escargot

some of the masters that i vaccuformed over and
a few molds for one-off pieces

study for the monster head

the rider. rough. not his disposition. just the state he's in
now

claws. i crapped these out in 1 night. the clay part that is.
will polish them up but they really aren't that visible on the finished model

the starfish squid's lil chair

butt cheeks

vacuuformed  leg parts.

footsies. note the beige epoxy cast pieces for the foot
details. i sculpted one  tread then smooshed 12 impressions in
clay as a impromptu mold. it worked ok

pre vacuuformed parts

crude armature for the rider in my monster rider challenge

leg pieces

i filled the back of the leg with bondo to make the inner
surface. bondo doesn't like styrene so i added the little
squares( green). each square has a bevelled edge facing towards
the outside making mini fasteners for the bondo to wrap around and grab

steel load bearing section of leg with  shells taped up for inspection

the steel armature was glued to the leg and then covered over with the bondo

steel secured. little wood block filler

and thankfully the steel support holds up the shell's weight. see the bondo. i'll add more
and give it cleaner edges

glad it worked

biggest piece of monster rider challenge  sculpt
fired.    That weird purply gross color. don't squint at this photo. it
looks like something else