Circus Tent Stage

Create this miniature circus tent that is my stage for a movie I'm filming

Step 1 Materials used

I bought kite material from KiteBuilders.com. It was all 'seconds' at $4 per yard. Not knowing I bought 4 colors.
I also bought 2 rolls of double face tape from them to weld the seams together.
For main tent support structure I used 2 3' x 1/2" aluminum rods from Home Despot, whoops Depot.
All the wood for the base was already taking up space in my garage.
As an added attraction I bought a large "lazy-Susan" disk to allow the entire set to rotate. Made it easier to work on it, too.
Here is parts list and costs:
2 3'x1/2" aluminum rods ($8)
2 2" x 1/4" metal rings
1/16" x 10' aircraft cable ($1)
swedge fittings for cable ($3)
2 very small turnbuckles ($1.50)
1 12" Lazy-Suzan platform ($8)

Other nuts and bolts. ($1.50)
Kitebuilder products:
1.5oz ripstock seconds 2 yds ($8)
1 roll SuperSeam tape ($20)
1 roll DblFace tape ($7)

Misc:
Black sparkle felt material ($5)
Black foam board11"x18"
Blk and Grn felt swatches 8x11

as you can see, the tape was the big budget item for this project.

Comments

[GorillazMiko]

Hahaha, nice job! Looks really cool, and easy to do too, could be great for filming films as you said. +1 rating.

[budsiskos]

really cool. id make one but its a little to expensive for what you get

[Kiteman]

Well done - I knew it would be worth it!