User blog:Trigger Happy the Gremlin/Diorama Tutorial: Volcanic Island of Estame

Note: HUGE credits to Persia - this post wouldn’t have been possible without |their tutorial.

Estame is a volcanic island off the coast of the Vepturian continent. Today we will learn how to make a (working!) diorama of it.

Resources

 * A small plastic drinks bottle (without lid)
 * Newspaper
 * White glue
 * Water
 * A bowl
 * A large cardboard box
 * Scissors (get adult supervision if you aren’t one already)
 * Paint and brushes (without lid)
 * LEGO

Lava

 * Vinegar
 * Baking soda (not "baking powder")
 * Red food coloring
 * A funnel or rolled up paper

Procedure

 * 1) Cut a large square out of your cardboard box to make the base board.
 * 2) Using white glue, stick the bottom of the drinks bottle to the base board.
 * 3) Tear half of the newspaper into inch-wide strips.
 * 4) In a bowl, create a mixture of thin white glue and water.
 * 5) Scrunch up sheets of the remaining newspaper, submerge it in the glue mixture and stick it on to the cardboard around the base of the bottle.
 * 6) Continue to use scrunched-up newspaper to build up the volcano around the sides of the drinks bottle.
 * 7) Next, dip strips of newspaper into the glue mixture and lay them on the top of each other, covering the scrunched-up paper, from the bottle opening to the cardboard base.
 * 8) Add many layers of ripped paper until the shape resembles a volcano.
 * 9) Leave to dry for at least 24 hours.
 * 10) Once the paper mache is completely dry, use paint to decorate the volcano.
 * 11) Add LEGO minifigures and foliage (this’ll make the volcano look realistic).

Lava
==Play= To be added after the break!
 * 1) Using the funnel add 2 and 1/2 tablespoons of baking soda to the bottle in the center of the volcano.
 * 2) Next, add a few drops of red food colouring.
 * 3) Finally – get ready for your volcano to erupt – and add the white vinegar!