besides the captain power logo I just put to see if I could if it gets covered up no big loss . Now I have to decide how many walls Im going to put on this dio. I would like 4 walls but its not practical for taking pics . So I'll go with three and then Maybe consider a ceiling . But the problem whit the ceiling is it will cut off lighting while taking photos so I might incorporate some leds into the roof . Im not sure yet .
My tools from hotwire Foam Factory L-R freehand router , engraver and 6 inch hot knife. |
I use the pro power station it will work on all of the tools from HWFF |
Even with a 5 inch figure it all meshes pretty well |
This Figure is only 1:18 but it does not look out of scale in this dio . Proportion is everything |
I was able to use the freehand router to carve out the pond section |
I think I chose a pretty good size this works well with 1:16 , 1:18 figures |
The Door way was carved out using the freehand routing tool |
when you make a mistake with foam no problem you can just fill it in with more foam |
I wanted to make this dio epic . So whats more epic than a Dragon . I freehand drew the dragon then used my engraving tool to carve it |
After carving in the dragons features I then used my hot knife to carve the dragon out |
The Dragon is pretty well balanced it stands on its own |
Im really happy with this Head |
This is how its going to be mounted of course the wall behind it will also have stone effects carved into it |
What good is a Dragon if it cant be Scary ? So I installed Led's into it . I got the led's from model software train factory the link can be found on this page |
With the lights on |
I think the Blue lights came out great |
Yes these lights are super bright |
The Rat is amused by the lights |
Hes over two feet tall now |
I found this pic online and used it as a guide |
COnsidering the splinter figure is five inches I think I chose a good size to build the dio |
This is a close up veiw of the foam after its been sculpted and foam coat applied |
This is before and after what it looks like now compared to what it will |
Go as deep and wide as your comfortable with . |
the drawing doesnt have to be perfect remember when you coat it , it will dissapear |
Ok so Im not an ancient stone mason but it came out kinda ok lol |
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Using both the engraving tool and the hotknife gave me these most excellent results |
Before using foam coat and getting painted and after |
Scale is everything always keep in mind what your building for larger figures or smaller or both |
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The shrimp monster |
I went back and deepened the undercuts but nothing was gonna save him |
The new body was coming out better |
I made the body in scale with the head but the head will not be permanently mounted im going to use magnets so that it can be moved and replaced at will |