Climby thing

[CrazyHedgehog]

This is Marwolaeth's fault, I saw what he was doing and wanted to have a play!!...
Its in progress so I'll let you know how I get on..

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started with the polystyrene from cgristmas gifts and stuff

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I ripped it roughly into shapes,
its odd I didn't realize there are different polystyrene,
some is soft and bobbly, others is really compressed and quite hard.


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tried plonking it together,
Its 3am here and in my impatients I have used pva glue,
A search on the internet said it will set, but not quickly,
well I am in no hurry..If it doesn't work I'll buy some instant contact and start again..

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OK this is the final shape,
I used a ton of cocktail sticks to strengthen it,
its glued just need it to dry before coating and painting etc.
(its 2ft 4" wide and just under a foot high.)

[guidofatherof5]

Looking good.

[thamneil]

Looks very good! I bet the snakes will use it quite a bit.

[CrazyHedgehog]

OK, here goes, this is one tank, but it has 3 levels. We have another the same in the other room, but that is 3 separate tanks..
The top is the hottest, bottom the coolest
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This is from the middle looking up
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From the middle looking down..IMG_1625.jpg

And then from the bottom looking up

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[Dan72]

Inge thank you for showing that. AMAZING! The snakes have got to love that. So how many call this home? Your hubby has some talent for sure.

[CrazyHedgehog]

Inge thank you for showing that. AMAZING! The snakes have got to love that. So how many call this home? Your hubby has some talent for sure.

This one is just for San Francisco at the moment, only 3 but 3 more to go in when they get a bit bigger and hopefully a few more in the summer.
I can separate the tanks again if and when I need (for selective breeding etc)
And yep am pretty lucky with hubby, he thought the fish tank I started with 20 odd years ago was ugly, so wanted to build something a little more furniture based!

[Selkielass]

Very nice!

[kueluck]

LOVE IT!! What do you use to finish it with, grout and waterproof sealer??

[CrazyHedgehog]

LOVE IT!! What do you use to finish it with, grout and waterproof sealer??

I'm hopefully going to cover with quick drying filler, was thinking of adding sand at this stage to add a roughness, but still not sure.
See what they look like at that stage , if the sand is ok, then leave as, else paint them.

and then probably resin finish to ensure it is sealed properly.

[snake man]

Looks really awsome I might have to do this also.