Guess What Everybody?The World's Most Splendid Red Engine Has Just Become The World's Most Splendid Red

Guess what everybody? The world's most splendid red engine has just become the world's most splendid red plushie!!

I started making this James plush as a birthday present for my brother! And although I'm over two months late for the occasion (oops), I'm still glad to finally have this lad done ^v^

In terms of plushie features, the most notable thing is that the tender can be detached from the engine. I've also decided to put a coupling on the back of the tender which I've made to be comparable with any other train plushies I may end up making in the future.

In terms of plush construction, I should note that the baseboard is made of a block of upholstery foam I carved out, that way it'll keep its shape but still be squishy and huggable! Also, I used a thin sheet of acrylic foam for the cabin roof (but I'll probably use something else for the roof in the future since that thin sheet ended up warping at the edges and has a bit of a weird feel from the outside)

I did some small sketches of a very jovial wolf person last night

Here we are folks, Fly Trap's complete! :D

Took me a bit longer than usual since I've been working on two projects at once, but I'm glad I finished him regardless

Now in terms of features, the main one is the bubblegum scent chip I put inside his chest! (Because it felt funny and ironic to make a garbage truck smell like something sweet) I also made his little hip-pouch things removable via buttons, mostly to give them the ability to swivel so they wouldn't get in the way of him sitting

Structurally, I put some acrylic foam sheets inside the box around his head as well as his "cap" brim so they'd keep their shape a bit more, then of course we have plastic pellets in the hands and feet as usual

(Small bonus pic under cut)

I managed to fit Fly Trap into the dresser lineup, even if it is starting to be a bit of a tight squeeze (Where exactly a plush is gonna go after I've finished making them always seems to be an afterthought, lol)

Had a cold semi-recently, so I drew this li'l fella to accurately portray how I felt

(I was so tired and achy that I couldn't walk normally, all I could do was this sort of kiwi-esque hunched over hobble)

I cannot believe how beautiful your diy James the Red Engine plush looks! I have been a James fan as well!

Aww, thank you! ^v^

I feel like many would have to agree that James really is a splendid engine, and the plush will look quite splendid once it's done!

(I started it as a birthday gift for my brother but I kept getting sidetracked and now I'm at least two months late -v-) (But he's almost done now!)

How would you draw Smallfoot from “Challenge of the GoBots”?

Generally like this

But I could also turn her into a marshmallow if I want

Oh! Let's not forget her vehicle mode