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Twi'lek Slicer (part 3) added Sep 23, 2005
First, I put on a base layer of putty on the arms, and sculpted the hands. I was pretty happy with the way the hands turned out; I'll try to get a better picture of them once it's all painted. I also built the computer at this point. I wanted it to be sturdy and maintain its shape, so I cut a piece out of a soda can and bent it into the basic shape. I covered it with putty and engraved a screen and keyboard on it. There is also a certain fruit-shaped logo on the lid.I added the sleeves of the coat at this point, built up out of separate pieces layered on top of each other. I should have done these last, as they ended up getting smashed and rebuilt many times. The hardest part of this stage was getting the strap attached to the computer. I started with copper wire that I had flattened with a hammer, but it ended up being too inflexible. Also, a flat strap required more work to make it look natural. I scrapped that plan and used round wire instead. It's not perfect, but it gets the job done. I imagine it'll look better painted. The head areas was cured enough that I had to drill a hole for the strap. Once I got all the strap pieces in place, I added more putty to secure them in place and fill the holes that had been created. I've included the original design sketch. I think I ended up pretty close to my plan.
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