Here is the first step in doing an elaborate mane. Now you can use Fixit Sculpt for manes off the neck since its more firm, but I prefer to do a metal armature on long mane pieces that are away from the neck. I start off attaching long metal strips with apoxy and letting that dry. Then the pieces can be split and arranged before being covered with apoxy. I do the underside first, let that dry, then the top side. You can't do both at once, it will be too heave an the metal won't hold the shape
Here is his finished on side, sorry for the dark photos, I did these quick upstairs.
His off side
Details of the mane, I was careful to make a the flowing section have a gap below it so reins could pass from the horse's mouth to the rider...you know everything does performance!
The little filly, this one is going to be dunalino paint (frame overo)
This was NOT planned, but don't they look cute together???
Oh and special thanks to Beth Lamm for sending me this photo of her super winning foal Music Maker. The original model was done YEARS ago in my parents basement when I first moved back from Germany, then I recently updated the baby for her. I wish I had photos of what he looked like before, it was quite the change!
Next comes Scarlet...and frankly my dears I really do give a damn that she can wear a harness!
