project page
divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider
Main Page | General Info | History Info | Largest Penguins | Stiff-Tailed Penguins | Crested Penguins
Tropical Penguins | Miscellaneous Penguins | Sign Guestbook | View Guestbook | Fun and Games

15 penguin species in 1/2 inch scale

picture of penguin iceberg

I have a friend who is obsessed with penguins. I work with miniatures a lot and wanted to make something for him. So I decided to do penguins. Of course at the time I didn't know a thing about penguins.
picture of penguin iceberg

When I started this project I wanted to make the penguins as realistic as possible, so I borrowed a lot of books from the library and I went hunting on the web for penguin pictures. By the time I finished, I knew more about penguins than I ever imagined.
picture of penguin iceberg

I made the penguins out of Sculpty (which is a polymer clay). The scale is 1/2 inch. The Emperor penguin, which stands a little under 4 feet tall in real life, is 1 and 3/4 inches. The Fairy penguin, which stands about 1 and 1/2 feet tall, is 3/4 of an inch. I made the colorations as realistic as I could (considering my limited talent in that area)and included feathers for the crest on the crested penguins.
picture of penguin iceberg

The iceberg is made out of a plastic "Styrofoam" block, that I carved, shaped, and melted with a hot butter knife. And the pool is made of resin.

divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider


Main Page | General Info | History Info | Largest Penguins | Stiff-Tailed Penguins | Crested Penguins
Tropical Penguins | Miscellaneous Penguins | Sign Guestbook | View Guestbook | Fun and Games

divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider divider