The statues that you see in Palaptine’s office were probably around six feet in height. A smaller version of one of the statues was made for the production of Episode III for the top of Mas Amedda’s staff. From what I can ascertain this smaller version was about twelve inches in height so that was the height I decided to make mine.
I took images of the game model from all sides and scaled them down to six inches making them all 1:2 scale. I also did this to some images of the statues in Palpatine’s office so I could take various measurements so I could more accurately recreate the look.
I decided I would make it using Apoxie Sculpt for two reasons. One, I already had some previous experience using this product and secondly because I wanted to be able to build the statue up in layers so I could focus on one section at a time. When it cured I wouldn’t have to worry about ruining that work when I started on another section.
I built a very basic armature using spare cardboard and elmers glue. Then I covered it with some wire mesh and secured it with hot glue. Once I had done that I started working on the chest section and ended up with this.