Daenerys Targaryen (Bust) - Prepwork I

True to my word, the bust is on the workbench. . . As of this writing, I have:

• Cleaned Drogon; permanently attached tail to body. Drogon is too "husky"/heavy and will require some very judicious thinning. Primary target: the tail; which will probably require lengthening as well.
• Cleaned and tentatively dry-fitted the hair fall--additional tweaking will be required.
• Cleaned the head.
• Cleaned the torso. Removed the "sleeves"/shoulder wings of the dress--this is the first step of the conversion; and began reducing the bodice.

The pieces fit quite well, though some tweaking and/or minor filling will be in order. To date, none of the latter. The castings are perfect, and the resin is an absolute joy to work--responding equal- ly well to burr, blade, and sandpaper! KUDOS to NutsPlanet!!

More to follow. . .

• 13.01.2015 - Reduction of the tail has begun--so far so good! [nb: ~80% done--and it makes all the difference in the world!] Left foot has been fitted, pegged, and tentative- ly attached. The feet will not be permanently attached until the build-out of the torso is complete.
• 14.01.2015 - Reduction of the tail is effectively done. Detailing, texturing, etc. await, but the worst is over--including lengthening the tail by approx. 13mm! This was done by pegging a block of resin to the truncated end of the tail and carving down in situ. 

“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003