Author Topic: Eric the Shed builds a VOLCANO (update 01/03) (Read 23679 times)

Constable Bertrand · « **Reply #75 on:** February 14, 2015, 09:08:40 PM »

Will there be any friendly gorons welcoming human children dressed in green playing a clay ocarina?

I like the fire temple

Cheers
Matt.

dampfpanzerwagon · « **Reply #76 on:** February 15, 2015, 05:52:55 PM »

Quote from: Duke Donald on February 14, 2015, 05:40:41 PM

I like the temple at the bottom.

I'm looking forward to seeing how you'll be doing the lava and lighting; at least you won't have a problem due to lack of space; you could cram in 1,000 LEDs in this crater!

What about a Million candles torch?

Tony

Eric the Shed · « **Reply #77 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:31:28 AM »

Hi Guys

Progress has been very slow...but I did manage to get the base ground work done and give it a first coat.

The Volcano is being painted to fit in with my desert landscape boards.

Having trialled lava issuing from the crater using expandable foam (did not work) I am now going to work on version 2 of the crater idea. This will almost certainly involve a pool of lava in the crater lit from below.

As a result I had to cut a whole in the bottom of the base for the light fitting.

Thanks to Jim I have an extra week to finish this build, and with a trip to Hamburg this weekend to visit Tactica to squeeze in, there will be no more progress updates for at least a few days..

dampfpanzerwagon · « **Reply #78 on:** February 19, 2015, 10:17:06 PM »

Looking good and enjoy your trip to Hamburg.

Tony

Duke Donald · « **Reply #79 on:** February 20, 2015, 10:22:48 AM »

This thing is big!

von Lucky · « **Reply #80 on:** February 20, 2015, 12:27:11 PM »

At over 11 kilograms it's heavy too!

Silent Invader · « **Reply #81 on:** February 20, 2015, 12:42:22 PM »

Quote from: von Lucky on February 20, 2015, 12:27:11 PM

At over 11 kilograms it's heavy too!

I hope the shed has concrete foundations!

Suber · « **Reply #82 on:** February 20, 2015, 01:01:17 PM »

Amazing, I do love this one.

Argonor · « **Reply #83 on:** February 22, 2015, 03:12:23 AM »

Must see how this ends!

Eric the Shed · « **Reply #84 on:** February 24, 2015, 04:10:54 PM »

A bit more progress...I think I mentioned I cut a hole in the bottom of the volcano in my last post...

here it is (lousy photo but you can see my little helper peering in from the other side

well one of the reasons to cut a hole was so I could get the base of the crater in place..a clear sheet of transparent plastic (can you guess where I am going with this?

With the plastic glued into place I liberally covered it in bathroom mastic - it says on the tube it will dry clear but I am not so sure. The mastic was teased into irregular waves.

Its now going to take about three days to dry...

Dr. Zombie · « **Reply #85 on:** February 24, 2015, 04:40:45 PM »

I am starting to feel more and more ashamed of my tiny entry.

Argonor · « **Reply #86 on:** February 24, 2015, 05:14:17 PM »

Quote from: Eric the Shed on February 24, 2015, 04:10:54 PM

well one of the reasons to cut a hole was so I could get the base of the crater in place..a clear sheet of transparent plastic (can you guess where I am going with this?

Flickering LEDs beneath it?

Eric the Shed · « **Reply #87 on:** February 26, 2015, 03:47:20 PM »

A little bit more progress today - with the mastic dry I was able to apply the first two coats of paint on the lava and test the lighting

and here's the effect with light shown through from the bottom.

This will flicker...

Its at this point I am probably going to have to stop showing progress - I still need to fish the lava (if this one works as well as my test I'll be very happy), I need to airbrush paint the whole structure, paint the groundwork etc

In addition I want to add some form of stairway up the side of the Volcano - afterall it is a place of worship for the great god Kong