Master Blaster
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Disney Interactive Yoda - Custom made Display Base - By MasterBlaster
Hi The RPF,
Back home, before I get back to my Alumminium Falcon, I've just got a new display cabinet and on the way putting my toys in places I noticed that my Disney Interact Yoda shelf was too "empty". Then I've decided to make a base to display him, What should be a day quick building.... I'm on the second day... and one more day to come.
I've started by measuring a piece of cardboard and gluing a base for one tree.. to get a view for the scale...
Then, cut the base and wrapping the "tree" with packaging paper, making a base for the tree roots and rocks.
I was out of any sculpting medium...
There are few things that do not need to be re-invented, you know? "the right tool for the right job".. but sometimes I like the experimentation with household stuff... some time ago I did watch a few videos on YTube of people sculpting with cement.... Well lets give it a try? I've used quick set cement, and for this type of job... this stuff is perfect.. better than clay. I liked working with it very much.
Covered the paper base with that stuff... it dries VERY FAST, so a few mixing and layering was needed.
This is the result.
Then some cleaning up, and starting the paint job, Using a cheap most plastic single action airbrush, and the acrylic paint which comes with the airbrush set (bought it in the Lidl (supermarket chain in Europe)).
First shading black.
Added to the black mix, some red and yellow paints, thinned with Tamya X20
Dark reddish/Brown
Adding white paint.
More shades of brown.
Zooming In:
To the same paint mix I've added some green(lots of it) and yellow.
More shades (3 or 4) of green (more yellow and/or white)
Detailing.
Vegetation/Plants: One (I dont know the scale) pine tree, cut the branches and sticks.
Grass: Grass sheet (I dont know the scale), I've rubed it to get only the "green stuff"...lol..
Leafs: Printed out "dry leafs" scaled to the size of Yoda's hand, and cut with a x-ato knife (hard work here)...
Ponds: Another experimentation as I did not have a proper water effect medium, I did use Power Epoxy Plastic (Clear finish). And once again hit the spot, I think!
Ended up with this:
Details:
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Left for to do:
Clean up the excess of grass
Fix/more Aerial roots
Clear cotes.
I know its not Dagobah but What do you think folks? Suggestions?
Proper pics next time.
Thanks for looking,
MB.
Hi The RPF,
Back home, before I get back to my Alumminium Falcon, I've just got a new display cabinet and on the way putting my toys in places I noticed that my Disney Interact Yoda shelf was too "empty". Then I've decided to make a base to display him, What should be a day quick building.... I'm on the second day... and one more day to come.
I've started by measuring a piece of cardboard and gluing a base for one tree.. to get a view for the scale...
Then, cut the base and wrapping the "tree" with packaging paper, making a base for the tree roots and rocks.
I was out of any sculpting medium...
There are few things that do not need to be re-invented, you know? "the right tool for the right job".. but sometimes I like the experimentation with household stuff... some time ago I did watch a few videos on YTube of people sculpting with cement.... Well lets give it a try? I've used quick set cement, and for this type of job... this stuff is perfect.. better than clay. I liked working with it very much.
Covered the paper base with that stuff... it dries VERY FAST, so a few mixing and layering was needed.
This is the result.
Then some cleaning up, and starting the paint job, Using a cheap most plastic single action airbrush, and the acrylic paint which comes with the airbrush set (bought it in the Lidl (supermarket chain in Europe)).
First shading black.
Added to the black mix, some red and yellow paints, thinned with Tamya X20
Dark reddish/Brown
Adding white paint.
More shades of brown.
Zooming In:
To the same paint mix I've added some green(lots of it) and yellow.
More shades (3 or 4) of green (more yellow and/or white)
Detailing.
Vegetation/Plants: One (I dont know the scale) pine tree, cut the branches and sticks.
Grass: Grass sheet (I dont know the scale), I've rubed it to get only the "green stuff"...lol..
Leafs: Printed out "dry leafs" scaled to the size of Yoda's hand, and cut with a x-ato knife (hard work here)...
Ponds: Another experimentation as I did not have a proper water effect medium, I did use Power Epoxy Plastic (Clear finish). And once again hit the spot, I think!
Ended up with this:
Details:
NEXT POST (LIMIT OF 24 PICS PER POST)
Left for to do:
Clean up the excess of grass
Fix/more Aerial roots
Clear cotes.
I know its not Dagobah but What do you think folks? Suggestions?
Proper pics next time.
Thanks for looking,
MB.
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