Yoda 1:4 Screamin' Vinyl Kit

Still in the ideas phase for the base, probably going to repose Yoda a bit and cover him with gause from a first aid kit, which should make a nice fabric. For the snakes I'm thinking making a mold of them, and recast them with Milliput or probably even polymere clay to be able to pose them, make them flow with the base. 

Guess there's no going back now. Yoda drew first blood. Using gauze for cloth was a wise decision 

quick fill up with thermoplastic, so basically low temperature hotglue. 

doesn't have to be perfect as the whole body, much like my thumb, will be covered in gauze later. 

The power of one... the power of two... the pooowwwerrr of SNAAAAKEEEEEYYYYY!
So as explained earlier I made some quick silicone molds so I can cast the snakes in Milliput or clay in order to better integrate them in the base. 

The difference a bit of primer makes. Used Ammo's One Shot Primer for the first time, seems really good! Also glued down some foam and started with the base. 

Adding ground stuff to the base. Paint/glue/plaster mix, threw in some small stones and sand that I had left from the Mando diorama. Plus some colored sawdust and leaves. 

Testfitting yoda to make sure he fits where I want him when everythings dried. 

Blocking in some basic colors, using AK Tabori Zold (AK4202) as Yoda's primary color 

Since the sun is out, I decided to let everything dry outside. I used "Noch Terrain Glue" to seal everything in place. While I really love that stuff, the bottle is absolute garbage and the spraying mechanism broke down on me after the first use.  

so, this is where I'm at right now. Used AK Interactive 'Still Water' for the first time to create some puddles. Doesn't look too good at the moment, might have to go over it again. I think I was too impatient and the ground wasn't fully set, causing the 'water' to get cracks, at least that's what it currently looks like. 

fully wrapped in clothes. Still needs some tweaking. Not happy with the way the 'still water' looks. It's worse on photo but still. Maybe I'll just gloss coat the entire ground to give it a wet look. Also experimented with a bit of cotton, stretched out over the floor to simulate mist, which looks okay from a distance but not necessarily close up. 

Haven't touched this in a while and to be honest I'm still a bit afraid of painting Yoda, especially the eyes. Did a bit of vegetation and put a gloss layer all over the base. Photo is taken with my new phone which, despite having a ridiculously high megapixel count, takes super weird photos. 

Some more work on the base, and a better camera. I'd say the base is 99% done now. 

replaced the 'rope' belt with a belt and pouch made out of .25mm (.010") polystyrene. 

scratchbuilt his flute from wooden q-tips, styrene, wire and some drilled through sprue cuttings (that was fun said no one ever).