Tomb Raider Underwater Escape Diorama

Tomb Raider Underwater Escape Diorama

Tomb Raider is one of my favourite video games and this is based on many of her underwater scenes. I wanted to show her escaping the inevitable bad guys whilst swimming towards the next tomb…

This uses rubber water which is great for encapsulation. I hit a couple of snags but overall, it is much easier than the equivalent resin as it does not heat up and you can pour the whole cylinder in one go.

Materials

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3D Prints

Ramesses from ScanTheWorld https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-ramesses-ii-the-younger-memnon-24990
Soldiers of Fortune https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-model-collections/soldiers-of-fortune
Lara based on game assets on Render Hub: https://www.renderhub.com/rip-van-winkle/lara-croft-from-tomb-raider and https://www.renderhub.com/rip-van-winkle/diver-seeker-from-depth
Rib from Zodiac Pro 5.5 (1/32 Scale) by Viper1200 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3048698
Outboard from Cobra Night Landing (GI Joe) by Jabberwock http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2861761

Water

Encapso-K from Smooth-On. I bought from Bentley Advanced Materials in the UK – not sponsored, just a satisfied customer. They spent a long time on the phone chatting me through the various options.

Other Materials

Gloss Mod Podge https://amzn.to/35QMFBB
Beige Tile Grout https://amzn.to/37QAcgN
Various acrylic paints by Vallejo

Final Photos

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