With Im-ho-tep essentially done, I figured I might as well start on the largest element of this self-contained diorama: the sarcophagus.
It is hard to say whether or not this was over-engineered; what I can say without reservation is that an extra hand (or two) would not have gone amiss; and the fit is less than precise.
The sarcophagus is comprised of three sub-assemblies, totaling 12 pieces: the lid (2pcs), the coffin exterior (5pcs), and the coffin interior (5pcs).
Everything goes together fairly well, though as mentioned above, assembly would have been much easier with either an extra set of hands; an assembly jig; or had the parts been designed to be joined with greater precision. As it is, one is practically forced to use superglue in the assembly, and some filling will be required.
All the sub-assemblies have been assembled, and I am in the process of puttying and finishing the coffin interior. Once that is done, I will permanently join the two components of the coffin and begin final finishing.
More to follow. . .
05.07.2009
The sarcophagus is now fully assembled. I am now reinforcing joins and tweaking the fills. . .
08.07.2009
Finishing work has commenced in earnest on the sarcophagus. All the joins have been filled, and the sanding-and-fitting is about 90% complete. I have also leveled the mummy's "pedestal" so that the feet are squarely planted in the coffin. There's quite a bit of "clean-up" to be done, prepping if you will, that should make life infinitely easier once the paint starts going on. I'm shooting to have this one ready to move to the painting bench in 4 weeks, give or take. . .
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