Schneeds Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) Updated pictures for lots of added details. The room is a lot more polished and finalized now. Greetings, After months of designing, planning, building... thwarting rebel attacks (girl friend), redesigning, etc... my Death Star room has finally become operational. Much of the design is based on Emperor Chills' original masterpiece, which if you aren't familiar with, can be found here. After seeing his I was determined to make my own version, and Chills was glad to help me design it. I can't overstate how helpful he was, and just how awesome his original is. Here is my version! My primary goal was two fold: to make a room to display my UCS collection, and to serve as a home theater where I could enjoy all aspects of Star wars. Here it is from the back of the room. The room measures roughly 12x18, which isn't huge, so I had to make every inch count. I spent nearly as much time designing as I did building to make it all work. There are several sources of lighting: the Death Star lights provide a nice eerie glow and each side can be operated independently. There are also two banks of LED ceiling lights that are dimmable. The light panels I custom made and cut by hand. Chills later pointed out that I foolishly overlooked the fact that I could have used a hole cut saw. Oh well :) The built in cabinetry have LED lights that illuminate nicely and are dimmable. You can see the hanger control station in the back where the electronics are housed. Where is TK421?? The wall elements/panels I cut from 1/2 MDF and I did my best to make them to scale. I've added a considerable number of wall elements to fill in the entirety of the room. I used charcoal colored acoustic foam for the vent-like inserts on the wall panels and framed them. I won't go into great detail on the audio side of things since this is a Lego forum, but if you're curious I used Martin Logan speakers. A few more pictures on Flickr. The room is pretty much finished now. I imagine I'll continue to add and change minor "greebles" as one would a Falcon, but I'm happy with it now overall. The only problem being, at the rate people continue to build amazing things space is becoming an issue and MOCs are going to be facing some stiff competition for shelf space :) Edited May 11, 2017 by Schneeds Quote
Sucram Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 Wow, that is amazing! I bet you can't wit to watch the Blu Ray of The Force Awakens there! Quote
xboxtravis7992 Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 All you need is all seven Episodes on Blu Ray; a Clone Wars complete box set, and a gaming console of your choice full of Star Wars games. And a copy of Spaceballs... Then this battle station will be fully operational! Quote
GhostDog Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) . Edited February 1, 2024 by GhostDog Quote
Schneeds Posted February 15, 2016 Author Posted February 15, 2016 Holy Moses, that looks incredible. How long was did this project take you? About four months. Sometimes with little activity, sometimes with tons. The panels and wall elements took the longest :) Wow, that is amazing! I bet you can't wit to watch the Blu Ray of The Force Awakens there! Thank you! I even enjoy Attack of the Clones now! Quote
Tariq j Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 Amazing work! I like the way you've displayed the models around the room. Quote
Kalais Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 That's great MOC ;) I love those Death Star walls with lights. It is so simple but so great and awesome design. I always wanted make same at my home. Maybe some day... Great job! Quote
BigEl Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 This is the one and only way how to properly display great looking Lego Star Wars sets Superb collection that looks even better in this stunning room Quote
hallonsylt Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 This post really made me smile, job well done!! Quote
Schneeds Posted February 15, 2016 Author Posted February 15, 2016 That's great MOC ;) I love those Death Star walls with lights. It is so simple but so great and awesome design. I always wanted make same at my home. Maybe some day... Great job! You can do it :) The hardest part is just figuring out the measurements and drawing them. Even without lighting the white acrylic still looks good Quote
kingodacheez Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 Your efforts have produced a very impressive man-cave! Just out of curiosity: how long are the long 'slots' in the light panels, and what diameter of hole saw should be used to recreate them? Quote
will Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 Very nice! I wish I had all those UCS sets. All you need is all seven Episodes on Blu Ray A room that good needs Harmy's despecialized editions of the OT films. Quote
All in the Reflexes Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 Mancave +100000000, amazing! Quote
Robianco Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 I'll have to upload the OT 'Despecialised' editions to enjoy the original theatrical films in blu ray quality for you! The room looks fantastic! Quote
GhostDog Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) . Edited February 1, 2024 by GhostDog Quote
Schneeds Posted February 15, 2016 Author Posted February 15, 2016 Your efforts have produced a very impressive man-cave! Just out of curiosity: how long are the long 'slots' in the light panels, and what diameter of hole saw should be used to recreate them? The cut outs are 3 inches wide, with 2 inches in between. The long slots are 16 inches. Very nice! I wish I had all those UCS sets. A room that good needs Harmy's despecialized editions of the OT films. Han always shoots first in this establishment ;) Quote
Brick Capone Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 Truly, AMAZING! It looks like just the coolest room! Enjoy your paradise. Quote
Blitzismydog Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 Most impressive. I think the time and hard work paid off, this room looks super polished, and I commend you on the quality of your work. It is definitely a worthy space to display those UCS sets. Quote
Sucram Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 About four months. Sometimes with little activity, sometimes with tons. The panels and wall elements took the longest :) Thank you! I even enjoy Attack of the Clones now! A room which makes Attack of the Clones good? My my, I thought it was impossible! Quote
H_Solo Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 Absolutely fantastic... As I build my first home cinema myself some years ago I could certainly appreciate all the details you put into this... Looks really great! What kind of audio/video equipment are you using? Quote
Schneeds Posted February 16, 2016 Author Posted February 16, 2016 Twin SVS subs and Martin Logan mains, center and surrounds. The current A/V is an Integra from back in 2008, but I will be upgrading to an Anthem MRX 710 at some point, or possibly a Marantz SR7009 since they're practically giving them away. The screen is a Carada. Quote
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