AMAZING!!!!! That is fantastic! Do you see the light at the end of the tunnel or is there still more to do?
Star Wars movie set den build
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Amazing DJ
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I'm still constructing details for the ceiling. There are a lot of things to build to arrive at a Star Destroyer-like ceiling. Boxes and lighting abound.
Mom saw the room for the first time Sunday. She liked it.
Over the weekend, I repainted much of the popcorn ceiling flat black. I had messed up many places where I put blue tape on it. Who knew that blue painter's tape and silver tape rips the black paint off the popcorn? While I had the flat black out, I widened some "stripes". One pic today...
Did you know that Google Images indexes all the images on this website? Yep. My room shows up in Google search results now. We're unintentionally famous! :lol
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Meadowhawk
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Wow that's really coming together, fantastic job!
HermesBlackstar
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tommyomega
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This is beyond cool.
Amazing DJ
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OBIROYKENOBI
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I just read this whole thread in one sitting. Absolutely incredible work!!!
Spent the last two nights going through this thread from start to finish, WOW! Very impressive stuff, love seeing how some simple techniques, basic tools & a truckload of creativity can create such an amazing finish. Look forward too seeing the finished product.
One thing I'm still curious about is the perforated horizontal strips 1/3 up the walls with the colored lights behind. Have you got any more photos about how these were created? Any detail shots of the light groupings? More HK eBay goodness or something else?
Regarding some of the more tedious, repetitive cutting tasks, it might be a bit late now but I suggest investing in a small/cheap plunge router. Then you can create templates for the shapes you need to cut & use a flush trim bit with a ball bearing which follows the template. Move the template along to the next spot, rinse & repeat for identical cuts every time. Much more efficient than rough cutting & sanding.
One thing I'm still curious about is the perforated horizontal strips 1/3 up the walls with the colored lights behind. Have you got any more photos about how these were created? Any detail shots of the light groupings? More HK eBay goodness or something else?
Regarding some of the more tedious, repetitive cutting tasks, it might be a bit late now but I suggest investing in a small/cheap plunge router. Then you can create templates for the shapes you need to cut & use a flush trim bit with a ball bearing which follows the template. Move the template along to the next spot, rinse & repeat for identical cuts every time. Much more efficient than rough cutting & sanding.
Shredhead74
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This is amazing! Great work!
Amazing DJ
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Just got back from the Indiana Comic Con at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. First one for me. The 501st Legion was there. THIS happened.
I knew there was a reason I stayed away from these things! Just kidding. It's Saint Patrick's Day weekend. No, they did not find the leprechauns they were looking for. :rolleyes
Back to my build. A couple people have asked about the unusual wall mouldings. I was able to easily and cheaply disguise the room's chair rail mouldings without ripping them off the wall. This sequence of 3 photos shows how I made those out of shiny metal furnace tape, vinyl eave trim, and reflective tape bits.
When the trim is seen in daylight, you can see through the holes that there is something metallic and shiny back there. When photographed, the random pieces of reflective tape show through the holes as if electrified, and in various colors.
I got some good ideas for more Star Wars details for my den at today's convention. I did particularly enjoy the 50-minute workshop on Prop Making put on by Cosplay4UsAll.com there. They even mentioned TheRPF as a good source of prop-making info. Right on! Seriously, my wife and I enjoyed everything we saw on the convention floor. The people-watching and creature-watching was hilarious!
I knew there was a reason I stayed away from these things! Just kidding. It's Saint Patrick's Day weekend. No, they did not find the leprechauns they were looking for. :rolleyes
Back to my build. A couple people have asked about the unusual wall mouldings. I was able to easily and cheaply disguise the room's chair rail mouldings without ripping them off the wall. This sequence of 3 photos shows how I made those out of shiny metal furnace tape, vinyl eave trim, and reflective tape bits.
When the trim is seen in daylight, you can see through the holes that there is something metallic and shiny back there. When photographed, the random pieces of reflective tape show through the holes as if electrified, and in various colors.
I got some good ideas for more Star Wars details for my den at today's convention. I did particularly enjoy the 50-minute workshop on Prop Making put on by Cosplay4UsAll.com there. They even mentioned TheRPF as a good source of prop-making info. Right on! Seriously, my wife and I enjoyed everything we saw on the convention floor. The people-watching and creature-watching was hilarious!
Defenestrator
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It took three separate sittings for me to go through, and, most importantly, digest this entire thread. Time well spent, I must say. 
Congratulations on such a detailed build, and thanks so very much for taking the time to share the process, methods, and images!
Congratulations on such a detailed build, and thanks so very much for taking the time to share the process, methods, and images!
Amazing DJ
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Hey thanks for the supportive words! Tonight at my Millennium Falcon-style desk I enjoyed an iced tea vodka and Sprite concoction. It was fizzing in the lighted blue desktop cup holder. Of course I turned it "on" with the joystick switch. Someday I will get a suitable "Falcon" handle for it.
More later, if I can get some time to work on my ceiling decorations. There's electricity, lights, lenses, a support structure, stuff to paint, and a fan to install. Much to do yet.
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SWEET! A drink well deserved. Hopefully you take the time to lean back and admire your hardwork.
