Grunt Work

Well its plain to see just who drew the short straw when the days chores were being passed out. This guy is going to have a few blisters come sundown.

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I really enjoyed making this scene. To begin its construction I went out and measured my own post hole diggers and sized them to the character. I then did a paper pattern for the metal part of the digger and then cut it out of roof flashing. Once the two halves were put together with a brad the small digger worked just a well as the larger one. To make sure the digger fit the hands I carved the right hand as a seperate piece and then glued it into place once the digger was in the correct position.

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While it's out of sight in the photos the hole he's working on goes down into all three layers of the base. The pile of dirt next to the hole is just modeled Bondo. There is a coil of barbed wire, a hammer, a pair of fencing pliers and a can of staples setting next to the poles.

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I duplicated this scene later on and once it turns up in the photo file I'll add those photos to this album. Hopefully they will show more of the smaller details.

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Anyway, I hope you like him even though he's not enjoying himself. Comments always welcome.