Without a spine, your Furby will just flop around and since the eyes cannot be separated from the body this Furby will already be very top-heavy so I would highly suggest adding a spine. This step is not required, however, if you want your Long Furby to be possable this step is necessary. If you want to add eyelashes, simply grab some fake lashes or doll lashes, cut them to size (you may also need to cut the length), and attach them with superglue! *if you did not skin your Furby I would recommend using masking tape or something similar to keep the fur clean* Just like the face, seal this paint with nail polish. The ears don’t need to be particularly neat this is just to hide the joint after the fur goes on. If you want to make sure the ears retain mobility you should also paint the connection between the ears and the head the same color as the fabric you bought at this time. *Especially make sure to thoroughly cover the outer parts of the eyelids and mouth as these are the parts that will chip the most when the face moves.* The nail polish also does a really good job at smoothing over your paint job and making all the colors and textures much more even. If you do not seal the paint it will chip off. Once your paint has dried paint over everything with clear nail polish or varnish. THIS MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO PAINT THE EYELIDS. If your Furby still works turn your Furby on and wait until it closes its eyes before taking out a battery so that it stays in that position while you paint. If you do not this fuzz will probably get stuck to the face as you are painting it.* *Before beginning the painting process I would highly suggest gently cleaning the body of your Furby to get rid of any remaining fuzz from the skinning process. This, of course, is not required but if you are totally changing up the color scheme of your Furby this is a simple way to make it appear more polished. Once you have freed the ears you should be able to pull the fur over the ears and off the Furby!Ĭongratulations you have now successfully skinned your Furby Boom. The easiest way to remove this fur is to use scissors to cut through the plastic "cage" surrounding the ear joint and the two plastic clasps securing the fur around each ear. The fur is also secured around the base of the ears. (I did not have a small enough screwdriver so I ended up using a cuticle clipper, the screws were loose enough that that worked just fine). You can rip the fabric away from the clasps with enough force but you will need some sort of tool to unscrew the two small screws. There is a white wire attachment where you can simply pull the wire apart from the Furby.ĭepending on whether you have an older or newer Furby Boom! model, there will be either one or two screws and a series of plastic clasps that hold the fur down around the faceplate. I am not entirely sure what this wire does, but my best guess is it allows the Furby to “feel” if you are touching its stomach. Once you cut all the way around the base, begin peeling up the fur. *PLEASE NOTE IF YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN FUNCTION BE VERY CAREFUL TO NOT CUT WIRES DURING THIS STEP* That may seem like a no-brainer but it’s worth mentioning. (If you want to reuse the original feet make sure to neatly save them here). Take a sharp seam ripper or scissors and start cutting the fabric along the bottom of the Furby (under the feet). (Well unless you are doing a simple longification, in that case, skip this step). So, the first thing you always want to do when longifying a Furby is skinning it. Seriously, if you want to attempt this project or ANY project with similar fabric, I cannot stress enough how much of a game-changer this was. When dealing with fabric with long hair, it is *SO* much easier, and less messy, to use a razor blade to gently cut the fabric from the back. *If you are doing a simple longification, cut the fur around the base of your Furby and only look at steps 2, 3, 5, 6, &7.* If any step needs more detail you will likely find what you are looking for in this tutorial. This longification process can really go two distinct ways, you can simply add fabric to the bottom of your Furby, or totally remake it. Then, I found it looks neatest to just cut the face hole larger while it is on the furb. I have found that it is easiest to adapt this pattern by cutting the fabric the same, sewing it the same, then try it on your furb. The pattern I have provided is for a 2012 Furby, which has a smaller faceplate. The only real difference when longifying booms vs 2012s will be the shape of the fabric around the Furby's face. I decided to make this tutorial after noticing a distinct lack of long Furby tutorials for 2012 Furbys/ Furby Booms.
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