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reeve105a
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 Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:25 pm Post subject: Fake rock background for friends Leopard geckos. |
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I made a few fake rocks using polystyrene covered in tile grout then coated them in PVA glue and sand. I didn't like using grout as it's messy to use and I had trouble spreading it on hard to reach places. I experimented with polystyrene covered in PVA glue and sand only and found it as strong and looks the same as using grout.
When making this background I used wooden skewers to make the ledges stronger and covered the back and bottom in Bounty kitchen roll and PVA/water mix to make the background stronger so that it can be lifted out without breaking it. I've added darker sand and reindeer moss in places. I've glued on some air plants and attached two plastic plants (I will add some more air and plastic plants later).
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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WOW.
That looks great. Well Done.
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master pt
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Cool!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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That is superb well done 
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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That's very impressive! 
How long'd it take?
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reeve105a
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| wethepeople wrote: | | How long'd it take? |
just over a week. The house was full of polystyrene bits and sand, I left it outside to dry but when I carried it in loose sand fell off, my wife wasn't very happy..
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Al Stotton
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent job Reeve 
Impressive mate ,have you thought about spraying it with say a 'fleckstone' type of paint.If you choose a similar shade you can get around coating the whole surface,it will also add nice bit of extra texture.
Just an idea.
Thanks for sharing,Keep up the Good work.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:40 am Post subject: |
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Damn shame you're not a friend of mine I would love something like that for my snakes, but I am useless at that sort of thing. 
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