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The next step was to glue the head assembly to the body. Fortunately it fit, however it was not perfect. There was a slight gap underneath the left ear. I had glued the sailor collar to the body before attaching the head, and in hindsight it would have been better to have left it free to move until after the head had been glued down. One small strand of hair touched the collar on the right, and this may have affected the fit of the head to the neck. |
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Here is another picture, from closer up. You can see some small imperfections on the hair. These flaws were filled and repaired. |
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This picture, if you look carefully, shows the slight gap that exists between the head and the neck. |
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This is a picture of the leg assembly after the boots were attached. The bottom half of the model will be glued to the top half, and the model will be complete. |
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Here is another picture. |
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A base is required for this model. A simple 4x6 craft base was painted gloss black. The head was cut off a number 10 wood screw to make a pin to mount the model. This pin has been screwed into the base at the back left corner, as can be seen. |
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The small resin model base, supplied with the model, was painted silver and pinned and glued to the leg assembly. A hole was carefully drilled up into the boot and a one and a half inch long steel pin was inserted. This pin was made by cutting the head off a nail. When drilling the hole into the boot it was important to guesstimate the correct angle, as this dictates the overall balance to the model. When the silver base was mounted to the boot a hole was drilled into this base to prepare for mounting the whole model to the larger base prepared above. |
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This shows how the bottom half of the model mounts to the base. Epoxy glue was used to attach the model to the screw pin previously put into the base. |
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This is Shimuka, finished and complete. To view the complete photo gallery for this model, click here. You can see the improvement the white pearlescent paint adds to the dress. It glows with a rich and deep luster, as compared to the simple white color seen in the photographs. |
