Sprogog
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Hello all!
In the second year of Product Design A Level I was given an open brief, meaning I could make just about anything. So it was only natural I immediately selected to make my little dear Artemis a new home!
The tank will be crafted with an Iroko wood frame and a styrofoam landscape insert with underground cave system and living air plant. It will also have hand cast pewter gecko shaped hingers, latches and handles and thin led lighting strip (if I get time for this)
Below is my computer generated rapid prototyping design to show the shape. The long thin section at the bottom will be stainless steel mesh for ventilation although the picture doesn't show this as there was no texture for mesh!
There are a few questions I wanted to pose for you all however. Will traditional glass do or do I need to find a source for tempered/speciality glass instead? Also for the styrofoam insert, could anyone reccomend a good paint/sealant to use to make sure the entire thing is safe and not the lurid blue of naked styrofoam? I live in the UK so a british brand would be ideal.
Thanks everyone and I will be keeping this updated as I go!
In the second year of Product Design A Level I was given an open brief, meaning I could make just about anything. So it was only natural I immediately selected to make my little dear Artemis a new home!
The tank will be crafted with an Iroko wood frame and a styrofoam landscape insert with underground cave system and living air plant. It will also have hand cast pewter gecko shaped hingers, latches and handles and thin led lighting strip (if I get time for this)
Below is my computer generated rapid prototyping design to show the shape. The long thin section at the bottom will be stainless steel mesh for ventilation although the picture doesn't show this as there was no texture for mesh!
There are a few questions I wanted to pose for you all however. Will traditional glass do or do I need to find a source for tempered/speciality glass instead? Also for the styrofoam insert, could anyone reccomend a good paint/sealant to use to make sure the entire thing is safe and not the lurid blue of naked styrofoam? I live in the UK so a british brand would be ideal.
Thanks everyone and I will be keeping this updated as I go!
