.I had actually finished the figure some while back, but hit the modelling doldrums with the scenic back-drop
. What you see is Plan B, which works a lot better than the original Plan A. It pays (I hope) to take a step back and look at an idea that isn’t working and if necessary, start again 
.The scene is supposed to depict the ‘Monster’ having broken his chain bonds, is coming after his creator (who has already fled the scene). I painted the figure to try to depict the breakdown of his body tissues as the life-giving process starts to fail, and decomposition starts to kick in
.Originally there was going to be a lot more body organs on the bench from the ’Visible Man’ kit which is about the same scale, in the end though I chose to just use the brain, although I did use a kidney from an educational toy to provide some ‘munchies’ for the rat
.The ‘Brain-Frame’ is made up of spares from a Tamiya Lancaster Bomber open engine option; they looked suitably late 18th/early 19th Century scientific instruments once glued together.
The tall thing in the corner is the UV light from a garden pond pump, with a base section made from a spare toilet (WC) flusher handle. This is supposed to be the power-source for the Brain-frame.
The workbench is an old bird table shelf with legs added from firework sticks. I should add that the flowers are not part of the scene, I forgot to remove them for the photographs, however I may leave them there.
A big thanks to Alfred for producing this
