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joemichaels70
 Post subject: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures ...
PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 4:14 pm 
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Ripe with kibble / Bojack Strobman
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//thanks to nova for all the diorama fodder

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File comment: Starting to fill gaps and holes
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File comment: How many parts do you recognize?
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File comment: The white circle is the mount for a smoke detector
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File comment: Spring-loaded Launchers, Split
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File comment: Just keep adding...
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File comment: Favorite find: Zip Tie cut to fill voids where original panels went
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File comment: Backpacks and things - Phase 1 complete
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File comment: Daylight shows the incompatibility between the 1st and 2nd coats of paint (peeling/cracking/shrinking) so I sanded the primer as well
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File comment: Compressed air to remove all the sanding dust
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File comment: Using transparent plastic to cover gaps
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File comment: Phase 2 complete
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File comment: ... not the right color
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File comment: painting grates, etc.,
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File comment: Using electrical wire
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File comment: well that got dark, quickly ...
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File comment: Johnny Danger
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File comment: 5.5" Frank
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File comment: then I dropped it and everything that could fall off ... did.
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File comment: Humpty Dumpty plus screws
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File comment: Putting a piece of black cardboard behind to stop light bleeds in the gaps
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File comment: !! BISHOP !!
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File comment: ... it's all about the base
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Thoughts?


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2DARK2C
 Post subject: Re: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures
PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:48 pm 
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that's an amazing transformation! drbindy gonna be like "who stole my space ship?"

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 Post subject: Re: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures
PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:59 pm 
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Unbelievable.

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 Post subject: Re: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures
PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:08 pm 
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The zip ties for filler is brilliant. Will try to remember that one.

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 Post subject: Re: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures
PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:24 pm 
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So I was scrolling through the pics and thinking, "The paint looks good and adding on the bits and pieces is fun, but I'm still just seeing vehicle shells covered with paints and pieces." Then I got to this pic: Image and suddenly, I couldn't see the shells anymore. The pics after that one just sealed it for me. Even knowing what parts you used, I don't see the original vehicles anymore. You did an excellent job taking some random fodder and turning it into a great looking dio piece.
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 Post subject: Re: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures
PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:17 pm 
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who stole my spaceship?

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 Post subject: Re: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures
PostPosted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:35 am 
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This is great. I want to see you add a fourth wall with a door way and a perpendicular hallway behind it. Something like this but matching your look here.
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I know, the wall isn't a ship. It isn't a set. I think having that additional piece will give you some options. Are they running toward something, away from something, into something. Who is coming in? Who is peeking around the corner? You get the idea.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:32 pm 
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Beautiful... simply beautiful.

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 Post subject: Re: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures
PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 2:23 am 
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 Post subject: Re: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures
PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 8:44 pm 
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Thanks for the comments and the suggestions, folks!

this was just the first of ... well ...

there's a ton of fodder in the garage.

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 Post subject: Re: The NovaWall ... A Diorama Backdrop Told in 50 Pictures
PostPosted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:07 pm 
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Glad I got to see this in person at Assembly Required...nice work!

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