Basic Parts ready, time to assemble.

The trousers were the first to be glued and sewn onto the dog; shirt and jacket came next.
Before painting the hat, I applied molding paste to close some openings and even out the surface. Then I applied 3 coats of color, one titanium white, then 2 coats of zinc white which made the hat look pretty white. Once dry, I applied a strip of blue vinyl from which I had cut out the stars. This was glued onto the hat, then glazed with polyurethane to withstand harsh weather conditions.

 
cutting hair and goatee
 
trimming the goatee

 
Last check before going
I'm done!

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