How to Build a Dinosaur, part II
Links to the other posts in this series: Part I Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Having done the top of the head, the bottom jaw came together much faster. Once I put 'em both together I had proof of concept and some reassurance that I at least had the skills to make something look the way I wanted it to. What I didn't have was any assurance I'd have the ability to finish the whole thing. After a heck of a lot of carving and sanding, and a garage floor that looked like this: I managed to assemble some of the torso. At this point the body was still a little too large, the neck was mostly unfinished and I didn't have a clue how I was going to attach the legs and tail yet. I was still entertaining the idea of allowing the legs, tail and possibly the arms to be detachable to make the whole thing a bit more portable. That didn't eventually happen. I should also mention by this point I had the aid of some hot-wire sculpting tools I had ordered to