This isn’t a picture of the final ‘Supermoose’ but it demonstrates what we
were looking for in the build of the antlers.

Day 1

The first humble sheet of plywood…





Can you tell what it is yet?





Dom performs brain surgery in his own time…




The builders diet. It’s going to be more popular than Atkins.




It’s looking antler shaped




More antler shapiness




Bet you are wondering what those teardrop shapes are for… read on




Makes more sense now doesn’t it!!




How cool does that look!




Notice the aerofoil shape?
That will hopefully aid some sort of flight rather than a rather sharp fall…




The third length of wood is inserted and the skeleton has real strength



Day Two



Dom’s had to bring in extra help




This is a hot wire cutter that will be used to slice through the polystyrene. It works by sending a small current through the wire that heats up to slice the polystyrene like a hot knife through butter.




The aerofoil shapes are inserted into the ends of the antlers




This is a full view of the skeleton. At this point progress is slow as it is very fiddly.
Also time is needed for glue to dry.





Wonder what Dom will do with that?



Day Four



It is the half way point and Dom is preparing the skeleton for the handles that will be attached later.




Ah, there’s the polystyrene!




Hotwire in action




More blocks are in place ready to be shaped



Day Four



The hotwire cutter has done a treat and the blocks have been shaped to form an aerofoil.





The flesh is appearing on the bones



Day Five



Look at that zen like concentration

Fine sanding of the shape




Notice the detail of the wavy edge that will look great on the day





Drilling for the handles. That’s one mean looking drill…

Tada! So light and aerodynamic Dom had to build a house to stop from blowing away to Norway.

So that is where the project is so far. The next stage is to cover the antlers in a layer of plaster and then fibreglass matting. Once that has set hard they will be ready for painting. That won’t happen for another few weeks as Dom, when driving to the shops got lost and ended up in France.
He will return soon, promise.

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