December 28, 2002
Plo Koon was an easy figure to make "Sit"
since his arms already had articulation. All that
is needed is to concentrate on his lowere half.
I started by slicing off the back half of his Jedi
Robe using my Xacto Knife.
Be CAREFULL NOT to cut your fingers in the process. |
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The Yellow line
shows you where the cut Robe was originally attached. |
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December 28, 2002
Now it's much easier to bend the legs forward and
have him sit down.
But of course NO Jedi sit whith their legs up like
that, unless the room is infested with Rats :) |
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December 28, 2002
Time to chop the legs in half.
Cut the Knees at an angle so that you don't end up
removing TOO much plastic.
Simply imagine a V shape behind the knee and cut
it out. |
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December 28, 2002
To help him sit deeper into the chair (as if the
pillows were soft) I Sliced off part of his Butt and
thighs.
This sometimes needs a lot of pressure with the Xacto.
NEVER cut towrads you.
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And be sure
to NOT have any fingers in the way of the Blades trajectory. |
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December 28, 2002
Now I simply used my Hot Glue Gun to attach the 2
parts back together.
I then used some Super Sculpey inbetween the cracks
between the Thigh and Lower Leg.
I used my Hair Dryer to harden the Super Sculpey
so that it would not fall off and be easier to paint.
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You might notice
I switched the Feet around. The Right boot looked better
on the Left Leg and vice versa. it also created a more natural
and relaxed pose don't you think? |
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December 28, 2002
Here you see how natural the Legs look like Sitting.
I could have used a bit of Super Sculpey on the
Right Knee but the gap seemed clean enough to resemble
a normal figure articulation.
And from this angle you can't really tell the feet
were reversed sides :D |
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December 28, 2002
Since only the Left Knee had Super Sculpey, this
was the quickest paint job ever :)
Just a dab of dark brown to match the other leg and
we're done. |
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December 28, 2002
And Mr. Plo can now relax in the ultra comfy environment
of Palpatine's Office :D |
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