Since I had just the head and arms of the monster, I figured the best way to pose him would be to have him rising out from the water. The idea of having the figures cross a bridge came pretty quickly at this point. I built up two mounds of dirt from Scult-A-Mold, and then started working on the "water" by laying down a surface of Flex Paste--which I then painted into a watery bluish-white color. This was then covered with a layer of Water Effects, to give it that wet look.

With the water and monster all set, I built the bridge out of balsa-wood that I bought from a local arts and craft store. I purposefully built the bridge with an off-kilter, damaged look. I figured the bridge got the stuffing kicked out of it from the monster having grabbed victims off of it. The figures were all given Apoxie loincloths and (in the case of the warrior) a spear and a shield.

I used plastic aquarium plants for the foliage on both sides of the bridge, and Woodland Scenics gravel helped to give the soil a more sandy look. I smeared Water Effect all over the creature, to give him that "just-risen-from-the-water-wet" look.

The story is that the warrior has just rescued the girls from a fate worse than death, but as they run over a bridge, a monster pops up and attacks one of the women, who's fighting to keep from slipping right into the beast's mouth. Her friend cowers in horror on the opposite shore while the warrior swings into action once more. Never a dull moment when you're a warrior surrounded by fair maidens, is there?