Scrumpy the Pony Part Two

I added Scrumpy's ears and finished him up, but something didn't look quite right. His legs had splayed out a little bit because his cardboard frame couldn't quite support his weight, and I realised I'd made his knees too big. Knee surgery was the only option!

I hacked the clay off his knees, and pulled all the paper out. Then I re-sculpted his knees with some fresh clay, making sure to push the clay well into the void left by the paper. A day later he was dry and looking perky and none the worse for his major surgery. I took him into the garden for a photo shoot.

Scrumpy enjoying the outdoors.

This little fella wanted his pic taken too!

I decided I couldn't live with the splayed front legs, so they both came off and he got a brand new pair with wire armatures (basically wire shoved into his body until it felt reasonably secure). Unfortunately they were still a little bit splayed due to how his shoulders and body were sculpted, but nothing like as bad as before.

Moral of the story? Wire is good, cardboard is very bad as a support for your model.