Home Made StarGate.
 

Ok, here's the deal. I wanted to get a Stargate compatable with my 3.75" Joes. I looked for an affordable alternative that had the correct size, but finally decided to try to make my own. I want it to be like the Stargate in the movie and show, but I don't want THAT stargate. I want the same Concept. An alien porthole that can transport you from one to another, same shape, but looks different and not tied to the Stargate universe!

I looked for a sturdy material. I started looking for Wood and metal at Lowes and Home Depot. But with no luck! I even went to Michaels. The only thing I found was a Styrofoam Wreath. I remembered I had a large assortment of Stryofoam at home, so I could build a base from that! But I don't know how I'm going to paint it! (Paint usually melts styrofoam!) Anyway, this is what I have so far;



I pinned it together with dowels from WalMArt. Then I went to coat it with DAS. (my intention is let it harden, sand and paint it to look like Stone or a weird Alien Material..but one step at a time......);




I decided to coat it to coat it with DAS Clay. I had to work fast and pinch it off and stick it together in small pieces;

It comes out lumpy. I had to smooth it by getting my fingers wet and rubbing it down.

I didn't have enough DAs to finish, so I'm off to Palm Springs to get more, but here's what it looks like so far;






and here's another shot to get an idea of the Scale;



This is a work in progress. I'll be adding more as I finish this project.......stay tuned!

Holy FRAK, Frank, that's awesome. As far as I know, melting the stryofoam depends on what kind of paint you use. Back in my warhammer days, we knew better than to use spray paint on that stuff. We always painted a base coat then texture painted the stuff. I can tell by what you are doing, it'll be great. I simply don't use styrofoam cuz I don't feel like trying to carve it all up. 3d modeling is NOT my forte.

loking good frank looking good. keep up the great work.

Nick

I've seen some of the stuff Frank's come up with, I think we should start calling him Martha Stewart ;-)

Yes, definitely Maathaa! What would you recommend for decorating a Joe themed rec room Frank? ;)

OK, I finished covering it with Clay.




But I forgot.....the clay adds mass that will "crowd" the ring, so I had to cut a chunk out to get it to stand upright!

I painted the base primer gray to get the effect of stone.



I needed to make the ring look "other Worldly" so I used a metallic blue....I still have to add some decoration to make it look alien....but here is so far......

DAMN Frank!! That is tight!!!!!

How to paint StyroFOam...
 

Very cool.

Just a note, to paint styro foam... Use a latex paint first. That seals it up so the spray paint won't melt it...

I made my Dr Mindbender Lab that way... So I could paint it with rock textured spray paint to give it an underground cave look..


Atleast this way you can make a correctly Sized "Stargate" for your world... The one I chased down on ebay cost over a $100 bucks... and I am stuck with a whole bunch of 7 inch tall figures... Too big for 3.75 and too short for Sigma 6's 8 inch size...

Very nicely done Frank. I am always impressed with those that prefer to sculpt a Stargate from scratch, than to utilize the models, or the newer quarters from the action figure line.

I wish I had seen this earlier, I could have given you a heads up for a product that I use, which is called Creative Paperclay. This is a natural clay product made from volcanic ash, wood pulp, and other natural fillers that applies like clay, dries white and feather weight like paper, but has the strength of wood. It takes to paint excellently, and once sealed with a sealer, is as hard as soapstone, without being brittle.

It comes in fairly decent sized bricks and can be found at most art chains, and online. It is extremely versatile. I have used it to do everything from bricks. stone, fixtures, even Joe sized keyboards for computer consoles.

It can be carved, sanded, and even woodburned for any details you'd like, such as the gate glyphs.

When I did my Stargate dios and facilities, I used my preference, the 1/2" and 3/16" foamboard.


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HOLY CRAP 'CAP'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek:


What a FANTASTIC dio setup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool: :cool:

Uh, yeah! Ditto! Damn, now I'm embarrassed to show my piddley little stargate! LOL!

I'm not Worthy!!!!!

I'm not Worthy!!!!!

I'm not Worthy!!!!!

That is so cool... I really like the attention to the details... I always enjoy following the story to look at the details of the stargate rooms. You have captured them here in an awesome format. I am going to go work on my Stargate room now...

:)

Truely AWESOME!!!!!!

Yes, holy shitaki mushrooms indeed, that is one mind blowing stargate. Well no worries Frank I think mine's still at the bottom quality wise.

Yowwww! Very nice. I really like the way the colors leap out and the worm hole water effect. The overall structure is great. Are you planning to do more SGC/SG1 dios?

Thanks, it was originally my intent two years ago to do a long running Stargate:GIJOE Armageddon, and set to work not only creating the gates and SGC, but the Pegasus site and puddle jumpers as well. But then commissions came and I had to push it on the back burner. Then health issues, and well, you know. Also, I was a little hesitant because there were so many others now focusing on the Stargate universe, I felt it would have gotten lost in the shuffle.

I was thankful to have used it in this years JCA(JoeCustomsAwards) dio awards ceremony, because I heard one of the other builders was being honored, and I wanted personally to do the show areas for dioramas, to show my appreciation for another fellow builder, ViolentFix. So, many details of the SGC can be seen there in the award show dio.

I'd love to see Frank's take on an interplanetary gate, since I really love seeing those who approach it from an incredibly creative style. From what I have seen here, I am sure the finished product is going to be awesome.