My next nerdy project: Bowser's castle

[Martin21114]

Now that the Meroid tank is finished (see it here: http://www.caudata.org/forum/f1173-advanced-newt-salamander-topics/f6-vivaria-enclosures-product-reviews/f8-photos-pictures-enclosures-vivaria-etc/83198-direct-sr388-metroid-tank-preview.html ) I started working on my next, Bowser's castle from Super Mario Bros.

Here's the left wing:

 

[Martin21114]

A little more progress:

 

[animal lova]

looking good.

 

[tmarmoratus]

Awesome... that Metroid tank is pretty sweet too! :bowl:

 

[Scorpion]

I absolutely LOVE this. Inspiring!

 

[Cliff]

Had to post this tank using painted lego, cant wait to see this one take shape!

 

[Corey]

Love the Metroid tank! Can't wait to see the Castle finished!

 

[arianja]

What an ingenious idea! I bet it will be awesome once you finish it. Will you paint it?

 

[Martin21114]

What an ingenious idea! I bet it will be awesome once you finish it. Will you paint it?

I don't think I'll be able to paint it. The Krylon fusion paint everyone said was safe for aquariums eats it like the blood from the "Alien" franchise. I have seen other backgrounds made with cement/grout, so that is the route I will most likely take since I want a grey stone look anyway. I just need to do some more research on what type of cement to use and how long it will affect the water it'll be sitting in.

 

[Martin21114]

What an ingenious idea! I bet it will be awesome once you finish it. Will you paint it?

Your avatar is awesome by the way.

 

[arianja]

Your avatar is awesome by the way.

thank you

 

[Martin21114]

Another few steps towards completion:

 

[Wildebeestking]

Very nice. Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[Martin21114]

Made a few decorations with sculpey clay. Hopefully I can get a lot done on the castle over the next few days when I have the house to myself.

 

[NeonSparrow]

Love it! Fantastic work!
Any objections to doing the Hyrule castle down the road? Not a Zelda fan or anything....

 

[jane1187]

You know what if you had enough time I bet people would actually pay for these types of tanks, people pay for companies to aquascape tanks with plants and rocks and logs, why not 'retro-aquascaping'.

 

[Niels D]

Oh man this is so absolutely wicked!

 

[Martin21114]

Love it! Fantastic work!
Any objections to doing the Hyrule castle down the road? Not a Zelda fan or anything....

Maybe one day. Next on my agenda is a multi-level castle for my water dragon Mr. Wu ('cause all dragons need castles, right?) and an Invader Zim tank. I already had the gnomes made then I gave them all away to my co-workers. I made a Zim house for my bro years ago to hold the dvds I got him as a present and I've wanted one ofmy own ever since lol.

one day:

 

[Martin21114]

Sculpey (polymer) clay figures finished and baked:

 

[Martin21114]

Put the first skim coat of cement on today. I think for the remaining coats I will switch to mortar. Hopefully I can get it nice and creamy so it'll spread like icing.