FINAL FANTASY IV
ROC BABY PROJECT #590 CREATED: DECEMBER 2017 Creatures on the ground and in the air all fell victim to the evil spell of Golbez's that swept across Baron and beyond. It was not uncommon to encounter the Roc Baby on the remote island of Agart, or out on the fields en route to Castle Eblan. They were frequently accompanied by full-grown Rocs, ostensibly nurturing their baby Rocs and teaching them how to be birds. (The name, as it appears in the American translation of Final Fantasy IV for Super Nintendo, may be a mistranslation of Rukh, which would make the Roc Baby a Flegdling Rukh.) The Roc Baby may be a tropical bird, as it appears in brighter red and green colors than its close relatives, the Eagle and Cocktric. This is a fairly straightforward repaint (with some minor structural work) of a plastic bird that I bought at Toys "R" Us. It's the high-quality Schleich brand, which means I paid about eight bucks a pop for these stupid birds. The bird in question was originally perched on a plastic log, so I cut away at the plastic, whittling away and eventually resculpting the bottoms of the bird's feet. I drilled a hole in the bottom of the bird to accommodate a figure stand so it would actually look like he was flying (it's actually the stick from a push-up ice cream treat). |
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