Made a background for my Leos..!

[AloneAsAlways]

I don't think its too bad for a first attempt, lol.

So yeah, i made it out of polystyrene...

Then i used plaster over the top of that... a few layers...

Then the messiest bit i found, the PVA and sand... what fun i had:main_rolleyes:...

Then its was finished and in the new viv after airing out for a few days...

New viv...

Oh and i also have just made this, i might actually sell it though because i don't need it, i was just experimenting with making hides...

Thanx for looking... :main_thumbsup:

 

[Brewster320]

Looks great. Very similar to what me and my brother have made for his uromastyx and one of my corn snakes. Its a lot of fun to make your own decorations and hides!

 

[Kyee]

Oohh.. I'm thinking of making a wall for my gecko as well. How did you get the sand to stick without it falling off? :main_huh:

 

[AloneAsAlways]

I just covered it in a mixture of PVA and water and then chucked sand at it in the yard, it was pretty fun. Then i went over it all with Yacht varnish to seal it in so now i can wipe it clean because its waterproof

 

[leosrus1970]

Wow, that looks great!

 

[theclean1]

Hey can i have the hide?

 

[lovetheleo]

that is awesome

if you dont mind about how much did it cost you to make?

and how long to make it?


i would love to make something like that but i am not very artistic lol

i hope it isnt too much i might try this summer when i have more time

is it heavy?

 

[Guillaume-G]

It 's looking really sharp good job:main_thumbsup:. It's really fun to building terrium furniture. I just build this yesterday. It's not as complex as your'se but it was still fun. View attachment 22933

 

[project1]

really nice! i need to try this

 

[daleo]

very kool!!! i might just have to try this! lol

dale

 

[AloneAsAlways]

that is awesome

if you dont mind about how much did it cost you to make?

and how long to make it?


i would love to make something like that but i am not very artistic lol

i hope it isnt too much i might try this summer when i have more time

is it heavy?

It didn't cost much at all, just some polystyrene (styrofoam?) tiles which cost about £5 ($7) for loads of 11" by 11" tiles which was more than enough.
And then i already had some PVA glue, sand and plaster. But not of that would cost much.

It took me just under a week to make, the waiting for it to dry can get quite frustrating though :main_angry:

Personally, i am an art student but i feel an unartistic person could still make this. So just go for it. :main_thumbsdown: Ya don't know untill you try!

And ye it is sorta heavy for polystyrene but not so as you can't pic it up with some ease.

 

[reddmann]

I like it. It's kinda like the one I made a few weeks ago. I wanted to leave the stones that I already had in it though so I just made one big shelf on the wall instead of smaller steps. My gecko gets up on the top level sometimes and looks over the edge.

 

[lovetheleo]

ok thanks

maybe i will make a small one lol

i have a 75g and i dont know if it would be too heavy if it covered the whole back

did you leave the back plain or did you cover it too?