My Life-sized Han Solo in Carbonite Project - 2nd Attempt

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airborne22

New Hunter

• Aug 26, 2013

• #121

Hello Mr Nguyen ,im looking to buy a HIC and it seems yours was one of the hottest and best made so far...would you sell it or do one for me?Thanks J-F, Canada. jf@videotron.ca

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Matter of fact,does anyone have one to sell lol...i really am not good at doing this,so best option for me would be to buy it from someone who has that talent.Please let me know if you come across one to sell...Thanks everyone,J-F jf@videotron.ca

 

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ShiftyHenry

New Hunter

• Aug 26, 2013

• #122

Wow. This build is inspiring. I am chomping at the bit. Outstanding.

 

SithSammy

New Hunter

• Jan 16, 2014

• #123

Wow! That is absolutely amazing! Great job.

 

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Tbobaggins

New Hunter

• Feb 10, 2014

• #124

That looks great. I'll be happy if mine is even remotely close to the quality of yours once I finally get to working on it!

 

Clint666

New Hunter

• Sep 9, 2014

• #125

azheat01 said:

I decided to cut out the details on the top and bottom of the case. I don't know where I first saw that, and I am not sure if the movie prop had it, but I like the way it looks. I don't know the exact sizes, so I improvised. You wont really see these anyway when I mount this to the wall.

I used 1/2" MDF for the panel backing. It was cheap and has a nice smooth surface. I also put a few coats of sealer on the wood.

I am using expandable foam to fill in the voids of the HIC cast. I decided to do this first, just because I thought it would be easier than cutting the panel after it was glued down. Also did not want to run the risk of the expanding foam popping the panel off. I'll trim the excess once it fully dries.

Hoping to start priming this sometime next week.

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Hi, just started my HIC Project Last week, glued Stormriders Cast already on the Wood Plate and added First Layer of Glue...i did Not fill the Cast, bad mistake or will it work too? Cheers, Clint




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Stormrider

Well-Known Hunter

• Sep 9, 2014

• #126

It will work. But people will push on it. The paint could crack when they flex it too far.

One thing that I tell people that works great to reinforce these if you want them harder and harder, is get a few rolls of duct tape and just keep adding layers to the back, it gets firm fast. Even just stuffing balled up paper under it makes it way firmer.

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Ill be doing a new build soon, and ill show some tips and tricks. as well as how you can ship these cheap

 

azheat01

Active Hunter

• Sep 10, 2014

• #127

Clint666 said:

Hi, just started my HIC Project Last week, glued Stormriders Cast already on the Wood Plate and added First Layer of Glue...i did Not fill the Cast, bad mistake or will it work too? Cheers, Clint
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You could also cut a slit somewhere inconspicuously and spray in expandable foam that way. I've never tried that, but I would imagine as long as you don't do too much too fast, you could prevent it from bulging and probably get some support in there.

 

Clint666

New Hunter

• Sep 10, 2014

• #128

Good Idea, Guess i will try this!


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Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Sep 10, 2014

• #129

Id think expanding foam would be the way to go wouldnt it?

 

Clint666

New Hunter

• Sep 12, 2014

• #130

Do you Think the foam will be necessary, cause i wanna Build a HIC Table, so there will a glas Plate over it and no One Could Touch..


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Stormrider

Well-Known Hunter

• Sep 16, 2014

• #131

If no one is easing with it. It should be fine.

FYI though there's non expanding foam. Comes out the size it stays. It won't deform your cast. If you do it drill holes from back. Lots. So it can escape. But honestly that cast was nice. Only thin spot was crotch. Flip it over. Cut a hole and you can do lots from the back.

 

Clint666

New Hunter

• Sep 17, 2014

• #132

azheat01 said:

I did my light acrylic wash in black and a coat of clear gloss. I tried to take some close-up photos, they suck, but you get the idea.

I'll put another coat of gloss on then start mounting the panels.

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Did you use a glossy Clear Color to Finish After the washing ?


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azheat01

Active Hunter

• Sep 17, 2014

• #133

Clint666 said:

Did you use a glossy Clear Color to Finish After the washing ?


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Yes, I did do a Clear Coat after the washing. But I also remember doing some minor touch-ups after the fact that I didn't coat. Hope that helps.

 

azheat01

Active Hunter

• May 12, 2017

• #134

Hey all, wanted to share the latest update to my HIC build, always wanted to do a base.............

I used a spare panel I had and cut in half and built boxes for either side, the entire base is about 60" wide by 26" deep.



I painted the light box first so I could install the acrylic before securing it in place. Also went to Lowes and spent some time looking for greeblies, this is what I initially came up with. I also bought some schedule 40 pipe and a bunch of connectors.





Then added more of the schedule 40 pipe.





Then placed, sized, and test fitted all the pipes.

 

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azheat01

Active Hunter

• May 12, 2017

• #135

Then painted everything and installed the remote LEDs. The camera exaggerates the light source but to the naked eye it looks more uniform. I also didn't put the back panel on when I took these pictures so there is some light leakage. I'm going to line the inside with some foil like I did on my Death Star panels and that will help with the lighting effect.

 

azheat01

Active Hunter

• May 12, 2017

• #136

I then re-positioned the lights and lined the inside with some foil..........definitely helped a little with the lighting effect.



I decided I also wanted to add a lighting effect to one of the smaller tubes. The control box will have LEDs as well, but this sits much lower. I cut a slit near the top of the pipe and printed some blue squares on a transparency sheet. I then cut the squares down and did a quick test fit. Rather than wire this light to the switches on the control box, I just went with a tiny LED flashlight. It works perfectly with the switch at the bottom, I just bore out a hole on the back side of the pipe and slid in the flashlight. Easy to turn on and off and hardly noticeable.









I moved the base up to the Star Wars room before I installed anything just to make sure nothing shifted or broke when moving it. I used Rustoleum Black Stainless Steel for the pipes and although you can't really tell in the photos, it looks nice against the HIC cabinet color as well as the black in the base. For each pipe that connects to the base I used a 3/4 PVC plug, drilled a hole in it, then screwed that to the base. Sorry for the poor lighting in the photos, not the best room for taking pictures.

 

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azheat01

Active Hunter

• May 12, 2017

• #137

Then I wanted to finish the lighting in the small pipe that will go in the front. I had a piece of scrap light panel left over from another project so I used some of that. I took my heat gun and formed the piece around the pipe.





I took the piece of transparency I printed and applied that to the smooth side of the panel.



I glued the panel piece to the inside of the pipe and then glued the flashlight into the hole in the back. I left enough of the light out so I could unscrew it and replace the batteries when needed. The lighting effect adds that little extra..........









I also mounted more pipes, moved the base to where it will sit, and put HIC on it.







I was at the store picking up some things and I happened to see these two cake pans, one with a cover and one without. I immediately thought these might work for my control panel, and at $4.00 for one and $3.00 for the other, it was worth a shot to save me a lot of scratch building.





The cover snaps on upside down, which works perfectly for how I want to do this. I then cut out part of the cover leaving a small lip so I can add a piece of MDF for the switches, etc.



I drilled a hole in each corner and bolted the two halves together, bottom to bottom. The lower pan hides where it mounts to the top pipe. I also cut two small pieces of 2 x 4 and screwed those to the top of the pipe so the pans would tilt slightly forward.



I went to a Goodwill to see if they had any electronics that I could take apart and use for pieces. For about $12 I got an old TIVO and a DVD player. I took them apart to see what I could use with the other odds and ends I got from Lowes. I also went to a Radio Shack down the road, sad thing is the store is going out of business, good thing is I loaded up on greeblies because almost everything was 90% off!

 

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azheat01

Active Hunter

• May 12, 2017

• #138

Was able to finish the control panel layout, painted the MDF insert, added some greeblies, LEDs, etc. I also added handles to both sides of the control panel box. I installed the control panel unit to the main base and added the remaining pipes to that. I have a tiny bit of greebification left that I'll slowly take care of, but all in all, I'm real pleased with how this turned out. Looks much better in person









Here's a quick video of the panel..............

 

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enaswede

Hunter

• May 24, 2017

• #139

INGENIOUS!!! opcorn