R.I.P. Jerry Buss

This is a painting I did in honor of Jerry Buss. It is a combination of the Lakers primary and secondary logos as well as the Lakers new court for this year. Each of the stars surrounding the logo has a different year in which the Lakers won an NBA title under Jerry Buss. The top dates are Jerry Buss birth and death dates and the bottom ones are the years he owned the Lakers.

 

Mini Basketball Court Model (Court) Part 6

This is the 6th and final part of the mini basketball court model. This part will be the the making of the court and attaching the baskets.

 Materials:

clear gel glue

pencil

different colored sharpies (based on the team court you want to make. You can also use paint if you like.)

11 inch by 6 inch piece of 1/8 inch thick balsa wood

clear coat gloss finish (painted on the court when finished coloring)

paintbrush

finished stands from part 5

3/16 inch NBA logo printed on paper (optional)

Estimated time: 20-25 minutes (not counting the time it takes for the glue, marker and paint to dry)

Instructions:

1. Get your piece of balsa wood cut to the right size.
2. Draw all the lines on the court lightly in pencil. (follow the NBA lines on above image. You can make it bigger if need be by clicking the image and following the link to the source.)

3. Outline all the lines, in sharpies, the color they need to be based on the team you like.

4. Fill in all spaces with appropriate colors with sharpies.

5. Finish with a couple of layers of the clear coat gloss finish to give it a shiny waxy look of a real floor. Then glue the stands to either end and let dry.

 Here are the links for the other parts:

step 1  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-basketball-court-backboard-part-1.html
step 2  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-basketball-court-backboard-part-2.html
step 3  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-basketball-court-stand-part-3.html
step 4  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/09/mini-basketball-court-model-stand-part.html
step 5  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/09/mini-basketball-court-model-shot-clock.html

Mini Basketball Court Model (Stand) Part 4

This is part 4 of the mini basketball court project. This part will be the end of construction on the stand that will hold up the backboard.

 Materials:

one 1/8 inch square dowel stick cut in half (or a 1/8 inch rectangle dowel)

x-acto knife

duck tape (color of your choice)

clear gel glue

2 inch square piece of Styrofoam

1 inch square piece of 1/4 inch thick balsa wood

silver sharpie

backboards from steps 1 & 2

top of stand from step 3
two 3/16 inch NBA logos printed on paper (optional)

Estimated time: 10-15 minutes (not counting the time it takes for everything to fully dry)

Instructions:
1. cut two 3/8 inch squares and two 1inch by 3/8 inch rectangles out of the foam. Then take the squares and make them a U shape by cutting out the middle. Next take the rectangles and hollow them out from top to bottom on the backside.
2. Glue the U shapes to the back of the rectangles lining up the hollowed out sections. Then shape the rectangles as shown in the picture below. (they should look somewhat like a really elongated hexagon)

3. Cut two 1 1/8 pieces off the dowel and two 7/16 inch pieces. Then color them with the silver sharpie.

4. Once the foam pieces have dried cover them on all sides with duck tape. Then place the colored dowel pieces into the back of the foam with the longer pieces going in first lengthwise and the smaller pieces in the base laying down.

5. Next cut the 1 inch square piece of balsa wood in half.

6. Glue the balsa wood to the base of each piece.

7. Glue the top of the stand from step 3 to  the top of the foam base.

8. Finally glue the backboard to the top of the stand.
9. If you want the to add the NBA logo to the backboards print and cut them out then glue them to the left side of each backboard.

 Here are the links for the other parts:

step 1  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-basketball-court-backboard-part-1.html
step 2  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-basketball-court-backboard-part-2.html
step 3  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-basketball-court-stand-part-3.html
step 5  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/09/mini-basketball-court-model-shot-clock.html
step 6  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/09/mini-basketball-court-model-court-part.html

Mini Basketball Court Model (Stand) Part 3

This is part 3 of the mini basketball court project. This part will be the start of construction of the stand that will hold up the backboard.

Materials:

1 1/8 inch round dowel stick

1 1/8 inch square dowel stick

clear gel glue

silver sharpie

x-acto knife

2 toothpicks
duck tape(color of your choice)

Estimated time: 25-30 minutes

(Time above does NOT include the time needed for pieces to dry fully before adding more. It is just for the preparation and construction of pieces.)

Instructions:

1. First you will need to cut all you pieces into the sizes you need and color them with the silver sharpie. Cut the square dowel stick in half so you have two long rectangles instead of a square. Then cut the points off the ends of the toothpicks. You will need the following size pieces:
2 3/4 inch pieces of the rectangle dowel stick
2 3/8 inch pieces of the rectangle dowel stick
2 3/4 inch pieces of the round dowel stick

8 1/4 inch pieces of the round dowel stick
4 7/8 inch pieces cut from the toothpicks
Once all the pieces are cut, color all sides of them with the silver sharpie and set aside to use as needed.

2. Take the 2 3/4 inch round dowels and glue them to the 3/4 inch rectangles. Glue the round dowel about 1/8 inch from the end of the rectangle. Once glued set aside to dry until it can be handled without falling apart.

3. Then glue 2 of the 1/4 inch round dowel pieces 1/8 inch down from the top of the 3/4 inch round dowel making a shape similar to a cross. Then set aside to dry until it can be handled without falling apart.

4.Next glue two more of the 1/4 inch round dowel pieces to the ends. One on each side. It should look like the cross has arms. Again set aside to dry until it can be handled.

5. Take the 2 3/8 inch pieces of the rectangle dowel stick and the 4 7/8 inch pieces cut from the toothpicks and cut the ends at an angle so that they will lay flat against the other pieces and stay at an angel once glued.
6. Connect 2 7/8 inch pieces of the toothpicks to each stand at an angle by gluing them to the back of the arms and the 3/4 inch rectangle dowel on the bottom. Set aside to dry.

7. Cut a piece of duck tape to cover half the length of the 3/4 inch rectangle dowel on the bottom. (I'm making a mini Los Angeles Lakers court so I used purple. But you can use whatever color you like.) Once tape is on, glue the 2 3/8 inch rectangle dowels to the longer end of the 7/8 inch dowels and set aside to dry. (This piece will later connect to the base of the stand.)

Here are the links for the other parts:

step 1  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-basketball-court-backboard-part-1.html
step 2  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-basketball-court-backboard-part-2.html
step 4  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/09/mini-basketball-court-model-stand-part.html
step 5  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/09/mini-basketball-court-model-shot-clock.html
step 6  http://craftyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/09/mini-basketball-court-model-court-part.html