Skyrim: Dwemer Built

[TheGreatSatan]

I painted the pillars copper

Then I started to rock out the case....

I picked some hydrocal and rock molds

And after hours of screw-ups and dry time, I made quite a few molds. They're heavier than I expected they would be

Here's a sharpie next to it so you can see how thick they are

[TLHarrell]

Interesting. Can't wait to see where you're going with this.

[TheGreatSatan]

I painted the pillars copper

Then I started to rock out the case....

I picked some hydrocal and rock molds

And after hours of screw-ups and dry time, I made quite a few molds. They're heavier than I expected they would be

Here's a sharpie next to it so you can see how thick they are

At this point it's OK to mount the top case

Now that the first coat of paint has dried on the rocky panel

I can start planning where the copper pies go. More rock coming too!

For the top left panel I cut the copper piping I'm using for the panel. It goes over the window to break up the obvious rectangle window on a Dwemer ruin.

Once it's mounted, I'll complete the rock under-surface too

For the top left panel I cut the copper piping I'm using for the panel. It goes over the window to break up the obvious rectangle window on a Dwemer ruin.

Once it's mounted, I'll complete the rock under-surface too

[TheGreatSatan]

I was up till 3 a.m. working on this and here's what I did.

I bought more of the metal mesh for the top of the bottom case

Like so...

And it doesn't need to be perfect either

I'll need a non-conforming window/hole for the top case right panel

Some mesh will be here too. . . . . . rock on the way

Next, I'll need a go-between pipe that will disguise cables going from one case to the other

I just have to make them stay together with a joint. I could only find plastic ones that would fit

It just needs paint to look real

While that dries I move on to the rear bottom exhaust fan

And the copper drain cover for the grill

The mesh I cut is dry and ready!

Now to break up the transition from the case to the metal mesh with a big rock

I used a brush to add levels of lights and dark colors. Hopefully it'll look more realistic once it dries