces
give the perfect thickness for the decals. |
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January 24, 2002
Next up, I secured the collum in place using Hot
Glue. |
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