Author Topic: BSC2019 Hammers Godswood (Read 13671 times)

Hammers · « **Reply #60 on:** January 30, 2019, 03:02:55 PM »

Quote from: Dr Mathias on January 30, 2019, 02:31:16 PM

Really well done, the face looks great.

In the setting of the book, how many of those trees still exist, roughly? Are they common?

I understand they are pretty rare, especially in the south, due to them being uprooted and burned by followers of an other religions (the Faith of the Seven, Lord of Light). Most descriptions are of a solitary tree in a walled sanctuary or a grove of other type of trees. Where there once seems to have been hole groves of them, there, at the time of the books, seem to be only one in or around each place of importance (except in a place called the Isle of Faces which has a whole forest of them, carved faces and all).

Sorry for going all nerdy on you but research feeds the inspiration when building something like this.

As GRR Martin notoriously searched for cool things and events in Our World history, I think he has taken the inspiration from sacrificial oaks or ashes of the vikings and perhaps celtic druids. The carved faces seem to be of his own invention.

Dr Mathias · « **Reply #61 on:** January 30, 2019, 03:34:10 PM »

Cool, thanks. I appreciate the nerdy attention to detail. I research my projects as much as I can

Hammers · « **Reply #62 on:** January 30, 2019, 03:40:05 PM »

Quote from: Dr Mathias on January 30, 2019, 03:34:10 PM

Cool, thanks. I appreciate the nerdy attention to detail. I research my projects as much as I can

I've noticed.

Hammers · « **Reply #63 on:** January 31, 2019, 12:36:28 PM »

I have started to work on a the finer mesh of roots and drawn some conclusions from it...

The Das Pronto doesn't do it's job. The substance shrinks and dries without 'biting' into the underlying material. Some roots have broken off as I worked on them.

For the finer roots I've used a mix of miliput and greenstuff. It has not been quite satisfactory either. It sculpts OK, but is not sticky enough.
As XPS is a bit too slick I will give it a coating of glalc before I start anew, hoping it will create a better grip for the greenstuff I will use in its unadulterated form going forward.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #64 on:** January 31, 2019, 12:54:40 PM »

Could you stick pins into the foam following the path of the roots so that a few mm is sticking out and sculpt around the pins using them as anchor points?

Does that make sense?

Hammers · « **Reply #65 on:** January 31, 2019, 01:31:42 PM »

Quote from: OSHIROmodels on January 31, 2019, 12:54:40 PM

Could you stick pins into the foam following the path of the roots so that a few mm is sticking out and sculpt around the pins using them as anchor points?

Does that make sense?

It make senses, and I could. Especially for the lager roots.

Plynkes · « **Reply #66 on:** January 31, 2019, 01:43:21 PM »

Quote from: Hammers on January 31, 2019, 01:31:42 PM

It make senses, and I could. Especially for the lager roots.

Lager roots? Gotta get me one of them beer trees.

(sorry)

Hammers · « **Reply #67 on:** January 31, 2019, 01:52:02 PM »

Quote from: Plynkes on January 31, 2019, 01:43:21 PM

Lager roots? Gotta get me one of them beer trees.

(sorry)

Glad to see you're on the mend, old bugger.

Plynkes · « **Reply #68 on:** January 31, 2019, 04:30:54 PM »

Ha ha. Less of the "old", please. I had a letter from the NHS the other day pertaining to my treatment, informing me of an upcoming appointment at the Geriatrics department. Geriatrics? I'm not even fifty!

Bloody cheek.

Can't wait until this is done. Loving it so far. Those spooky trees are one of my favourite things from the Ice and Fire world.

Elk101 · « **Reply #69 on:** January 31, 2019, 09:37:24 PM »

I used DAS Air drying clay for some of my tree roots and it seemed to work ok. It bonded to the surface with a little wetting. Afterwards I gave it a light brush with superglue along the contact edge.

Dr Mathias · « **Reply #70 on:** February 01, 2019, 02:13:07 AM »

I like the pin idea to hold roots in place.

Quote from: Hammers on January 31, 2019, 01:52:02 PM

Glad to see you're on the mend, old bugger.

Yes, good to see!

Hammers · « **Reply #71 on:** February 12, 2019, 04:58:43 PM »

Progress report, photos shot with my smarthone:

This is the final version of the dead greenseer before I fit her/him and his cave into the base...

As you can perhaps see, I've scaled down on the number of roots enshrouding him. I wanted the skeleton to be more visible, or what would be the point.

I fitted the cave by hotgluening pieces of slate around it.

You can in this picture also see how I have airbrushed the cliff in several shades of slate grey. Another picture from above...

I got a fresh pack of Das Pronto to sculpt the main roots and the freshness apparently matters. It was much easier this time. I baked the hole think in low heat for a while to speed up drying time.

As I've said before, Das Pronto doesn't lend itself to fine sculpting so all fin roots are made with green stuff.

I want it to look like the the weirwood is *really* grabbing onto the cliff. and shooting its roots deep into the earth. I hope I've managed that look.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #72 on:** February 12, 2019, 05:02:01 PM »

Excellent

Ogrob · « **Reply #73 on:** February 12, 2019, 05:07:27 PM »

Lovely! The roots look brilliant.

Braz · « **Reply #74 on:** February 12, 2019, 11:43:36 PM »

That's amazing

...and not completed yet.

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