I need to finish this up so that I can complete the watcher's base.
Suggestions would be helpful I am going to try to pour the water Sunday.

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"the same as a duck you must be made of wood"

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"the same as a duck you must be made of wood"

Is that a pack rat by the tree?

I think it is (first i was aspecting sam's pony ) Maybe it's the make up in the movies

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goblin: "people associate me with boogers because i am green"

that walking forest is deadly looking! makes me want to make some more ents.

The Orc wizard Tim and his fateful friend Willard.
"Now the pass word was 1,2,3 or I remember the elf word for friend."

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I would like to see what you come up with

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"the same as a duck you must be made of wood"

The pool is looking good.

The pool looks awesome! Great water effect.

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"...that there's some good in this world Mr Frodo - and it's worth fighting for."

How did you do the water effect? I'm thinking of making a small lake sometime and I like the look of that. Please tell

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"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."
- Bertrand Russel

I am still working on the pool . It will take lot of small steps to make it turn out well. I think it will be a good time to review what I have done so far. I am using a product called EnviroTex Lite pour-on High Gloss Finish. I use it for special application on furniture. You must carefully follow the manufactures directions to avoid air bubbles. It take as much as 72 hours to fully cure. It is really tough and can be sanded. It is safe with Styrofoam and paper. It has been my experience that care should be taken to avoid trapping moisture under the clear coat. Make sure all of the paint and glue on the project is completely dry before you pour.


Step one is make your plain and choose your materials

I used 1/4 inch Hardwood and 1/2 inch MDFB. I marked out the MDFB and cut it with a jig saw set at 45 degrees. I used Carpenter glue to laminate the hardwood sheet to the MDFB. Make a note of the glue bead and the clamps.This is important to prevent warps and leaks. Leaks will cause trapped air bubbles.I let it dry over night.


The next step is to form the bed and texture and seal it.

I used water based materials so it was possible to do most of it at the same times. I used wood filler carpenters glue and sand for texture.I added brown paint to the glue. When every thing was dry. I dry brushed it. I painted the center of the pool black and blended dark green around the edge.


The next step is to start adding the detail that needs to be embedded.

I glued down the larger stones first. I painted on a layer of PVA the added the medium and then the fine sand. I used the brush to sweep the sand into shape. After it dried over night, I poured the first layer of resin.


The next step will be to add some layers of flocking.

I will cover that in the next post

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The pool

The Old Forest and Pool

Next the Gates of Moria I think I will do the East Gate too.
I think the pool looks OK as is. Should I make it deeper with another pour

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The pool looks good and the gate looks great. I suppose you could try to make one end of the pool look deeper than the other. Still digging that pack rat.

Rob

I think the pool looks deep enough, but I know from experience it is hard to show an accurate shot of water effects with a camera. Anyway great work

Cyndra the Grey

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{aD}??? wrote:

Procrastination. A favourite pastime of mine
Exaggeration. Also another pastime.

My General WIP

slow progress

I need to finish the treeman's fingers
I am going to have to pin the top branch and arm of the willow. The birch needs to be much lighter.I will make a reindeer moss wig for the ent but I think it turned out much too cartoon like for LOTR.

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Wow! You've got some serious talent sir! You are giving me the terrain itch

New Tree trunks for Old Forest

Road to Mushroom Tree
I was inspired by Ranger of the North's camp model to add to this.I am looking for a trunk for a large Party Tree and large Oldman Willow.

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That trunk looks great.

The pool, the ents, the trees - all looking great. Fantastic and inspiring work. Thanks for keeping us informed as you progress - I'm learning heaps.

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"...that there's some good in this world Mr Frodo - and it's worth fighting for."

Mary Layson's Elven Tree fort from 1999

I have a lot of family things this weekend so I have not made much progress. I am still looking for some suitable dead plants to make into large trees. It might be fun to try something really big.

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that would be nice looking forward to it

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goblin: "people associate me with boogers because i am green"