Land of the Rising Wockets
It's been quite a while since I posted a new wocket for y'all, but here's a neat one! I made a reference model for a set in Bizenghast 5:
This is the set of the chapter called Megiddo, and it took me three days to make. The piece is made from like a billion sticks of balsa wood and dowel. I collected the sticks and rocks outside my house. The ground cover is craft reindeer moss, which I chose for its resemblance to bonzai trees.
I started by securing the branches into a two-inch thick piece of styrofoam, then cutting the bases for the platforms out of cardboard:
I covered the cardboard in balsa planking and started to build up the structures from there:
I gathered some small rocks from outside and made a little hanging rock garden at the side of the model, then dusted it with model snow to make it look like a groundfrost.
I also scattered some larger rocks about on the ground:
And I added a little gravestone to make it look cool :)
I used some wide ribbon that's red on the outside and gold on the inside to create little fabric screens on the inside of the main building, which I nicknamed the Temple:
The roof of the Temple was tricky to make...I knew how I wanted it to look but wasn't sure how to shape it. Finally I came up with a paper and balsa base that worked really well:
I tiled the roof with sequins, one by one, attaching them with white glue. I then painted the roof with metallic bronze paint, then coated it with a chemical that reacts with the metal paint and creates a patina (a greenish rust). I then sprinkled snow on the roof to make it look aged.
I also made a little bridge going between the Temple and one of the smaller platforms, as well as a ladder going down to the ground:
The lanterns I made from transluscent red paper and wooden braces, then wired them with small chandelier lights and copper wiring, hooked up to a 4-D battery pack. They light up with a reddish glow to give the set a cool atmosphere.
Finally I gave the whole set a coat of wood stain to age the balsa and make it look like a much older, darker wood.
I had a lot of fun making this model, even it took long hours to make. I kinda got in the zone on this one and just kept at it until it was done. And it'll definitely help me with book 5! Awesome!
This is the set of the chapter called Megiddo, and it took me three days to make. The piece is made from like a billion sticks of balsa wood and dowel. I collected the sticks and rocks outside my house. The ground cover is craft reindeer moss, which I chose for its resemblance to bonzai trees.
I started by securing the branches into a two-inch thick piece of styrofoam, then cutting the bases for the platforms out of cardboard:
I covered the cardboard in balsa planking and started to build up the structures from there:
I gathered some small rocks from outside and made a little hanging rock garden at the side of the model, then dusted it with model snow to make it look like a groundfrost.
I also scattered some larger rocks about on the ground:
And I added a little gravestone to make it look cool :)
I used some wide ribbon that's red on the outside and gold on the inside to create little fabric screens on the inside of the main building, which I nicknamed the Temple:
The roof of the Temple was tricky to make...I knew how I wanted it to look but wasn't sure how to shape it. Finally I came up with a paper and balsa base that worked really well:
I tiled the roof with sequins, one by one, attaching them with white glue. I then painted the roof with metallic bronze paint, then coated it with a chemical that reacts with the metal paint and creates a patina (a greenish rust). I then sprinkled snow on the roof to make it look aged.
I also made a little bridge going between the Temple and one of the smaller platforms, as well as a ladder going down to the ground:
The lanterns I made from transluscent red paper and wooden braces, then wired them with small chandelier lights and copper wiring, hooked up to a 4-D battery pack. They light up with a reddish glow to give the set a cool atmosphere.
Finally I gave the whole set a coat of wood stain to age the balsa and make it look like a much older, darker wood.
I had a lot of fun making this model, even it took long hours to make. I kinda got in the zone on this one and just kept at it until it was done. And it'll definitely help me with book 5! Awesome!