Muscled thorax fastenings

[Chris B]

I'll get more pics next weekend. Thanks for the remarks. I finished the back plate completely today. All edges are turned, collar turned, and the last two hinges are afixed to shoulder area. I just need to do the finishing work to smooth it, sand/grind it down, polish, and make the last small fittiing adjustments. I am VERY happy with the back.

The front is completely cut out and meets up perfectly. The pectorals are a little more than half as deep as I want them, and four abs are formed out roughly a little more defined than I planned but good none-the-less.

The trick seems to be constantly (and I mean constantly) checking for alignment to the other plate as you dish the muscles. I am going to have to do some shaping to get the shoulders to meet up perfectly, but they did before I started dishing so I know it is just a matter of tweaking it.

I may skip the obliques because I just can't seem to get them to look right on paper, and I noticed that not all historical examples have them or at least not defined very well at all.

Question: How do you do the navel and nipples? Chisel them out? Engrave them? I am not sure and seem to be drawing a blank!