Hey Everyone,
I am in need of building a replica of the War Games Super Computer, the WOPR, for a children's ministry show at the end of Sept. I purchased a bunch a 1 x 4 to build the frame, and was planning on covering it with cardboard due to cost issues. Does anyone know of any way to paint the cardboard to make it look like metal / steel?
For the computer lights section I cut pegboard to size, painted it with Krylon's Hammered Metal Spray paint and inserted Christmas lights through the holes in the pegboard. When running the lights in chase mode it looks very nice.
At the end of the show the whole thing has to malfunction, which we plan on accomplishing with a hand held flint flasher effect combined with a flash pot effect. If only I can get the thing to look halfway decent....
Thanks for any thoughts!
Tim
I am in need of building a replica of the War Games Super Computer, the WOPR, for a children's ministry show at the end of Sept. I purchased a bunch a 1 x 4 to build the frame, and was planning on covering it with cardboard due to cost issues. Does anyone know of any way to paint the cardboard to make it look like metal / steel?
For the computer lights section I cut pegboard to size, painted it with Krylon's Hammered Metal Spray paint and inserted Christmas lights through the holes in the pegboard. When running the lights in chase mode it looks very nice.
At the end of the show the whole thing has to malfunction, which we plan on accomplishing with a hand held flint flasher effect combined with a flash pot effect. If only I can get the thing to look halfway decent....
Thanks for any thoughts!
Tim