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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2022, 08:04:39 PM »
That looks amazing! I assume those are all Hole in the Ground parts?

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2022, 03:09:32 AM »
Man that is nice.

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2022, 11:41:16 AM »
That looks amazing! I assume those are all Hole in the Ground parts?

most of it, yeah
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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2022, 03:11:54 PM »
Jabba's Droid Dungeon - this was actually one of the first dioramas I made. The two torture racks and Hole in the Ground kits. At this point I had not done any figure customs and my EV-9D9 was customized since the pics were taken. You can see how that custom was made in Raylen's custom figures thread.
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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2022, 03:16:19 PM »
Nice! I love the wood and metal "generator" parts. Very creative.

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #20 on: October 13, 2022, 02:49:57 AM »
Man, one of your firsts you sure did start out awesome. Very nice.

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2023, 03:33:26 PM »
Yeah, I'm sure everyone has seen something like this a hundred times. However, for ME this was an exciting step because despite all the kits I make, dioramas I created, etc.... I have never done any diorama that needed any sort of landscaping!  This was a relatively simple first try. I used a 1/2 MDF board as my base so I could recess the building, Under the MDF is a masonite  board so there is a visible floor. The smooth side is face down so it can slide around on a shelf easily. A couple strips of wood for stairs and surround. Covered up gaps between dome and MDF with putty. Then came new territory. I first used Aleema's Tacky glue (which I think may be like Hodge Podge) and tossed some diorama sand on it. Brushed of what wasn't sticking. Did that a few times. Nice thing is the sand was the same color as the MDF so any showing wouldn't even be noticed. I then did a few more dustings of sand with spray glue made for dioramas. Another dusting with a finer, lighter color of sand. The barrels, crates, generator, and droid are Hole in the Ground kits

Nice to gain some experience where any errors would be minimal or fixable.
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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #22 on: March 06, 2023, 03:55:01 AM »
Sure does look good to me too. Nice.

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #23 on: March 06, 2023, 04:41:44 PM »
Awesome. Far better than the original base from Hasbro.

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2023, 02:36:46 PM »
The latest..... A bunch of people just sitting around never looked so good!  LOL   War table is a Hole in the Ground Productions piece, along with the doors and doorways, and the little computer units. Almost all of the plastic walls and steps were scrap leftovers from other projects so I didn't have to sink hardly any money into it. The decals I created myself.

The Death Star hologram was a big challenge.  Used a DIY clear acrylic Christmas ball. Cut the tabs off, I had a clear dish the perfect size to go with it. Had to cut that hole and the unfinished chunks. I sprayed that with the transparent red paint. Cut some clear rods and bits (again leftover from other projects) and painted yellow and mounted inside for the detail of the pathways to the Death Star power core. Used red pin striping for the structure lines.  The transparent red paint I think was the only thing I didn't have on hand.

Although not an "exciting" diorama with just a lot of people sitting or standing around, There are a LOT of figures that can go into this which makes it nice from the "shelf real estate" point of view. One frustration is holsters! Holsters make is so hard to have a figure sit down properly. I'll need to figure out what to do with Han and Chewy.  I'd love if they could put them on a peg that would allow the holster to rotate. I guess then, they charge $35 for a basic figure. smh
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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #25 on: April 02, 2023, 06:10:50 AM »
I mean hands down one of the coolest dios I have seen. Love that Death Star. Just magic.

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #26 on: April 03, 2023, 06:33:38 PM »
Your Dioramas are just TOTALLY FANTASTIC! Awesome job!

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2023, 11:49:36 AM »
Saying this looks phenomenal still sounds like an understatement. What a masterpiece!

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #28 on: April 24, 2023, 03:22:04 PM »
That is...well, its already been said - phenomenal! Really nice work and great creativity on the Death Star hologram.

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Re: Raylen's Dioramas
« Reply #29 on: June 04, 2023, 04:19:47 PM »
This dio is my favorite so far. It is PERFECT!