Drawn and Quartered: Shortening a Model’s Back

Required Reading

“Super Glue and Baking Soda: A Love Story”
“Best Laid Plans”
“Brands I Prefer: Everything Else”
“Brands I Prefer: Clay”
“Building a Frame & Armature”

Ingredients

1 model horse
1 bottle of super glue
2 tablespoons of baking soda
1 Sharpie marker
2 oz of Apoxie

Why should I shorten my model’s back?

Because it’s easier than it looks. Despite being a relatively minor procedure, it can give the same impression as a more dramatic overhaul of a conformationally-challenged plastic horse. In short, little effort but a huge impact. I’m kinda surprised how rarely you see this process done.

Jessie's Girl

This is a my first custom Roxy. I shortened her back, dropped her head, and chopped off and replaced her neck entirely. New ears, mane, and tail.

She's also the result of a new technique I'm playing with to create detailed dapples with sacrificing the smooth paint jobs of an airbrush.

Her name is the result of severe sleep deprivation from the cross country trip...combined with 36 straight hours of the Glee soundtrack.