![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/Si7-PE28tlI/AAAAAAAAAfI/t8uQjIQaTfg/s400/Ice1.jpg)
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The rough sketch below is where this project started. I soon realized that I my design was a little overly ambitious, so I simplified it some during the build (eliminating the "beach" of icy water).
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Here's the basic shape of things, before I started carving more details into the pink (and blue) styrofoam insulation. I used hot glue and "super 77" spray glue to build up my layers. I kept the ice bridge as a separate element...so it could be relocated on the plateau, or not used at all.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/Si79_f4IISI/AAAAAAAAAew/pGch-81Q5TY/s400/Ice4.jpg)
I coated everything with artist Gesso mixed with sand, then built up several layers of icy blues and white with acrylic paint.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/Si84ARaDdpI/AAAAAAAAAfg/triUoZBZQBY/s400/Ice9.jpg)
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In keeping with the design of my original sketch, there's a removable roof to access an "ice cave" at the top of the stairs.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/Si79_UeetJI/AAAAAAAAAeo/HYuN-QMTwuw/s400/Ice5.jpg)
As the images below show, there's a "secret door" inside the cave...it leads down a tunnel and comes out onto a ledge on the back side of the cave.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/Si79_HRrqTI/AAAAAAAAAeg/HikDVlPFdeg/s400/Ice6.jpg)
Below are a few "floaters" I made from scrap pieces of the foam.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/Si79_KKdE2I/AAAAAAAAAeY/-ysYpIreGmM/s400/Ice7.jpg)
Even though the Ice Canyon ended up being a bit more involved to make than I expected, it was a fun project.
2 comments:
That's very cool! I have an army of dwarves and something like this would be good terrain for them. I really like the modularity and versatility of it and it looks great, too! At first look I wasn't sure where the background photo eneded and the terrain piece began. Thanks for the inspiration! :-)
Thanks again for your nice comments, Fitz (and I like Badgers, by the way..nasty little fighters)!
I have a several more terrain pieces that I'll be loading up later on. I'll be showing more of the building process on some of them, too.
Stay tuned!
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