Hoka cuirassier-08

The torso was shortened by sawing out a section just below the cuirass. This didn't leave the figure with much of a waist but then teddy bears don't generally have waists at all. The arms were shortened proportionately. Sections were removed from both the upper arm (just above the elbow) and from the forearm (just above the wrist). This was important to insure that the two parts of the arm remained in proportion to each other as well as the whole figure. The legs were shortened in a similar manner, with sections removed from just above the knee and just below the cuff of the boot. Generally, the sections were removed from the thinnest part of the limb since the effect desired was to produce a chunky build. However, on the lower leg the bottom of the boot cuff made a much neater cutting point.(this model is based on the Hoka stories by Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson)