Mos Eisely Alley
So here is the "Mos Eisely Alley" Playset I whipped together:
As I was designing, I couldn't figure out a way to do the "building" at the front of the playset to allow an alley to go through the back at this scale. It definitely got me more pumped to try the expanded 3-piece version down the road. So instead, it became a "secret room" at the back with a removable door panel:
The middle piece is a separate insert, which tabs into the attached backdrop itself. In the future, this could easily be swapped out to create a different playset with a completely different look.
The alley sort of bends around the playset, and offers neat corners (with details on the interior front walls) to set up a couple mini-scenes. Here's the front left corner:
One of my favorite parts of this set is the very front walls with the fun cutouts to give the place a little more depth. And the doors on those side walls are reflected on the outside of the playset as well, so even this set can be made modular down the road (no pun intended.)
Finally, here are some shots with figures and accessories set up inside:
I really enjoyed using the cutouts while taking pictures!
I am toying with another version of this one to compliment the DB94 backdrop that I hope to finish up in August (complete with the 94 wall) and some other version of the center insert from this layout. And I'll come back to this eventually to do the big, more set-accurate diorama version.
I think the next Pop-Up Playset I want to do is a Death Star Cell Block Corridor, with cell 2187 and alternate setups with either half the hallway (looking like the old POTF2 playset, but longer) or the ability to fold that wall back on itself so that both walls are parallel to make it more of a "look down the corridor" diorama.
As always, thanks for looking!
