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 Post subject: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 03/05/16
PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:38 pm 
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Ripe with kibble / Bojack Strobman
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This is a project I started sketching out & collecting stuff for as far back as 2004.
Ideally, this will hold quite a bit of my collection & customs in a relatively small footprint.

The base materials are a 4-shelf set from wal-mart (plus an extra one I had) and some cut-to-fit hardboard from home depot.
*note: the back pieces are cut 1/2" shorter than the walls, due to the construction of the plastic shelves.

I intend to get all the major construction & priming done before the snow flies, and involve my kids as much as possible moving forward.
They've been excluded so far, due to using the table & chop saw ... and the walls have a coat of acrylic primer on them

All but one of the levels will have a hardboard backing
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I've cut some of the supports in half, to have different heights of levels
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I cut 2x4's to put in the compartments to hold the casters
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Showing the holes drilled for screwing the bottom level to the 2x4's
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Marking out & drilling for the castors (but will wait to fully install them later)
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Dang. drilled all the way through. good thing I know how to cover that up later!
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Showing the walls up
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Detail of how the board fits in behind the support structures
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Rough assembly showing the Castle Greyskull top & various parts inside (thanks Chief!)
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Additional structure detail, including another Castle Greyskull, some Helsing Castles, and various Fisher Price castles (thanks for the inspiration, JFAK!)
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Eventually, I plan to have:
1. vehicle storage
2. MARS workshop / BAT factory
3. Mindbender Lab / detention cells
4. Armory
5. Destro (throne room?) (communications center?)
6. Roof - Landing pad & parapet artillary
7. Fold out landing pad/artillary/sliding walls


Thoughts or suggestions thus far?
-jm

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/16/11
PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:29 pm 
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Very ambitious.

I've wanted to do something like this for a whil, but I keep getting the shelving and just arranging pre-existing playsets and dio pieces on it.

Your plan looks good so far.

Can't wait to see it take more complete shape.


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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/16/11
PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:46 pm 
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I want invitation to come over and play with it when it's finished!!

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/16/11
PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:51 pm 
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Wow, the ideas used here would SEEM to be obvious, but the way you're putting them together is genius. Wished I had thought to cut down those poles back when I was doing this...

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/16/11
PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:28 am 
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This is lookong great so far, can't wait for the end result.


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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/16/11
PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:14 am 
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Very excited to see where this goes (I have the same shelves...teehehehe). Now all those split missile launchers and bits and pieces will be put to good use!

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/16/11
PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:59 pm 
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I'm looking forward to this a lot. Keep at it.

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/16/11
PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:21 pm 
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oh cant wait to see this all done.

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/19/11
PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:57 am 
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Ripe with kibble / Bojack Strobman
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so, I know it doesn't seem like much of an update, but I sorted tubs of fodder for this project ....

First up: more big plastic pieces, ready to go:
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Then, the tech detail that I didn't sell or give away back at the Atlanta Con:
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All the external parts of the Castle & Some of the underground base
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The stuff that will be on the top level, inside the castle 'proper'
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The guns & other things to arm the ramparts & parapets
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All kinds of different communications gear & computer stations,
as well as Destro's office &/or throne
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Various textured plastic, for use as floors or walls, etc.,
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These are parts for what might be my favorite level, the Air Defense Level
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This is all stuff for the Mindbender Lab/Snake & BAT Factory & prisoner cells level
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Finally, the bottom level is for troops, vehicles, and weapons:
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I also gathered up a box of figures & dio pieces to populate the playset:
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And then I did an actual amount of real work on the piece: basecoating some of the facade:
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As always, comments, critiques & suggestions are always welcome!

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/19/11
PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:06 am 
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Lookin' good. Let me know if you need more "Potential Tech Detail"

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/19/11
PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:10 am 
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that is looking fantastic. Can't wait to watch it all come together.

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/19/11
PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:04 am 
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I like the the idea for the structure (a simple idea to an easier storage) and all this pieces to create a high tech space for labs, workshops ....

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/19/11
PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:38 am 
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Man I'm getting pumped just LOOKING at your awesome stuff! Please please please continue posting WIP photos!

Keep going, you might get me to make something again.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:41 am 
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I'm going to have to bookmark this.

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 Post subject: Re: Castle Destro Dio/Display : Project Update 08/19/11
PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:39 pm 
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I'm looking forward to seeing this complete. Are you planning on putting aging, moss, etc. on the castle to give it an ancient look?

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