Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build] [Finished-Pics Page-4]

jessec

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• Dec 23, 2012

• #61

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Painting time..!

Tested the paint scheme on the smallest light chiclet....
Sanded the -- primer state a few times to get it smooth..

Then applied....the first layer of brown..

Sponged the gold

After drying completely....

 

jessec

Well-Known Member

• Dec 24, 2012

• #62

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Sanded this entire thing till i reached the smooth heaven...(like my friend FuseNova put it.. Thnx for the tip mate)

Laid down the brown base

Started the gold weathering....

Weathered the entire light so far

 

Last edited: Dec 25, 2012

andy19422

Sr Member

• Dec 24, 2012

• #63

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

WOW! that paintwork is great. Happy Christmas mate.

 

jessec

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• Dec 25, 2012

• #64

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

andy19422 said:

WOW! that paintwork is great. Happy Christmas mate.

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Thanks mate!! I was so nervous about the paint....but it turned out ok....


Merry Christmas to you and yours...

 

jessec

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• Dec 29, 2012

• #65

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Paint is Dry! and finished the small boxes, here is how it all looks...
next will be casting crystals and setting up the lighting.

Close up shot showing the tight fit of the Light Boxes

 

Last edited: Dec 29, 2012

Fuzzual

Sr Member

• Dec 29, 2012

• #66

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

This is a great build, wonderful job!

 

jessec

Well-Known Member

• Dec 29, 2012

• #67

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Fuzzual said:

This is a great build, wonderful job!

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Thanks my Mate, coming from you..!! it means a lot!

Your room actually inspired me to create one myself.

 

Last edited: Dec 29, 2012

FuseNova

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RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Dec 30, 2012

• #68

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Impressive work - nice build and paint!

 

jessec

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #69

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FuseNova said:

Impressive work - nice build and paint!

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Thanks Nova.

 

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Tatooine_Todd

Sr Member

• Dec 31, 2012

• #70

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Very cool project. This would be a dramatic addition to a Home Theater or Prop room. :thumbsup

 

jessec

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• Jan 5, 2013

• #71

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Tatooine_Todd said:

Very cool project. This would be a dramatic addition to a Home Theater or Prop room. :thumbsup

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Thanks mate !!

 

jessec

Well-Known Member

• Jan 5, 2013

• #72

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Started to...shield the inside of the boxes, this will shield little of the heat and will increase the light output as the light will reflect...

Laid out the LED strip

The LEDs are so Bright....

Fixed the crystals with glue gun...all that remains is cleaning them up....

 

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Helo

Member

• Jan 5, 2013

• #73

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Wow.

I've been lurking for quite a bit, but I had to comment and say, outstanding job! Thank you for being so detailed with your thread overall, as it helps the n00bs (i.e. me) start to get some crazy ideas.

What's this MDF painting tip you kept referring to?

Keep it up! You're almost there!

 

jessec

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• Jan 5, 2013

• #74

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Helo said:

Wow.

I've been lurking for quite a bit, but I had to comment and say, outstanding job! Thank you for being so detailed with your thread overall, as it helps the n00bs (i.e. me) start to get some crazy ideas.

What's this MDF painting tip you kept referring to?

Keep it up! You're almost there!

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Thanks my mate..! I am so glad you can use this one way or the other ...

That MDF -Painting Tip given to me by FuseNova : was to sand the MDF smooth with few standings...and then sand the MDF-lay down Killz primer- sand it again-lay down Killz again--sand with a finer grade sandpaper...

So do this until you reach the smooth heaven and then your MDF piece is ready for the paint job....I was very concerned about the paint...as long as it took to build this thing it would have sucked if the paint didn't work out...but thankfully it came out great..! I cannot wait to put it together...!


Here is the Exact MDF TIP- from my friend FuseNova (thnx mate)

Make as smooth as possible with a few good sandings.

Use several coats of a thick paint on primer like Kilz. Dry, sand, paint again and repeat until the roughness of the MDF is replaced with glossy heaven
then use spray paint from there...

One thing on the kilz, I would suggest using a roller and not brush to make sanding easier. I'm not sure if you know much about sanding but I would start with 120 and move to 240, 320, 400 and maybe even 600 and up for a perfect look.

 

andy19422

Sr Member

• Jan 6, 2013

• #75

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

Hi Jess, from pics of various stargate light units, the Led strip was laid out along the box so that the crystal butted against them. The light then traveled up the crystal like a giant fiber optic cable.

 

jessec

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• Jan 6, 2013

• #76

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

andy19422 said:

Hi Jess, from pics of various stargate light units, the Led strip was laid out along the box so that the crystal butted against them. The light then traveled up the crystal like a giant fiber optic cable.

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Hi Andy thnx for the heads up mate


I will be putting 1M LED on another box's back cover see how it looks and go from there..

Its been so cold here past few weeks i cannot get anything done.


I am waiting for that big stargate run by you!!

 

jessec

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• Jan 13, 2013

• #77

Re: Stargate Atlantis Hallway Light [Build]

After having a little cold weather for a few weeks....we finally had a warm weekend....so i took advantage of that and tried to do some work and get this project close to getting finished...

Attached all the light boxes onto the light..

The top crown is still in the paint stage...will work on it next...

Couldn't resist-plugged in the one light to see it all looks.

Blue

Purple

White

Orange

Green

 

Dakhahn

Member

• Jan 13, 2013

• #78

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Great build. I could see a couple of these mounted as wall lights in a themed home theater.

 

Caveneau

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jan 14, 2013

• #79

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That turned out incredible. I never realized they were so tall.

 

jessec

Well-Known Member

• Jan 14, 2013

• #80

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Dakhahn said:

Great build. I could see a couple of these mounted as wall lights in a themed home theater.

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Yes sir!! That is what have in mind for this one...hopefully sometime this year i will start on the media room cannot wait.