Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest thread

[Username]

Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest thread

Hey guys. Iceberg66 posted pics of his MKII and MKIII figures on a custom printed sheet of paper recently. The sheet was made to look like the Gantry floor panels in Tony's workshop and it got me thinking of a relatively cheap and easy diorama idea.
Basically it's a 14" by 14" sheet of styrene with all the same lines panel scribed on it.
I sized it large so it would take up an entire Detolf shelf, and i think would make a nice flat display base for several MK armours.
It's not meant to have removeable panels like the HT Gantry base. Just to have the panel lines marked on.
I am thinking about making a mould of the panel in case there is interest here for the thing.
I am also considering making a circular one like the white Gantry base from IM2 when Tony has the MKIV armour removed.
If there is interest, i can possibly do both.
I am just trying to gauge the potential of it. Not looking for deposits, or anything, but if you *might* want one, feel free to say so or PM me. I won't hold anyone to anything. A show of hands would be great
As i say, just trying to gauge interest.
Thanks for looking, and feel free to post comments.
Here are the pics with a MKVI and my Tony figure.

 

[Buttmunch]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels". WIP and Interest thread

Thats a really cool idea. I love the idea of making it basically a new detolf self. I tried to get a full detolf size steel grating flooring from the Sarah-1000 figure and only managed to get about half way before unable to find any more of those little triangles

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels". WIP and Interest thread

Thats a really cool idea. I love the idea of making it basically a new detolf self. I tried to get a full detolf size steel grating flooring from the Sarah-1000 figure and only managed to get about half way before unable to find any more of those little triangles

Thanks for the reply.
I am not sure about the panels you are talking about. I don't have that figure.
It can't have been too hard to replicate though, surely?

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels". WIP and Interest thread

No pics, but the panel is being moulded right now.
Should be set up by tomorrow and i will get a few copies cast so i can work out how much they will cost, and also to paint the first one up to show what it looks like painted.
More tomorrow.

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels". WIP and Interest thread

Opinion is invited as to whether i should paint the first one from the moulds white with recessed black lines, or black with recessed white lines...

 

[elar]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels". WIP and Interest thread

Opinion is invited as to whether i should paint the first one from the moulds white with recessed black lines, or black with recessed white lines...

Really nice idea

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels". WIP and Interest thread

Really nice idea

Thanks for the post.
I will do that colour first then.

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels". WIP and Interest thread

Okay. A bit of progress.
Mould is all set up. I made a test casting and when it was set, I gave it a coat of black paint.
When two coats of paint were set I re-scribed the lines back to the resin. A bit of an unexpected fortune is that when it's done this way, the panel can be lit from below... The resin is thin enough that the light shines through very well. See pics below for my experiment to this end.
I accidentally went a bit too far with a couple of scribed lines, but this one is only a test piece.
Comments are welcomed.
Enjoy the pics.

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest th

Little update. I took another casting and chopped an inch off the rear end so it would fit inside my Detolf.
No white lines on this one. Fits in perfectly width wise and depth wise.
Lines could be scribed out again like the previous one(Pics of that one lit up too on the top Detolf shelf).
Enjoy the pics.
Any comments and/or criticism is welcomed.

And the lit one from before:

 

[karamazov80]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest th

Wow, very awesome! And good to see Tony has been eating his Wheaties!

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest th

Wow, very awesome! And good to see Tony has been eating his Wheaties!

Lol. I normally use that body for a Wolverine custom. I have just changed out the head for use as Tony till my black Sabbath Tony costume gets here.
Then he will be on a New Goblin body.
Thanks for posting!

 

[thecorsair]

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Subject to price I'd possibly be intrested.

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest th

Subject to price I'd possibly be intrested.

PM sent.

Cost for an unpainted panel will be £32/$50(before shipping cost). I will have to charge another £6/$10 if you want it painted(Just one colour. A complex paint job will be more).

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest th

Small update.
This time one painted black and sanded back to the resin colour underneath.
It's a bit rough. This was a casting with a defect or two.

 

[TonyMeis]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest th

beautiful work as always!!

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest th

Thanks a lot Tony. High praise indeed my friend.

 

[ashkanls]

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That is awesome!!! I want one!

 

[The Danger]

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Wow, that looks amazing. If I had Iron Man figures I would be all over one of these.

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest th

That is awesome!!! I want one!

Thanks Ash.

Wow, that looks amazing. If I had Iron Man figures I would be all over one of these.

Thanks a lot.
The bigger one is sized for a Detolf Shelf.
I have also made a smaller one that is only 5mm bigger than the gantry doors(The gantry doors are the exact same size, there's just less space around them. I chopped the little one from a previous casting):

 

[Username]

Re: Custom "Gantry Floor Panels" from Tony Stark's garage. WIP & Purchase Interest th

Cast one over the weekend, scribed it and added the co-ordinates on top: