Modelling the Waist and Legs

I thought that the waist was going to be a really hard part but it ended up being relatively simple in comparison the the arm. I built the top half by modelling one side and then mirroring the features onto the other side.

I really wanted to get the detail on the bottom half of the waist right so I worked really hard to get the geometry and the shapes right. The part that I worked on the most was the bottom part that is actually on an angle from the rest of the part.

The leg was also relatively simple, except I didn't initially notice that the outside face is in fact on an angle which is why the base is slightly wider than the top. I achieved this by modelling the part at the base thickness and then doing a cut along the outside edge to get the angle and thickness right. I then had to mirror the part the same way I did the arm so that I have a left and a right leg.

I was immediately worried when i added the waist par in my mock assembly because I mated it to the edge of the chest and I saw that its width was very different. I freaked out and then quickly looked at my real minifigure to see that the waist is in fact smaller than the chest, it just needs to be centered.