Fallout/Roanoke VA Mashup Table
Building the Star
- Image 1: Ordered EL neon wire from Amazon. Pretty bright in the dark, but not nearly as bright in the daylight. Still, for $16 it’s perfect. Did some real basic cutting and electrical taping to make sure I can run off one battery pack.
- Image 2: Realized the star was going to take a bit to construct so I plastered the hills and contours.
- Image 3: Cut the basic star shape from a single cork tile using a compass and a protractor. Tested it for size and position
- Image 4: After lots and lots of drawing and cutting, got the triple nested stars in place.
- Image 5: Built a basic framework for the star from craft basswood. Discovered by accident that there’s room for a platform, so added that.
- Image 6: Automotive rust primer and a chinchilla dust coat.
- Image 7: Adding some weathering powders and sealing
- Image 8: Adding the neon wire and lighting it up. Had to touch up the super glue white spots later.
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