Groot was a job I took for a customer in Europe. He wanted a Marvell Universe scaled version to go along with his other universe figures. He was made out of a Dc Universe Kamandi with hands from Jemm (the martian , not the tragic movie) The head was sculpted from scratch using comic book stills as references. The upper branches were individually sculpted with flexible apoxie to avoid breakage in case of a fall. His "wooden " parts were each individually sculpted and textured to appear like real wood. One paint job later and my customer had a complete Marvel Universe Guardians of the galaxy comic book team! (counting the upcoming Gamora that is)