Life-Size Buzz and Neil (enlarged 1/4 Ken West "Apollo Astronauts on the Moon")

[rifleman]

can he do it .................. YES HE CAN

[surfduke]

I am very impressed with your progress. This is a awesome project.


Thanks for sharing!

[Algebraist]

Originally Posted by Vermin_King

Here you go, sir

Cheers Vermin_King! I had no idea the "palm" was made up of so many bones.

Regards

Kevin

[Algebraist]

Originally Posted by gotham

That is one heck of a lot of work there 😳😳😳

At times it does seem a lot of effort. Hopefully I will be able to finish the model and it will turn out to be worth it.

Regards

Kevin

[Algebraist]

Originally Posted by rifleman

can he do it .................. YES HE CAN

I am sure you knew what would go through my mind when I read your comment rifleman....that's right, this



and then of course this



Regards

Kevin

[Algebraist]

Originally Posted by surfduke

I am very impressed with your progress. This is a awesome project.


Thanks for sharing!

Many thanks for your comment surfduke. Much appreciated. Glad you are enjoying the thread.

Regards

Kevin

[Algebraist]

Dear all

So after the index fingers were completed I decided to return to the thumbs and strengthen them





Regards

Kevin

[Algebraist]

Dear all

Next up I moved onto the middle finger

So things followed the same pattern as for the index fingers "at the glove factory". Here are some photos at various points.





But then there was a problem. When trying to fit the tip to the finger (or should I say, fit the distal phanlanges to the middle phalanges) the diameter of the tip was too large. I am nt sure what I did wrong but there was only one solution I could think of and that was "crumple" the end a bit. This photo shows what I mean



I could then fit the two parts together (though the join is not very good at all)



Because of this bodge joining I felt the tip ws not held on that strongly so decided to combine inner strengthening strips as also additional joining the tip strips by folding over the ends (see photo below)



I then continued to make and strengthen the rest of the finger



I had this issue to varying degrees with all the middle fingers but they are now completed



I hope the remaining fingers go together better

Regards

Kevin

[rifleman]

your doing a fine job bob ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sorry i mean algebraist

[Algebraist]

Cheers rifleman!

Regards

Kevin