maquettes

[Bill Marsh <bmarsh54@zzzzzzzzzzzzz>]

Hi,

I was wondering what material (clay, wax, brand name) people prefer to
use for working up a model of  a big piece - why you use it, or even if
you do models at all?  Do you use them just to work out ideas, or do you
make the model as close to the finished piece as possible and then
enlarge?  How much pre-planning do you do for a big piece?

Thanks for this valuable resource, which is, of course, the people.

Bill Marsh