Here you can see that I have used 2 coats of red oxide paint which is a measure to help detere rust from forming inside the piece, although this is pretty futile because rust will form eventually, it's the nature of cast iron.
I really like this image, it shows the two halves (unstrapped) as they would sit naturally and it has this wonderful revealing effect. But.....
At this point I have realised that I should have taken a little more time in making the frame inside, beacause the opportunity to show the internal space of the sculpture is there.
This is pretty much how the finished sculpture is going to look but there is still a long way to go (surface finish, face mask polishing, patination, welding,..........etc etc etc).