Viv pics only thread

[GlueStick]

I love the background. Big scary fire-breathing beardie!

Thanks, picked it up from allposters.com $14.00 shipped. It's a 36"x24" so I had to cut it to size for my 36"x18" 40 gallon.
Dragon Slayers came from Barnes and Noble $20.00 shipped. I think they are Playmobile?
The tiles are 18x18 but had to cut . Lowes cut them for free and a guy at the tile store was nice enough to donate the tile.

Mind telling me the artist of that painting? I used to have a giant blownup version of it in my room a long time ago - now I can't remember the name of the painting or artist.

 

[firstbeardie]

Mind telling me the artist of that painting? I used to have a giant blownup version of it in my room a long time ago - now I can't remember the name of the painting or artist.[/quote]


It's called Dragon Spell by Chris Achilleos.

 

[sar]

the new digs... great spot under a window and by a heater

he's so cozy in there, i wish the rest of the house was that warm

...hi everyone!!

 

[norbertparent]

I built mine and it was a blast. I am now doing the sculptures for a co-worker and it looks better than mine...LOL. You can go to, http://www.lizard-landscapes.com/index.html for a really good tutorial on how to build your own. and heres my youtube video on mine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxK06jUca9c

 

[norbertparent]

Here's a project I'm working on for a co-worker i'm adding detail and once the grout is dry i'll put 4 coats of bulls eye shellac (which is non-toxic and hypo allergenic when cured) and it'll be done!!!

 

[BadCon]

Is that cactus painted on? Nice structure, I am very impressed.

For the larger platform, what thickness foam is that for the top shelf?

 

[norbertparent]

Thanks. the thickness of the foam is 1/2 inch but there's 4 layers of grout and one HEAVY layer on the underside of the basking area and it's really strong. I sculpted the cactus from 3 pieces of styrofoam glued together then use a wood burner to add the detail. Then colored some grout and covered the cactus. Then sealed it, added some detail...Tah Dah..a Cactus...LOL oh and BTW I use low temp hot glue to put the whole thing together because it's faster than using liquid nail like the tutorial says. I finished it up this morning and waiting for the sealent to dry. I will post the finished product when it dries enough to set it out. It looks way way better than my first one. LOL Thanks again.

 

[norbertparent]

Here's the finished product
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=102932166

 

[VEGASLIZARD]

darn. It says that the video is private. Try uploading it to photobucket or youtube and making it public

 

[norbertparent]

Sorry about that. here's the youtube link. let me know what you think.
thanks
ron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtEZh9inzg

 

[VEGASLIZARD]

Very nice. I am getting started on a major project for my tegu's viv. I hope mine turns out as good as yours. I'll post pics when it's through.

 

[beardie osk]

Sorry about that. here's the youtube link. let me know what you think.
thanks
ron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtEZh9inzg

Great job, don't you want to go into business? :wink:

 

[norbertparent]

it's funny you said that. I have been talking to a buddy that's a reptile breeder up in MD and he has just started breeding Beardies and I showed him the work i've been doing and I might start building them to order. Do you think they look good enough to sell?

 

[beardie osk]

I think they look great, you would only get better and have many new idea's as you went along.............BTW, how many beardies do you have?

 

[norbertparent]

Just the one.."Norbert" he's about a year old and 17+" long. We think he's a lemon Head not sure though. He was a rescue. BTW...after finishing the sculpture for my co-worker, I started a new one for me...lol It's a dragon theme. The cave and basking area is a Dragons Head Mountain. I've got the last layer of grout on and I'm going to try that texture spray, then seal it. So far, So good.