Stargate chevron build finally finished, also with video

Looking great !

Any plan to have it light up ?

Oh yes, defiantly going to light them. I have two spaces on the wall waiting. I would love to see how the lighting was setup in the screen used chevrons. I was thinking of using a few small bulbs like the ones you find in ovens to get an even glow but these may produce too much heat so I might have to use LED’s and try to defuse the light in some way.

Hi guys, this is my first update, it has taken me a lot longer to get this far than I thought it would as I’ve made a few mistakes along the line. I tried to make the triangular parts from pink foam covered with filler but every time I sanded them I ended up damaging them, so after a week I gave up. I have now used 1.5 mm plastic. I cut the shapes from heavy paper first then when I was happy I drew round them on to the plastic. The larger shape is filled with expanding foam to give it a bit more strength. These were then coated in filler to give the paint something to stick to, then they were glued on and the gaps filled and sanded. I primed it today and noticed a few details that need work but I am happy how it turned out. I found some 4mm Perspex in the garage which I will try and fold with a heat gun for the centre piece.

By andy19422 at 2011-11-10

By andy19422 at 2011-11-10

By andy19422 at 2011-11-10

While I am waiting for some parts for my Stargate Universe wall sconce run I decided to revisit my SG1 chevron build. The back board was made from 6mm MDF then the shapes were made from single and double layers of 1mm card and glued on. The board was molded and then cast in polyurethane fast cast resin from Tomps. The chevron was cast using a clear resin that cures to a pale amber colour but it changes the light shades so I will be trying water clear next time. I am going to try tracing or greaseproof paper to defuse the light a bit more. I was going to tint the chevron amber for SG1 or blue for the Atlantis gate but I am now using an LED strip that has thirteen colours so I can do either or some other colour to suit my mood. The centre V needs a bit more work to make me happy, I'm not sure if the shape below the lighted panel slopes back or is straight, it looks different in various photos. The wings will be made of pink foam with a layer of resin to strengthen then molded and slush cast. The best way of doing the lines I have found is by using a soldering iron, this seals the foam and makes a nice edge.

By andy19422 at 2012-04-12

By andy19422 at 2012-04-12

By andy19422 at 2012-04-12

VERY cool! That's looking great!

Thanks. As the parts are only trial bits I have only put on a coat of Gray primer to see what they look like, the next ones will be painted like the screen used ones.

Looks great!

Nice work, you do yourself credit. Looking forward to how this appears in final form...

I went ahead and took a screencap from the opening in season 2 of SG-1 where they got some great shots of the gate in close up.
As you can see they do slope a bit at the tip of the chevron marker.

Keep up the awesome work!

Thanks for the great pic. I realised after I made the first foam wings that there is a slope to match the inner V. Hopefully I will start on a new set this weekend. The part I need a good pic of is this

By andy19422 at 2012-04-14

Fantastic work....looks great!!

Atlantis Stargate segment pictures by cheech9898 - Photobucket

On the atlanits gates, everything is basically the same except they pushed the front of the gate out another 2 inches or so to accomodate the double set of vortex stabalizers in the inner ring area, extended the chevron outer wings by the same in depth and more less just forced the new slope angle of the panels. then flush mounted the constelation penels instead of recessing them like the regular milky way gate's moving inner ring. It looks wonky up close like these picks are but standing back like most camera shots are of the Atlantis gate it all looks normal.

Thanks for the photos and the info Cheech, love your gate section

Superb work there, great start, when will the rest of the ring be built

If I had managed to buy a Stargate section from Propworx I would have molded it by now and had halve a gate in my living room

I managed to cut out the new pair of wings yesterday and gave them four coats of resin. This morning I sanded down the high spots and have started with the filler. I've realised the lines are way to wide so I will fill them and then re-cut them with a dremal.

By andy19422 at 2012-04-15

By andy19422 at 2012-04-15

I am having a lot of trouble with the wings The problem is they are very thin and every time I fill and sand I put another dent in them. I think I'll have to mould them, then work on the solid resin ones and then remould again.

This is really awesome, if you have any templates of this, I would love to see them. Might even think of making my own. Keep up the good work.

It's taking on a whole new shape now that you put the orange piece in place, kinda makes it look almost finished.

andy19422 said:

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... I made this for myself but as I am making the molds for all the parts would there be any interest in a run? ...

Personally, I'd be all over this, but it would depend on the price, finish, and how it could ship vis-a-vis the shipping cost.

What have you got to loose ? Start an interest thread in the JY eventually

Hi Alan, an interest thread is still a way of yet. I am waiting for some cash to come in for my SGU wall sconce lights so I can afford more supplies. I should be picking the ply back plates up today from the CNC company for the wall lights. I was promised they would be done in 2-3 weeks but it has taken six