In Progress » Dagobah Diorama » Yoda’s Hut Lit Up Video

The project is progressing nicely and at a halfway decent pace to boot despite the celluclay mistakes. I fixed all of the trees by making them thicker and that did the trick. They’re all now dry and painted-up. All that’s left is to mount them and add the finer vines and roots. I also made the wooded base riser today so that I can attach the basswood exterior. I screwed some 2×3’s under the MDF base then screwed a thinner sheet of MDF to the bottom to make a solid base. A hole was cut to add the LED tealight later for Yoda’s hut.

The basswood is now attached to the exterior via 5-minute epoxy and careful cutting/shaping. Later I plan to stain the wood with an “Ebony” (black) stain for wood. Since the client’s display case is black and to not contrast the diorama too much I think this is a good choice for the color. Waiting on the go-ahead for that though… once stained, it’s stained. I also purchased a 6-pack of LED tea-lights today which are very nice as they have a realistic flicker to them. I might “hack” one to run from an outlet to make it easier for the client. Here’s a video of the tealight in action.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4EWUehXvs8