I sort of want to try my hand at this... And Locosco does the 3D art well, but there might be another form of media that is better made than his to arise. Just because its a video doesn't make it better than a painting or sculpture (for example).
Contest is now closed. Any submissions entered after this will NOT be considered. We had some good entries, some more...interesting than others good luck to all.
I know you guys have been tearing your hair out over this. I'd recommend caching it for future use in a homemade knit sweater vest. If you're not interested in knitting yourself a sweatervest (and are in serious lack a kindly grandmother) I'd be happy to convert the useless hair folicles into a fashionable hat for you and your loved ones to enjoy for years to come. At any rate, enter our heros: 1-Audienceofone Spoiler Audience stole the gold, as well as our hearts, with his beautiful handcrafted depiction of the mingoose. He envisioned the mingoose as an ordinary mongoose, equipped with a fallen flamingo's head to instill fear into the hearts of his enemies. I've also heard, by means of a private interview, that in Halo 4 the head might serve as a vehicle mealee weapon by means of reanimation.* While his interpretation was a bit unconventional, he made it work with his near flawless execution. I plan to buy a 32" full color print and hang it above my mantle, for my children, and then their children after them. And one day in the distant future, little Fletcher would look up and say, "Dad, what the **** is that?" and his father would laugh a warm, hearty laugh, and clap a surly hand on young Fletch's shoulder. "The hell if I know. When I tried to take it down you crazy ass grandaddy hit me in the eye with a wiffle ball cleaner. But isn't it pretty?" Then Fletch would turn to it with sparkling eyes, and mutter, "Wow, it sure is, pa, it sure is." And then they'd have an intimate moment of priceless father son bonding. A moment of bonding made possible by our very own Audienceofone. What he lacks in Stratego prowess (<3) he certainly makes up for with his outlandish creativity. Congratulations man. *I am a damn lier. 2-Loscocco Spoiler Loscocco has prepared for us a 3D render of the beloved Mingoose, obviously conjured with only the finest of modeling programs. He definitely took this contest a step further than most of our participants; the presentation alone already put him in the running for the gold. An amusing facet of this entry is the ferocity of the cone shaped beak. That thing could maim a frost troll at a mere marching pace. 3-Redy [sub]and[/sub] ER1C0 Spoiler Redy, signaturist extrordinaire, has bestowed upon a varient of the mingoose that even we mortals can ride. You heard me right, folks. Just equip this handy lil guy to your signature and you'll instantly gain 16 rep points. ER1C0's piece is bold, eyecatching, and colorful: It's neon feel and thick, sharp lines draw the viewers attention; I feel like this would have been a perfect advertisement for the Mingoose competition. Why, I could even imagine this nestled into one of 343's community updates to build Halo 4 hype. I wanted to do honorary mentions, but I haz study. :3 I love you all; I can't believe anyone cared enough to paticipate, especially our victors with their breathtaking displays. This all really only started as a joke, but it's become so much more through you guys (the community), and your participation. Talk to Silent about confirming your prizes, and all of you: Get yourselves a good night's sleep tonight. You deserve it. Thanks for playing! And yes. Audience wins. <3
Congratulations to all the winners, losers get nothing! (I'm a bad person ;A PM me, and I'll tell you what you won, and I'll get things arranged with RST and Noxy. P.S., V That's you Audience, in all of your flamingo shrapnel'd glory