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Step 4Egg Preparation
With the base built we can begin preparing the egg. Since the egg is plastic it will have the same problems as the skulls (e.g. excess plastic and holes), My egg was actually hinged with a small plastic tab and there were holes and indentations in each end created by the molding process. All of this has to go.
As with the skulls I trimed off the excess plastic (including the hinge). With this done I traced the outline of the opening that Satan will be viewed through.
With the opening marked I then filled the holes and indentations only on the pointy end of the egg with epoxy putty. (The rounder end will be hidden by the base and invisible from above when the egg is done.) This time I applied the putty to the inside of the egg and pressed the epoxy up through the holes, allowed the epoxy to harden and then sanded it flat. During this process the epoxy plugs broke free of the egg. I simply glued them into place with a tiny amount of E-6000. I then sanded the the epoxy inside the egg down so it would be difficult to see.
With the opening traced I began cutting it out with a pair of scissors, but ended up finishing it with a utility knife. The scissors caused several cracks in the egg which were subsequently hidden by paint. I would suggest you do all the cutting with a knife or something other than scissors.
This would be a good time to make the hole for the LED as well. Place the round end of the egg
flat side down on your work bench. Hold the LED in place and score the egg around the LED with a utility knife. Once the egg is scored use the knife to cut out the scored area. The opening should be just large enough to hold the LED tightly in place.
I then sanded down the exterior of the egg with steel wool to remove the decorative printing and better prepare the egg surface to hold paint. I repeated this process for the egg interior as well.
As with the skulls I trimed off the excess plastic (including the hinge). With this done I traced the outline of the opening that Satan will be viewed through.
With the opening marked I then filled the holes and indentations only on the pointy end of the egg with epoxy putty. (The rounder end will be hidden by the base and invisible from above when the egg is done.) This time I applied the putty to the inside of the egg and pressed the epoxy up through the holes, allowed the epoxy to harden and then sanded it flat. During this process the epoxy plugs broke free of the egg. I simply glued them into place with a tiny amount of E-6000. I then sanded the the epoxy inside the egg down so it would be difficult to see.
With the opening traced I began cutting it out with a pair of scissors, but ended up finishing it with a utility knife. The scissors caused several cracks in the egg which were subsequently hidden by paint. I would suggest you do all the cutting with a knife or something other than scissors.
This would be a good time to make the hole for the LED as well. Place the round end of the egg
flat side down on your work bench. Hold the LED in place and score the egg around the LED with a utility knife. Once the egg is scored use the knife to cut out the scored area. The opening should be just large enough to hold the LED tightly in place.
I then sanded down the exterior of the egg with steel wool to remove the decorative printing and better prepare the egg surface to hold paint. I repeated this process for the egg interior as well.
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