Topic: Cantina model by StarAlien70

[StarAlien70]

More of the sequence:

[hemble]

Excellent stuff.

Ron

[Tamer]

This is so impressive. Time for another front page update.

I can't imagine how long it took to put this together.

[StarAlien70]

Thanks again! Here's the fight sequence:

[Tamer]

Looks great. Some of those images it is really hard to tell it is action figures and not real!

[StarAlien70]

Hi, thought I'd share some images showing how my cantina is constructed. I made it in a way that a lot of the walls can slot together, so that I could take walls away to get close up photos, and also take it apart for storage. When it is all assembled it is about 4ft by 3ft in area. There is also an exterior to it, but that still needs finishing (mainly painting and details adding).

[Rezikai]

Wow Star,...before i thought it was nice but now i see its REALLY nice....

Question where did you get the bar and the fountain heads/pipes from?

[StarAlien70]

Hi Rezikai, and thank you.
All the bar is scratch built, except for the IG-88 heads. It's made from foamcore, flexible acetate sheets (for the curve), card, and the grey edging is strips of draught excluder. The distillery section is lots of bits of pens & IG-88 heads, thin brass tubing, and some metal rods that held magazines in a binder/folder.
Hope that helps. Cheers!

[Tamer]

Great to see those build shots. That bar is awesome.

[Sjefke]

These are just amazing images.  The lighting and the camera angles really capture the feel of the Cantina scene.  This is professional level work.
 
Thanks for the images of the cantina parts.  You'll also have to reveal your light techniques.   I think you lighted the tables with little candle lights, but there were sconces and such which I'd request closer images of.

I'm loving the forest, but I'd also like to see the trees.   You've got some unique custom figures in there too.   The Twins and Swila Corey all look perfect.  The bar diorama and the accessories are also amazing.  I'd like to see the wall decos, tables and chairs up close too.

By a quick estimate,  you have about 10 pages of inividual figures to show off.
 
Please do.

[StarAlien70]

Cantina chair and table detail:
I made the chairs from 5 pieces of foamcore; 2 sides, a back, a bottom and a base. Then wrapped a panel of Evergreen sheet styrene (2080 V-groove) around the shape, to form the seat.









I made the tables from the end of a Disney Mickey Mouse torch. I was hoping to use the actual light from the torch at first, but that didn't work out. The light is a battery powered tea-light pushed into the torch piece. The lampshade piece is from the inner part of a felt-tip pen lid, which is a snug fit on the bulb.













The base of the table is made from a washing-up liquid nozzle. The black circle is a sticky pad (for sticking under things to stop scratching surfaces) which was a perfect fit. I stuck this on because I needed a bit more depth to the base (the little square cut out, lines up with the tea-light switch, so it can be switched on by rotating the base).

More to follow.

I've also started a thread for my custom figures here: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=9737.0

[Tamer]

Time to get some of this how to on the front page. I love seeing how you pulled this off!

[Sjefke]

So simple and so effective.

[Starchaser]

Your attention to detail is amazing. I was floored when I looked at the photos, but seeing the individual diorama pieces and understanding their construction makes it all the more impressive. Thanks for sharing your technique.

[StarAlien70]

Hi, thanks again for all your feedback. Here are some more scenes:













Hope you like them. More to follow.