The Smugglers Room - Star Wars Themed Prop & Rec Room
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Fuzzual
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Re: The Smugglers Room - Star Wars Themed Prop & Rec Room
Thank you! The bar top would be sweet, too bad its so wide and I have somewhat limited space. I'll tell you though, its an intriguing idea!
sure can man, thanks for the kudos!
Really all i did is follow in the footsteps of many other greats builds here. I started with wood glue and freaked out! it rippled a bit and i thought i had done something wrong. One of the members here, Michael Bergeron was able to talk me off the ledge and i let it set. Even though the wood glue worked out i still switched to the white elmers glue. It seemed to dry faster than the wood and I didn't see much of the ripple effect.
I think the big secret to getting it looking good is being patient, which i tend to lack. But multiple people reached out and urged me to do that. So I poured a bit in pools, let it dry somewhat and then scrape over it with a putty knife. Then i repeated that over and over again until the texture looked how I wanted. I did bigger pools in some areas and smaller in others.
One thing I did early on that I did not like was just pooling the glue. If you look over the prop there are several if not many, deliberate scrapes and scratches rather than clean pools of material. So letting a pour dry just a tad, and then make passes with the knife helped it look interesting. The good news is, if you don't like the result you can pour a layer of glue over the undesired area, let it dry, and then start again.
Really, i don't think personally there is a wrong way to do it. Just dive in, don't be timid with it, and then test with primer grey to see what you have. Sorry NeoRutty, thats a bit random and all over the map for a good summary, but thats the way my warped brain works
thanks for looking!
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Thank you! The bar top would be sweet, too bad its so wide and I have somewhat limited space. I'll tell you though, its an intriguing idea!
sure can man, thanks for the kudos!
Really all i did is follow in the footsteps of many other greats builds here. I started with wood glue and freaked out! it rippled a bit and i thought i had done something wrong. One of the members here, Michael Bergeron was able to talk me off the ledge and i let it set. Even though the wood glue worked out i still switched to the white elmers glue. It seemed to dry faster than the wood and I didn't see much of the ripple effect.
I think the big secret to getting it looking good is being patient, which i tend to lack. But multiple people reached out and urged me to do that. So I poured a bit in pools, let it dry somewhat and then scrape over it with a putty knife. Then i repeated that over and over again until the texture looked how I wanted. I did bigger pools in some areas and smaller in others.
One thing I did early on that I did not like was just pooling the glue. If you look over the prop there are several if not many, deliberate scrapes and scratches rather than clean pools of material. So letting a pour dry just a tad, and then make passes with the knife helped it look interesting. The good news is, if you don't like the result you can pour a layer of glue over the undesired area, let it dry, and then start again.
Really, i don't think personally there is a wrong way to do it. Just dive in, don't be timid with it, and then test with primer grey to see what you have. Sorry NeoRutty, thats a bit random and all over the map for a good summary, but thats the way my warped brain works
thanks for looking!
Thank you! The bar top would be sweet, too bad its so wide and I have somewhat limited space. I'll tell you though, its an intriguing idea!
sure can man, thanks for the kudos!
Really all i did is follow in the footsteps of many other greats builds here. I started with wood glue and freaked out! it rippled a bit and i thought i had done something wrong. One of the members here, Michael Bergeron was able to talk me off the ledge and i let it set. Even though the wood glue worked out i still switched to the white elmers glue. It seemed to dry faster than the wood and I didn't see much of the ripple effect.
I think the big secret to getting it looking good is being patient, which i tend to lack. But multiple people reached out and urged me to do that. So I poured a bit in pools, let it dry somewhat and then scrape over it with a putty knife. Then i repeated that over and over again until the texture looked how I wanted. I did bigger pools in some areas and smaller in others.
One thing I did early on that I did not like was just pooling the glue. If you look over the prop there are several if not many, deliberate scrapes and scratches rather than clean pools of material. So letting a pour dry just a tad, and then make passes with the knife helped it look interesting. The good news is, if you don't like the result you can pour a layer of glue over the undesired area, let it dry, and then start again.
Really, i don't think personally there is a wrong way to do it. Just dive in, don't be timid with it, and then test with primer grey to see what you have. Sorry NeoRutty, thats a bit random and all over the map for a good summary, but thats the way my warped brain works
thanks for looking!
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Thank you! The bar top would be sweet, too bad its so wide and I have somewhat limited space. I'll tell you though, its an intriguing idea!
sure can man, thanks for the kudos!
Really all i did is follow in the footsteps of many other greats builds here. I started with wood glue and freaked out! it rippled a bit and i thought i had done something wrong. One of the members here, Michael Bergeron was able to talk me off the ledge and i let it set. Even though the wood glue worked out i still switched to the white elmers glue. It seemed to dry faster than the wood and I didn't see much of the ripple effect.
I think the big secret to getting it looking good is being patient, which i tend to lack. But multiple people reached out and urged me to do that. So I poured a bit in pools, let it dry somewhat and then scrape over it with a putty knife. Then i repeated that over and over again until the texture looked how I wanted. I did bigger pools in some areas and smaller in others.
One thing I did early on that I did not like was just pooling the glue. If you look over the prop there are several if not many, deliberate scrapes and scratches rather than clean pools of material. So letting a pour dry just a tad, and then make passes with the knife helped it look interesting. The good news is, if you don't like the result you can pour a layer of glue over the undesired area, let it dry, and then start again.
Really, i don't think personally there is a wrong way to do it. Just dive in, don't be timid with it, and then test with primer grey to see what you have. Sorry NeoRutty, thats a bit random and all over the map for a good summary, but thats the way my warped brain works
thanks for looking!
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Fuzzual
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well i am playing the waiting game now. I bought a single HIC side panel from DarthChromer almost two years ago, thinking I would build the HIC then. It was a great product and it will certainly serve as my "Hero" panel, but a buddy of mine offered a fantastic solution for the other 7 side panels. He build a HIC this last fall and purchased an authentic Volvo Panel for his Hero panel, and he molded it for the rest of his. So he was kind enough to make me a set if I provided the resin. They are fully solid resin casts, but $70 worth of Resin for the other 7 works for me! There are no lights on them for the most part anyway, so why not. But as I said I am playing the waiting game for them to arrive:cry
So what to do while waiting, well i am glad you asked.
I want a very specific look to the HIC display, something that matches the rest of the room and continue the theme. So I set out to build a custom HIC and Boba Fett Display. My Fett is nothing to write home about, and someday I will rebuild it to complete screen accuracy, but it will work for now.
So enough blabbing, here is what I have for the base so far.
So what to do while waiting, well i am glad you asked.
I want a very specific look to the HIC display, something that matches the rest of the room and continue the theme. So I set out to build a custom HIC and Boba Fett Display. My Fett is nothing to write home about, and someday I will rebuild it to complete screen accuracy, but it will work for now.
So enough blabbing, here is what I have for the base so far.
Fuzzual
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Re: The Smugglers Room - Star Wars Themed Prop & Rec Room
Ha! Thanks my friend, much appreciated.
Ha! Thanks my friend, much appreciated.
Stunning! Love the HIC stand. Greeblies! And what comes next? Primer!
Fuzzual
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Re: The Smugglers Room - Star Wars Themed Prop & Rec Room
Thanks man!
you got it man; primer, lighting, and more!
Thanks man!
Stunning! Love the HIC stand. Greeblies! And what comes next? Primer!
you got it man; primer, lighting, and more!
Weathering?
Fuzzual
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Fuzzual
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Re: The Smugglers Room - Star Wars Themed Prop & Rec Room
thank you. Taking my time and a TON of filing and sanding. . . And I hate sanding, lol.
i do own a fog machine��
sanding sanding sanding
thanks so much. I have really enjoyed your build as well, great stuff.
thank you!
thank you. Taking my time and a TON of filing and sanding. . . And I hate sanding, lol.
i do own a fog machine��
sanding sanding sanding
thanks so much. I have really enjoyed your build as well, great stuff.
thank you!
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Re: The Smugglers Room - Star Wars Themed Prop & Rec Room
Now, I know what do with mine when it's not Halloween!
Now, I know what do with mine when it's not Halloween!
TazMan2000
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I have my own Smuggler's Room. I take stuff there that I don't want my wife to see what I got, or what I paid for it! :lol
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Fuzzual
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Re: The Smugglers Room - Star Wars Themed Prop & Rec Room
Thanks man, but you would be surprised . . . i didn't use a router I drilled the edges with a hole-saw and then cut the center with a Jigsaw. After that it was shaping and sanding. I do own a router, but I was to lazy to make a jig. Sort of thinking now that would have saved time
HA! Thats AWESOME!!!!
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Thanks man, but you would be surprised . . . i didn't use a router
I drilled the edges with a hole-saw and then cut the center with a Jigsaw. After that it was shaping and sanding. I do own a router, but I was to lazy to make a jig. Sort of thinking now that would have saved timeHA! Thats AWESOME!!!!
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