The Demolition of Our Prop Room & Birth of a Mega Den

[Boba Debt]

Re: The Demolition of Our Prop Room & Birth of a Theater Room

Here are some invaluable dry wall tools that you need to pick up (unless you already have them)

• Stanley "Panel Carry" Assistants $7 each
• Senco Duraspin Belf Feed Screw Gun $100 at Lowes
• Warner 20" Work Platform. I bought 4 of these on Black Friday for $20 each at Lowes.

 

[Weequay]

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Boba, are you going for a projector/screen setup in the new theatre room? or sticking with a TV?

I just bought a projector and built a screen and the 'feel' it gives you is amazing!!

Weequay

 

[Polsnulspace]

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Nothing beats a proj based set up for that true cinema feel. I too am in the middle of building a new proj based home cinema in my spare room upstairs. Heading out to buy a new amp today aswell.

Good luck with the build friend. Looking forward to seeing the final product! thumbsup

 

[Boba Debt]

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Our room isn't large enough for a projector, we only have a 12' viewing distance.

Instead we have a 60" LG Plasma TV, which is enough for us.

Boba, are you going for a projector/screen setup in the new theatre room? or sticking with a TV?

I just bought a projector and built a screen and the 'feel' it gives you is amazing!!

Weequay

 

[Jay1138]

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Looking forward to seeing more progress on this project -looks exciting! Good luck!

 

[Boba Debt]

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I stippled the ceiling last night and painted it today.

I used a Glidden product that goes on pink and turns white, it's a way to make sure you don't miss any spots.

 

[Judge Spartan]

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envious, very envious.

 

[Skaar]

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I can already tell this is going to be epic!

The space looks perfect

 

[yt]

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Following with interest.

 

[TallDarkandDisfigured]

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Looking great BD! I can't wait to sell my place and buy a new house with more space. I have great plans like this! :lol

 

[Boba Debt]

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I can already tell this is going to be epic!

I wouldn't say that this project is epic but it will be a nice upgrade to our floor plan

I did a drawing to check the layout of the furniture and display cabinets and the 14' x 23' space gets small really fast.

The "Prettys" cabinets are for Kitts collectalbles and the "Props" cabinets are for our reduced prop collection.

 

[Hazelrah]

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Is there a particular theme to your props that you will be incorporating into the design?

 

[Darth Brass]

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Looks like it's going to be a very nice space! I envy the opportunity to do it!

 

[Boba Debt]

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Is there a particular theme to your props that you will be incorporating into the design?

If you mean what type of props I'll be displaying, the majority of them are from Star Wars and there is a picture of them in original post.

But there will be some of my favorites from other movies in a separate display cabinet which will sit in front of the window on the short wall, which will also serve as a computer center.

About 15 years ago I built the below pictured entertainment cabinet for what was considered a large TV back then.

How ever, times have changed and it doesn't work with todays TVs

I spent $1200 for the materials to build it and I couldn’t even sell it for $1000 through any local venue.

So I'm going to modify and re-paint it to work in the new room.

 

[yt]

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Nice workmanship, funny how styles change. We had a lot of custom-built ins that I had to completely rework for modern equipment.

 

[Boba Debt]

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I mounted all 8 grid wall panels today. These will be used to display the props.

An 8" tall ceiling soffit will define the top of the display and a matching 20" tall base cabinet will define the bottom.

I used a scrap of wood to temporarily secure the panels. The finished mount will be trimmed out with molding painted the same color as the walls.

To get all 8 panels mounted in a uniform way, I notched a scrap piece of plywood to use as a guide for the bottom rail. Once I installed the first screw I leveled the rail and installed the second screw. Then I used the grid wall panel as a spacer and installed the top rail.

 

[Boba Debt]

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I've made a lot of progress but there is still a lot of work to do.

Before I put the floor down in this room I have to do the floor in the new dining room, so I'll be playing musical furniture until that's done.


In these pictures I have already moved the old entertainment center into the theater room. I removed the drawers from the center section so it could be re-purposed as a computer center / display cabinet

Currently, the side cabinets are being used as storage for some of Kitt's items but eventually it will be used for non-Star Wars props.


The rugs are temporary.

 

[Haywire]

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I love this thread...thanks for the updates!

 

[mado]

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very nice work wish i had the room to something like this

 

[redbouche]

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Very interesting thead. Looking to do something like this myself.