June 24, 2002
Maybe a bit hard to see?
I now have a quarter circle edge that matches with
the circle on the end stair base.
Take your Xacto blade and carefully cut alond the
quarter circle. |
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June 24, 2002
Go straight down when you hit the walls.
Think of it like you are chipping off a piece of
cheese :) Or better yet, cheese cake. mmmmmm. |
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June 24, 2002
With the end piece thrown away we are left with a
big ugly hole. But do not panic... |
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June 24, 2002
I found that my spray paint lid was the perfect size
and height. Just a bit of Sculpey later on and you
won't be able to tell the difference.
Now you understancd why we had to chop off that
end piece. |
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June 24, 2002
Here is a better view from the side.
The spary paint lid is not the "regular"
size can but the car paint variety found at your local
car shop or paint store. |
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June 24, 2002
Time for stair number 2.
Cut a double height 1/2 inch strip. On one end, trace
the countour of the lid. This will align perfectly
with the end stair base. |
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June 24, 2002
Once in place, you can trim the excess off the oposite
end.
As you can see, the edges of the foamcore tore a
bit but I will cover those up with putty later on. |
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June 24, 2002
Last step is to take a double thickness 1/2 inch
strip.
As in the step above, place the lid on top to get
the right angle and cut that off. |
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June 24, 2002
Use the Hot Glue Gun to attch all the pieces together
and cut off any excess on the top stair. |
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June 24, 2002
Like magic, we have a complete end stair case. Pretty
spiffy eh?
I LOVE it :)
Now all I have to do is make another MIRROR version
for the other side. |
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June 24, 2002
Now that the stairs are made, Remember that "C"
shape from Picture 016 on page 2 ?
Trace a copy and stack them together. Attach with
Hot Glue.
This is your Hologram Base. Don't glue it to the
floor just yet. |
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June 24, 2002
So here we have it. The floor space for Palpatine's
Office. What do you think?
Next weekend I can tackle the walls and that ultra
cool giant window. At that point it should really
look like the film. |
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June 30, 2002
Let's make the center Hologram podium.
Cut out a rectangle shape 6.5 cm X 5.5 cm. Make a
mark at 2.5 cm from the left top, and 2.5 cm from
the right bottom.
Connect the 2 marks and draw a line. Use your Xacto
blade to cut it.
Repeat this 4 times. |
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June 30, 2002
You should now have 8 pieces that look like this.
These will be your spine support. |
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June 30, 2002
Time for another circle.
Measure 1.5 inches from your push pin and rotate
marking with a pencil.
Use your Xacto blade to cut your circle. |
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