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Message: <blockquote data-quote="slorak" data-source="post: 1927846" data-attributes="member: 17356">One thing I noticed - and this might make things easier for you and look a little better.If you put the axe heads on the staff as is - it is a bit too long and also looks unbalanced (on the figure that is) with only part of the axe showing on one side and a long piece of the handle and the axe blade on the other side. Here is what I propose which if done carefully would probably be easier to do and look better. Carefully remove the staff completely. Drill a hole through the hand holding the staff so that you can insert the brass rod through. Cut off the hand and rotate it so that you can have the axe completely free from the body and then balance it. That way you can make the shaft shorter. If you are careful you will probably only need minor green stuff work to fix the gaps in the robe. A trick with smoothing the greenstuff is get it wet when applied and then using a wet finger smooth this out. This way it should't leave fingerprint marks and if it does you can always sand them down. Make sure to pin the hand rather than just glue it for added strength. The diameter should be thicker than the staff is and easier to drill. You really don't need to drill too deep just enough to get a bit of the rod in for added strength. Hope this helps more.cheers,-Mike</blockquote>