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calleymacleod — Final Fantasy XIV Chocobo Cosplay
Published: 2013-07-02 16:34:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 6570; Favourites: 77; Downloads: 0
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Made from Cereal boxes, leatherette, fencing wire and LOTS of felt! ...had a very small budget but I think it turned out ok........ this is the outfit compared to the in game character.Cosplayer: Ellie Starling
Costume created by: Myself
Photographer: Myself
Do my cosplays make you smile? Since I'm usually up until Stupid O'clock crafting through the night to make them, you can help keep me going with a coffee if you like
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Comments: 36
Now all you need to do is break your legs so they bend backwards
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I'll pass on that... thanks :/
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Fine then, DON'T commit to the art!
j/k, obviously
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Well it's not so much that as it'd be child cruelty since it's my kiddo in the outfit, not me...of course if it was me I'd do that......honest... >.>......<.<......
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Wow, now THAT'S commitment XD
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turns out, i pretty much had to do that wearing the Fat Chocobo cosplay...
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Oh crap! I'm so sorry to hear that D:
I hope you're okay though
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hahaha I didn't mean literally broken, but it sure felt like it. For it to look right from how it is in the game (with the feet so far back) I had to stand with my knees back as far as they would go (and I am slightly double-jointed there so I looked pretty broken), my butt out as far back as possible but with my head and rest of body forced as far forward as possible... after wearing it for a day like that, my legs felt broken when I finally relaxed XD
if nothing else, my sanity broke XD
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Well I hope you managed to recover that at the very least
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lol, yeah, it's all good
Buuuuuuuutttt.... I might have just started another barmy stance cosplay...... :/
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XD
That's okay, just don't get yourself hurt!!
lmao
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OMG. This is the most clever cosplay I've ever seen! Grats!
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thank you. i really had no idea it would turn out as well as it did when i started... now i have to prove it wasn't just a fluke.... working on something....bigger...
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Added youto my watch list I don't want to miss that "bigger" project :3 Good luck, dear!
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not long now... just 2 more months to go and i'm so far behind dealine (which is why such a late reply to this, haven't been online for stuff in soooo long now)
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holy crap this is amazing! If you dont mind me asking what did you make the armor and beak out of
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sorry for the delay in responding, (I wish DA had email notifications!) the armour and beak are cardboard with newspaper strips and PVA coating to smooth out. then a few layers of paint before a final sanding to get any edges out.
pretty much papier mache really. to get the shape of the saddle and head piece, i used fencing wire hot glued around the edges so that I could bend it and it would retain it's shape.
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Holy cow really? That was not the method I was expecting. That had to take a lot of hard work to get it to look so nice. This costume is absolutely amazing.
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yeah its a bit "blue peter" for the whole outfit. all made with stuff you might find around the house or easily obtainable
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Such a nice work ! ☆☆☆☆☆ even the colores are very accurate★
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Great job. I really like the feathers. I love working with felt, too.
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I wish I could do that! I just noticed those things have giantass feet though, but your costume manages to look better than the original.
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aaaw thank you. yeah those feet were like "how am i going to make such huge feet and her still be able to walk?" I suck at sewing shapes so my idea to make plush feet was out right away and someone suggested upholstery foam and latex...neither of which I'd ever used before. the latex was cheap enough, but i found out upholstery foam that thick is really pricey! about £20 for a 2 foot by 2 foot block..................so now my sofa cushions have big "Y" shapes missing from them... hubby hasn't noticed yet mweheheheheheh
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XD Gotta make it work tho, amirite? Still, really jealous of those skills! Gj gj <3
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Omfg, I found a homestuck fan without actually wanting to find one!!! 
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Great work really! i post it on the page of my association (www.facebook.com/CommunauteBel… ) and a lot of people likes!
Hope to see more cosplay of you ^^
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wow! that might be why my profile got flooded with comments suddenly!! thank you very much.
currently working on something BIG!!!... watch this space,......
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I just want to say that this is incredible. I've seen few a chocobo cosplay as incredible as yours, my dear. Congratulations on making such a work of art! You've inspired me to make my own chocobo costume! Certainly no copy of yours, of course, just my own rendition of a chocobo. Keep up the incredible work!
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aaaw sweet, thank you for saying such a lovely thing!!
please please please though, let me see your costume when you make it
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Aw yay! I will!
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Oh my these wings! You whould make them as comission, I would buy them! Great job!!!
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lol they are only felt pockets that you tuck your hands and arms into...then layered with individual feathers before being shaded with watered down acrylic paint
thanks for the compliment
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and stress........and tiredness........and mess. lol
but yeah rather happy with the result
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