World's Best Chocolate Tyrannosaurus

So, after an, admittedly brief, google search, I feel confident in saying that I've made the world's best chocolate Tyrannosaurus.

The process begins with an armature made from paper wrapped floral wire.

The basic body shall is then blocked in. This is based largely on ostrich musculature.

The block in is then covered in Navy Blue modeling chocolate. Some foot details are added.

More details are sculpted in, and placeholder arms are added.

Teeth, made from Ivory modeling chocolate,  and more details follow.

I begin adding broad areas of color, using powdered edible pigments, missed with grain alcohol. The grain alcohol acts as a liquid medium for the pigment, making it a kind of fast-drying, edible watercolor.

More color details are added, and now he's ready for some edible airbrush.

Final paint details are added.

A  masonite base is cut out for added stability.

The base is covered in Brown modeling chocolate.

Edible candy rocks.

These get added to the base, and now Rexy is all ready to be placed on a cake, where he will rule as King of the Confectionary Lizards!

I opted not to add any feathers,  as this was for a four-year-old's birthday cake, and I don't believe they are up on their speculative biology. Maybe next time. 

So, world's best chocolate Tyrannosaurus? You be the judge. 

I'm Back: a Dinosaur's Story.

Howdy, friends! Sorry I’ve been away for so long, but I’ve been working on lots of exciting things, and contracted a very exciting stomach virus. I am now, however, back!

Since we last spoke, I’ve been working on finishing up the molds for the Krustiez, and you would not believe how many roadblocks and headaches I’ve had to deal with. The first go-round with the silicone went south on me, and I ended up with a box full of goop. That’s what I get for not making any molds for a year. Afterward, I made a bunch of molds for the bakery to help us with some stuff that we do, and when I was able to jump back into my project, I got sick. Now that I’m better and have ahd a refresher in Mold making 101, the Krustiez molds are all poured up and curing as we speak. We’ll know tomorrow if anything went really wrong.

In other news, this past Sunday I sculpted up a trio of little monsters about an inch and a half to two inches tall, just for the sheer hell of it. I like them fairly well, and plan to cast those also. Lots of exciting things happening here at the Command Center. I’ve posted the in-progress shots of the sculpts for the little monsters, and tomorrow I’ll show you how they looked finished.

Check it out!

So the molds are in the Monsterizer, and new molds are being made even as we speak. Now I really must jet. Ta!

Monkey Business.

A quick one. These monkeys were deemed too scary for a child's cake, and had to be replaced with cuter monkeys. I think they are plenty cute, but what do I know?

Skullman, Assemble!

Here we go, humans!  Putting the pieces together!  We're coming along nicely, here at the Command Center. All the bits are ready to be assembled, and I can't wait!  Check it!

Here we go.

Howdy, y'all!  Working on another piece (taking a break from that other one) and making a huge mess.  This one's going to end up being a bust! About two foot high or so.  Man do I love skeletons. This still needs a lot of work, but it's a lot of fun. Made from the leftover foam from the smilodon a few weeks ago.  It's full steam ahead here at the Command Center. Check it out!

It begins.

Mamasaurus

Not really a monster, nor a work in progress, but I stopped by my parents' house today, and had almost forgotten that I'd even made this until I saw it. This was a gift to my Mom last year for her birthday. When I was a kid I was a dinosaur nut (still am, too) and my Mom used to pretend to have a favorite dinosaur so that we'd have something to talk about. For her birthday I wanted to make her something instead of buying a gift, so I dug back in the memory banks until I came up with Parasaurolophus, her favorite. Here it is, about five inches tall, sculpey over wire and aluminum on a wooden base. Check out the little trilobites and things that ring the bottom!

Har Har.

OK. Sculpting portion of the Har Har is complete. Next needs prime and paint. I decided to give him a heringbone jacket. Stupid idea. That meant I had to herringbone the WHOLE jacket. I really like his pocket square, though. How you like me now?