Daredevil - Prep: The Angel (4) ; the Cowl; and Completing Assembly

Most of the clean-up on the angel has been finally finished. Which means all that is left to do is reworking the right forearm/hand of the monument. . .

The rather simple approach to the right hand is "unfinished", afaic. As it stands, it creates a "vacuum" on the monument. The bouquet in the left hand is effectively a bas-relief rendition that does nothing to promote the upward visual flow--and "flattens" the funerary sculpture. Thus, I decided to rework the right hand and have it supporting a sword.

The hand has been prepped. This evening, I all-but-finished carving the sword from a pewter blank, and tentatively fitted it to the base. So far, so good. . .

Finally, I added a lower edge of the cowl, creating a defined neck gaiter. Now, the cowl is a distinct item and not an extension of a magical uni-suit.

UPDATE 12.05.2018. . . The left forearm/hand has been permanently attached. FOLLOW-UP 13.05.2018. . . Upon review of the piece in anticipation of beginning work on the retractable cable connecting the clubs, I noticed the unnatural 'bow' of the left forearm. Fortunately, this is a rela- tively simple fix, greatly facilitated by the Flexy 5K CA adhesive (VMS) used to attach the fore- arm. My question is: WHY hasn't this been addressed in ANY of the build-ups I have seen???

UPDATE 17.05.2018. . . The right forearm/hand has been permanently attached, thus assembly of the figure has been completed. Given my previous update, I am happy to report that the right forearm was pretty much good-to-go out-of-the-box.

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