Crypt Business Card Holder Printer Friendly Version   By VOMITMEISTER - Dec. 31, 1969 The crypt is approx. 2"H x 9"W x 5"D and made with Excalibur plaster. I used parts (sorry, I didn't keep track of the number of each) from the following molds: Fieldstone Wall Mold #70 Fieldstone Accessories Mold #71 Dragon's Teeth Accessory Mold #80 Small Brick Mold #250 Flagstone Floor Tile Mold #260 A zombie miniature from Games Workshop. Q-Tips for the flames I also created a lid for the tomb by using Bruce's example for the small brick mold. The project was built on a piece of thin cardboard so as not to scratch a desk top. For the painting of the crypt, I first spray painted the crypt with black paint. I then used an off white latex house paint, with varying amounts of colored paint added to get a variety of shades, to paint the rest. The zombie, flames, torch holders and gold skulls were painted using Games Workshop paint. The mold is Scenic Express Swampy Bog blended Flock & Turf. I also used a brown wash on the two dragon skulls. I made the torches by scraping the cotton ends off of Q-Tips and pulling them apart. I painted them starting with yellow and then varying shades of red and purple. The tomb is made out of the small brick mold. I was able to use the larger pieces for the back and floor. However, the front and sides needed texture on the inside and the outside, so I built them using individual bricks. The tomb lid was made by pressing the tomb into a slab of modeling clay to get the size and depth I wanted. I then pressed parts of some Games Workshop lizardmen into the clay. I then filled this with Excalibur. I know the tomb is a little large for the zombie, but I wanted to show some reason for the tomb being bashed outwards. Also, after I finished and took it to work, a coworker suggested completing the set with pen holders. Maybe next time I will replace the pillars with something that could hold pens.   6 Ratings     12345      Public Comments Please log in to post a comment    Created  Comment  Aug. 19, 2003, 10:46AM  By: GEBOOM Great Card Holder! Now to design the freaky cards that goes with this piece  Aug. 18, 2003, 11:42AM  By: KSKYHAPPY a good concept, did you model all of the flames yourself? i do wonder whether a gothic tomb is the correct way to promote cuttng edge technology! lol. personally i'd like a business card holder with a pyre for contacts i don't like. kskyhappy - The impossible just takes a little longer

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