Topic: RCWCreations diorama's

[RCWCreations]

The next one, which I'm building two of (one for me lol) is going to be the Ghosts cargo bay.

[Tamer]

That sounds fun. Man, we need that ship made by Hasbro. Folks would go nuts for it. A cargo bay would be awesome.

[RCWCreations]

For the sixth piece I'm sticking with science fiction, this diorama will be a cargo bay on a space ship. More importantly it is going to be based on the cargo bay from the Star Wars ship The Ghost from the series Star Wars Rebels. While I am building this, I am building my own, which I'll cover in a separate post.

For this build is the same size as the other five, the sides held together with magnetic tape. The boards where cut yesterday and glued together using PVA glue. When using PVA to stick boards together, it can take up to 48 hours to glue two waterproof pieces of foam board together. While the glue is drying, it is the best time to cut out doors, windows, etc from one layer without accidentally damaging the second layer.  I've cut out a door frame and conduits, leaving any further work until the boards have fully dried.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/inspired-workshop-commissions/#cargo

[RCWCreations]

Since buying Disney+ I have been watching a lot of Star Wars which has reignited my love love for this.  Its where the inspiration for the Mos Eisley spaceport diorama I built for InspirEd Workshops came from.

This pieces will be The Ghost cargo bay from the series Star Wars Rebels. While I am building this, I am building a commissioned pieced for InspirEd, which I am covering in a separate post.

For this build is the same size as the other five, the sides held together with magnetic tape. The boards where cut yesterday and glued together using PVA glue. When using PVA to stick boards together, it can take up to 48 hours to glue two waterproof pieces of foam board together. While the glue is drying, it is the best time to cut out doors, windows, etc from one layer without accidentally damaging the second layer.  I've cut out a door frame and conduits, I have also cut a border for the floor. I am leaving any further work until the boards have fully dried.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/the-ghosts-cargo-bay/

[Tamer]

Wow, you are already off to a great start. I so don't know why Hasbro never released a full sized version of the Ghost (well their size at least). Off to the front pages.

[RCWCreations]

I know, it was such a shame they never fully utilised the Rebels series in 3.75" because there are so many great characters therAnd why did they have to go to back to 5 points of articulation!!!  I always wanted to a rebels scene and have the crew posed but ...........

So instead I am buying the hich 6"characters I can get hold off and doing it this way lol.  I think I have been bitten with the Black Series bug but thankfully they cost less than Classic/Club Grayskull MOTU figures.

[Tamer]

Don't even get me started on those 5POA Figures. I have a set of the Hoth 2 Packs in that style on my collection shelf to remind me how much I dislike them. Such nice sculpts that don't move daggone it!

[Starchaser]

That Tatooine diorama turned out really brilliant. I love all the detail that you put into it. That's a piece to be really proud of. Congratulations! I also think the Ghost cargo hold is looking really good. I'm with you on the puzzlement about why Hasbro didn't do more with Rebels in 3.75" and why they insisted on 5POA. While I think the 6" figures are wonderful, I just can't make the jump. So, it may be that I will watch my childhood toy line go out "not with a bang but with a whimper."

[RCWCreations]

Thank you Starchaser.  It is such a shame because Hasbro used to make every single type of Star Wars character known to universe and then they just seemed to limit themselves when it came to Rebels.  That's when I stopped collecting and sold the bulk of my collection because I was disappointed and with wheere it was then going.

Now time for a "small" update.

Using strips of 6 mm foam to make door frame, the wall jousts are made from 10 & 6 mm 1" x 3" strips with a wooden squires running through them, which I have cut straws down and over the squires as pipes running between the jousts.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/the-ghosts-cargo-bay/#11-04

[RCWCreations]

The next part is to cut sections of pipe and then to cut them in half (remember safety first!) which will be fitted into the alcoves of the walls. With the pipes cut I’ve glued them into place and then spent the rest of the time scoring into the foam, creating wall panels. I have to make the door next and then start painting this piece.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/the-ghosts-cargo-bay/#11-04

[RCWCreations]

I’ve made the door out of the cargo bay using bolsa wood, also I’ve done a little detail work around the door.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/the-ghosts-cargo-bay/#11-04

[Tamer]

Now that is looking daggone nice! Man, great work on that door.

Off to the front pages.

[RCWCreations]

Today I've been working this commission piece. I started on the base, sticking embossed diamond plastic card as a walkway, while adding a border to the walkway. I marked out 3" x 3" squares to the base.

I made four bulkheads, cut two 20 mm slats into both walls which the bulk heads slide into.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/inspired-workshop-commissions/#12-04

[RCWCreations]

A few more pictures of the bulkheads.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/inspired-workshop-commissions/#12-04

[RCWCreations]

The back wall I built up the wall using a combination of 6 mm and 10 mm.

I think this is moving away from being a cargo bay to corridor on a spaceship. I might need to cut an inch off each bulkhead?

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/inspired-workshop-commissions/#12-04