Fretsaw project: Peanuts Star Wars diorama

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yamatetsu:

--- Quote from: Zebidee on September 08, 2022, 04:57:09 am ---I see a lot more sanding (and filling) ahead :D

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Actually... no. I just went ahead and painted it.

Step 4: Darth Woodstock is finished.

Painting Darth Woodstock and the hut turned out to be super easy, barely an inconvenience. I painted the hut and the lower part of Woodstock red. When the paint was dry, I just put a strip of Frogtape on each side and painted Woodstock black. Peeled the tape off while the paint was still wet, the result is not perfect, but you can see it only if you're really close. Sometimes, worrying is overrated.

Then I glued the parts on. The tiny ones were a major PITA, because it was hard to position them correctly, the glue didn't want to set, pressing lightly on them caused them to move, etc. Anyway, after much swearing and shouting, I got it done.

So this is what Darth Woodstock looks like now.

Zebidee:
Looks better a little rough anyway 8) :applaud:

yamatetsu:
Step 5: The background. And the floor.

Obi Wan Snoop will be slotted into the floor, so I made a hole using the fretsaw and did astonishingly little work with a file to make it fit. Also made the classic mistake of test fitting him and going "Crap! I'm never getting him out again!"

Then I went to work on the background. Cut out that window into space with a jigsaw. Some lines may look a little wobbly to the untrained eye, but that's just because they totally are. I fine with that, this is a cartoon diorama after all.

Next, that... latticework on the back board. I cut a thin board to the same size as the back board and taped it on it. Then I drilled a hole on the inside, flipped the thing around, and used the fretsaw to saw along the inside lines, using the back board as a guide. This went surprisingly well, I didn't need to do much sanding afterwards.

Unfortunately, that board is not completely even, so there's a small gap between the floor and the back wall. I can't do anything about that, as I don't have the tools for sanding a board of that size.

Last but not least I drew the pattern for the latticework on the board. Looking forward to cutting this out. Not.

Zebidee:

--- Quote from: yamatetsu on September 09, 2022, 03:34:40 pm ---Then I went to work on the background. Cut out that window into space with a jigsaw. Some lines may look a little wobbly to the untrained eye, but that's just because they totally are. I fine with that, this is a cartoon diorama after all.

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I'm sure it'll look better than fine. I could learn a few things from you about accepting imperfections.

yamatetsu:

--- Quote from: Zebidee on September 09, 2022, 05:42:45 pm ---I could learn a few things from you about accepting imperfections.

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Heh. That's hard to do. I'm always trying to do things preferctly, but that simply isn't possible. I found that the difference between 'That looks really good' and 'It's perfect' is often miniscule, but to get it perfect you have to spend an unreasonably high amount of time. Also, oftentimes I go from 'I can fix this to make it look perfect, just a little bit more' to 'Damn, now I have to do this again!'.

Step 6: Obi Wan Snoop.

Finished painting and glueing. Glueing the small parts again was a major PITA. That plywood sucks glue in like a sponge. By the time I position the piece perfectly, the glue is already gone. Then of course I overcompensate and the glue doesn't set. Anyway, I got it done eventually.

Step 7: The rest. This will take a while.

Cut out the latticework. Drawing the lines on the board is relatively easy, cutting them out with the fretsaw is not, because the saw has a physical limit to how far you can go into the wood, and this piece of wood is rather large. That made for some tricky maneuvering.

I then cut out the side wall and used the fretsaw to cut out the rounded corners. After sanding the three pieces, I must say that for a piece of wood that I found in the trash, it looks quite good. Treating it to a coat of linseed oil would make it look really good. Sadly, that 'natural wood look' clashes with Snoopy's and Woodstock's paint, and also with the latticework. It saddens me a bit to have to paint it, but it has to be done.

--- Quote from: Zebidee on September 08, 2022, 04:57:09 am ---I see a lot more sanding ahead :D

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This time, you're right.

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