Pride Rock Lava Flow

[dcrabb]

I came up with the item below, Pride Rock (remember Simba in the Lion King?) Lava Flow. Let me know what you think.

Here are the raw materials:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5439584015_951c0204df.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5439584015/)
SANY0149 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5439584015/) by Doug Crabb (http://www.flickr.com/people/38453816@N06/), on Flickr

Next up are some in progress photos:

1 First thing I sanded down the edges of the base.
2. Next, I took the pink insulation foam and using a hot wire cutter I removed all the pink foam that didn't look like a rock/lava formation. Notice I cut two gulleys for the lava to flow out of the rock.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5440187232_38bfc33557.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5440187232/)
SANY0153 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5440187232/) by Doug Crabb (http://www.flickr.com/people/38453816@N06/), on Flickr

3. After glueing the layers of rock together and glueing them to the base, (to make painting easier, I did not glue the rock bridge until I had painted everything) I added the lava. I used a product called Paperclay in the US. It air drys and doesn't need to be put in the oven which is not good for foam. It does shrink a little when it dries so be sure to account for that.

Here is the lava. Notice that I added debris (chopped up pieces of sprue and small gravel) to the outer edges of the flow like a real lava flow would pick up as it moves along. I added some small marbles to act as bubbles. I also made the lava spilling over look like real flows by rolling the clay into different size snakes and adding them in the cuts in the foam.


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/5439576731_872b42baa9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5439576731/)
SANY0154 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5439576731/) by Doug Crabb (http://www.flickr.com/people/38453816@N06/), on Flickr

4 After letting the clay dry overnight I base painted all the rock and the base black. I then painted the lava a dark red.

Then I faded in the various colors of the lava from dark red to orange then yellow and finally white for the hot spots. I painted the bubbles with 1 part white paint, 2 parts PVA glue and 2 parts water. This gives them a translucent quality when it dries. Also notice I dry brushed some of the lava colors on the rocks to make it look like the light from the hot lava was reflecting off the rock. Do darker colors closer to the lava and lighter ones further away.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5439573211_01efefcdc3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5439573211/)
SANY0165 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5439573211/) by Doug Crabb (http://www.flickr.com/people/38453816@N06/), on Flickr

[Gobsmakked]

This is an excellent table piece, Doug, great job! The whole thing is well designed and finished, especially the lava. But I really like is how well you've done the slightly cooler rocks at the leading edge of the flow. There's a better shot of them in your Flickr album if anyone checks.

Keep it up mate, a few more pieces similar to this would make an outstanding table.

Cheers.

[dcrabb]

This is an excellent table piece, Doug, great job! The whole thing is well designed and finished, especially the lava. But I really like is how well you've done the slightly cooler rocks at the leading edge of the flow. There's a better shot of them in your Flickr album if anyone checks.

Keep it up mate, a few more pieces similar to this would make an outstanding table.

Cheers.

Gob,

Thanks, I am working on several more pieces of multilayer formations to accompany the lava pools that I already make to go with this piece. When I get a few more done I should have the beginnings of a respectable lava table.

Taking a look at photos of lava flows and formations on line really helps bring to mind ideas to make the terrain look more "realistic".

Doug

[Emerald Rose Widow]

yeah, this is just amazing, and it gives me a few inspirations for my Tyranid army. I am building their skin to look like lava with the paint scheme, and this is really amazing

[Tynskel]

u should use this terrain piece for the armies on parade challenge!

[dcrabb]

u should use this terrain piece for the armies on parade challenge!

Tynskel, Thanks!! That is a great idea, I hadn't thought of that.

Here are a few pics of other pieces that go with this Pride Rock. I am working up to a entire table worth.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/5399251719_bee212848f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5399251719/)
IMGP2750 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5399251719/) by Doug Crabb (http://www.flickr.com/people/38453816@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5399850692_cb655bcf57.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5399850692/)
IMGP2751 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38453816@N06/5399850692/) by Doug Crabb (http://www.flickr.com/people/38453816@N06/), on Flickr

[dcrabb]

yeah, this is just amazing, and it gives me a few inspirations for my Tyranid army. I am building their skin to look like lava with the paint scheme, and this is really amazing

Thanks, I would love to see the pics of those lava painted 'nids. Should be very impressive.

[Necron2.0]

Two words: "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ AWESOME!!"