I designed all of the laser cut files for this project in Adobe Illustrator. All of the structural pieces were cut from 1/8” MDF, and the detail pieces were cut from .05” Chipboard, and .01” Bristol.
The gray panels were 3D Printed on my Elegoo Mars Pro 3D printer.
Once all of the pieces were cut at SCAD Lab, I began to assemble all of the pieces. Each piece was layered on top of one another to build up the detail. They were glued with a combination of super glue and wood glue.
This is the finished facade of the Elevator before painting. All panels and molding pieces were glued together at this point.
This is the beginning of the paint process. All the assembled elevator walls were primed and base coated using Rustoleum’s Smokey Beige color. They were then sealed with Testor’s Dullcote Lacquer.
The wood grain effect was created using Black, Burnt Sienna, and Burnt Umber oil paints. Black was liberally applied to the crevasses of the panels. Burnt Sienna and Umber was applied to the flat surfaces of the panel. The grain was created by blending these colors together using a chip brush, stroking the paint in the direction of grain.
Once the paint had dried overnight, the frosted glass panels were installed. The wire texture was printed on acetate, and then glued to a frosted plastic sheet. This created the final effect and was then glued into place using super glue for clear parts.
Once the woodgrain on the facade had dried, I masked the wooden panels off and sprayed the remaining trim black for the cast iron effect. In order to achieve the textured, semi-gloss finish, I stippled gloss Mod Podge over all of the black painted surfaces.
Brass Detail pieces were 3D printed on my Elegoo Mars Pro, and painted with gold enamel paint. Then they were glued into place.
The tile floor was created in Adobe Illustrator and printed on glossy photo paper. It was then trimmed to size and fixed to the base using spray adhesive.
The brass scissor gate was lasercut from .01” bristol and painted with the same gold enamel paint.
