Weird hop(e) engine cont'd.

My original plan was to print a standard video game non-playing character figure, at a vastly reduced scale, and then attach them to the train; thus creating a glorious public transport hat situation.

But it feels a bit on the nose. In trying to figure out how to subvert it, I realized that if I replaced the human with a kangaroo then it would become a weird hop engine instead of a weird hope engine. And I like that.

After deliberation, I decided the mama roo was the only way to go.

Unfortunately, for reasons beyond my control, there was a 2 week delay in me using the 3D printer to print the kangaroo. This has made my timeline for creating this piece really tight now.

Unfortunately, it printed with a fault and the adults hands are not attached.

I could grind them down and attach them successfully today. But, on reflection, it's also printed too small in relation to the train carriage anyway. And I cannot reprint it again soon enough in the time I have left.

I've therefore made the difficult decision to shelve this sculpture temporarily. When I'm happy with the scale/ print quality, I will go ahead and create a silicone jacket master mold of the combined pieces, which I can pour cast into again and again. I'm drawn to casting with concrete, because it's functional and that is a core aspect of the pieces concept. Maybe tinted concrete. Maybe pink tinted concrete. I'll think on it more.