SHAI' HALUD!!!!!!!!!!

clay model. tiny'halud. gift for joey and rachel. you know who you
are. move back to sc.

clay and foam master for cliff backdrop. this was destroyed along with the mold.
only one shot at that

armature of  maker. hardware cloth is very
pokey. sore fingers often.

you could almost drink your coffee from that. it had to have a throat.

target provided the ball. i'll be damned if i could sculpt a non-crooked
half dome cutaway scoop of arrakis

that thing's operational!

jaws of spice. that's super sculpey mixed with firm sculpey. nice
color and consistency. the inside needed to be softer for ease of
sculpting due to space constraints so it's plain old super sculpey

eventually i cut the back 2/3rds of worm off. it didn't match the sand
 half dome curvature enough

mold of cliffs. lost forever

about 15-20 glops of bondo pressed into the now departed mold

foam backing the plaster "sand" pieces i cast from the ball mold.
i glued the plaster shells to the foam with gorilla glue.
there was also burlap on the inner surface of the shells to grab the glue
a little better

baked worm. ass end removed.

looks nasty and inflamed. used shiftlett bros process of slow baking
at low temps. hard as rock. darkened in thinner areas without bubbling

worm body out of bondo
note small cut out at bottom. it's cave where
the fremen would catch water. not really in any finished
photo here. 

the green is miliput for the edge details

the  burlap was added to grab the plaster better

tiny peoplesss. thin wire with tin foil  torso. layers of acrylic extra heavy
gel.

finished.

the teeth are dollops  of acrylic gel mixed with wood
flour. yes, rachel. they are pearlescent as a unicorn's tear ducts

3/8th inch tall people. paul and jessica? joey and rachel?
one is a girl (standing) there are tiny boobs

the water cave at bottom had multiple layers of modge podge for water.. my least favorite part
of the whole thing. not very visible thank god