Pixelpiper
Super Freak
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This started out as a desire to display only vintage ESB figures, playlets and vehicles, and I'd create a simple white shelf with a mountainous/snowy background. While looking for a background I stumbled upon a great landscape shot full of AT-ATs and the entrance to Echo Base, likely from an EA/Lucas Star Wars game. After some Photoshop work I was able to produce something of suitable dimensions to wrap the sides and back of my shelf:
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Instead of the plain white shelf with only the playsets providing landscape, I took inspiration from a few other dios I'd seen and got cracking with some papier-mâché and foam insulation:
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After attaching some foam, a primer coat on the papier-mâché and some hard-drying gypsum compound.
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Then some paint:
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The background image was printed as a vinyl banner (without grommets) and suspended with double-sided carpet tape:
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Then the lighting was put in to evenly illuminate the scene.
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