Making a white Acrylic box.

[CJS]

I've decided to make a Old School energon cube for my optimus prime rifle display. Because I integrated the cartoons, G1 toys and movie design cues into the gun I want to do the same with the display and the cube going in it. Need to make a white acrylic 6 sided cube where Im going to detail the inside with the movie cube's symbols and then light it from the inside so it glows and shows the symbols from the inside. Any good tips on how to bond and then finish all the sides? Getting the acrylic is no problem its the fact I need the proper adhesives etc. Thanks in advance.

 

[wannab]

Bevel the acrylic edges (45 degrees so they mate at 90) and glue up with weld-on #3. Easy-peasy.


Doug

 

[CJS]

Bevel the acrylic edges (45 degrees so they mate at 90) and glue up with weld-on #3. Easy-peasy.


Doug

Nice. Simple. :thumbsup

 

[modellernz]

as your panning on lighting it , make sure you use OPAL acrylic as it the same stuff thats used for lightboxes as its semi transparent. And be careful with your joints as you will get light bleed it they arent perfect ! what you can do is use clear acrylic and scuff the whole thing with say a 400/600/800 grit sand paper to give it a better refractive surface when lit