Do you remember the Makara statue Dave did a while back? Photos were posted on Andy's Forum and the response was erm, okay. Sort of. Well we've had a few months to mess around with it and the results are now quite impressive. I hope.....

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Dave's going to tell you how it all started.

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Dave - Originally it was going to be a statue made completely from Super Sculpery (a substance best used to fill gaps in plastic kits).

Then I figured out I couldn't mold a full body sculpt of Makara, so I tried other method. 

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The statue started off life as an artists dummy covered in Super Sculpery. The technique was effective but took bloody ages. The main problem was when trying to smooth an area covered with Super Sculpery it was like trying to smooth out porridge with an iron.

The head was the bastard of all tasks, in particular the squinting eye and the nose which was equally pointy. Another problem was the spiky things on the side of her helmet, which kept collapsing when I attached them to the side of her head. I originally sculpted a cloak and then realised that the hair would be obscured, so I decided to go for a cloth cloak.

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Because the wooden mannequin underneath was quite large and couldn't be sanded down, it led to Makara taking on an appearance of a female Russian shot putter. To compensate I enlarged her breasts quite substantially.

Another problem was the skirt, which was molded more times than Joan Collins has face lifts.

 

The base was initially very wobbly so I reinforced it with a metal pole. Preliminary photos were taken and the it was then passed on to Mike to paint.

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Mike - When I first got hold of the statue the first thing I did was build up the head and remove the spikes to help alleviate the statue's "garden gnome" quality.

 

I built up the head with milliput which is a modelling putty. I added nearly 2 cm in height to Makara and rounded the helmet. Dave's molding of the face was exceptionally good, which didn't come across in the photo's, so I didn't have to alter the face at all.

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The next problem was Makara's arse which was non-existent. Makara needed curves so I sanded down her waist and built up her arse with milliput. Also there was a problem with the angle of her right arm which was positioned too far from her body which made her look a bit weird. To counteract this I cut away the super sculpery and sanded down the edges of the armored shoulder.

 

The robotic arm was also a bit big but upon sanding it down, I found I couldn't make it as thin as it is in the series. The original wooden mannequin was spring-loaded so I managed to position the arm closer to her body. I then applied a primer of mixed grey and metallic silver. I painted a flesh colour on Makara's face,midriff and arm.

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I did some extra work on the side of her head in anticipation of the horns being attached and that is how you see her now. I think she looks bloody good.