Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

This by far is one of my greatest pieces and the second video game prop i did and it took me some time and labor and it wasn't to pricey it is 7 feet tall and 2 feet wide with a depth of 10 inches and i think i spent about $150 for materials because i owned the tools to build it.

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

First i started with a piece of 1/4 inch mdf and started with the basic frame on top of that. framing was made out of 1x4 and 3\4 mdf shelving material

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

more framing for shelves and structure

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

added base for support when standing and started to make the round edges. i used 4 inch PVC plumbing pipe and cut it into quarters so i could get those round edges and pre drilled and screwed them on.

after adding the PVC i had to make the round corners so i bought modeling clay and formed them by hand doesn't have to be perfect because i was going to be drywall mudding it after.

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

put on 1\4 inch mdf for the face and cut out holes where the shelving was going to be

hole cut for shelving and screwed on. always pre-drill with mdf

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

i then wanted to add the plasmids to the door to make it look real like they were it the gatherer's garden so i made them out of stained glass

started to drywall mud to smooth it all out and fill the screw holes and flaws

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

for the top gatherer's garden sign i used 1\4 mdf again made it a diameter of 2 feet around and printing the logo on there. i used a dremel to cut out the holes you will see why i did this. i wanted light to shine though the holes to make it look like neon sign

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

sign dremeled and cut out

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

drywall mud dry and then sanded with a couple more coats for smoothing

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

unit them primed and ready for painting and building doors

doors made and some added touches like hole for more lights at the bottom on right

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

started painting and adding accessories to door

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

stained glass put into door and door hung more accessories and the top on just for show right now

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

more paint and accessories while i was waiting for my leds for it

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

painted sign and added the funnel shaped coin thing and painted the gatherer's garden on the bottom

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

got the LED s in and finishing touches and that's my baby lol lots of work and lots of time and its amazing

Bioshock Life Size Gatherer's Garden BY FLOPPYTY

finish product and still have it in my room im using it as a video game holder but its full im thinking about selling it soon so if you like let me know your price but i think its the only one made yet and if you try it good luck and i hope this helps thank and rock on \m/

FLOPPYTY