Hi there. I am new to this site, and I have to say that I am probably not worthy to be posting this, looking at all of the other amazing Dioramas here.
Just a short story before I show the pictures:
I decided to dust off my DVD of Star Wars not too long ago and show it to my kids for the first time as I thought that they would be old enough to finally appreciate it.
Back in 1977 I had a near spiritual experience when I first saw the film aged 7, and sure enough my kids were blown away!
Well birthdays came and my boys wanted, you guessed it, STAR WARS FIGURES! well, that was like showing a red flag to a bull, I was on e-bay buying all of the vehicles and figures I missed out on as a boy and before too long we had quite a collection.
All that was missing was a good playset, and unfortunately Hasbro never made anything decent, so I decided to build something I would have died for as a kid...The Death Star. I used foamcore to create the corridors and rooms and mounting board to create the large hangar bay. The rooms and corridors are modular, so the Playset can be arranged in different ways. It can also be packed away neatly when not in use.
I cannot take all of the credit for this as I got the inspiration for Master Niub Niub, who has created some amazing sets.
I must add that in order to build the thing I had to give up smoking in order to satisfy the wife.
Well it's been 7 months and was qutting worth it! You decide:
