villages

RedRanger3 · Post by **RedRanger3** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:53 pm

Thanks! They were Lemax bases that i modified by shaping and by addition.... this year i'll be doing my own bases.....

Dutchess of Darkness · Post by **Dutchess of Darkness** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:01 am

Hi RedRanger3, Nice to meet you, Welcome aboard! Thanks so much for posting your Fantastic SpookyTown Village.

Awesome Collection, I can't believe you just started, WOW

mandy0221 · Post by **mandy0221** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:45 am

Red Ranger - What did you use for the backdrop?

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:18 am

WOW Fantastic

RedRanger3 · Post by **RedRanger3** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:17 pm

mandy0221 wrote:Red Ranger - What did you use for the backdrop?

I used navy or dark blue foam board. I used a round toothpick to place the holes for the stars, making them various sizes as I went along. i then cut a frame(strips) out of styrofoam to fit the perimeter of the foam boards, which were taped end to end with duct tape. The styrofoam strips (frame) were glued in place.
Behind the board within the boarders of the frame, a string of 50 white lights were taped in place. Some lights were positioned directly over the holes and many were placed away from some of the holes. This allowed variation in light intensity so the stars appeared at different "distances". I then completely taped up the back, covering the lights (not allowing the tape to touch them). i again used duct tape . I did not want light seepage to occur from behind the boards or around the edges. I then placed additional dots (stars) at random using white craft paint mixed with a glow-in-the-dark paint additive. Ambient lighting provided by tall blacklight lamps positioned to the sides of the display caused them to flouresce.

Thanks Pennywise .
And thank you DoD for the welcome!

RedRanger3 · Post by **RedRanger3** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:30 pm

Here is a video I shot as i was nearing completion of this display....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6asbEQ9gVXw

RedRanger3 · Post by **RedRanger3** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:42 pm

Here also is a separate display I made for Goosebumps Manor last year. This piece did not fit in with the theme of my bigger display , so I decided to do a one piece display. I made the base. It was painted and sand was used along with paint to create a ground cover around the house. Additional landscaping was done and an illuminated (from below swamp can be seen in the lower left side. All power sources (battery boxes were hidden within the base and under landscaping in such a way as to allow turning on and off and to replace batteries.

You can find a whole bunch of displays as good or better than mine here:

http://buildingnewworlds.ning.com/

magickbean · Post by **magickbean** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:06 pm

*jaw drops to the floor*

RedRanger3... that - looks - SO - Fantastic!!

It's so beautiful with the little lights and everything! I want to live there!

You're very clever and artistic, and you must be incredibly patient because lord knows I couldn't sit there taping all those little lights into place

Welcome to the forums! Hope you have a terror-ific time here

RedRanger3 · Post by **RedRanger3** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:14 pm

Thank you magickbean...i had fun doing this....

mandy0221 · Post by **mandy0221** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:52 pm

Awesome job! Will you come to my house and do my display

You should try selling some displays on ebay. the platforms that are custom with stairs like yours and moss sell for upwards of $100.00

MHooch · Post by **MHooch** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:08 pm

RedRanger3:

Welcome to the forum, and WOWWWWW!!!!!

I am so impressed by your village display. The starry-night backdrop is just to die for!!! What a GREAT idea. My husband will be so sorry I saw that

We're not using our village this year, so that will give us plenty of time to work out the kinks! Thanks for the amazing pics. You really have a great eye for detail, and your lighting is impressive. I really enjoyed the way you put the fog around the Gothic Ruins piece.

Outstanding work!!

RedRanger3 · Post by **RedRanger3** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:40 pm

Thanks guys!