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I is making a Chocobo-Mog...a Chog...a Chocog....a Mobo???
Virtualgirl | 9:03 PM on 09.26.2007 29 comments


I am usually pretty happy with my projects I make in school, especially if they are gaming related. I have a habit of making every project I am given warp in to something to do with gaming, comics or cosplay. It might have been a good idea for me to draw the line at sculpture. For class our first assignment was to make a sculpture out of sheet metal and rods that combined two animals. After inquiring wether they had to be real animals or not, I got permission to combine a Chocobo and a Mog. Basically, it is going to be a chocobo body with the mog wings and little head antenna thingy. It looks great on paper, but having never worked with sheet metal or welding before (I burned my face with a hot rod(hehehehe...that sounded funny)in class the other day), its been pretty interesting. Its a lot of fun, but I am not so sure it is going to turn out looking like a Chog...or whatever I am going to name it. I will post picture when it is done! Yellow spray paint and all!

Right now all I have is the body and the tail/wings. I have no idea what I am going to do for the head. Way to think ahead right?





Welding is cereal business...you can not see the burn yet because I had only done it a few min before...yeay for red face welt!



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Excremento's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 21:17
Excremento
Dayam thats a big phone! Great project, I vote for Moocobo, or if that's not doing it...how about Chocoogle?
Tron Knotts's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 21:18
Tron Knotts
Awesome possum.

Too early to say what the finished product will like, but that's a great start.
Excremento's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 21:19
Excremento
Sesom Deknar Otnemercxe...damn thats a mouthful


Thanks for the idea Normel!
Virtualgirl's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 21:24
Virtualgirl
I burn myself in the kitchen also! I AM NEVER SAFE!!! 0_o
Tristero's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 21:27
Tristero
Way to put yourself on the line for your art. The final project will look amazing! Is there anything you don't do? Welder by day, game industry writer by night.
What a feeling, bein's believin', I can't have it all.
Excremento's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 21:31
Excremento
Before you spraypaint, meke sure you do some sanding, a wash in a solvent (let it dry)then put a coat of primer down.
Virtualgirl's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 21:35
Virtualgirl
Yeah, i am going to have to do a TON of sanding, I am not the cleanest welder ever...I burned holes through my project a few times and had to fill them...lol
Excremento's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 21:39
Excremento
What kind of welding is it, Arc, Tig, Mig, MAPP, or Oxy-Acetylene? Waid you said stick? Then its probably ARC, yeah that's not the best to make a nice bead with...oh well, I think it looks great.
David Houghton 's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 21:48
David Houghton
Jesus, that's going to be incredible. I spy a crowning glory thus far on the horizon, along with an asploding Colette.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 22:24
Topher Cantler
That's so awesome!
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 22:27
topgeargorilla
holy crap, your game room is the best I've ever seen.

I always like to see people actually care about the presentation of things.

shows you and your husband actually have a life, in a round-a-bout way, which is really a good thing for gamers.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 22:33
Hamza CTZ Aziz
Meagan, this is so totally going to be promoted once it's complete. :D

Topgear: Have anymore videogame workings? Email me, ctz@destructoid.com
bottled dark's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 23:14
bottled dark
cool so far.
balth's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 23:50
balth
I vote for Mogchobo.

And do you happen to have an unmarried twin sister? I need her in your Wonder Woman cosplay outfit!

Yum!
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 02:02
Knivy
Lets see:
Chocobo - moggle
choco - mogg
Cho-mog
I vote for chomog =)

Best of luck with the project!
LethalHairdo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 02:10
LethalHairdo
You obviously have achieved "Break AP Limit" (AP standing for Awesome Points). Cereally...you constantly make me feel like I'm underachieving in life.

Must do more and more awesomely.
LethalHairdo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 02:11
LethalHairdo
Clarification: I must do more and more awesomely.
LethalHairdo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 02:13
LethalHairdo
TRIPLE-POST!!!!111!!

Lemon makes my cheeks hurt with fun and laughter!
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 07:44
Snaileb
Sexy overalls. Good luck with that.
BigPopaGamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 08:22
BigPopaGamer
I think the project is looking awesome VG. And yes, welding is cereal business, I used to do it with my dad building things.

Also, I think that pic is your sexiest yet. Girls in overalls, using welding tools is somehow just awesome.
itemforty's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 09:06
itemforty
Haha, another vote for overalls.

To stay on topic, that is a really neat project. How awesome was the instructor when you said, "can I take two fictional video game animals and splice them together?"
Virtualgirl's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 10:41
Virtualgirl
Hehehe...the instructor is from japan and is a Final Fantasy fan... I lucked out...LOL
PsychoSoldier's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 11:48
PsychoSoldier
^ Nice
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/27/2007 13:19
Sharpless
MEAGAN! Why must you be so much more amazing than me? Stop it! Stop this madness! Seriously though, that's nucking futs. You continue to impress me immensely. You are truly gifted, kiddo. <3
Hollie Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 19:53
Hollie Bennett
is it wrong that i am slightly sexualy attracted to you in your helmit thingy and apron?
Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2007 23:06
Aerox
Looks cool!

Is there any way we could see the original design on paper?
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