Cheap Sci-Fi Billboards from Acrylic photo frames and Trading Card protectors.

[Ironworker]

Hey guys I've got a new project.  I'm making simple and cheap sci-fi billboards from Acrylic photo frames and trading card protectors like the ones pictured above.  I spent less than $20 on the frames and protectors and I got enough to make 44 signs.  With the trading card protectors I can make double sided billboards. 

Here are some shots of two billboards I put together quickly by gluing the trading card protectors from blade guards off cheap safty razors. 







I'm thinking of mounting some of them on magnets so I can attach them to metal signpost. 

[Papa Spanky]

What an awesome idea! How about some things like data, propaganda, ect. printed on transparencies, so it looks like a holofield type sign?

[Ironworker]

What an awesome idea! How about some things like data, propaganda, ect. printed on transparencies, so it looks like a holofield type sign?

Yeah I think that would work great too especially if you had a color lazer printer. 

[Marine0846]

Great idea.
Will be sure to try it out.
Thanks for sharing.

[HerbyF]

Great idea. Printing on transparencies would make great futuristic billboards. A number of years ago I printed Sci-Fi money that way. Works really great with a laser printer.

[Ironworker]

I made some more signs and added them to my space station terrain.  In additions to more billboards I also made a few signs for the buildings.





I also made some display screens for this large workshop.  I tried to make it look as if each screen had several windows open. 



Herby I understand where you are coming from with the transparencies for a futuristic look but I've always wondered if that would be very practical.  I don't know if they would stand out enough visually unless I could figure out a way to illuminate them.  A lot of the inspiration for these came from this video:



The displays can be either opaque or transparent depending on the need.  I think in a day time setting transparent displays wouldn't be as visible.  I'd love to try it out though for some situations.  Would be really interesting inside buildings I think. 

[Ray Rivers]

 

The boards/signs/screens are a nice touch.

Really adds a lot of your board in a very cool way.

[OSHIROmodels]

The whole set up looks good and the boards give it an extra bit of umph 

Have you tried weathering them a bit, washes and such?

cheers

James

[Ironworker]

I haven't weathered any of them yet but I plan to.  I may even make some ruined ones with bullet holes and blast marks on them. 

[Papa Spanky]

The workshop board looks really good. I wonder if those could be illuminated from below with one of those led pens?

[commissarmoody]

I really like them, Gives the town, that sci-fi glam. Kind of like, ever things is in the future, but things are still rough.

[CyberAlien312]

They are nice indeed. Very clever idea.

[snitcythedog]

How useful.  If I ever get into futuristic gaming again, I will keep this in mind.
Snitchy sends.