Build Log - Map to Thrawn (Ashoka)

[Halliwax]

Sealing the Foam

Now that I have the final shape, I proceeded to seal the foam with drywall spackle. I used the spatula in the photo above to press the spackle into the foam.
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And once everything was covered and dry, I sanded everything down using a disposable nail file / emory board. These are great since there is a coarse and fine side and it thin and flexible to get in between the gap.
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Next I mixed up some spackle with water to create a thinned goop that will help get into the gaps better and spread it across the entire surface to smooth out sections and give the overall look a smoother appearance.

Below is the final spackled piece. I then mixed up some Mod Podge and grey acrylic paint and applied it to the entire surface for a total of two coats.
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Once that dried, everything received another sanding including removing the visible brush strokes. This was then followed by two coats of filler primer and more sanding but gentler than before with 500g and 1000g sandpaper on the exterior surfaces.
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Dude I’m loving this

 

[eethan]

awesome! looking forward to seeing the final display

 

[woodywaverider]

Enjoying seeing your progress, I’d planned a similar base for mine - when I eventually get round to it. I’ve bought a green flickering led to add to it as well.

 

[Halliwax]

What I also love is instead of 3d printing stuff like this you go back to the roots and build it all from scratch

Hats off to ya

 

[zjunlimited]

Thanks for all the kind words fellas.

woodywaverider - that same idea has passed my mind

Halliwax - I don’t have a 3D printer so no temptation there…lol.

 

[Halliwax]

Thanks for all the kind words fellas.

woodywaverider - that same idea has passed my mind

Halliwax - I don’t have a 3D printer so no temptation there…lol.

75% of the time they are more headaches then what they are worth lol

Keep up the great work

 

[zjunlimited]

The Finished Product

Next up was applying a black wash. I basically used some standard DecoArt acrylic black paint from the local hobby store and mixed it with some distilled water. Wetted everything with some water and applied the wash using a paint brush. Pretty forgiving process if you mess up or if you want to experiment. Two coats was enough to get the color where I wanted. I liked how the wash gets into all of the nooks and cracks.

After this I used a microfiber cloth dipped in IPA to gently remove the heavier sections of the wash and fine tune the look. After wards I dry brushed some black, brown and light grey to give it more character and finished it with 2 coats of Krylon Matte Clear to seal everything up.


And here are the finished photos. Size wise, I think I made good choice since it will fit in my display case nicely. If I had the room I would have left it the original height but the beauty here is you can customize it to what suits you.

A final collage of a few select photos to show the progress.

 

[Krats]

Love your attention to detail at every stage of this build. It really paid off as the end result is beautiful

 

[eethan]

awesome result! thank you for sharing all the progress you made great justice to the ball kit and pushed it further with the display base

 

[Halliwax]

Flawless man…

 

[zjunlimited]

This was a super fun build. Thanks again to eethan , wonderknight, and super green props for giving me and the community the opportunity to work on props like this and adding it to my collection.

 

[Halliwax]

Huge huge fan…