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(Or imp. I'm definitely thinking this is more an
imp.)
Well, this is most definitely a work in
progress, so bear with me.
I stole... I mean got my inspiration from
two different pages, both of which ellude my immediate recollection, but I will
give them proper credit when I have 5 minutes or so to do the research. I
believe the first time I saw this, someone had made a full sized one out of a
Bucky skeleton. Being on a much tighter budget than that, I'm making a
Thrifty version.
First, having gotten 40 or so pounds
of bones from Anatomical Chart, I was lucky enough to have more than enough
bones to make the wings out of.
I started out by mounting two Thrifty
pelvic bones to the scapulas of my Thrifty. It made sense to me, since the
first wing bone was going to be a femur anyways. I'm not quite sure how
I'm going to mount the wing to that part yet, but I'm working on it. I
guess it will just depend on how I decide to display him,

I rather like the effect from the front. As you can see in
the second photo (click on it for a larger view), I just screwed the pelvis
directly to Thrifty's ribs.
Wings:
Each wing is made from:
1 Thrifty Femur
1 Thrifty Humerus
1 Bucky middle toe (the last 3 bones)
I attached the femur to the humerus by drilling a hole through
the end of the humerus, and two slanted holes on the socket end of the femur,
angling in to the middle. Kinda hard to describe. I had some great
pictures I took while doing the work, but, alas, I can't find where I saved
them. In order to make a better fit, I used a dremel to widen the socket
on the femur, and narrow the bone end on the humerus. I then ran some
bailing wire through the three holes to complete the join.
I used a similar method to attach the humerus to the Bucky toe
assembly. When I disassembled the Bucky foot, I left the last three bones
connected, and used the extra wire sticking out of the end to connect it to the
humerus by drilling a hole through the end of the humerus.

And, finally, here are the completed wing bones. All told,
I completed this portion of the project while watching Jeepers Creepers on
pay-per-view, so it was pretty quick and easy.
 
Next step is to build the membrane for the wings. I'll be
sure to document that as I go along.
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