1/6 Detention Block AA23

[Crimsonbob]

Oooh cool i will keep an eye on this

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

What nimrod thought this would be a good idea for a project!!

I hate it already. Then again...I'm not very patient. I'll just call this V1 right now.

V2 is in process as well. I'm not sure which way I'm going yet. This one is constructed with the forced perspective as it's only 24" deep. It obviously needs work, but that's this concept and I'm not sure I like it yet.

V2 is strictly parallel. It's a little deeper and any perspective will be natural. The back wall will probably end up looking stupid though.

PRO's V1: Smaller profile, will blend with ref. pic better.
CON's V1: Harder, will only be able to display Han/Luke, probably won't worry about cell doors or garbage chute vents due to angles and bad scale.

PRO's V2: Straight cuts. Will also be able to display a Sideshow Chewie, or Vader and 2 troopers walking down the block since I'll have the height back. Should be able to do better detailing.
CON's V2: BIG!! Really, too big. Back pic will probably look out of place.


You can see my dilemma. I'll keep working them both until Obi-Wan's voice picks one. Good thing foam board is on sale this week!

PS-Thanks to everyone for the reference photos. I had most of them, but there was a couple that were great that I didn't have. It's cool we can help each other out.
Jeff

 

[the dude person]

Here, you might try this pic I spliced together. Just the hall with no smoke, holes, or people.

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

LOL Hell Jeff scrap em all and make it to scale, 8 feet long, ow and while you are at it make the trash chute and the compactor. LOL

I know what you mean about patience... If I start a project I like to get it done, paint drying is a real drag!!! But saying that I know that you will do it... you must..... there is no try.


How about making it sections so you can slot em together. Thjat way you can just keep adding sections till u get hacked off with it..

Tis could be chuffin fantastic... If you lived next do we could build it together and it would be done in a day and 30 feet long LOL.

 

[Crimsonbob]

I think if it was like this it would look better.

 

[BuddyGus]

Nice mod CrimsonBob. That does make it blend better.

 

[ProgMatinee]

looks nice thus far.
how does the perspective look in person? on the screen it looks nice. would love to see a figure in it to see the scale.

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

As we say in the fire department: "Go big, or stay home!" After some debate, I am proceeding with the larger V2. I just feel it gives me more flexibility in displaying. V1 could only fit 2 1/6 figs at the very front-too limiting. Anyway, here's where I am with tonight's progress. It's now 20"x20"x30" deep. Mock-up is lookin' good so far. Poor Farm Boy Luke's starting to spread himself a little thin. I better start saving for more figures.

 

[Puay]

Looking good.

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

OOOWW Yeah the bigger the better.....

 

[Darth Mitchell]

The basic sculp looks good But it looks like it could be a little deeper

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

Probably could be, but 2 1/2 feet is bigger than any shelf I have. And it's wider than my dresser. And it's wider than my workbench. And it's wider than...basically everywhere I can put it. What was I thinking!!!

Oh, well. Here we are with the rough pieces in place. Prison Luke is at the back for perspective.

Now to work on the floor (not looking forward to this), and if I can get to Kinkos today, maybe see if I can get a blown up pic from the shots you guys were nice enough to give. Plus I better get a string of orange Halloween lights for my little trench under the floor before they're gone.

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

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[Darth_IMPoor]

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I told you Dorg's, I'm not making it 10 feet deep. 30" is all the space I have. Now get back down there to your man-cave and start working on the Falcon!!

 

[Darth Mitchell]

Make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep, make 10 feet deep go on....

Now THAT would be awesome

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

I told you Dorg's, I'm not making it 10 feet deep. 30" is all the space I have. Now get back down there to your man-cave and start working on the Falcon!!

LOL Yesth masther back to ma cave I hop.........

p.s. how about 9 feet 6".......

 

[Scifi67]

That's amazing...

 

[clparker04]

:chewThis is a Great looking set can not wait to see what you do next:chew

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

The floor sucks every bit as much as I figured it would. Just like Prog's awesome Leia cel dio (check Chewie's Chop Shop if you haven't had the pleasure yet), I'm going with the balsa wood. I've got 1/2 of it laid out. It has potential to be cool, but there's a lot of small pieces. It will take some time to do it up. Nothing can be glued permanent until I have this done, so back to the hole with a new bottle of glue!!
Jeff

 

[the dude person]

Here's the best I found. We really need this on blu-ray without compression artifacts.

If you want a background, try using this pic

I spliced together a few pics, same as the one justinluck found, just no people! Isn't that convenient?