Slaughter House Cinemas (Project Thread)

[carls64]

Prof. wrote:

Now it's looking like a Theatre...Well done..

I take it that those GOM covered panels are removeable!..How have you attached them.?

Thanks!

They are just pressure fitted. the one on the right is REAL tight ;-)

[bpape]

Nice job on the frames Carl. Very clean looking. Wait till you watch the first movie against that black background

Bryan

[Prof.]

carls64 wrote:

Thanks!

They are just pressure fitted. the one on the right is REAL tight ;-)

Hmm...They might be allright like that for now, but with any movement of the room..or room vibrations from those subs..they may not stay there..
A few strips of Velcro on the back, strategically placed will do the trick..

[salvasol]

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[carls64]

Well Hellboy 2 was awesome! I need to tweak the sound a it as the background audio seems to drowned out the dialog, but that could be the APO not getting the audio right. The center channel does seem to be configured a little low. Will have to run REW again and see how it looks now :-)

[carls64]

bpape wrote:

Nice job on the frames Carl. Very clean looking. Wait till you watch the first movie against that black background

Bryan

It was great! No reflections off anything. I was a little worried that the platforms I made that I didn't paint black would show through but nope, it looks great!. I was very supprised to see my GOM on the porch this morning ;-) Thank you! I didn't quite use 6 yards, so I have about 40" x 3 yards and another full yard left ;-) and a 10" strip about 6 yards long for the top. I didn't get that done but hell you can't even tell with it so dark on the top and its only 3" from the ceiling to the top of the screen frame I am not even sure it would be worth me making a frame for that ;-)

When I get back in December I will take some better pictures.

[carls64]

Prof. wrote:

Hmm...They might be allright like that for now, but with any movement of the room..or room vibrations from those subs..they may not stay there..
A few strips of Velcro on the back, strategically placed will do the trick..

Oh believe me their tight, I had to use a plastic hammer and a block of wood to get them in. It actually flexed the frame as such I had to use a putty knife to to tuck some of the GOM under the frame by the floot to tighten up the GOM as it was sagging a bit. Good thing I put some small "pull tabs" in places to I could pull them out when I needed.

[carls64]

I updated the panel install with some text if anyone is interested, it should help answer some questions about the install. I will now that I would have taken some photos of the GOM being installed on the frames, but I was pressed for time.

[Prof.]

carls64 wrote:

Well Hellboy 2 was awesome!

OT for a moment..Would you rate is as good or better than Hellboy 1.?

[Prof.]

carls64 wrote:

Oh believe me their tight, I had to use a plastic hammer and a block of wood to get them in. It actually flexed the frame as such I had to use a putty knife to to tuck some of the GOM under the frame by the floot to tighten up the GOM as it was sagging a bit. Good thing I put some small "pull tabs" in places to I could pull them out when I needed.

Sounds like the're really jammed in there..
Good idea with the pull tabs..otherwise you might have damaged them, trying to get them off again..

[carls64]

Prof. wrote:

OT for a moment..Would you rate is as good or better than Hellboy 1.?

I think I liked HB1 better. HB2 had a lot more comedy in it, and took things a little less seriously, if there is such a thing for these types of movies I think the HB2 story line was a little better than HB1 but they did not delve very deep into it. HB2 had more action and fight sequences, but I thin HB1 had a better story. If I could only own one I would have to say HB1 was better. Unlike most "squeals" the first is usually the best IMO, Matrix, etc. However two franchise I would say the Indiana Jones series, the best was the third (Last Crusade), and star wars EP5 (Empire) and EP3 (Revenge) were the best.

[Prof.]

carls64 wrote:

I think I liked HB1 better. HB2 had a lot more comedy in it, and took things a little less seriously, if there is such a thing for these types of movies I think the HB2 story line was a little better than HB1 but they did not delve very deep into it. HB2 had more action and fight sequences, but I thin HB1 had a better story. If I could only own one I would have to say HB1 was better.
Sounds like it would be at least worth renting..

Unlike most "squeals" the first is usually the best IMO, Matrix, etc. However two franchise I would say the Indiana Jones series, the best was the third (Last Crusade)
I agree, except I would also now include "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

and star wars EP5 (Empire) and EP3 (Revenge) were the best.

Totally agree..The Empire' is my favourite of the whole series..

[carls64]

Need help deciding on a GOM color for wall treatments. Again all I have is my iPhone (Half tempted to go to Wal-Mart and buy a new camera so I have one while mine are riding around in the wife's mini-van in Florida!) to take photos with so the colors are a little off. The lighter color GOM comes real close to matching the wall color while the darker color seems to contrast with the walls slightly better. What do you all think? Left Dark Burgundy / Right is Sienna (I think)

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[salvasol]

carls64 wrote:

... The lighter color GOM comes real close to matching the wall color while the darker color seems to contrast with the walls slightly better. What do you all think? Left Dark Burgundy / Right is Sienna (I think)...

Which one you like better??? ....to me, a color that match the wall is better (less noticeable), but if you use a darker color and blends will the rest is okay too ...

When I got my panels (I did a blind purchase) I went with the color I thought it was the best match ...I'm happy with the results (here is a picture of mines, I changed the color to some to blend with the rest of the room ...sometimes pictures don't make justice, they look better in person )

[carls64]

These better represent the true colors, with incandescent lighting the iPhone does a poor job of rendering colors correctly, I see a trip to Wal-Mart coming!

[carls64]

salvasol wrote:

Which one you like better??? ....to me, a color that match the wall is better (less noticeable), but if you use a darker color and blends will the rest is okay too ...

When I got my panels (I did a blind purchase) I went with the color I thought it was the best match ...I'm happy with the results (here is a picture of mines, I changed the color to some to blend with the rest of the room ...sometimes pictures don't make justice, they look better in person )

Looks like you have some black ones in there too?

I have enough black GOM to do about 4 wall traps.

I kinda like the darker as it does give some contrast to the walls but the lighter color seems to blend in better, kinda the theme of the room, everything just blends in, but it might be nice to add a little contour to the area with the darker panels.

[bpape]

The darker the better if the walls are at all dark. Everything you posted looks Orange to me but assume it's not. Deep Burgandy is one of the most popular HT colors

Bryan

[tenzip]

I would think the darker would be better, particularly if these are to be on the side walls, less chance of them 'glowing' in reflected light from the screen and being a distraction in your peripheral vision.

But you're there looking at them, I'm not.

[salvasol]

Bryan and Chris are right (about the dark color).

That's the reason I covered in black, they're close to the TV and get a lot of reflection ... then I used the burgandy (dark) and finally the printed

[Prof.]

I also agree with the darker panels..
I have black panels against dark olive green walls..but it does come down to what you find aesthetically pleasing..

Some people prefer that they blend in more with the wall colour so as not to be as noticeable..

[chumbucket]

Does anyone know what the model or sku number is for the sconces that Carl used in this build? I've been to Home Depot and their web site and can't find these. Does anyone else know where to find this or something similar. It seems like all I find are brass and glass sconces.

[carls64]

Looks like the do not carry them any more. but they do carry these now! I would rather had these:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...10000003+90401

[chumbucket]

carls64 wrote:

Looks like the do not carry them any more. but they do carry these now! I would rather had these:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...10000003+90401

Yikes. $53.10 a piece? I need something cheaper. I've got to get about a half dozen of 'em or so. These are more up my alley - http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...il=&lpage=none

[carls64]

Those are almost if not identical to the ones I have, but I paid $20 each! ;-)

[salvasol]

chumbucket wrote:

These are more up my alley - http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...il=&lpage=none

Those looks nice ...and cheaper than $53

I'm sure that you can paint them if they don't have the color you need/want