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| reptiledanny |
Posted - 16/07/2012 : 14:41:36
well i had always promised myself i would get creative with maya's final viv when i eventually bought it.
well last week the viv arrived so had been planning the background build.
i will be posting each stage as best i can on here.
what i used:
4x2 piece of hardwood
tools for cutting etc.
2 cans of expanding foam
lots of cork bark
1 branch
heres the board all measured up with the vents and the shelf
i then drilled holes in the circle parts of the vents to make it easier for me to be able to cut out the vents
at this stage i had cut the whole thing out, and also cut a groove where the shelf will lye. heres a picture of it done with the shelf in place to make sure it fits
i then played around with where everything (cork bark and branch) was going to go and decided on this:
i had to screw the branch into place as there wasnt much of the branch touching the board to make it stick with the foam.
i then used the expanding foam to stick all the cork bark pieces down. i then started filling in the gaps. unfortunalty i only bought 1 can and it was clearly not enough. this is what i have done so far and will be going back to b&q on tuesday to get another can to fill the rest in.
i had to use a book and a plant pot to hold the cork bark down as the foam pushed it up as it expanded.
i will keep this updated as i go along with pictures. |
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| Welshlamb |
Posted - 04/05/2013 : 23:46:56
quote:
Originally posted by harry Cornelius
This thread is as annoying as a DVD that keeps freezing at the end lol
Tell me about it. There's more suspense here than a soap opera |
| harry Cornelius |
Posted - 04/05/2013 : 12:36:52
This thread is as annoying as a DVD that keeps freezing at the end lol |
| Welshlamb |
Posted - 24/04/2013 : 07:21:30
Is there any update on this project? I'd love to see how the end result turned out. Thinking about making some hides using poly. |
| Katie.Dublin |
Posted - 08/04/2013 : 16:55:26
Looks cool Danny!! Make me one :P |
| tk72 |
Posted - 06/04/2013 : 12:58:38
And me. Also what soil did you use? And does it not make a mess in viv? |
| cornelious |
Posted - 02/04/2013 : 13:29:29
Mee too, I wanna see lol :) |
| andy |
Posted - 06/01/2013 : 18:13:22
yeah me to, looks ace
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| Welshlamb |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 12:33:38
Me also |
| harry Cornelius |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 12:09:55
So how did this project end ??? Is it complete and fitted in the viv ? Would love to see a pic |
| harry Cornelius |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 10:15:50
So how did this project end ??? Is it complete and fitted in the viv ? Would love to see a pic |
| madmartyn |
Posted - 26/11/2012 : 08:05:33
any update pics of the finished background in the viv? |
| Lozzy |
Posted - 22/07/2012 : 11:24:05
That's brilliant! given me some really good ideas! Thanks for sharing, cant wait to see the finished article with a very happy snake in it  |
| Okeetee Mick |
Posted - 22/07/2012 : 08:56:45
Very impressed, good job. |
| kev 5 |
Posted - 18/07/2012 : 21:05:56
looks really good |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 18/07/2012 : 20:03:53
looks good |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 18/07/2012 : 19:11:32
ooooh thats really cool :) |
| reptiledanny |
Posted - 18/07/2012 : 19:08:53
*update*
all finished now
after 5 bottles of silicone, and alot of effort, it is finally finished and i now just to have to wait for it all to dry and sort out the viv now. pics:
all i have to do now is maybe attatch a bit of moss to add to the rainforest affect and think then it should be done |
| a33272 |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 17:22:59
Gorilla glue expands in a similer way to expanding foam so goes along way |
| reptiledanny |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 16:57:49
quote:
Originally posted by a33272
I'd of used gorilla glue instead of the brown silicone
i did consider gorilla glue, but it was alot more expensive for smaller amounts. iv already used 2 big tubes of silicone for the amount that has been done. |
| a33272 |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 16:50:05
I'd of used gorilla glue instead of the brown silicone |
