So we're starting to get deep into the scrap piles, starting to buy all the tools etc that we don't have but need... getting ready to start set design etc.
Question one: What are your thoughts on form panels inside a trailer? You know, they're about 102" wide, and up to 53' or so in length. Making way for small rooms / sets. My pondering is leaving me with an indecisive taste in my mouth about whether it's too small for form panels. Larry is HUGE into realism. He'd rather have the most realistic sets even though it costs him more to get it done. Is it worth investing a grand into form panels for a few rooms? Or is it best to buy the foam, wood etc and spend the hours rather than the cash, since patrons will be much closer to them?
Question two: WHO to buy from? I'm looking at Nightscream and they have beautiful work and I know that they have some rather durable panels. (some in past have been downed at their thinness and lacking in durability) Last I heard Scareparts are out the window and not stirring the pot, the man behind it had bad report with some customers. (not my dog, nor fight, just facts from knowing the threads)
I can cut, miter cut, I'm an artist, a painter, body man etc. I can do a LOT of things, but the shit you can get in a formed panel can save SO MUCH damn time. Like say all the carved detailing etc in let's say, Victorian setting, or the stone work alone would save weeks of labor!
Form Panel Route: Yes or No? and maybe a why?
Who's a reputable vendor?
Question one: What are your thoughts on form panels inside a trailer? You know, they're about 102" wide, and up to 53' or so in length. Making way for small rooms / sets. My pondering is leaving me with an indecisive taste in my mouth about whether it's too small for form panels. Larry is HUGE into realism. He'd rather have the most realistic sets even though it costs him more to get it done. Is it worth investing a grand into form panels for a few rooms? Or is it best to buy the foam, wood etc and spend the hours rather than the cash, since patrons will be much closer to them?
Question two: WHO to buy from? I'm looking at Nightscream and they have beautiful work and I know that they have some rather durable panels. (some in past have been downed at their thinness and lacking in durability) Last I heard Scareparts are out the window and not stirring the pot, the man behind it had bad report with some customers. (not my dog, nor fight, just facts from knowing the threads)
I can cut, miter cut, I'm an artist, a painter, body man etc. I can do a LOT of things, but the shit you can get in a formed panel can save SO MUCH damn time. Like say all the carved detailing etc in let's say, Victorian setting, or the stone work alone would save weeks of labor!
Form Panel Route: Yes or No? and maybe a why?
Who's a reputable vendor?
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