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- Step 081 >> Now onto the next sleeve. This is what the folds look like from the side.
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- Step 082 >> Here is the side angle view of the left sleeve.
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- Step 083 >> You don't need to put this but I think it adds a little extra touch. Cut a half circle shape of Super Sculpey and then add folds to it. Yes...it is her hood 🙂
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- Step 084 >> Attach the hood to the shoulders blending the Super Sculpey at the seams. Do not connect the bottom, let it droop. this will give a more realistic effect.
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- Step 085 >> Here is the side view of the hood attached to the back of the shoulders.
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- Step 086 >> Last thing to do is Crazy glue the vest to the thighs to make them fall properly instead of just sticking out straight. Now we are ready to paint.
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- Step 087 >> Here is the final Adi. Not bad eh?
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- Step 088 >> ... And a preview of her in the Jedi Council Diorama.
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- Step 089 >> Start with makind a copy of Ki Adi Mundi's Chair and painting it.
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- Step 090 >> My original plan was to keep the figures intact, I know I will never sell them so it was easier to do it this way. Using my Xacto knife, I started cutting a V groove behind the knee caps. You can see the cut where the arrow is pointing. This will facilitate bending the leg.
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- Step 091 >> After many unsuccessful attempts of trying to cross the legs with bending, I had to chop off the left leg. Using the Hot Air Dryer, I was able to get the plastic of the other leg soft enough to bend in a sitting position. When the plastic cools, it will keep it's new shape. On the chopped off leg, I removed even more plastic to make the leg rest more realistically. The black lines show you where there was plastic before the cut.
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- Step 092 >> After placing the right leg over the left I noticed that I need to cut off the top of the left leg's thigh as well. It looks strange but will all be hidden in a few steps.
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- Step 093 >> Finally happy with the way the legs crossed, I used my Hot Glue Gun and bonded the 2 legs together. Here is what it looks like from the backside.
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- Step 094 >> From the front now, you can see the effect is pretty convincing.
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- Step 095 >> Now I took out my Super Sculpy and replaced the thighs I had cut off so that the Jedi Robe would lay down properly. Since I won't be having Ki Adi stand up, I molded both legs into 1 piece.
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- Step 096 >> Here is the underside of how the legs were joined and the Super Sculpey additions.
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- Step 097 >> From the side now, we know that both legs are together but the illusion of right over left works well by adding some fold details in the pants.
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- Step 098 >> After Blow Drying the Super Sculpey hard, it i stime to paint. Since these are his original legs, I just painted the pants. I didn't have to paint the boots 🙂
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- Step 099 >> Now I want the top robe to fall properly and since the plastic is a bit stiff, I used some Hot Glue to make the robe cling to Ki Adi's legs.
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- Step 100 >> Here you can see the result. Looks great except it now seems a piece of robe is missing.
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