Programming. Mad Science. Furbies.

In which I try to reverse-engineer my own furby from scratch and give it LIIIIIIIIIFE

[emberglowfox]

depression is over it’s done it is obliterated look at this fucking shirt i found at the thrift near my house

[emberglowfox]

i need you guys to know that when i brought this home my mom was like WHAT is THAT. well i think you’re the only person on earth who would wear that, good that you found it

i show her this post every time it hits another thousand note milestone. she thinks we’re all ridiculous but no longer underestimates the Gay Desire For A Fun Shirt

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

Op:

[poppetawoppet]

I need ten of this shirt right now

[lolbatz]

Zephyr worm and some Zephling wormlets!

[velvasthecrossfox]

Moodboard for a worm on a string character

Do you see the vision?

[worm-on-a-blog]

hey! take it easy soon, if you can. 

[not-mrs-cake]

He lives on my desk now at my Serious Adult Job and reminds me not to stress too much.

[worm-on-a-blog]

holy shit

[buttercupcd]

don't ask

:•~

[emoto-tronicfurbybaby]

Backrooms furbys

I reckon in the right environment the backrooms could accidentally generate a long furby

[lucky-wild]

[graveyardrabbit]

I really love those posts of people showing their stuffed animals various things and locations, gonna start doing that

[graveyardrabbit]

showing my giant ground sloth the Feather River and the Feather River Fish Hatchery fish ladder

[graveyardrabbit]

showing my cat the location of the last stagecoach hold-up in San Mateo County

[graveyardrabbit]

showing my sockeye salmon The Gates Of Hell

[graveyardrabbit]

showing my humpback whale Methuselah the coast redwood

[graveyardrabbit]

showing my banana slug the grave of Emperor Norton

[iheartpigeons1]

This is the prototype for the gen 9 Raspberry Swirl Furby that never got released. I love them so much I wish they were released because LOOK AT HER!!!! Furbys with uniquely colored eyes are quite rare from my knowledge (correct me if I’m wrong please!)

I think they would’ve been an absolute hit if they ever got released. I think about them from time to time and get sad knowing there’s only one out there that we know of if they even still exist.

[furbylita]

Ms Furby prototype

I love her dress

[emoto-tronicfurbybaby]

Briefly forgot about Ms. America competitions and thought that they were going to release 1 (one) furby with a gender

[xanaxfarts]

SEGA: Dreamcast Visual Memory Unit in ‘Transparent Emerald’ (1999)

[aroace-ryland-grace]

I have finished making a rocky plushie!!!! (Slightly modified from ur pattern)

I ended up not making the hands because it was too hard for me 😭 but! I put some of his marking on his arms! I also put the arms at the corners of the carapace instead of the sides

I love him sm I'm taking him everywhere with me

OH MY GOD I'M IN LOVE HE LOOKS PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!

[metalwork-heads]

Got my first 2005 baby! Her name is Macy. Shes a bit dirty but I love her so much!!

[furblore]

night night puff.. my sweet egg

[chinesewednesday]

[luidilovins]

my couchsona

[seananmcguire]

I would buy this and cover it in weird plush and sleep on it every night.

[quasi-normalcy]

I didn't know they did upholstery with 1990s bowling alley carpets.

[thefernhands]

If you're fifteen or older an still sleep with a stuffed animal please reblog this.

My friend is embarrassed and thinks she’s the only one and I said id prove her wrong.

[lotsofminidots]

Life Sized Book Rocky Plushie Guide/Walkthrough Part 1 - Main Body

So I made a life sized Rocky plush and I thought I'll post a walkthrough/guide to how I made him!

The specific sizes listed are suggested, I based them off of Rocky's description in the book to make him as size accurate as I can, but you can definitely make him even bigger or smaller. So feel free to adjust the sizes as needed! :D

Part 2 is not out yet and will be about his shirt. I will update this post the moment its available with a link to it.

Now without further ado, let's get into the guide!

Colour Coding:

- book canon used - personal choice - mathematical conclusion

Materials Needed:

- Sewing machine (to save time but you can just sew it all by hand) - Thread and needle for sewing by hand (I used an embroidery needle and thread because of the fabric I used) - about 2 meters of fabric of your choosing (if using my measurements) - Plush stuffing

Measurements Used:

NOTE: when cutting the fabric, leave a 1-2cm margin for sewing

Top Main Carapace (1x):

- Pentagon shape - 40cm widest point (Rocky is 45cm wide in the book but due to the stuffing, his top carapace needs to be a bit smaller)

- 25cm sides

Sides Main Carapace (5x):

- Trapezoid shape - 25cm upper side attaching to the Top fabric (same length as the sides of the top fabric)

- 13,5cm lower side attaching to the bottom fabric

- 22cm Height (Rocky's carapace is around 22cm tall in the book)

Bottom Main Carapace (1x):

- Pentagon shape - 22cm widest point

- 13,5cm sides (same length as the lower side of the Sides Main Carapace)

Top Vent (1x):

- Pentagon shape - 16cm widest point (2.5 times smaller than the widest point of the top main carapace) - 10cm sides (2.5. times smaller than the sides of the top main carapace and 4 times smaller than the widest part of the widest point of the top main carapace)

Vent Sides (5x):

- Rectangle shape - 10cm long side (same length as sides of top vent) - 3cm short side

Upper Arm (10x):

- Rectangle shape - 20.5cm long side (whole leg is 50.5cm, because Rocky is described to be around the same height as a labrador, which get around 50cm tall, split the legs up however you like) - 12.5cm short side (I made the diameter of the leg 8cm, and since the leg is basically a tube, the fabric has to be cut to the circumference of the "circle", so you have to calculate the circumference based on the diameter you choose for your arms and then divide it by two and use that for the short side. Also, the circumference is equal to the upper side of main carapace side piece. :D)

Lower Arm (10x):

- Trapezoid shape - 30cm Height (because the whole leg is 50.5cm long) - 12.5cm upper side (same length as the short side of the upper arm) - 9.5cm lower side (more math! :D since his lower arm narrows towards his foot, I chose a smaller diameter for the lower side. This diameter will also be the diameter of the middle of the foot. Calculate it as seen above.)

Foot (10x):

- 9,5 length of claw from middle of foot (same length as lower side of the lower arm)

And that's it for the patterns!! :D Now that we got the math out of the way, let's get sewing B)

Sewing Main Carapace:

Sew the Top, Sides and Bottom of the Main Carapace together. I used a sewing machine for this.

Don't connect the sides together yet and only connect the bottom to one side for now. It'll make the next steps easier (I didn't do that Dx don't make the same mistakes I made)

Sewing Vent and Connecting It:

Sew the Vent sides to the Main Vent (We will sew them together soon) But first, embroidery!

I just used a pen to mark the spots and made them a tear drop shape around 2cm away from the edges. Any shape works really.

Close up it might look a bit messy (didn't use an embroidery frame cause the fabric was too thick) but from further away its barely noticeable.

Next up, sew all the side together! (this part I sewed by hand)

And then go back to the main Carapace and cut a hole in the middle of the top carapace fabric around the same size as the Vent.

And sew it onto the main carapace (ignore the leg already being sewn in the image, it made things a bit harder to sew and could have been done later)

(I sewed the Vent to the carapace by hand)

Sewing Legs:

Cut a hole into half of the feet fabrics and pair them up together with the "non-holed" ones.

Then, sew the feet, upper arms and lower arms together in pairs so that the feet create a sort of pillow and the "arms" a tube each. (I sewed those with a sewing machine)

Stuff the feet with plush stuffing before sewing both parts of the arm to them.

Personally I stuffed the segments as I sewed them together by hand.

Connecting the Legs and Finishing up the Plushie:

Line up one of the legs with two wall sides of the carapace so that the leg is at the top of seam. Then sew it together so that the seam of the leg is also on the inside of the plushie. Do that for all sides until the "walls" are closed off. (from here I sewed every by hand)

Flip Rocky over and stuff him with plush stuffing to your liking. If you want to make the shirt for him (which will be the part 2 to this post) you might need to understuff him for now, so that he manages to slip into the shirt without any issues.

Afterwards sew up the bottom to the sides and BOOM!

YOU HAVE YOURSELF A BOOK ROCKY!

If you have any questions about the progress feel free to send the questions into the comments, my inbox or in my DMs. I will do my best to answer all the questions as best I can and add anything I might have missed! ^^ Credit: @8roadsigns for helping me with calculating the legs and @josephyarn for emotional support. Love you guys!! <3 people who wanted to be notified of this post: @doctorfurbenstein ; @torchbug-dragon