Let it be said here that my friend Meredith has good ideas. A few weeks ago, one of her ideas was to mod some My Little Ponies, and ever since she mentioned the idea, the tiny wheels in my brain have been turning.
I still have most of the My Little Ponies from when I was a kid. Even that one that the dog chewed up that time. And it was that sad, chewed-up pony that I decided would be perfect to turn into Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite.
Here’s what I did.
First! I removed her mane. (Her tail was already long gone.)
Then! I made her hair, skirt, and choker using polymer clay.
After that! I baked the whole mess at 175 degrees for 40 minutes.
And finally! I painted my wee Liz pony.
I’m doing Songbird next. Stay tuned.
Bethany Bryan writes funny things at Welcome to Bethville! and xoJane, sells the very best splicer masks on Etsy, and mods plastic ponies.
I’m BioShock crazy like seventh grade girls are all, “AAAA!” about boys. My apartment is like Beatlemania, but with BioShock pretty much 24/7. I’m doing my entire bedroom in BioShock, because I’m an insane person with a lot of time on my hands and art supplies. Perhaps when I’m done, I’ll finally stop talking about BioShock like it’s a boy in my P.E. class who never wears a shirt while playing basketball. (Probably not.)