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Andy

So it did seep a little, and the resin made contact with the foam on the side and bottom edges, which I didn't seal in the same way as the sand.

Seal everything with PVA. Then seal it some more. ALL THE SEALING! The exothermic reaction must have got really hot, as it's melted the XPS foam in places where the heat got to it.

So today will be filling holes, finishing the shieldmaiden, and maybe the cliff. Still, success!

A close-up of some coloured polyester resin on top of an XPS foam base. The resin is a greenish-grey and the foam is black. The foam has melted into bubbly pockets where the heat from the curing resin has reached it.
A close-up of the side of a black XPS foam cliff. This is the "outside" of the diorama, where it is smooth and will be left unpainted. Where the resin has heated up, it has melted a large, bubbly section of foam back.
A diorama featuring a beach, a cliff, a small boat, some seaweed, and a deep block of green-blue-grey resin to mimic the sea, The front of the diorama has minimal damage from the resin curing process. Overall, it looks pretty good. Just needs some cleaning up and the diorama finishing.
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Andy

We're looking okay this morning. The left side of the dio has bulged a bit and the resin seeped down the side (where land would be) but I can sand that back. A few bubbles (as per pic, the extra-shiny bits) on the seaweed but I'm pretty pleased overall. Plus, once i get the water gel on to texture some gentle waves, and touch it up with some white, you won't notice.

A close-up of the previous resin pour and diorama, focusing on the beach, seaweed, front of the drakkar, and the little Viking fella looking out to sea. The cliffs in the background are currently a mixture of greys, and need more colour and white picking out on them. The seaweed looks good, wet from the resin but with very tiny bubbles that make it look silvery. The resin itself is a deep, semi-transparent green-blue-grey. Clear enough that you can see the seaweed beneath it, as well as the sand on the surface of the beach.
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Andy

First ever resin pour. Send thoughts and prayers. 🤣

Assuming it survives the next 72 hours, I need to add waves, finish the cliff, add static grass, build up the sand around the boat, and finish off a couple more miniatures. I have a week before final submission date for the local craft festival...

A square diorama featuring a small drakkar (Norse boat) that has been dragged up the shoreline of a small cove and onto the sand. The diorama features a cliff to one side. The model is partially flocked.
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