{"id":2180,"date":"2009-03-02T12:51:06","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T17:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2009-03-02T12:51:07","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T17:51:07","slug":"in-progress-%c2%bb-dagobah-diorama-%c2%bb-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/in-progress-%c2%bb-dagobah-diorama-%c2%bb-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"In Progress \u00c2\u00bb Dagobah Diorama \u00c2\u00bb Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

It took me a bit to decide just how I wanted to do the trees. My first idea was to mount CPVC in holes and cover them with celluclay\/sculpy\/whatever. (cpvc because it has a higher tolerance for heat in case of my using sculpy)\u00c2\u00a0 Then while doing a plethora of research I realized that the Dagobah trees trunks do not start at ground level, but instead their thick roots create a lattice similar to a mangrove swamp holding up the trunks. Okay… a challenge. Marc Reusser gave me some ideas involving Balsa, but the roots were still a problem and Balsa in the amount I’d need would be cost prohibitive anyway. I’ll file that idea away for another time.<\/p>\n

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What I’m doing makes use of the cpvc and wire I already have. Plus I have a TON of celluclay so I’m making use of it as well. I cut the pipe into roughly 9″ segments and stuffed the bottoms with raffia-wrapped wire for the root armatures. Then I posed all the roots and trees in place on the base and applied celluclay to two of the trees as a test. These look really good so far and will only need a little additional texture plus a lot of random vines and roots made from wire and thread.<\/p>\n

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Here you can see the entire “forest” of these trees. You can also see the levels I made with additional MDF board. These levels were screwed into place and will later be covered with a thin layer of celluclay for texture.<\/p>\n

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Twisted wires will be just one way I plan to make all these roots. For the thinner ones I’ll use teased out jute twine that I usually use for tall grass.<\/p>\n

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