Darthgothikus
Super Freak
Hi everyone.
I'm sure a lot of you, like me, who are generally too lazy or don't feel you have the skills necessary to create your own Dioramas, were over the moon when Sideshow announced 1:6 Scale, non film specific, figure environments.
Like me I guess a fair few were disappointed when said environments ended up being overpriced bases (IMHO).
The other night I chopped a hole in a chunk of foam core board to make an improvised blast door for my new Clone trooper to hang around. I was pretty pleased with the results...
<a href="https://s593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/Clone%20Wars/?action=view¤t=Blast3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/Clone%20Wars/Blast3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
There are a few more over in the "Sideshow versus Medicom clones" thread if you want a peek!
Anyhow, this got me thinking that it shouldn't be too hard to knock up some half decent scenery/environments/backdrops at very little cost.
So bear in mind anything posted here isn't pretending to be scene, or even film specific! These are going to be simply "enchantments" for the important things - the figures.
I may never finish this first one, or I might churn out loads, let's see where it goes!!!
1) Gather together a pile of old tut, and enlist some help. A rough sketch I find helps at this stage. Failing that a large Vodka does the trick!
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2) Half an hour later with the scalpel and it's taking shape!
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3) A few dabs from the glue gun and it's holding together... so far.
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4) A bit of dramatic lighting and some judicious cropping and we're getting somewhere.
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5) Now you can play!!!
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Like I said the sets aren't really the important things here, I don't even think they need painting with the right lighting on them, but we'll see.
I'm aiming to add side walls with channelled lighting and a more detailed control panel, also the blast door needs to be on a sliding mechanism of some sort rather than BluTac!
Hope you all like, feel free to tell me I'm great... or rip it to shreds! LOL I don't mind either way!
I'm sure a lot of you, like me, who are generally too lazy or don't feel you have the skills necessary to create your own Dioramas, were over the moon when Sideshow announced 1:6 Scale, non film specific, figure environments.
Like me I guess a fair few were disappointed when said environments ended up being overpriced bases (IMHO).
The other night I chopped a hole in a chunk of foam core board to make an improvised blast door for my new Clone trooper to hang around. I was pretty pleased with the results...
<a href="https://s593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/Clone%20Wars/?action=view¤t=Blast3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/Clone%20Wars/Blast3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
There are a few more over in the "Sideshow versus Medicom clones" thread if you want a peek!
Anyhow, this got me thinking that it shouldn't be too hard to knock up some half decent scenery/environments/backdrops at very little cost.
So bear in mind anything posted here isn't pretending to be scene, or even film specific! These are going to be simply "enchantments" for the important things - the figures.
I may never finish this first one, or I might churn out loads, let's see where it goes!!!
1) Gather together a pile of old tut, and enlist some help. A rough sketch I find helps at this stage. Failing that a large Vodka does the trick!
<a href="https://s593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/?action=view¤t=Scene1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/Scene1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
2) Half an hour later with the scalpel and it's taking shape!
<a href="https://s593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/?action=view¤t=Scene2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/Scene2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
3) A few dabs from the glue gun and it's holding together... so far.
<a href="https://s593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/?action=view¤t=Scene3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/Scene3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
4) A bit of dramatic lighting and some judicious cropping and we're getting somewhere.
<a href="https://s593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/?action=view¤t=Scene4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/Scene4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
5) Now you can play!!!
<a href="https://s593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/?action=view¤t=Scene5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/Scene5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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<a href="https://s593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/?action=view¤t=Scene7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/Darthgothikus/6th%20scale%20secenery/Scene7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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Like I said the sets aren't really the important things here, I don't even think they need painting with the right lighting on them, but we'll see.
I'm aiming to add side walls with channelled lighting and a more detailed control panel, also the blast door needs to be on a sliding mechanism of some sort rather than BluTac!
Hope you all like, feel free to tell me I'm great... or rip it to shreds! LOL I don't mind either way!