1/13/2024 0 Comments Custom furby boom![]() ![]() ![]() Now hot glue the eyes and clear eye cover in place. Even the slightest movement can make it look off.ġ7. What I did to check this was hold it in place with one hand holding both the eyes in position and the head plate. Make sure they look how you want them to. Make sure to place them the same way you did before. Place the eyes you made in the head plate. Basically top goes on top, bottom on bottom. Make sure to plate it so the bottom faces towards the beak. While the top has an indent in it/ it goes down. ![]() The bottom of the clear eye cover has a straight line. It will go into the head plate so the rounded bits peak out. The clear eye cover has a front side that is rounded. For simplicity, I am calling the two plates put together the head plateġ5. You can leave the mouth alone (what I did) or you could hot glue it in place. Since if you did it this way and there are no mechanical bits. Everything should be together except for the clear eye cover and the eyes you made. Make sure everything is in position how you want and nothing has been damaged. Screw the eye plate back onto the faceplate. Make sure to position this the way you want. The eyelid goes on the outside of the eye plate. Now hot glue the eyelid to the eye plate. If you do this let it dry before moving on.ġ3. This step is completely optional! I varnished the plates and eyelids, you don’t have to do this. When I got paint on the tongue I used a pick to carefully chip off the paint without damaging it.ġ2. I just painted the outside and the “lips”. I did not do this as I did not think I could put it back together. If you wish to paint the beak/mouth do know that it is impossible to paint most of the inside without taking the mouthpieces apart. You may need to do multiple layers to accomplish what you want. The color inside will be visible from the outside in small areas around the eye. If you are painting the outside of the Furby I would recommend painting the inside as well. Do any painting you want to do to the faceplate, eye plate, or eyelids. While doing this check constantly to make sure they haven’t moved or messed up.ġ1. Then hot glue the connected eyes to the clear cover. Once you are sure you are happy hot glue the popsicle sticks in place. For instance, if they have eye shines or other details you don’t want them to be in different positions.ġ0. If you have asymmetrical eyes this is crucial. Make sure they also are going the same way. They should be the perfect size if you use the linked stickers or ones of the same size. Now check to make sure that the eye chips completely cover the clear eye cover from the outside so you can’t see into the Furbies head through the eyes. I would recommend having two popsicle sticks to keep them in place. Once you are sure they are how you want them to break a popsicle stick big enough that it goes across the two eye chips and connects them. I had to redo it several times to make sure they matched.ĩ. Make sure you get them in the correct position. Fit the eyes that you have made onto them. Now what you are going to do is take the clear eye cover. As if you do it this way it cannot move or work.Ĩ. The mechanical bits will be useless to you. When you take apart a 2012 Furby faceplate you should have 4 parts. It will be hard to explain to doctors and family. No one wants to lose an eye making a Furby. You will need a screwdriver and I would recommend wearing eye protection just in case. You will be dealing with wires and mechanical bits. Make sure to take out any batteries and turn it off. Stick on the Epoxy sticker! Make sure to press it down so there aren’t any air bubbles! Make sure to get the sticker centered so it doesn’t look off.ħ. Just make sure it doesn’t stick up too much or the epoxy sticker won’t fit nicely.ĥ. Color them! (You could also add glitter or whatever you want. Draw whatever design you decided on the circlesĤ. ![]() The ones I linked on Amazon are the perfect size to fit in the 2012 Furby faceplate!ģ. Design the eyes for your Furby! You can be realistic or do whatever you want!Ģ. I used watered down Liquitex Basic Acrylic Matte Varnish.ġ. +Optional: Matte Varnish, or whatever kind of Varnish you want to use. I don’t know if one of a higher temperature would mess with the stickers, Furby parts, etc… I would test this in a well-ventilated area first. I personally used a pretty low temperature one. +Art supplies for painting or drawing the eyes. I used paper from a Canson Mixed Media pad. + Epoxy Stickers 1 inch clear (For bottle cap pendants) I have linked ones that are perfect! I figured out how to make eyes for them so I figured I would share it! When I was making my long Furby I couldn’t find any resources for making a custom 2012 Furby. ![]()
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