PRE-CIP-I-TATE (take 2)

[eve11]

auntiemeesh, I owed you a Snow Dalek, yeah? Luckily the snow was much more accommodating this afternoon! Very sticky, plus I had a foot (eta, well, 8 inches at least) of icy snow to start as a base, and an extra 4 or 5 inches on top of that of great packing snow to use. Final product behind the cut (image heavy!)



From the road, we detect a looming menace...


A Dalek Scout has decided to take control of the road up to brighton township!


The plunger is the only man-made thing on it, the rest is snow, sticks and leaves, with muddy snow used for color. And a big icicle for the gun but it's hard to see in this pic.


Some more pics:





HALT! DO NOT PASS!


Staring down the barrel of a . . . plunger

Comments

[aralias.livejournal.com]

that is a GREAT snow dalek!

[eve11]

Thanks! :) My poor podunk US town neighbors are probably so confused by (what they can see of) it. :)

[quean-of-swords.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I wish I had a yard to make snow Daleks in. :(

[eve11]

Thanks :) There are some perks to having a 35-mile commute each day ;)

[casett.livejournal.com]

Beauty - EXTERMINATE!!!!

[eve11]

Thanks! No exterminations so far. probably a few confused looks though ;)

[the-10thdoctor.livejournal.com]

eee! *hides behind sofa*

[eve11]

LEV-I-TATE!

DESIGN FLAW. ANTI-GRAV ENGINES ARE TOO HOT. I... *melts*

[dameruth.livejournal.com]

That's great! I particularly like the eyestalk. :)

[eve11]

Thanks! :D The eye is probably the first thing that will melt and fall off but so far it's sticking pretty good :)

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

It's beautiful!

[eve11]

Thanks, glad you liked it :)

[lilyofshalott]

Ooh, I think this might be the best Snow Dalek I've seen!

Excellent work! ^_^

[eve11]

Thanks for the compliment! Glad you liked it :)

[eve11]

Thanks! And yeah, February 2010 is officially the snowiest month on record out here. Hopefully it'll melt soon; I figured this would be the last weekend I could attempt a snow Dalek project.

[eve11]

Thanks very much!

[lostieborden.livejournal.com]

Hahah, that's awesome! If I looked out my window and saw that, I would be TERRIFIED.

[eve11]

Thanks! and LOL I think my neighbors (all two of them) will just think I'm crazy.

[bandgeek01.livejournal.com]

That is so utterly brilliant. I tried to make a mini snow dalek,and my mom made fun of me, lol. She thought it looked inappropriate.

[eve11]

Thanks! And ha, at one point when I was building it before I started the details I was like "yeah... I appear to be building a 5 1/2 foot tall... ahem, something... in my yard." Ha!

[dozmuffinxc.livejournal.com]

A most excellent snow Dalek! Wonderful use of mud, twigs and leaves. I'm terrified just seeing the pictures!

[eve11]

Thanks! It's currently menacing . . . the woods, I think. Not much else out here ;)

[eve11]

Thanks! And, after the snowiest month ever in recorded history in our region this past month (45 inches or so?), the idea of a place with no snow is rather appealing, all snow dalek-building aside :D

[kernezelda]

That's so neat!

[eve11]

Thanks! It was a fun way to spend an afternoon :)

[anyjen.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! Gotta love the plunger. And the icicle-gun. XD

Did you use a bowl or a cup to shape the bumps?

[eve11]

Thanks! I used a bowl for the bumps, and a smaller rounded container for the lights and the eye :)

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

That is awesome!

[eve11]

Thanks! :)

[eldanildiel.livejournal.com]

I love it!

[eve11]

thanks! It's fun to share pics because I know my neighbors will have no clue :)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic! I especially love the 'looming menace' picture, lol.

[eve11]

Thanks! I took that pic from across the street and it came out really dark. Lucky for me "auto adjust colors" works great in irfanview, and rescued the pic. it looks like you could be seeing it cresting the hill or something, heh.

[livii.livejournal.com]

LOVE IT!! Great job, hon!

[eve11]

thanks! this was probably the last weekend to attempt a good snow sculpture in these parts (um, I hope. heard rumors we'd be getting another blizzard, but I just can't believe it).

[penwiper337.livejournal.com]

Delightful!

[eve11]

Thanks so much! Dunno if the Dalek would appreciate that adjective, but heck, you can't have much say in things when you can be beaten by a hair dryer or a streak of mild weather ;)

[eve11]

Aw, thanks!

[rabswom.livejournal.com]

So. Impressed.

(So is Kim.)

[eve11]

Thanks! After my first attempt with such powdery non-sticky snow, I was glad to get a second chance at it. February was officially the nnowiest month ever in these parts, might as well put it to some fun use :)

[jcad6169.livejournal.com]

Oh that is just too cool! No pun intended :)

[eve11]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the pictures :)

[pherber-m.livejournal.com]

LOL - Well done!

[eve11]

Thanks very much! :D

[slightlytookish]

(here via auntiemeesh) This is so amazing! I adore that first photo of it menacingly glaring over the hill. It really looks fantastic, especially with the plunger and icicle gun :D

[eve11]

Thanks! The icicle gun was supposed to be a bit longer than it ended up. The icicle kept breaking, and well, we'd cleaned them off most of the garage last week so I wasn't spoiled for choice.