I tried to drill them out with a power Dremel, but didn't like the lack of control. So switched the 3mm drill bit to my GW hand drill and that produced much tidier results. In each case I predrilled with a much smaller bit to ensure it was central. The space is exactly 3mm, so there is no room to be off centre:
Next up, the pinned feet. At this stage the joints are still fully articulable (a little more cleaning up required on the big toe):
The pin from the big and rear toes extends into the ankle socket:
This will assist in pinning the lower leg in place:
Next week - the legs!
Excellent - All the time you take doing this sort of pinning and posing will definitely pay off in the end. Keep up the great work, man!
ReplyDeleteI think it'll also be really useful for playing with the stance for glueing things in place. I may well drive some thick pins up through the base of the foot after the legs are attached in the right position.
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