A (very) big boi (Patreon)

Apple on the table for size ref. Not sure if the pics show just how giant he is. 

It's been awhile since I had all these pieces together. Instead of running straight into taping him up for his fur today, I did a few things first. 

I unfurred his arms. The fur had bulked them out way too much, so I'm going to thin them out and reapply fur. Crash's arms are quite thin and I don't want to turn them into big sausages haha. They are also a few inches too long (hands should line up approx with bottom of shorts). Lucky it's easy to fix, just cut and glue back together. 

Attached both his ears (and modified them slightly). There's still a cpl tweaks I want to do to them to make them the right shape. I'll do that before I tape over them. 

I epoxied his 3d printed nose base to a large bolt, that screws into a long holder that is buried in his snout. This way he wont cost as much to ship, since his nose adds several inches to his width. I drilled enough room for the bolt head to snugly fit into the back of the print, screwed it into place and backfilled the hole with 2 part epoxy clay. I'll be using the same clay to sculpt (in black) the texture on top of his nose. That way it wont require paint and will be super durable. 

I cut out and started planning his inner leg structure. Want to make sure he can stand asap, so I can make changes sooner rather than later if he needs more weight in the back. His front half has turned out pretty heavy. The shoes are also heavy and long so I think they should hold him, but more weight can be added if it's not enough. 

I've taped his whole body and shoulders once. It takes a whole large roll of duct tape to cover his body just one time, so I'll be doing the 2nd layer next. Planning for his shoulder fur to join to his arm fur via removable zippers or velcro, whatever gives the better result.