I should've done a proper before and after photo documentary with this.

But in the beginning, there were nine rolls of various assorted tapes.

(Well, actually, in the actual beginning, there were four. Two duct. Two masking. But we ran out so this was supplemented with five rolls of packing tape. Cue much raising of eyebrows at my local store.)

Two rolls, 60 metres apiece, of cling film.

And a man in pants.

In the end, we had a shed snake skin of Caesar, courtesy of Gordon's undaunted creative mind and a little help from the Internet. And a Very Patient (and slightly sweaty) Caesar.