OK so it's been a while since I've done an update on this. I finished the shoulder first.
And im just about done with the chest
With the center piece, I didn't want to waste hours upon hours peping all the detail so I traced the opening onto cardboard and then added a lip for glueing.
I peped the outer brim and traced it onto the cardboard and then measured out the thickness. I cut foamcore to that size so I could provide support under the brim.
After that I cut out all the floating faces for the center detail and stenciled them onto foam core or cardboard depending on the thickness I needed.
After I cut those out I glued them into place and voilà!
I still have to add the small pieces in the very center but that shouldn't be too hard. The spacing is a tad off but a small
price to pay for all this only taking about an hour.
Tomorrow I will be getting a trial version of smooth-on 321. I'm going to test it on the shoulder as a hardener instead of using resin
and fiberglass. I have a 3 year old and even though I do work in the garage I don't want to take the chances of the fumes getting in the house.
thanks for watching guys, there is more to come!!!
edit: not really sure why my photos are out of order and sideways...
