Giraffe

[ronan]

You do nice work chunkolini, i would probably be able to do the fabrication work ok but its getting the ideas and working out the design thats the real skill imho , well done.

 

[pedrobedro]

It looks brilliant so far. I'd jib at doing the head and just stand it under a small tree so I didn't have to bother.

 

[Robotstar5]

It looks brilliant so far. I'd jib at doing the head and just stand it under a small tree so I didn't have to bother.

 

[chunkolini]

Pedro I was mulling your idea over this morning as I sat there looking puzzled.
In the end I got my finger out and drew it on the blackboard in outline, front top and side.
Then sat there looking puzzled for a bit.
Then got stuck in, bent up the outline in 8mm bar in plan and looked at it for a bit.
Then got started and forgot to take any pictures until I was finished.

So far happyish.
I think the eye looks a bit stuck on, will have to think about it a bit.
Next is the horns and ears then fix it onto the neck.

 

[DrNik]

looks a bit like a snakes head, tbh inject some magic

 

[chunkolini]

That was just the first iteration.
I added the horns and ears.

A big improvement, but looked a bit fat in the chops.
So I went for cheek reduction.
Angle grinder cut the cheeks out, clamp her head in a vice, reweld and clean up.

Thats more like it, i might start offering this one as a plastic surgery option to overweight jowelly blokes.

Here she is from a distance.


Getting there.

 

[brokenbiker]

that is awesome. looks great and the lattice work really does look like a giraffe's skin

 

[strada]

You have done a great job of the head
but, dare i say im unsure about the eyes,it looks like a human eye shape with a pupil,if you know what i mean, i think its the shape of the lattice work giving the shape of a human eye.

 

[Windy Miller]

Looking really good so far! Is she getting a tail? An overwelded one would look quite authentic, but I'm not sure how it would go with the overall smoothness of the body...

 

[chunkolini]

I have a plan for the tail and mane.
Busy now until Monday.

 

[ChrisJ]

 

[mike os]

I hate you chunkolini....

 

[Bipestuff]

Very cool project, you have done a fantastic job on this! I just saw this post today so it was fun to go through all the pictures you posted in sequence. Quite a project, not sure I could take on something like that. You should be very proud!

 

[pondman]

that was just the first iteration.
I added the horns

here she is from a distance.
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getting there.

amazing!!!

 

[chunkolini]

Job done at last.
Mane, tail feet and mount all finished.
The mounting frame is designed to sit just under the ground and she will either standing among small flowers or on a gravel base.








Once my customer she will be rusted and when ready sent to her new home.
Next up?
A few small bits but there is other work on it's way in.

 

[ChrisJ]

First class Chunko

 

[DrNik]

Once my customer she will be rusted and when ready sent to her new home.

rusting a customer ????is that a new fleecing technique

 

[strada]

Outstanding
Gonna look great rusted.great work chunko,but i wouldn't expect anything less,you must be well chuffed with it bet the customer loves it.

 

[Malvern]

Looks fantastic. Your customer must be delighted.

 

[chunkolini]

Customer is a happy chappie, next stage chemical attack.