Learn to build miniature "breakaway" sets, props and vehicles with Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor, Ian Hunter (The Dark Knight, Inception, Blade Runner). In PART THREE of his in-depth model making course series, Hunter teaches you how to create breakable miniatures, including windows, tanks, subway trains, billboards, roadways and more.

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This DVD is a 2-Disc Set

Intermediate Level

5h 14m of duration

English (auto), Spanish (auto)

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Curriculum

1. Title & Introduction - 44s

2. Building a Billboard Frame - 45min

3. Applying the Billboard Skin - 16min

4. Building the Uprights - 23min

5. Tank Molds - 4min

6. Diagonal Braces - 3min

7. The Base Mount - 15min

8. Adding a Walkway - 16min

9. Adding Artwork - 5min

10. Building a Breakaway Overpass - 15min

11. Installing the Tongues - 14min

12. Making the Breakaway Road - 19min

13. Testing the City Layout - 9min

14. Radio-Controlled Vehicles - 15min

15. The Subway Train - 24min

16. Moving Cars with Cables & Pulleys - 38min

17. The Lydecker Method - 15min

18. Hero Buildings - 11min

19. Breakaway Floors - 19min

20. Plexiglass Windows - 5min

21. High-Tension Lines - 4min

22. Wrap Up - 37s

Materials

NOTE:

Due to the specialized nature of each project we cannot pre-provide a complete to the bolt count of what materials you will need for your personal miniatures project. However, we can provide a general list of materials and supplies needed for the construction of miniature sets.

BUILD MATERIALS

Plaster or Hydrocal

Wood & Balsa Wood

Sheet plastic (polystyrene vacuform sheets)

Foamcore

Cardboard

Styrofoam

Urethane foam sheet (surfboard foam)

CLICK on the links below to find the materials you need for this lesson.

Some items might be harder to find, but a little internet scouring usually finds you everything you'll need.

McMaster Carr

Michaels

Reynolds Advanced Materials

Smooth-On Inc.

HEALTH/SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

When working with toxic and/or dangerous materials or tools:

ALWAYS read labels for appropriate use guidelines

ALWAYS wear a high-grade respirator

ALWAYS work in a well-ventilated area

ALWAYS protect your skin

ALWAYS wear eye protection

Artist BiographyIan Hunter

Academy Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor

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