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June 16, 2002
First step is always a sketch idea of what you want
to make.
Looking at Stills from the Episode 2 Trailers, I
was able to make out the shape of the movie set. |
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June 16, 2002
I started by finding the center of the sheet. Since
I don't know the size the room is supposed to be,
it's a good place to start :) |
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June 16, 2002
The entire room is basically a giant circle.
I needed a guide to draw the various levels. Just
take a scrap piece of foamcore or cardboard and stick
a tack through one end. This will be your center.
Then punch holes at the proper dimensions.
(I will have exact numbers for you when I finish the
Blueprints) |
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June 16, 2002
Then you push the tack into the center of the foamcore
and stick the pencil in the hole and rotate. Just
like playing with Spirograph when you were a kid :) |
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June 16, 2002
When you are done you get perfect circles like this.
All perfectly centered with each other. |
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June 16, 2002
It's hard to believe, but this finished template
took me 6 hours to make. It was very difficult to
figure out the proportions and angles of the stairs
and location of the main entrance. |
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June 16, 2002
Here you can get an idea of the scale of the room.
The Jedi chairs are from the Council of course, new
ones will have to be made as well as a modified Emperor's
Chair.
At the top you can see the height reference and where
the entrance to the room is located.
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It all looks
boring now but once the different levels and stairs are
built it will look very interesting. Now I can use this
template to make your blueprints. |
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June 24, 2002
Let's Start for real :)
Take a piece of cardboard (or foamcore) and stick
a thumbtack on one end. This is your center axis.
Now measure 16 inches and poke a hole for your pencil.
Your guide is ready.
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Now take a sheet
of Foamcore and divide it in half. From that line, go to
the edge of the sheet and measure 11 inches. This is your
center. Stick your thumbtack here and rotate your guide. |
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June 24, 2002
Carefully cut the foamcore with your Xacto knife.
ALWAYS be carefull when cutting, I almost sliced my
little finger off during this cut.
This is our floor base.
The flat line is where the entrance is and will be
a seperate tiny structure that we will attach much
later. |
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June 24, 2002
Now we are making the top level of the room.
On your guide, make new marks (remember your thumbtack
is zero) at 11.25 inches, 2 inches and 1.5 inches.
Take a new sheet of foamcore, and again, draw a line
down the center of the sheet and from the edge, measure
11 inches.
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Stick your thumbtack
in this center position and rotate with your pencil in each
of the 4 guide holes. |
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June 24, 2002
This is what you should have (minus the stair lines)
when done.
I drew over the lines in photoshop to better show
you the pattern.
For the stairs I used an angle ruler (I'm not quite
sure the official term) It's a round piece of plastic
with markings along the edges going around 360 degrees.
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From the center,
I drew a line at 55, 65, 75 and 85 degrees. With a ruler,
connect the angle with the center and you have your stairs.
Mirror the same angles for the other side. |
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June 24, 2002
Here you can better see the center mark made by the
thumbtack as well as the 1.5 and 2 inch circles.
The line going top to bottom is the half sheet of
foamcore mark. I used a T-Square to draw a perfect
horizontal line through the center of the circle.
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From this, I
got my angles and drew my stair markings. If you don't have
an angle ruler, that's ok. Pretend the circle is a clock
and draw lines between 10 and 11 o'clock. |
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June 24, 2002
Carefully cut out along the lines.
Don't throw any scraps away just yet. You will need
them as guide templates for your stair shapes.
It's hard to see in this photo but the center rings
are cut to the top of the stairs.
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You can better
understand this in the picture below. |
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June 24, 2002
OK, so this is the shape of your upper level platform.
Now, lets use those leftovers :) |
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June 24, 2002
Here is the center part.
We dont need for the upper level. However we do need
the ring for the lower level's Hologram Pad Base.
Carefully cut along the 1.5 and 2 inch lines. |
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