[VirtualGirl's ChocoMog is f***ing sweet. That's really all there is to say about it. Check out the gallery for the full-on spectacle of her work in the gallery. I must see this in person. Some day... -- DMV]
So its done! My choco-mog is complete! For those of you who do not know what I am talking about, I am taking sculpture this semester in school. For our first project we were required to make something that combined two animals, using sheet metal and rods. Right away I tried to figure out how to make this project something I could put in my game room, and I thought it would be uber cute to mix a chocobo and a moogle together.
After getting permission from my professor to use imaginary creatures instead of real ones, I started by creating the sculpture out of paper. When I had that all mapped out, I moved on to the real deal. I have NEVER welded before in my life, so getting started was a little difficult, but after a few false starts, I got used to it and it went much smoother. I did burn my face with a braising rod once, but other than that, I avoided major injury.
The whole project took me 25+ hours, not including all the waiting time between the 10 coats of paint. I really wanted the whole thing to fit the “kawaii” style of Japanese design that is so cute, so I made the mog wings and the ball glittery, and stuck to the bright yellow paint for the chocobo body.
I also included a spiraled rod of metal around the body of the chocobo, glittery like the wings, to help show movement in the sculpture. In reality, it is supposed to be the chocobo attack, but I think my choco-mog is too cute to attack anyone. Overall I am really happy with it! I hope you guys like it too! I still have two more projects to go, one with plaster and one with wood, so I will be asking for some cool ideas from you guys before to long!
Very nice. Is that a display in your house or at a gallery?
aaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwww shit. that's pretty fuckin sexy. and so artsy looking too.
You are so much cooler than anyone else on the internet.
The display is at my school, we present them in an art gallery, I just stayed an hour extra and took a ton of photos to post for you guys. My classmates already think I am crazy...lol
That's fucking sweet! FRONT PAGE!
Thats fucking awesome
Oh
That is really really good. Very good job.
crazy? what, you? i'll never hear of it!
Wow, that is awesome. You win!
OMG. That paint job is nice! Make me one next!
that's so artfully epic! Words cannot contain how fucking cool that choco-mog is.
Wow great job, you're gonna have to start charging us admission to see your stuff.
HOLY FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very cool!
I agree, front page, indeed.
That is just downright pimp.
wow thats really cool looking!
Super nice. Welding and metal work is fun if for no other reason that the sparks hypnotize the fuck out of me.
Great stuff as usual miss! It would be awesome if you could weld a Destructoid helmet. Im sure that would be sex incarnate.
Awesomesauce.
I want to have sex with it reallly bad. Nice fucking job Meagan!
Wow. If only stuff I made could come out as great as that.
Very cool!
Awesome job!
we should all make her innernetz famous...kinda like the zelda modding d00d
also, i never knew metal sculptures could NOT suck
thats cool as shit
well done
Sweet! Nice job.
WIN!
Freaking amazing. How much for one? I'll give you five dollars.
thats really pretty cool.
good stuff.
Yeay! You guys are so great, I am glad you like it! The whole time I was motivated to make sure it did not suck so I would not dissapoint you guys...lol
That is even more amazing than I thought it would be! Awesome work, Meg!
I love you.
That is badass! Nice burn, btw
Why did my blog just re-format itself??? sad panda! I don't like large paragraphs!!! LOL
Absolutely incredible!
Wow, great job!
Wow, that came out looking really awesome. Congrats!
Marry me.
Hell yea great job.
That is absolutely amazing. If you get anything under an A+ then your professor would be doing you absolutely no justice.
Yeay! Thanks for front page guys! Are Destructoid and Digg on speaking terms yet? If so, please digg!
http://digg.com/gaming_news/Amazing_Chocobo_Sculpture/blog
It's always nice when I get a glimpse of unfiltered awesome.
*deeeeep breath*... *contented sigh*
And once again the amazement burst out from my skin!
nice. This will be the item to end the chocobo vs mog wars.
I want one :(
So much passion for the project yet so unimpressed in the picture lol.
You have amazing talent for someone whose never welded before. Great job! And dugg.
Fantastic work!
I really love the colors.
It looks great =)
You should do mass production and sell them =P.
It's funky in a good way
Awesome work lady!
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