Fitor - Tumblr Posts
I don't think I've shared this yet, but I'm currently working on a Fitor plush :]
Also here's a quick mildly chaotic little peek at the point I'm currently at with the project
(I've only got a bit more hand sewing to do before external assembly now)
Quick update on the Fitor plush: He's almost done :]
Folks! I am proud to present to you, my newly completed Fitor plush!! :D
I'm quite happy with how he turned out, and especially with how well he goes with Cy-Kill (believe me, getting plushies to scale well with each other when making them from scratch is quite tricky)
In terms of features, Fitor's wings are lined with crinkly plastic for both structural integrity and a fun little sensory/fidgety thing. The wings can also be pinned back with button snaps if need be (as shown in the photos) And like most of my plushies do, Fitor has plastic pellets in his hands and feet
I may have gotten a bit fixated on drawing these little "marshmallowified" versions of the Gobots today
It started when I was doodling at work and I decided to simplify and squish Cop-tur's proportions down for fun, and then naturally the concept caught on and I wanted to squish down every one of them!
[Initial scribbles under the cut, alongside a whole 'lotta close-ups and an additional unrelated doodle]
The originals, as promised
And now for the close-ups:
These li'l fellas give me so much serotonin, it's ridiculous :]
(Oh yeah! Bonus scribble of Turbo in vehicle mode)
(I was gonna draw some other guys in, but I quickly realised I wasn't that confident with ink so I improvised a background)
So I left Fitor on the couch the other night. Then when my dad had to move him to a different spot, he posed him like this
(I also took a shot of the pose from a different angle)
Poor Optimus, smothered in his sleep... What an unfortunate way to go U_U
I don't think there's many ways to pack a non-pocket-sized toy into a suitcase that doesn't look at least a bit funny, lol
I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to use this as an excuse to share how these two were packed up for a trip I took earlier this month. Probably not nearly as funny as Optimus but I still found it quite amusing at the time ^v^
(Safe to say, they both got very squished during travel)
Oh my god guys, I’m going home today so I had to pack Optimus down and 😭😭
I’M SORRY I FIND IT SO HUMOROUS LOOKING AT HIM LIKE THAT. I TUCKED HIM IN AND THEN SUFFOCATED HIM.
Yippeee!! Look who's finally done! :D
Despite the fact that she's caused me more trouble than I was anticipating (mostly because I needed to re-cut multiple pieces due to the initial proportions being completely and utterly wrong -_-) I'm quite happy with how she came out ^v^
In terms of plush features, you can remove her brain! I decided it would be fun if you could take her brain out because I just generally like the concept of plushies having pockets containing removable organs. I've also decided to put a rattle in the brain! Since I like when plushies rattle but I'd sometimes rather they be quiet, I figured it'd be convenient to make the portion with the rattle removable so that you could have a smaller object to fidget with and have a plushie that doesn't have to make noise all the time.
I think it's also worth mentioning that I put more beans in her hands and feet than I normally would, which is my attempt at giving a subtle nod to her unique seismic-stomp attack.
(Bonus infodump below cut for anyone wondering why I gave a robot a normal-looking brain)
So! For anyone unfamiliar with the Gobots, they aren't actually fully robotic like you may be expecting. In the lore of the show "Challenge Of The Gobots", they were originally organic beings who had to transfer their brains into robotic bodies due to a cataclysmic event as a result of the raging war threatening to wipe them out.
In the episode "Sentinel", we get to see an x-ray shot directly showing the fact that they have organic brains (Screenshots shown below, I apologise for the nightmare fuel)
As for why I decided to only apply the removable brain idea to Crasher... She just kinda seemed the most fitting. And also design wise, it's far easier to hide the zipper on her than it is on anyone else.
[Slight tangent, but Crasher having her brain fill up that much space in her head just can't be good for her. I understand that the artists doing these drawings probably didn't put too much thought into it, but she seems much more at risk of getting a concussion, especially with how many head-on collisions she gets into]
I discovered the Starflesh aesthetic the other night, which in turn inspired me to draw a few Gobots in a more animalistic form
Hell, this isn't even the first time I've done this! I've also drawn Scooter in this way before
(I didn't realise I neglected to share creaturified Scooter until now, but oh well)
I've been neglecting to share these for a while now, but I have some pictures from a semi-recent daytrip of Fitor while we were on a gondola
Also, a few bonuses:
I took some pictures of the big machinery at the bottom of the gondola line because I found it incredibly fascinating
Back at it again with the cherry blossom photography!
We ended up going to the garden a little later than the previous times, but that just meant that I got to capture all the cool lighting they set up around the place ^v^
And of course, I brought Fitor with me It seems like he also enjoyed his time in the garden
(Bonus pics under the cut)
Cow spotted! They had cows nearby and I managed to capture a photo of one in the dark
Om i n o u s p a s s a g e . . . .
And finally, an impromptu photo of Fitor sat atop my hoodie after we were done walking around the garden