Wednesday 28 July 2021

DO YOU THINK HE SHOPS IN IKEA ?

 A lot of the work I'm currently doing on Jabba's palace is small fiddly detail pieces, which take a lot of time, but add a lot of character to the whole piece, and without them it would just be a generic set of rooms.


The first set of furniture I've finished was for the surrounding area of Han's alcove, this involved a set of moving tables under the Tauntaun head, this did move until I had a accident with the super glue, and now it's in a fixed position, so I made the shadows stronger where the tables sat over each other. Next was the table and cushions under the other head, to get the cushions right, I had to make them one at a time so they would rest on each other properly. I've also added a little orange OSL from the vent underneath.


The last one was a table and cushion with fringes to sit next to the area Jabba hides in, this was done with plastic rod and plasticard.


Next I did the table next to the stairs by Jabba's throne and the two lots of Pumpkins, who knew there was pumpkins in Jabba's palace ? I added some red glaze to the bottom of these to make them feel other worldly.


I've also now finished the construction and painting of the last section needed the alcoves, the lights on the wall, were achieved by making one and then taking an instant mould of it, and pressing out the rest required. Also did a bit of OSL to help represent that their lights.


The reason this section took so long was all the detail in each arch, as you can see from the above photo, now this section needs all it's details made and painted.


This last picture is for Jeff, as he wanted to see Bib Fortuna whispering to Jabba.

That's all for this post, still got a lot of details to make and paint, and a lot more weathering needed, so until next time stay safe and have fun !

Cheers Dave

28 comments:

  1. Wow, that is quite a magnificent project. No, I don't think he shops at IKEA, but certainly Etsy! :)

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    1. Thank you Ann, starting to all come together now. It's one of those things you never see in Star Wars, a furniture shop, so it's hard to tell where they shop ! LOL

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  2. Looking amazing, Dave, you are really doing such a superb job on this build. All the little details look amazing, and Han's alcove is just excellent. One thing: who's in the black-and-white photo? I recognise Boba Fett, but who are the others? Is this from a scene that was cut?

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    1. Thank you Matt, they are taking a lot of time, but hopefully the end result will be worth it.
      On the left is Hermie Odle, on the steps are Amanaman and Velken, stood next to Boba is Tessek. The scene you see is when C3PO and R2D2 first get to Jabba's palace and show the hologram, then Jabba says he likes Solo right where he is, and the camera pans across this shot and focuses on Han in carbonite.

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  3. Lovely work, a real passion project obviously! I was going to ask the same thing as matt about the B?W photo, but you've answered it now so I wont, is that the only time you see Hermie Odle? as it seems a lot of work for a character that's on screen for what? a second or two.

    No you never see a furniture shop in the movie or a toilet for that matter, I think the odd "toilet" sign here and there on the deathstar would have added to the realism.

    Cheers Roger.

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    1. Thank you Roger, yes poor old Hermie is only on the screen for a couple of seconds, the others in the shot appear multiple times, but only really background characters, other than Boba obviously. The same happens with the other largest creature in the palace Ephant Mon, who's only really in one scene, and you only get one full shot of him for a couple of seconds, at least lightman never made it into the final cut as that character made no sense !LOL
      Toilets in Star Wars are actually called refreshers, and have made an appearance in Rebels and more recently the Mandolorian, so they're now trying to cover that, plus they're writing is totally different, so even if there was a sign we'd never know ! LOL

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    2. It would be fun seeing the different "icons" they would have to use as I don't think the 🚹🚺 ones would cover everybody 😁

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    3. ROFL, indeed you could be right on that one mate ! LOL

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  4. How well I know that details take a long time to get the right look and feel and you've succeeded in every department. The small 'fiddly' stuff is such a pain but bears great rewards when finished.
    Very impressive stuff Dave and a joy to see.

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    1. Thank you Joe, they really do take a lot of work, I'm currently cutting out the viewing grating for the Rancor pit, so very much like the windows your not fond of ! LOL

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  5. Fantastic work Dave.
    I love the interest there is in every shot, no matter from where you view from it looks superb.

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    1. Thank you Justin, hopefully I've got a few tricks left up my sleeve to impress with

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  6. Just keeps getting better and better Dave. Now for the Rancor pit!

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    1. Thank you Dai, need to finish all the bits on this one, before I start another big project ! LOL

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    2. Always with you it cannot be done. ;P

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    3. ROFL oh it can and will be ! been collecting up lot's of reference pictures ready for when I start.

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  7. John@justneedsvarnish31 July 2021 at 01:36

    This continues to be brilliant, Dave! :-) I can't think of a more fitting project for your current challenge to be honest, unless next time round you extend the time to three months and opt to build a complete Death Star!

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    1. Thank you John, even I'm not crazy enough to build a Death Star, I think ! LOL I do have plans to build an Imperial outpost at some point, with holding cells, barracks, and control rooms, maybe even a small landing field as well, but that's a project for another time

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  8. Gorgeous details, love the alcoves, it's all looking ace!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain, they take a bit of time but I think they add a lot of character to the build

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  9. Absolutely brilliant Dave! So many great details, especially the Taun-Taun head and Jerba head 😀

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    1. Thank you Ivor, Star Wars is hard on details as they put so many in, and then don't always show them as it's just background. Glad you like the heads.

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  10. Wowow! Really excellent work this time around. All of the details look great and I love the area around Jabba's favorite prisoner. You put a lot of life into that. The final shot was perfect and exactly what I was hoping to see too :D Any chance the room where the droid tortures others will make an appearance? You certainly have the skills for it but I could see that going beyond the scope of this project. That room might also be in Jabba's basement as well so that would be another reason to skip it!

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    1. Thank you Jeff, glad to have Han's alcove all finished, as there was lot's of little details in it. Glad you like the last shot, didn't want to let you down on that one.
      I have got plans for the droid torture area at some point, will probably do the holding cells as well that leads up to it as well, but will probably do the Rancor pit first, and that wont start until I've finished the throne room.

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  11. Wow, that's insanely good. The attention to detail is wonderful, it really brings this to life. I love it so much!

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    1. Thank you Suber, not got a lot done on it this last week, but hopefully I can get back to it soon for the last push to get it finished.

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  12. Absolutely incredible work Dave! The attention to detail... it's just so satisfying to behold :) Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thank you Joe, hopefully I can keep it up to finish this project.

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