Let's see if this works... Here are pix of my model so far. Yeah, looks crude but gimme a chance! Remember it's a long way from being finished. The work shown is about 2 days work so far and a cost of only a few dollars......
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The main two hemispheres (and the stand base( were robbed from, of all things, a bird feeder which I found and bought just for this purpose about 15 years ago in the bargain bin of a Home Hardware store in Brandon MB. Saw the bird feeder and figured the parts would be perfect for making a Death Star!
A few details to add, the lights, switch and adapter plugs (so it can run off batteries or wall current) need to be added then paint. Although all the hard work is done as far as hardware is concerned, the time consuming part will be the paint work. Lots and lots of masking!
The top and bottom halves are held together with magnets so it's real easy to service the inside of the model if needed. The model plugs into the stand using a phono jack and plug.
The lights are done using three strips of 12 volt LED "tape" which is very bright, but the glue on the sticky back isn't so good. I'll have to stick that better with superglue to the clear cylinder in the centre.
The model will be sprayed overall on the outside with white primer to keep the inside reflective, then coated with dark gray primer for light blocking, tehn the work begins of applying the final finishes using light gray and then mask and spray granite spackle paint for the darker gray areas. After the paint is all dry, I'll take the end of a tiny drill bit on a pin-vise and scratch the paint to create the thousands of "windows" to let the light shine through.
https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net...34_10152584173082700_437947034973101276_o.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd....3_10152584173662700_3484598682223274167_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd....1_10152584174207700_1984931250193106832_n.jpg
The main two hemispheres (and the stand base( were robbed from, of all things, a bird feeder which I found and bought just for this purpose about 15 years ago in the bargain bin of a Home Hardware store in Brandon MB. Saw the bird feeder and figured the parts would be perfect for making a Death Star!
A few details to add, the lights, switch and adapter plugs (so it can run off batteries or wall current) need to be added then paint. Although all the hard work is done as far as hardware is concerned, the time consuming part will be the paint work. Lots and lots of masking!
The top and bottom halves are held together with magnets so it's real easy to service the inside of the model if needed. The model plugs into the stand using a phono jack and plug.
The lights are done using three strips of 12 volt LED "tape" which is very bright, but the glue on the sticky back isn't so good. I'll have to stick that better with superglue to the clear cylinder in the centre.
The model will be sprayed overall on the outside with white primer to keep the inside reflective, then coated with dark gray primer for light blocking, tehn the work begins of applying the final finishes using light gray and then mask and spray granite spackle paint for the darker gray areas. After the paint is all dry, I'll take the end of a tiny drill bit on a pin-vise and scratch the paint to create the thousands of "windows" to let the light shine through.
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