Saran on foot

Because I'm Lincoln, we'll start with the foot. I wrap it up in Saran wrap. It's important that no skin is exposed.

Leg Saran Wrapped

Then work all the way up the leg with the Saran Wrap. Again, make sure no skin is exposed. It's OK to double wrap.

Leg taped

Tape up the entire leg many times around in every part. And make sure it's in the position you want to be in.

Cutting myself out

Once the item is cast in tape, simply cut it out. I recommend scissors and not a razor blade or knife.

The husk

The leg once it was cut off from my body. Now simply tape up the seam, and you've got a hollow leg.

Tapehead

Wrapping the head in tape. Make sure you're thorough. Do it over and over. It's got to be solid.

Leave the nose exposed to allow for breathing.

It was about impossible to see out once thoroughly wrapped.

Start cutting myself out

Once the head has been wrapped enough, it's time to cut the tape to extricate the head.

Cutting blind from behind isn't easy

Be careful here, especially if you have hair. If you have hair, you might want to cut up the side of the head.

Cracking it open

I could feel a refreshing breeze come in the crack.

The head piece breaks free.

It was very hot under there.

Gotta do the nose separately

Avoiding asphyxiation is a good thing.

Right arm

Begin wrapping the arms the same way we did the leg. Here you'll see I've bend the arm in the position I want it in when the statue is complete.

Left arm cut out.

Beginning the slit to extricate the left arm.

My arm breaks free!

Sometimes it's tough to get out of the mold. But it's pliable, so don't worry about bending it, it'll go back into shape when you get it off and can manipulate it from the outside and inside at the same time.

Taping the neck was very confining.

I would not suggest doing this for anybody who is even the least bit claustrophobic.

Tape the chest

You have to make sure to tape every part of you with a little bit of overlap so the pieces fit together.

Fashionable

You know it.

Do the shoulder

Doing the shoulders alone was very very difficult. I had to bend and sway a lot. Like I was doing some strange mating ritual for some non-existent female to admire.

Gotta wrap the junk as well

This was tough to get good coverage everywhere. It was real tough getting the butt cheeks to be separate. Especially because I was working on myself. I think with two people this would be much much easier all the way around.

Attach the legs to the hips

There's half of the Senator right there. Just tape the pieces together where they match up. Be thorough. These new joints have to be strong.

My Future Hero without arms.

Attach the torso to the hips the same way.

All done!

The arms go on last. Check him out in all of his magnificentness!

Compare and contrast

Surrogate Bex

I used a Buffy the Vampire Slayer toy as my Bex stand in when I made her portrait. Here I am getting her in position.

Second skin

The Buffy/Bex getting her tape skin removed. It was basically the same principle as for the full sized statue except I used a lot less tape.