Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Other => Topic started by: Buzzbomb on December 14, 2020, 07:20:11 PM
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Booknooks are becoming a big thing. There are some wonderful examples out there. Scenes like Diagon Alley from Harry Potter are popular, library themes and some rather excellent Dungeon scenes.
Simply it is a small diorama that fits on a bookshelf, this is the link that got me interested
https://www.boredpanda.com/book-nook-shelf-inserts/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic (https://www.boredpanda.com/book-nook-shelf-inserts/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic)
I decided to try my arm to see how it went. The brief was to try a Bladerunner inspired theme.
First up it is way more joinery then I normally do, but it is only a box, not a full set of cupboards.
But at least you can scale back the detail a bit and use common materials like Cardboard
Building facade 1 with some hacked up wire mesh for fire escapes.
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_1.JPG)
A "here's one I prepared earlier" a Base I used, co-incidently to display a 1/48 Bladerunner Spinner kit
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_2.JPG)
Lick 'o' paint
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_3.JPG)
3d Print a couple of 1/72ish Vending Machines and a Bladerunner 2079 Car, Thanks Thingiverse !
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_4.JPG)
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_5.JPG)
Some rather agricultural wiring, but you are not going to see it anyway
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_6.JPG)
One side of the scene. The backdrop is just a screen grab printed off.
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_7.JPG)
Test fit.. I have since redone a couple of LED lights as the scene was a bit too dark. It is still too dark, but sort of works.
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_8.JPG)
Almost there hopefully finish it of in the next day or so as it will be a Christmas Gift for a Bladerunner Fan.
Not nearly as good as the one on the boredpanda site, but for a first go at this it has been a steep learning curve on
lighting something like this.
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Very innovative and inspiring! I like it and it definitely make the ordinary bookshelf much more useful.
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Booknooks are becoming a big thing...
Having never heard of it, mean that I'm even further out the loop than I'd realized :-[
But this is a very cool concept! Dioramas that, be design, fit on your shelves ;D And I love your Bladerunner theme :smiley:
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Cute! :))
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I too am out of the loop, this is a very interesting concept.
Nice work buzz !
Mog
>^-.-^<
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Interesting concept and a very nice, IMHO, execution with the Blade Runner theme.
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Very, very cool! :smiley: Wonderful gift.
What are the dimensions?
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Thanks Team.
It was a fun build
The Spinner Car under some rough paint.
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_9.JPG)
Some pix of a test "fit for purpose" fitting into a bookshelf. Still to be fully glued down and the final paint of the box completed at this stage, but after that happened, it did not change at all.
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_10.JPG)
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/whatif/BookNook/booknook_11.JPG)
As far as dimensions, the images tell the story but 250mm x 100mm x 200mm (H x W x D)
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And there's the money shot... ;)
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And some interesting looking titles on those shelves too ;)
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very cool