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Finishing the armature
You should now have a nice wireframe figure with two swords.
Because it still lacks some body and Fimo clay doesn't stick on wire
too well, it's time to wrap the wireframe in tinfoil.
You'll need about 10" square of tinfoil. This doesn't have to be one
sheet, you can use small pieces and left-overs.
Start with a piece of 1" x 3" of tinfoil, wrap the end of it round
a leg of your figure and work your way up until the piece is wrapped
tightly round the leg. Repeat this for the other leg, the arms and
the body.
If you already have a clear picture of your figure's appearance,
use tinfoil and pieces of styrofoam wrapped in tinfoil to flesh out
the body.
As described in the preparation, Dakius is very strong, so I assume
he's very muscular. This means I'll have to flesh out the upper
arms and chest a little. Remember you have to
model clay on it as well, and this will add another layer on the
figure, so don't overdo it or you'll end up with a slightly
overweight Dakius!
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