Mechamaniac Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 (edited) So, having had a chance to see Egan and XSToys plushie Gubabas at MWCon, I decided I had to have one. However, I didn't have the time or inclination to scour Yahoo Japan trying to find one, and didn't want to pay a grip for what amounts to a tribble with eyes. So, I made my own, and have one upped the original plushie. My plushie Gubaba features a poseable tail, and removeable eyes allowing the owner to show the many moods of Gubaba. I took the mood ideas from the This is Animation M7 book I snagged from Seichi. I'm still working on some more eyes for him, but for now, these are a good start. Pics.. Edited August 4, 2005 by Mechamaniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1 VF-1 2NV Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Very cute . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaVegeta Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Very cute . 317459[/snapback] SWEET! You didn't show me the other looks when I was over there the other night, you bastid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 hehe, that's pretty cool. I like all those expressions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 ROFL, lol man that is..... I loling to hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-18S Hornet Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 (edited) What about the angry look? Plus every time I look at it, it looks like someones hairpiece mutated and grown eyes. Edited August 5, 2005 by VF-18S Hornet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 What about the angry look? 317491[/snapback] Working on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Sweet could you make another i need a christmas present for my wife while im in the desert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 Sweet could you make another i need a christmas present for my wife while im in the desert. 317493[/snapback] Yes, I can make more if there is interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeo-mare Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 great work one of the simplest yet best customs i have seen in a long time. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojacko Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 CUTE LITTLE FELLA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Great job. Once I get the new sever access passwords from Shawn, I'd love to add those pics to the custom toy gallery if you don't mind. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eming Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Ha ha... SWEET!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 that's uber cool... probably the only plushie I would ever get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 Thanks for the great comments guys. Graham, please feel free to add him to the Custom Toy Gallery, that would rock!. I'm still working on the angry eyed Gubaba, and I might even make his little ball spacesuit if I can find the right kind of stuff to bash. I wanted to add feet since he has them in the lineart, but I haven't found anything suitable yet. And Gubaba will be accompanying me to Otakon this year. He'll be riding my shoulder, and I'll have to get some Pocky or something to give to people who can actually identify who he is. Any suggestions are welcome also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonz Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 so cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Very nice: /melikes a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 LOL... I wanna see a pic of you wearing him as a wig! Reminds me of a book I had when I was a kid.. about all these cute plushy pets the townspeople had, but then they got lazy and the plushies went spiky and evil.. can't remember the name. now that's gonna bug me for days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 LOL... I wanna see a pic of you wearing him as a wig! Hey, enough of the bald jokes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
min Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 That looks awesome! Hope you make these available for the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Very nice custom! Very nice indeed. Are you planning to make more? Or could you at least tell us how you made him. ROb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ido Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Nice toy, shouldn't be the tail be hairless like a rat one aniways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 Nice toy, shouldn't be the tail be hairless like a rat one aniways? 317650[/snapback] I battled with that. I wanted to make it as close as possible to a Rat's tail, but couldn't find the right material and still maintain the "plushie" aspect. I thought of grabbing a rubber halloween rat, and using that tail, but rubber wouldn't have seemed right. In the end, I took a bit of license, and decided that his tail would be as hairy as the rest of him. If someone can give me an idea of a material that I can use that would be poseable, and easy to find, while retaining the look of a rat's tail, I will gladly incorporate it. He is, after all, a prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Haha....shocked gubaba is cool! Looks like alot of static. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 That's pretty neat, does he have feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 That's pretty neat, does he have feet? 317683[/snapback] Therein lies another dilemma. In the anime, he does have feet. However, in the lineart, he has two different types of feet. Ulimately, I couldn't decide on which to go with, and I am still looking for something to make them out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigkid24 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Sweet! I would definitely be down for one if you make more. I really like the idea of the removable eyes for different expressions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 yo!! that's toit!! Put on the list of wanting one! Good job!! is it bigger than the original or same exact size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeats Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 yo!! that's toit!! Put on the list of wanting one! Good job!! is it bigger than the original or same exact size? 317736[/snapback] It's pretty much the same size. I'll have to snap a pic of it on my shoulder, and compare it to the pic of Egan's on my shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Maybe it's just me but someday I would love to find a just beat to all get out, needs to be restuffed valk plush. WHy, you ask? Easy, then I would have no problem with pulling the stitching and making patterns out of it, I can see it now, custom valk plushies, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 Actually plush Valks may be on the horizon....in all variations.... My Japanese friend's (my business partner) mother is a seamstress and she made a bunch of Gundam plushes before. So there is a chance. Man I really want one of the Guaba's. It kinda grows on you..and it is super cute! Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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