Climby thing

[-MARWOLAETH-]

I hated th mess the poly made! I'm still hoovering it up even weeks later LoL
For the next vivs I'll for shure be using kingspan!

[ConcinusMan]

You should seriously think about investing in one of these, if this kind of project interests you. I used it to make foam mountains for my mothers tabletop "Christmas village". It allowed me to shape them in a way that makes them look very natural. It will also let you make the vertical edges of your "shelves" have varying angles so it will look more natural. A must-have if you want to make very natural looking "rocks" out of that stuff. And the best part... no little white balls all over the place.

Scalehobbyist.com: Hot Wire Foam Cutter by Woodland Scenics

[ChareiHeals]

I just want you to keep saying things like "poly" and "hoovering". I smile everytime I read your posts.

[CrazyHedgehog]

OK, all covered in filler, look proof of me working!

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8.jpg these three are now covered in filler, just waiting to dry.

7.jpg this was the last one I made..
Its smaller for the smaller 2 foot tanks..

[guidofatherof5]

How will clean up be after your snakes break them in?

[ConcinusMan]

"break them in" = code for "poop all over them"

[CrazyHedgehog]

Lol, I am hopefully covering them in resin (the type you use to fiber glass,) so they will be washable, as hard as a car, so can be scrubbed etc!
I have some small pieces drying ready for the resin test.

I also made a cave thing..p11.jpg
now just need one more thing for the middle tank
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[ChareiHeals]

omg i love your setup! Did you make that?!

[snake man]

I might actually have to do this.

[CrazyHedgehog]

Thanks, my partner made the set up, has glass sliding doors and a nicer front to go on,
and finally the last one is done..
p13.jpg

tha'ts all 5 coated with filler, ready for painting.
p12.jpg
woohooo, still not sure about the cavey one, I made a few modifications..
p14.jpg

If anyone is interested in this, I experimented with about 10 glues,
PVA and wood glue works well takes about 48 hours to dry though, and need cocktail sticks to hold it all together while drying.
Filler does not work well as a glue!
I tried several solvent free contact glues, some still wet 3 days later..
No more nails (original solvent free) works well but again needs support. still takes days to dry...
Hot glue gun, works in seconds. The trick is not to over heat the glue, get it so its just pushing through the gun, works a treat. If you let the gun heat up too much the glue melts the polystyrene but it still sticks, just with some melting occurring. (I only found this after using the gun after it had been sat heating for 20 mins...).