1/6 Death Star Swing
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jedijim3002
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Nice work man. You really pit some time into it. Frackin awesome!
Darth_IMPoor
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Thanks Jim. It was fun and I'm pretty proud of it.
And barryo, I'm cooling it on the new dios for now. My main concern is tweaking what I have and making it better. I am going to re-visit this dio because I think it would look even better if it was about 4" off the ground. That would make the ramp pop even more. But to do that without seams, I may have to do the whole front over. Alot of work, for technically not much, but I'm betting it'll be worth it.
I'm re-doing some of the custom figures I had too. Of course, pics will follow as I get to them.
And barryo, I'm cooling it on the new dios for now. My main concern is tweaking what I have and making it better. I am going to re-visit this dio because I think it would look even better if it was about 4" off the ground. That would make the ramp pop even more. But to do that without seams, I may have to do the whole front over. Alot of work, for technically not much, but I'm betting it'll be worth it.
I'm re-doing some of the custom figures I had too. Of course, pics will follow as I get to them.
Khonsu70
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This dio is sheer, sheer genius. Period.
I like your thought on increasing the height by several inches. I also got this random, stray thought that if you paint a forced perspective "chasm" on a piece of glass and illuminated it in some clever fashion, it would add to the drama (and the amount of display space necessary) for this piece. Mind you, I'm not clever enough to figure out exactly how that would work, but I think it could be done?
I like your thought on increasing the height by several inches. I also got this random, stray thought that if you paint a forced perspective "chasm" on a piece of glass and illuminated it in some clever fashion, it would add to the drama (and the amount of display space necessary) for this piece. Mind you, I'm not clever enough to figure out exactly how that would work, but I think it could be done?
enaud
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JEFF!!!
Good to see you back man!
Good to see you back man!
Darth_IMPoor
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Thanks man. Hopefully I still have a Bom with my name on it (for sometime soon anyway)
So here we go.....
The destruction of a classic (in my own mind anyway). Why is Pooh in there? Cause C-Bob likes pooh (or is it Poodu), and because it's funny. Also starring in this shot-the sole survivor of the Great Sideshow Purge of 2011, Gonk!
Gentlemen, I can rebuild it. I have the technology. I have the capability to build the world's first Death Star Chasm that's 4" off the ground. This will be that dio. Better than it was before. Better, stronger, faster, taller.
So here we go.....
The destruction of a classic (in my own mind anyway). Why is Pooh in there? Cause C-Bob likes pooh (or is it Poodu), and because it's funny. Also starring in this shot-the sole survivor of the Great Sideshow Purge of 2011, Gonk!
Gentlemen, I can rebuild it. I have the technology. I have the capability to build the world's first Death Star Chasm that's 4" off the ground. This will be that dio. Better than it was before. Better, stronger, faster, taller.
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enaud
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Chakaman
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Very cool mate. You need to do a doorway for the Stormtroopers also. Hell, just do the whole scene! 
enaud
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Haha.That one could be mounted (slightly higher) on the wall on the opposite side of the room
Darth_IMPoor
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Actually, I'd need 2 more: The Stormtrooper one is up and way over
And then there's the one they swing to directly across
And believe me Chaka, I'm kind of inclined to do it. Instead of a bunch of half-assed mini-dios, go all-in on one. I'll have to think on that.
And then there's the one they swing to directly across
And believe me Chaka, I'm kind of inclined to do it. Instead of a bunch of half-assed mini-dios, go all-in on one. I'll have to think on that.
cokebabies
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Very cool mate. You need to do a doorway for the Stormtroopers also. Hell, just do the whole movie!
FTFY.
That dio is (was?) incredible, so making improvements to it will be nothing short of amazing.
Darth_IMPoor
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Alright guys, here's the idea. Excuse the brutal drawings......have Photoshop, don't know how to use Photoshop
-so you get the "Paint" blueprint. Not to scale, as if THAT needs mentioning.
2 separate,curved pieces, both relatively narrow so I can break it down and move it.
It'll be 5' high, not sure how long the across section will be yet. I figure that's enough room to get Luke's ramps 6" off the floor, and the Stormtrooper ramp should end up being a pretty accurate story up with 5" or 6" above the door.
I think I'm gonna frame both sides with 1"x1" and use paneling for the walls. It's pretty thin, it's flexible, and cheap. Sound like a plan?
-so you get the "Paint" blueprint. Not to scale, as if THAT needs mentioning.2 separate,curved pieces, both relatively narrow so I can break it down and move it.
It'll be 5' high, not sure how long the across section will be yet. I figure that's enough room to get Luke's ramps 6" off the floor, and the Stormtrooper ramp should end up being a pretty accurate story up with 5" or 6" above the door.
I think I'm gonna frame both sides with 1"x1" and use paneling for the walls. It's pretty thin, it's flexible, and cheap. Sound like a plan?
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