Steven Kodani

Belle stands on a stack of TVs as the base for my model. I thought it would be cool to add an LED backlight to them and show the "S", "A", and "B" graphics from the ZZZ signal search sequence.

My plan seemed simple:

1) Print the TV stack with clear resin.

2) Print graphics from the game onto glossy photo paper, and glue them to the back of the screen.

3) Install small LEDs on the back of each TV.

This was my first time using Anycubic High Clear resin, and it required several attempts to get a somewhat successful print. It still has some nasty layer lines that would require cleaning.

However, holding the print in my hands made me realize that the keyholes for the objects on top of the TVs are huge and consume much of the internal space. In particular, the hole that supports Belle goes right through the middle of the top TV, blocking all of the light from my LED.

I've given up on this plan for now and have decided to simply paint the graphics onto the TV screens. If I have time after I finish painting, I might revisit this.

This distracted me from making much progress on painting this week. Hopefully, I'll have more to show next week!