damagecase
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Ok, let me start by saying that any and all input will be appreciated. I've been mulling this idea since I got into Hot Toys Predators three or four years ago. And the idea is simply creating a 1/6 scale Predator Trophy room. The reason its taken me so long to get going on it is A) I needed enough HT Preds to populate it I needed scale size trophies to adorn it with C) I needed to come up with a way to create it in a proper size and also in such a way that it could be presented and stored since it will be necessarily large.
So, I now have more HT preds than I will need to populate it so that problem is solved. I also now have a variety of trophies from 1/6 scale human skulls to a couple hand sculpted alien skulls including an alien queen skull which measures around 12" in length. I also have a variety of smaller scale dinosaur skulls which I think should work nicely for random alien trophies. I've decided on a polystirene replica mstone background, one originally designed for reptile terrariums, as my wall material. This will of course be glued and mounted to a piece of 1/2 inch plywood. I've also decided to use 10/24 ready rod as my mounting apparatice. The floor will be made of real tile and there will also be a couple of pillars created from wooden chair legs panted to resemble stone. At some point in the future I am hoping to expand this to also include an armory complete with various weapons, masks and armor.
On to the size. Well, I guess it can be described as large and cumbersome, I prefer grand...lol. Anyway, the dimensons are shaping up to be something like 3 feet wide by nearly 4 feet deep by roughly 3 feet high. I'm also trying to make it so that it will be in pieces for easier storage. I also intend to place a light fixture beneath the trophy wall to illuminate the skulls.
Again, this project is already years in the making but I am really excited that I will actually begin construction on it soon.
Has anyone here tried this before and if so any info or photos would be great? I will hopefully be posting production pics here over the next several weeks as I work through it.
Any questions, feel free to ask and thanks again.
So, I now have more HT preds than I will need to populate it so that problem is solved. I also now have a variety of trophies from 1/6 scale human skulls to a couple hand sculpted alien skulls including an alien queen skull which measures around 12" in length. I also have a variety of smaller scale dinosaur skulls which I think should work nicely for random alien trophies. I've decided on a polystirene replica mstone background, one originally designed for reptile terrariums, as my wall material. This will of course be glued and mounted to a piece of 1/2 inch plywood. I've also decided to use 10/24 ready rod as my mounting apparatice. The floor will be made of real tile and there will also be a couple of pillars created from wooden chair legs panted to resemble stone. At some point in the future I am hoping to expand this to also include an armory complete with various weapons, masks and armor.
On to the size. Well, I guess it can be described as large and cumbersome, I prefer grand...lol. Anyway, the dimensons are shaping up to be something like 3 feet wide by nearly 4 feet deep by roughly 3 feet high. I'm also trying to make it so that it will be in pieces for easier storage. I also intend to place a light fixture beneath the trophy wall to illuminate the skulls.
Again, this project is already years in the making but I am really excited that I will actually begin construction on it soon.
Has anyone here tried this before and if so any info or photos would be great? I will hopefully be posting production pics here over the next several weeks as I work through it.
Any questions, feel free to ask and thanks again.