Topic: XTS_Operative Battle Diorama Update!!!! 10/21/2013

[Joerhyno]

Wow... that first Jabbas dio is awesome, love the details and all the small little areas and all the light up spots. Then I saw the 2 story one and that blew me away, the hangar, then the stairs to the droid room, love the desk with all the paperwork, kinda like my desk here in the office, lol.  I love the outside hallway too, all the light up details really make it pop.

I can't wait to see the progress of this Jabba dio. My son's getting a little older and one thing I've been wanting to do is make him a Cantina or Jabba's palace like this, so I'll def be keeping an eye out and steal... I mean, borrowing some of your ideas. Also thanks to Hemble for those tips on the plaster. I've made some smaller dios in the past and coated them with future floor wax to try to help protect them, but it was hard to get rid of the glossiness afterwards, had to add more paint, lol.. but I'll try that glue in the plaster method on my next one.

[jaq renaldi]

Amazing! You have so many great features! The light up tables make some great "moody" photos. This looks really fun to play with. I also like how you have a gun trading deal going down. I'm also glad you have a picture of the dio from the outside. That gives us another view so we can see how big this actually is. Great job! Thanks for sharing.

[XTS_Operative]

Thanks so much to Hangarbay 94, Joerhyno, and  jaq renaldi. I'm glad you enjoy my work. There was an avalanche of detail ideas for Ortho's Repair shop. I started with what I thought was a simple concept, but as I continued to build it grew legs. Before the end it turned into a beast of a project! Glad you saw the gun deal. That was a really fun idea. You know Jabba's a thug, so you got to flesh out his dio with some well placed criminal activities. Thanks again!

Here is an update with my latest Jabba Dio. I'm really happy with this one so far. Just under two weeks of construction. This one started to grow legs, but then it got plastered and couldn't walk anymore... Ba dum dum.

Almost done!

[Tamer]

Looks great to me. Lots of nice updating here. On the fp.

[XTS_Operative]

Thanks Tamer!

[benjani_1976]

This is awesome.......now I'm seriously tempted to build something like this when mandalore is done.
I might even try doing the rancor pit below Jabba's palace to keep my vintage stuff together......look forward to seeing this finished full of scum n villainy

[XTS_Operative]

@benjani_1976  Jabba's Throne room and a Rancor Pit - That will be NICE! Did you see Luke Sprywalker's setup at C6? They had the throne/rancor pit combo displayed in the diorama area. Good luck with your project.   

[benjani_1976]

I haven't seen that,do you know of a link? If not I'm sure I'll come across it.

[YakFace]

Man its looking awesome already! Great texture and color on the walls and floor, now you just need some sweet custom figs to go in it.

[XTS_Operative]

Thanks Yakface. Too bad I suck at painting figures  ...but the thought has crossed my mind. I am getting ready to turn a Battle Rancor into Jabba's rancor for a future build. I've got a good buddy down the street who paints warhammer 40K maybe I will patron his services.

Hey, benjani_1976 . I've posted some pics from C6 on my photobucket page.

http://s875.photobucket.com/albums/ab314/schlickrogozhin/Miscellaneous%20Goodies/

[benjani_1976]

thanks for digging those out,looks cool.........mandalore shouldn't take long when the turf shows up.
Found my old ROTJ rancor and malakili friday,and my poor old Jabba's there sat on his throne at the bottom of a display cabinet........feeling another dio coming on 

can't wait to see yours when it's all done and lit up

[hemble]

This is looking great and the texture on the walls is excellent.

Ron

[Luke Sprywalker]

Oh wow! You were at C6? Wish I could have met you. Did you ever see me there working on it? Your is looking really good!

[XTS_Operative]

Oh wow! You were at C6? Wish I could have met you. Did you ever see me there working on it? Your is looking really good!

Yep, sure was.  I REALLY wanted to make it to the custom panel(s), but this was our first celebration so my wife and I were both overstimulated with jaw dropping awe (and she is not even a Star Wars fan). There was just too much to do with so little time...I don't think I saw you at C6, I know I saw Frank Diorio (what an apt last name) hanging around the sail barge. Maybe see you at the next one! 

[XTS_Operative]

Sorry, this update is probably a little more exciting for me than anyone else since it won't appear that much has changed. Thanks to those who have been following though. Tonight I put on my base coat of paint, so that means I'll get to attach the lamps next. YAY! almost done.