Collect & Dissect

My Mission: Study the inside and out of Furbies to create them without the butchering of collectibles.

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I just thought he came with his box, this Furb is factory-sealed! He is beautiful!

Jester

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How did I get you into my hands, I dont even know. It was chance. I didn't even really consider.

Millenium v1

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I got these three -- I expect -- because their eBay post had individual pictures but not a single one of them together. So it looked like one higher price Furby with a bit of shipping. Nope,it was three!

Husky; Spring/Easter; Blue Charge

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These fellas have been through some stuff. From being found in a box with no known origin to having the MSA bug (I'm looking at you, wizard).

Owl; Leopard; Wizard

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I posted about my Furby collection on Instagram. I'm just turning them into collections here now.

Peachy (and previously Baby Pink); Dalmatian; Gold Stripe

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In no particular order, this is a list of Furbies I have bought and general details about them. As you can see, I've spent an average of $25.61 on any given one.

I am very strict with myself and hold a general rule of $35 +shipping or less. "But, Charlie," you chirp, "I see five times you didn't!" And you're right. It may have been a dollar or two in taxes, special edition, or a factory sealed Rooster that will be my pride and joy when it gets here!

"So, are you selling these?" In general, no. I sold one to my best friend and I'm selling another to another friend. Most of these I plan to keep as a collection or perhaps sell later for a profit.

Please be kind if you have disagreements with anything I am sharing. I happily accept information and learning new things.

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A custom Furby I plan to make is Nyah-Nii and he’s got one (I am thinking about both, though) Sharingan eye. So I needed to make a custom eye chip. Since I’m planning Furby Baby size, his eyes will match a Furby Buddy at 12mm.

These eyes are the reason I’m getting people that are kinda iffy about Furbies to get excited because they all like anime.

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Yesterday I bought a vacuum chamber and pump online so that I can better make silicone molds and resin casts. It should get here tomorrow and I can test it out on the last bit of silicone and resin that I currently have. Then I’ll get more and maybe start selling casts to those that want them. You know, after I make enough for my creative missions.

So my to-do list of custom Furbies I want to make:

Nyah-Nii

Pinata

Link & Zelda (BotW)

Vulpix & Cyndaquil

Quilted (gonna be weird...)

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These are my spawn!

First we have Katie. She has a bird-like eye and wants to collect knickknacks that peek her interest. Not always shiny but emotion evoking. Baby | Gen 1 | Peachy

Next is Spot. He is your friend and that’s all that matters. Original | Gen 2 | Dalmatian

Last is my newest child. I just won the bid on him earlier and I await his arrival later this week. I’m planning to call him Orange Fizzy Cola or Fizz for short. He will be the first one I own with the original box! Original | Gen 7 | Gold Stripe

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i really need some advice on how to remove the furby buddy faceplate :( this thing wont move, any tricks?

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Oh man, I just did this the other day. So turns out they went absolutely ham on the glue so all of the fur/fabric between the front and back plate are adhered to the parts. The only hope I had was to slowly cut it away. I used an Xacto Blade to help so I could keep as much fabric in tact as possible.

Once its cleared, you'll have to go back and clean up but be careful what you use because I believe it is similar to ABS plastic and can sort of melt?

I'm not sure if you've already gone through and done this but I'll still offer what I know. Good luck! Safe travels!

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A repeating Furby pattern I made! This is one of several patterns I’ll be selling on bags, bandanas, and other goodies at Furlandia 2020 (and then later online on my Storenvy page).

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I might be having a lot of fun drawing Furbies. If I could have a collectible Furby for keeping and never altering, I would want the Rooster. Because I was born the year of the Rooster and it’s the color of fire.

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It is TERRIBLY hard to get my resin casts to come out right.

If you didn’t know, a Furby Buddy faceplate has several parts to it. Not just a front and back. Not only are the eyes separate entities. the eyelashes are, too!

The eyelashes aren’t so bad, I just have to work carefully so I don’t get bubbles on the tips. The back plate is straightforward. But the eyeballs and front plate think it’s a game and hold a big bubble somewhere obvious. You know, obvious after I’ve let it cure and removed it from the mold.

The only sure way I can fix this is to buy a vacuum chamber. But that’s kinda expensive... Maybe I’ll be able to sometime soon but until then I can only do my best.

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I couldn’t decide between a cat-themed spawn and a weeb-themed spawn. So I mixed the two. My friend says he’s cursed. That’s his backstory.

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I have successfully 3D printed an okay Buddy Faceplate. It has that layering texture that often comes with printing. I'm hoping it'll sand down or otherwise let a primer reduce the effect.

Later, my friend and I are going to a craft/fabric store to get more supplies to make our first custom Furbies. Mine is doing to have a deep sea theme.

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This is a free Furby Baby (’99) sewing pattern. I worked very carefully to get the most accurate stitching lines. More information below the break:

There is no seam allowance for these pieces. Due to personal preference and since I did make this mostly for personal use, I ditched the allowance for a thick outline so that I can cut the fabric just outside the lines and sew close to the edge. Please take into account your own personal way of working to otherwise use this.

This image is intended to be printed with a 1″ surrounding boarder and includes a roughly 1″ square for reference. I tested printing this myself to make sure it matched up. If you put this into a Word document, please make sure the image’s dimensions are 6.5″ x 9″ which takes into account a general 1″ border.

The pieces you need to cut multiple of is the body (one mirror), the ears (two with two mirror) and the foot (four total).

The Furby I took apart did not have a back mane. It did have a hair fluff and tail but the tail is a wad of fabric that I could not pattern. The hair fluff was actually a diamond shape but I traced the SEWING lines out.

The ear features lines that are for sewing before/after the front and back are attached. The Furby I took apart had some fabric folded and sewn to create a lip where the ear rod would later be put. After sewing the front/back together, starting and stopping at each edge of the lip, there is a stitching line through the ear to help keep their shape.

The dots otherwise present are where stitching was made for one effect of another. In the body, that is where the end of the ear was tacked down. In the foot, that is the point where the thread would go after wrapping around to the end of the foot to create toes.

If there is an interest and after I get more practice with sewing this myself, I may offer a tutorial. Please let me know if you are interested and if you have a preference for video or step-by-step pictures. Different people learn different ways and I know I’ve left some information out.