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MOST of the group
The Charizards
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| What can I say? I've always wanted to do a Charizard Gijinka and now that I've seen his Shiny version for the first time, I have to do it! Black with dark red? Yes please! Note: It's just a Gijinka, not the full dragon LOL | |
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WINGS ARE FINISHED! (Posted 24th July 2010) Finally...LOL They're held in place with industrial strength velcro and hold hard (they're difficult to remove actually! LMAO) but that means that they'll stay stuck on! It also means I can detach them for transport ^_^ Which is awesome! |
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Harness Done! (Posted 24th July 2010) Finished the miniture wings/Harness for Charizard! They look a bit tiny, but wait until you see them with the big wings attached... |
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Wings Almost Done (Posted 19th July 2010) Made a central piece that will not only be miniture wings for places like the dealer's room, but also mean that I can attach and detach my large, main wings. |
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Painting 2 (Posted 16th July 2010) Day 1 of painting, first coat done and quite liking the effect. Tried to mist in the black and red sprays in order to get a darker shade of red and I think it worked well. |
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Painting Begins (Posted 15th July 2010) Started the painting process for the wings. Thus far, primer is done (several layers on each side...took forever!) |
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Varnished and Bone Structure Made (Posted 13th July 2010) After deciding that some strengthening and some weather-proofing might be beneficial before painting. As such, the pair of wings were coated in two layers of clear wood varnish on both sides. Once this was done (with plenty of drying time between each layer) and they were fully dry I began with the bone structure. The idea for this was taken from FireyCharizard's amazing pair of Charizard wings. Basically, piping insulation was cut open and attached to the outside of the wings, with one piece of insulation cut in half and placed down the middle to look like a joint bone. Next step: Painting the wings! |
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One Wing Complete! (Posted 8th July 2010) Alright, I've managed to saw my way through double-corrugated cardboard which I'm using as a base for my Charizard wings. I was originally planning on using foamboard but lack the funds to get any at the moment so we'll see how this goes! First wing's done...got to add the bones, paint then attach to the harness! |
Comments
Hell Fikkin YES! super exciting!!
Thank you ^_^ I hope everyone realises it's just a Gijinka I'm doing though!
I don't think I have ever seen anyone try shiney versions of gijinka pokemon before. Nice idea mate
Awwww! I really wanted to see the whole dragon, lol!!!
Nahhh! I really am looking forward to seeing this. I love Charmander and his evolved forms. Charizard is rocking and I love his shiny version.
When you do this, we should get Charmander and Charizard pictures together 8D
Cheers Ben ^_^
Aww Em, sorry to disappoint LOL Charizard is my favourite of all the pokémon and his Shiny version just makes him even better! I love the colour scheme!
Holly: YES YES YES!
this will be so badass! :]
Aww thank you!
This will be awesome :D Charizard is my fav and he looks even more epic shiny!
Aww, he's my favourite too! I love Charizard and seeing his Shiny colourscheme made me desperate to cosplay him!
ah I see you got a design now :D yah sorry I never managed to finish mine on time, uni work has been annoying >_< but the design you have would suit you way more :D
Yeah, my friend Nikki drew it for me! It's the first of several designs but I love it!
Aww, I wanted to see yours!
looks like a great design so excited for the gijinka group :)
Aww thanks hun ^_^
lol well if I ever get the time I'll finish it up :) it's similar to the one Nikki did, 'cept mine has a waistcoat/jacket thing and er....yeah pretty similar to that XD
Cannot wait to see this at Ame :D
Aww thanks guys!
My Pokemon bring all the boys to the yard and they're like 'fuck, a shiny Cha-ri-zaaard.'
Poor attempt at the Milkshake song aside- you will horribly own all the other Pokemon gijinkas!
"My pokemon bring all the boys to the yard and they're like, you wanna trade cards?" LOL That's the one I heard ^_^'
Aww hun...I'm sure that won't be true...there are cosplayers FAR better than me doing Gijinka that day but thank you *hugs*
Loving the designs for this and it totally suits you! I want to see some progress though *nudges*
LMAO Ok, I'll get right on it ^_^
Ooof hes lookin bad ass
Good luck with this, can't wait to see some progess ; )
Aww thank you very much! Hopefully there'll be some soon!
^^ YAY! more gijinka progress Good luck with your charizard :)
Aww thanks, it's not much yet ^_^'
this looks interesting
do ya know what is the most awesome about this ... the fact the wings were taken a photo of with a digimon duvet underneath... YESSS
the wings look really good so far ^^
Defrain: Good interesting or "Oh gods, it's looking crap" interesting? LOL
Inuyoku: LMAO I'm glad you appreciated the irony of that picture ;-) ^_^
making good progress on the wings mate, well done.
looking awesome so far Batman ^_^
Thank you very much ^_^
Wings are looking good hun =)
wigs are looking good now :)
lets just hope the weather isnt like its been lately, or you may blow away
Aww thanks! I've got them painted now so hopefully they'll look ok when done!
Those wings are looking fantastic 8D
Aww thank you!
did you give that idea a go? or have you not had a chance yet mate? i built a scale model and it worked super efficiently.
was it..... SUPER EFFECTIVE?!?!
Haven't had a chance yet! I don't even know if I have any more of that cardboard, but I'm gonna go have a look...
The wings are looking ace!
Great wings! Does the insulation tube paint well?
Thanks guys!
No Amy, it does not LOL Even with two coats of primer, the paint can flake off if the structure of the foam changes (my brother squeezed part of it and the paint cracked a bit) but at least the paint is sticking to it LOL
Looking amazing, Sean! Can't wait to see it all done!
Impressive pair of wings! It's hard to believe they're just made out of cardboard and foam!
Aww, thanks PCP! Does that mean you're definitely at Amecon then...? ^_^
Crystal: Thank you very much ^_^ I had to do it on a budget really or I would have used better materials LOL But I like how they turned out so thank you *hugs*
wings r looking good
bad ass wings :D can't wait to see this all done at amecon :D
Berserk: Thank you!
Carla: Thank you very much!
Those wings are really cool! :D
Aww thank you!
You look awesome, love the wings! ;D
Charizard was amazing ^^ I loved it so much *hugs* random milk bottle is making up for lack of milkshake :P I will find you at expo ... ...
Aww thank you so much ^_^
Mewmewmew... Mew! *continues to bug Charizard*
*swats tail at Mew*
*zips out of the way giggling*
Wow, I like what you've done with this! xD
I've read the journals about the wings and it helps a lot with mine so thanks for posting those!
Any extra help would be appreciated though as I've never done it before.
Anyway, yours turned out well, so if you have anything to add please PM me :)
Aww I'm glad I could help ^_^ If you have any questions at all, please feel free to PM me and I'll talk you through it!
They were a pain to make, but it was a labour of love LOL