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Ultrarama
Star Trek Action Figure Display & Storage System

Customizing your Ultrarama

Painting

Painting your Ultarama™ is a fun and easy way to customize your unit. Below are some handy tips to save you time and money and help you make the diorama that you want!

• What Paints Should You Use? Ultrarama tested many paints with the Ultarama and found that these work best: Testors™Rust-Oleum™, American Accents Stone Creations, Krylon™ Short Cuts
  • Black: Testors™ Spray Enamel 1247 Gloss Black on a base coat of Plasti-Kote T-236 Black Sandable Primer + Top coat of Dupli-Color AP 10 Black Classic Body Touch-Up Paint.
  • White: Base coat of Testors™ Spray Enamel 1258 Flat White + Top coat of Rust-Oleum™ American Accents Stone Creations Bleached Stone 7990 Spray Finish + Splashes of Testors™ Spray Enamel 1257 Transparent Blue. This gives it a great textured look!
  • Stone: You can use Plasti-Kote Fleck Stone to add texture. Base coat of Plasti-Kote™ T-237 White Sandable Primer + Top coat of American Accents Stone Creations Bleached Stone 7990 Spray Finish. This gives it a great textured look!
  • Tan: Base coat of Krylon™ Short Cuts SCS-090 True Taupe Satin Spray + Top coat of Rust-Oleum™ American Accents Stone Creations Sienna Stone 7994 Spray Finish.

When you paint your Ultarama™, it is recommended that you paint the two halves of the platform base after they have been assembled/connected, but without the support columns inserted.

When painting the support columns, it is best to paint the individual halves separately, putting them together after they have been painted.

Painting with textured paints and the Ultarama™: To get the best results, please follow these instructions:

Unlike regular painting, it is best if your Ultarama™ is completely assembled before using textured paints. It is not recommended that you disassemble your unit after applying textured paints. Start with a base coat of the primary color (snow-white, desert-tan, etc.). After the base coat dries apply a second coat. Immediately after applying the second coat (before it dries), apply the first coat of textured paint. Be very liberal when applying the textured paint. Allow the paint to dry and apply a second coat of textured paint, again applying heavily. When it is dry, apply a final coat of the base color.You may also add some touch up color to add realism. Examples include light random splashes of blue to a snow scene and brown to a desert scene.

Scenes

Ultarama™ scenes are a standard 8x10 size. It is very easy to create your own. Use your own photos or art, or there are many pictures available from a variety of sources on the internet. There are two ways of making scenes on a computer.

Print the scene on adhesive paper, which is available at most office supply stores. Then, apply the scene to blank card stock or apply it to the back of an Ultarama™ background scene. You can also print the scene on photo quality paper and apply it to blank card stock using Spray Adhesive.

Stickers

You can also make stickers to place on the support columns or you can customize the back of the logo strips. Simply print using the following sizes:

Round Support Columns: Stickers are 4 x 4.5 inches Rear Support Posts: Stickers are 6.75 x 1.25 inches Logo Strips: Logo Strips are 10.5 x 1 inches

Print the design that you want to use and apply to the columns. Please note that they will be permanent. Use care to make sure that they are placed correctly! Apply logo strip stickers to the back of the Ultarama™ logo strips included with your unit.

Most of all, have fun making your Ultrarama™ unique!

Painting & Scenes | Display Tips