MG Gundam Epyon "Wyvert Basilisk" WIP part 11

After the completion of the model,i have been woking on the diorama for it.
Basically,the concept is to make a volcano,because i think what better place for a dragon to fly over than over the top of a volcano with gushing lave.And also the orange lava will suit the Epyon's color scheme nicely.
So first,i have to make the top of the volcano which is the crater.And to make that,i'm trying out a new technique using plaster cloth.

First,i make out the rough shape of the crater using styrofoam blocks and secure them using masking tape.

Second,i applied a layer of plaster cloth to strengthen everything so that modeling clay can be applied easily.

Modeling clay is applied next and molded.

Lastly,i applied more layers of plaster cloth to give it the rocky,mountainous look.

I want to make it look like the volcano is erupting,so i've been trying to made some lava splashes using modeling clay.This is my second attempt at making splashes.It is a simple technique,molding the clay with tweezers,but it definitely need practice and a lot of patients.I not quite sure whether it will look like lava so i'm really hoping it will turn out the way i want.Fingers cross...

Here is a little tip.Some of you guys may know that the modeling clay tends to crack after drying because too much water was applied when molding.So to solve this problem,i apply silicon gel to fill the cracks.

The next step will be to paint the diorama,but my compressor just broke down the other day,so i'm not sure when i will be able to finish this.Sigh...

Gundam Epyon Ver. S.X.2,Wyvert Basilisk

Over 4 months in the making,and i have finally completed the gundam epyon.It was a tough and long journey,without the people who have supported me along the way,I may not have been able to finish this.So I really want to give my thanks to them,to those who have motivated me and kept me going.Thank you!

It was a big project,bigger than my last one,more mods and more parts.I originally wanted to enter this into a competition last year together with my deathscythe hell,but there wasn't enough time.Anyway,let me present Gundam Epyon Ver S.X.2,Wyvert Basilisk.

Also feel free to check out my blog for work in progress posts of this model. http://sx2gundam.blogspot.com/2011/08/mg-gundam-epyon-5-headed-dragon-wip.html

There have been so many times when i wanted to stop this project.There were just too many ideas for this and i didn't have the time to execute them properly.

I will still be making a diorama and continuing the wip for this in the near future but instead of pantheon diorama,i think a volcano diorama will suit this model better.

For my next project,the most important thing is not to rush,i tend to rush things and make mistakes and get demoralise,so it's really crucial to give myself ample time to get everything right.I will be making MG gundam heavyarms next,and i will emphasize on kit bushing and pla plate scratch building.It should be an interesting build for me and i hope i can make it into an impressive model...

Check out my new project's wip,full armor gundam heavyarms igel.I will be using parts from full armor unicorn gundam and scratchbuilding gundam heavyarms igel's parts,so it should be an exciting build!And here is the WIP for it, http://sx2gundam.blogspot.com/2012/04/full-armor-gundam-heavyarms-igel-wip.html Cya there!