this was created using a latex mold made in the field, cast in the same material which is used by zoos and other institutions for their faux rock work in enclosures and exhibits. If you like it let me know.
Ciao
Brett
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lateralis
Oct 05, 2005 04:10 PM
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Matt Campbell
Oct 05, 2005 10:43 PM
Nice work. What brand of resin did you use? I'm assuming you used fiberglass to give it strength or did you use an epoxy product instead? We've used both methods for exhibit construction and modification at the zoo I work at.
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Matt Campbell
25 years herp keeping experience
Full-time zookeeper
Personal collection - 21 snakes (9 genera), 20 lizards (4 genera), 6 chelonians (2 genera)
lateralis
Oct 06, 2005 12:22 AM
The resin is a two part that can be tinted different colors, it hardens to a bone white color naturally. The smaller rocks int he foreground are the same material just different colors. I typically use resin and fiberglass to reinforce molds, larger panels use a cloth reinforcement as well as the larger boulders and spanning type rock features.
Cheers
Brett
