This time I thought I’d make something a little larger than normal, so I chose to make a Wicker Man.
![](https://usethesprue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Use-the-Sprue-Wicker-Dude-1.4.jpg)
I started making the legs by glueing two pieces of sprue back to back, then attacking them with my hobby knife to create a straw-like effect.
![](https://usethesprue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Use-the-Sprue-Wicker-Dude-1.3.jpg)
![SPRUE DUDE no12: Wicker Dude!](https://usethesprue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Use-the-Sprue-Wicker-Dude-1.2.jpg)
![SPRUE DUDE no12: Wicker Dude!](https://usethesprue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Use-the-Sprue-Wicker-Dude-1.1.jpg)
From this point on, I repeated this technique to make all the parts of the mini. After assembling the bits, I decided to bulk him up a little by giving him a lovely pair of shoulder pads.
![SPRUE DUDE no12: Wicker Dude!](https://usethesprue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Use-the-Sprue-Wicker-Dude-2-WEB.jpg)
![](https://usethesprue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Use-the-Sprue-Wicker-Dude-4-WEB.jpg)
![SPRUE DUDE no12: Wicker Dude!](https://usethesprue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Use-the-Sprue-Wicker-Dude-3-WEB.jpg)
To paint it, I kept it simple by using a dirty yellow and dry brushing in a lighter colour. Then, I finished him off with a couple of glowing red eyes.
![SPRUE DUDE no12: Wicker Dude!](https://usethesprue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Use-the-Sprue-Wicker-Dude-1-WEB-1024x512.jpg)
Although in the end he turned out smaller than I imagined, and he also looks like he could be made out of Weetabix, this doesn’t matter; I love him anyway!
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