More angles of the flying Kroot conversion.
To point the weapon both legs were cut at the knees, hips and ankles (to remove the feet). One leg was then posed and glued to the weapon, staying mindful of the length of the other leg. Once both were glued in place I used putty to fill any remaining gaps and blend it all together.
The body could rotate about the hips, so getting it pointing the right way was easy.
Flying Kroot.
One thing I learnt about Kroot was that they take on features of the creatures they eat.
What happens if you feed them birds?
And further to that, my answer to how would a kroot with wings handle a gun...
Sculpted wings, re-posed legs, cut off feet, glue to the hands on the gun, hide the flight stand in a plant...
Final set of photos of the flying kroot conversion.
While the outer feathers are painted with reference to your average bird, I painted the inside of the wings a bright yellow so they could use it to dazzle the enemy or maybe even a mate.
More photos of the flying Kroot.
Each layer of feathers were sculpted separately, starting at the lower edge and then overlapping the next.
More angles of the flying Kroot.
To avoid a flying stand there is a wire hidden in the plant and curved in a way to make it less obvious.
Flying Kroot.
For my personal army/collection.
From my understanding, Kroot can take on the attributes of what they eat.
Therefore if you feed one enough winged food, it should gain wings...
Also, if a Kroot's arms were wings, how would it hold a rifle?
This is my answer.
Feathers were sculpted from epoxy putty.
Feet were cut off and a rifle with the hands conveniently spaced, was attached with minimal alterations to the legs.
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