This selection of images shows the sculpting process of the one tenth scale maquettes which form the basis of the full size artworks.



There were two sets of maquettes fabricated at this size. The second set were scanned in three dimensions and this dimensional information was used to inform the structural design of the 30 metre sculptures.

The maquettes were galvanized, as with most of Andy Scott’s steel sculptures.

Both maquettes were galvanized at Highland Colour Coaters in Cumbernauld.  The process involved dipping the sculptures in baths of molten zinc.

Here Andy Scott is working on the maquettes in the studio.  The external surfaces are made from hundreds of small pieces of steel, welded around a steel armature.