Leaf Cutting Ant Forum

Is it weird that this really excites me...! I would love to be putting all this together... I love all the glass work.

oday? Is that Polish? Lmao
Those photos are great! I'm certain that when the time comes, which I'm sure it will. I'm going to discussa build for my house with you, would love something solid and professional that goes through my boys rooms if possible.
Definitely getting the Tropical house touch next time if I can.

Ignoring Jamies pedantic comments, I was wearing my artists hat today. Finally we started the theming!!
Always my favourite part of a job.
We chose one of the exhibits and applied the Aztec rock finish.....



















Still to be painted and finished off but you get the idea.

Other side of the stage worked on today.





Front of stage


and from further away showing how the overall look is starting to develop.


We also started serious work on the huge buttress root tree which will form the central portion of the exhibit....


by adding a natural branch to the artificial tree.

Brilliant... Looking great.... that stone/brick work looks amazing

That looks amazing, the stonework looks so realistic

More Aztec theming, starting on the big wall. Its a big wall!







This next picture shows the start of the ant walk way where the leaf cutters will walk through the aztec wall. There will be lights through this so it should look amazing.





And an overall view of the work so far.

Looks amazing, how do you make the wall? what do you use to sculpt it?

Ruairidh wrote:Looks amazing, how do you make the wall? what do you use to sculpt it?

Its freehand with a carving tool. You need to wait until the concrete is nearly hard so theres a window of around and hour to do it before it sets.

You have a talent for it Andrew, looks great.