The finishing of the underside of the bust and the plinth is ABD (all-but-done). Which means that the plinth should be permanently attached to the torso very shortly. . .
The remaining work is all about realizing the vision, the finishing, and getting the "canvas" ready to accept primer. I hope that I am much further along that what my eyes are telling me. . . Re- gardless, much elbow grease will be expended in the days and weeks to come.
Stay tuned!
FOLLOW-UP. . . The 'column' has been permanently mated to the reworked and re-finished plinth! The remaining pieces (5) will be attached during the painting of the bust.
02.11.2017. . . The buttonholes have been 'cut', and await 'stitching'. The locations of the cor- responding buttons have been finalized and tapped.
03.11.2017. . . The buttons have been sculpted! Save for incidental corrective work, the putty-work has been completed!! And the hat is now in final finishing. As a sidebar note, I would point out that the circumference of the crown is grossly over-scale! If you elect to use the slouch hat and reduce the circumference of the crown, proceed with extreme caution: by the time you are done, the 'walls' of the crown will be scale-thin--and very fragile!
“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003
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