Dragonfly Creation process
Wing drive mechanisms in place
Patinated abdomen
Wing mock-up gifting preliminary imagined flight
Hand sculpting the thorax
Advanced larval stage
Abdomen detail after weight reduction and some fine filing
Initial fitting of the abdomen mechanism within the sculpted block showing full articulations up and down
Prior to placement of mechanism within sculpted abdomen
Abdomen mechanism assembly
Abdomen mechanism total Part a, up/down
Part 1a of the abdomen mechanism drilled with 0.7mm in preparation for m1 thread tap
Part 5c of the abdomen mechanism on the bed of the mill
The abdomen taking shape
The forming of the head
