Show off: My new Star Wars office/man cave/prop display - Picture heavy
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Well, R2... this little trashcan was my "entry drug". The droid you see is actually astromech #2, the first R2 I built was static only and although he looked the part, there were several things I didn't like as much, so droid #2 was born.
The dome and skins are aluminium and came from the R2 builders club, as did some of the details. Most is scratchbuilt by me in wood though. The legs and feet, the main frame and some of the details not ordered through the club (d'oh
).The weathering is done with acrylics, lots of time and a bit of talent.
Not much I can tell you, it's basically putting on LOADS of thinned down acrylic paint and then take it back off.
That's really all I do, but for some odd reason, others who have tried to copy it (even after me demonstrating it) just don't get the same finish. I guess it's a bit like guitar playing... it's all in the fingers
andyoda
New Member
Nicely done mate :cheers It's as very tastefully done set-up that you should be proud of. I've seen many collections over my years of collecting and I'd rather see a collection like yours than ones that have 10 of each figure etc. Looking forward to some more pics in the future. Cheers, Andy.
DJHAMMERHEAD
Active Member
Druelling with envy...
Okay, so it has been a year now that I put up this display, about time to re-arrange things and give it all a new spin! Not much has happened in terms of new pieces, just a few odd bits here and there, but I still love my nerd wall
Thought I'd share the new setup with you:
The droid corner and the first "Light Side" cabinet
followed by good old Yoda and another "good guys" cabinet to the right
Lord Vader and his stuff (plus a CFO ROTJ lid for good measure)
And last but not least, the Stormtrooper cabinet, now guarded by my lifesize TK (he swapped places with Salacious, who is now sitting next to the door)
And one of the whole wall, now with proper lighting, no cheap LED lights anymore
Hope my fellow Star Wars nuts out there like it just as much as I do. And if you don't, well... I do
Thought I'd share the new setup with you:
The droid corner and the first "Light Side" cabinet
followed by good old Yoda and another "good guys" cabinet to the right
Lord Vader and his stuff (plus a CFO ROTJ lid for good measure
)
And last but not least, the Stormtrooper cabinet, now guarded by my lifesize TK (he swapped places with Salacious, who is now sitting next to the door)
And one of the whole wall, now with proper lighting, no cheap LED lights anymore
Hope my fellow Star Wars nuts out there like it just as much as I do. And if you don't, well... I do
Snowtrooper
Well-Known Member
Really awesome display. Where did you get the CZ-3 droid head at? I've always thought that was one of the more interesting droid designs in the OT.
Master Valon
Well-Known Member
Hey, R2Dan! I sent you a PM regarding your DLT-19. Nice collection! I am quite envious, in the best way possible!
jme3
Sr Member
^Agreed. I like the juxtaposition of themes there. And CZ-3 is always good for a laugh, being the nutjob of a droid that he is...!
There is a perfectly reasonable explanation for every single one of them.
Up on the shelf you have an ESB helmet, followed by ANH hero and stunt lid rounded off by a Sandtrooper. See, all different versions. The one on the manny is my trooping lid. The green one is made like the originals and intentionally left unpainted to show off what they looked like "naked", while the one beneath that is my attempt at replicating the infamous "Set for Stun" helmet. And then there is the ROTJ variant in the Vader cabinet. All different. Nothing excessive about it... Move along... Move along
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