STEP 061 > Getting a little tricky as we have to lay the shape on the table and lift the large paper plate to allow a gab for the hot glue gun to squirt a line of glue in the center part of the strip (2).

STEP 062 > Let the center of the large paper plate fall back down onto the strip. Make sure the edge of your plate is flush with the top of your strip and hold together for a few seconds until the hot glue cools down.

STEP 063 > Last part (3) lift your large paper plate corner enough to allow the hot glue gun to apply a line of glue to the end of your strip.

STEP 064 > Let the large paper plate fall down onto the strip and carefully press the 2 pieces together, make sure they are flush and do NOT burn your fingers 🙂

STEP 065 > Hold on a few seconds until the glue cools down.

STEP 066 > Time to trim the excess strip. Flip your shield generator shape upside down, and Slice with yur Xacto blade from one end to the other. You can eyeball this, no need for a ruler.

STEP 067 > You now have a completed shield generator section. You will need 3 more, as there are 4 sections for ONE generator.

STEP 068 > You can find these little plastic bar bottle caps at your local dollar store. I got these cause I liked the ringed texture and thought they would look cool between each of the shield generator sections.

STEP 069 > We do not need the tips, so we can cut these off (red arrows) and discard for greeblies in another build later.

STEP 070 > We now have this cool looking shape.

STEP 071 > I used this center nozzle as a guide to where to slice this in half.

STEP 072 > With a sharp blade you can go right down the center of the plastic.

STEP 073 > Here you can see where the cap half will fit. A good height with the styrofoam and will look great when painted.

STEP 074 > First we need to melt a hole in the styrofoam ball bottom center. If you do not have a heat pen, you can use a pencil or Xacto blade to make your hole.

STEP 075 > Dab a little hot glue onto the end of your plastic cap.

STEP 076 > Now place the plastic cap half into the styrofoam ball hole and let that cool off. I like to place it on a flat surface to cool down so that I am certain it will lay flat on the diorama table.

STEP 077 > Once you have completed the 4 shield generator sections, and cut and placed 3 plastic cap halves in their styrofoam ball holes, your shield generator is ready for painting 🙂

STEP 078 > Grab some grey latex paint - the same you use for home walls, and add some water to make it less thick. Not to mention save you money and have more paint for more builds 🙂

STEP 079 > Grab a 2" brush and apply it to your surface in ONE direction. DO NOT go back and forth as you wisk putting too much paint at the same time and get the cardboard, paper plates all soggy.

STEP 080 > Keeping the brush rotating with the circular shape also give you a nice circular patern in the paint and not just all over the place brush strokes.


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