The key to getting the arms closer together was removing material from the chest area,
where the arms would overlap it. This positioning was done in the same way as the legs
and hips, marking the areas to be removed. The positioning was tested as material was
removed to make sure of the proper fit. Once the arms were attached, thin sheet styrene
filled in the resulting gaps.

Because Superman’s hands were balled into fists,
I considered substituting hands from another kit
because I needed hands with fingers. Since I was
unable to find suitable replacements, I made some
 modifications to the kit hands. First I carefully cut
away the existing fingers. Once the arms were
positioned and I knew where the hands would be
placed on the Scorpion’s tail, I applied epoxy putty
to the palms pressing them in place.

This is the final positioning of the body, based photos of people batting. The right leg is bent back, supporting the weight of the body. The left leg is out in front. The ankles have been repositioned to put the
feet flat on the ground. The arms have been moved closer together so the hands can grip the Scorpion’s tail.
 I cheated the left arm a little bit, putting a slight bend between the elbow and hand, but it’s not really noticeable unless it’s pointed out.


You can see the extensive
use of Aves Epoxy Putty to
fill in gaps and resculpt missing areas. Larger gaps were backed with sheet styrene or PVC tubing,
then the Aves was applied over that. I added of extra wrinkles around the right
leg of the shorts because
of the extreme position of
the right leg.