TARDIS Christmas Diorama

[SparrowMarie]

So as some of you may know I'm making a diorama! This will be slow going for a while as I get the materials and then it should be full steam ahead. I've started by procuring another copy of the "telephone box" since I don't really like the first one I did a few years ago. It's not awful but not up to my standard for a Christmas present. 

 

[Gadgetman!]

Have you checked if Ginfritters Gnomish workshop have a decal that suits the 'poster' square?

 

For the 'Police box' text (with 'public call' in the middle) you may need to make your own decal, though.

 

 

[Glitterwolf]

I'm pretty sure someone on this forum posted some printouts for this purpose once..

Maybe in the general scifi thread?

[SparrowMarie]

10 hours ago, Gadgetman! said:

Have you checked if Ginfritters Gnomish workshop have a decal that suits the 'poster' square?

 

For the 'Police box' text (with 'public call' in the middle) you may need to make your own decal, though.

 

 

 

I have not. I didn't even consider a decal. I'll look around now though.

[SparrowMarie]

9 hours ago, Glitterwolf said:

I'm pretty sure someone on this forum posted some printouts for this purpose once..

Maybe in the general scifi thread?

 

I searched around and couldn't find them anywhere. 

[Glitterwolf]

53 minutes ago, SparrowMarie said:

 

I searched around and couldn't find them anywhere. 

 

Is this useful?

Shrink to size and print out?

 

 

 

[SparrowMarie]

1 minute ago, Glitterwolf said:

 

Is this useful?

Shrink to size and print out?

 

 

 

 

Yes! These will help greatly.

[SparrowMarie]

First coat of ultramarine blue. Printed out some decal options and going too play around with those soon.

 

[SparrowMarie]

Not much notable was done yesterday. Did another layer of the ultramarine blue, painted the light with pale saffron, and then used coal black on the bits where "Police Box" text goes.

[SisterMaryNapalm]

Shall I have a look if I can make a decal out of it for you or do you want to try it yourself?

 

I'm not saying I'm a professionell but I did some before so a bit of knowledge is already there.

 

Edited September 24, 2017 by Knochensack

[SparrowMarie]

Just now, Knochensack said:

Shall I have a look if I can make a decal out of it or do you want to try it yourself?

 

I'm not saying I'm a professionell but I did some before so a bit of knowledge is already there.

 

 

That would be great! I've only ever made one decal but it was much bigger than these. I've found another set which are already sized down but still slightly too large, like by a mm or two. I think also if I can use my in-laws printer they'll be easier to read and cut down since it's a much higher resolution. 

[SisterMaryNapalm]

1 hour ago, SparrowMarie said:

 

That would be great! I've only ever made one decal but it was much bigger than these. I've found another set which are already sized down but still slightly too large, like by a mm or two. I think also if I can use my in-laws printer they'll be easier to read and cut down since it's a much higher resolution. 

 

I'll be at home on wednesday. Could you PM me the link to the files or the files directly as well as the measurements of the places they should be put on? Then I can have a look if it is possible for me to scale it down to a still readable size and print it.

[SparrowMarie]

Not much to be said, continued working on the TARDIS, I decided I'm going to remove the horrendous mold line I missed and repaint it. I also acquired snow flock for various pieces that I don't actually have in my possession yet.

[SisterMaryNapalm]

Well, even Cortana knew that it's a bad decision to make a girl a promise if you know you can't keep it.

 

So for me that means - Okay, I made a promise - time to keep it.

 

So, after a few test prints on white paper to figure out the perfect size for the decals ...

 

 

 

 

 

... it was time for me to do a test print on a used sheet of white decal paper. I chose white as medium so the decal could be used even when the background differs in color. The only thing to be done is to repaint parts where a white line is left.

 

 

using an old MP3 player I had lying around, I took several samples and tried to fit them on. The first few didn't go all too well, I guess I didn't seal them enough.

The last fest went pretty good, I think:

 

 

Well then - now for the big print.

 

[SparrowMarie]

@Knochensack they look great! What did you used to seal them with? All I have currently is brush on sealer.