#((I also just got a little 1998 furby to customize which i love so much and is partly what inspired the original comic haha))

[skizabaa]

I'm crying. I'm glad you made the Furby fren. ;w;

Of course!! They are the best of friends <3

[alilaro]

oh my gosssh, look who finally showed up after being lost in the mail for almost a month! °˖ ✧ isn't he handsome? ˖ ° 🧸🩰✧ ˚. 🫧

[seaside-kaycee]

hello furblr

my name is rev, but im also fine with kaycee. for a long time ive been wanting to get into the long furby, not too long after seeing the strange æons long furby video, but never really got around to it. i dont have much money atm but im thinking about trying to customize 2 of my 3 furbies(youll see why i wont customize the 3rd one when i show her) and maybe recording the process? i was wanting to know about tips and tricks for making my own furb.

case 1. the flayed

i got this guy i wanna say before the pandemic started, but it could have been immediately after, either 2019 or early 2020. funnily enough the day they arrived in the mail, we had very unusually stormy weather for my area. i took their skin off pretty soon after i got him, and all the little parts are in a ziploc. theyre a 2012 furby, which i didnt realize at the time but he has a digital face. i do not know if he works or how to get him working. my main worry is if theyre unfixable, is there a way to customize the face by taking out the digital eyes and making my own? i dont know jack shit about electronics so if i did have to fix them theres a high chance i just wouldnt be able to.

case 2. the gift

this is a 1998 furby my friend got me this christmas that i am planning on longifying. there are plenty of tutorials online, so i have less to say on her, but any tips are welcome

case 3. the jester

this is the one i will absolutely not ever customize or diy in any way, aside from maybe removable accessories. i got her for 10 dollars at an antique shop that has since closed and later found out hes worth over 100 dollars on most ebay listings. he is my special treasure, and i love her just the way she is. why am i sharing her if im not gonna customize her? i dont want him to feel left out :(

other stipulations:

i would only be able to record if my parents old video camera still works. i cant afford a fancy one and theirs is pretty old and the battery might be shot.

cost of materials may be expensive, im on a small town that is quite literally on an island, and we have one art store with limited fabric options. most stuff i need will be stuff i have to order, unless i can convince my friends or family to get me stuff from joannes and ship it up to me.

timewise, i dont have much free time. all of my classes are very reading-intensive, and i like to at least be able to skim the readings. for school credit im also doing community service at least twice a week, and really the only days i have any free time are wednesday and weekends, and if i am successful in my job hunt those days will probably be taken up as well.

lastly i think at least one of my classmates might try to kill me if they find out im making them, but i think i can deal with that

please let me know of any tips, especially for the 2012 furb!

[ejfurbish]

hi, i adore your customs so much! ^^ i've been having trouble finding clear eye chips that fit 1998 furbies properly (14mm ones weren't thick enough and fell off even with glue). i was wondering where you got your eye chips from, or if you have a different process

Hello! Thank you so much! That means a lot ❤️!

Unfortunately almost every glass eye chips I have found online have had some issues. 🫠🫠🫠 So there isn't a "perfect" purchase out there. They are either over priced, came broken, or were too thick where the eyelids couldn't shut.

However, these were the best and closest options on Amazon I could find, they are the closest size (they're a little small but it's not noticeable) and most weren't too thick, but it only is for about 20 of them/purchase and that's if all of them are the right height;

With glass bead replacements I always make sure to place the glass beads into the sockets before gluing just to make sure that they fit and aren't too thick. Typically though you can tell just by looking at them and I recommend always doing this even with the above link, because each piece is a different size and some may be a lil' too big!

But honestly? Sometimes I don't want to bother using glass ones because like you had said they are hard to stay glued in. So what you can also do is soak the original eyecaps in some acetone! I soak mine for a few hours, take them out, and with a Qtip I lightly brush off the paint. Once the Qtip isn't releasing anymore of the paint you put it back in the acetone and wait. It takes some time and I learned there's about 4 layers of paint to go through. Then once it's all clear you just wash it with soap and water and let air dry. They should be clear and have some of the line engravings in them still which can make a cool eye texture for the furby! This also will reduce waste! So I highly recommend doing this method as well if the eyes weren't damaged by removal!

I did this method for my Succubus Furby Aggie and I absolutely love the line engravings;

And as for glue I am still figuring out the best method! I know that either glue you use you should always seal the eye design with something. Either clear spray paint finish or mod podge just to make sure that the design won't be damaged by the glue from the eyechip (Because no air can go between it so this sometimes causes the eye design to bleed and it makes for a mess under the eyechips).

Modpodge works great to attach the eyechip to the eye sockets however I have had better luck with either Super Glue GEL or Hot Glue for gluing the eye chips to the eye pattern! Hot glue it just hard to not make a mess with and you have to be fast or it'll dry and be too thick. I always place a small drop in the center of the eye design and then quickly put the eye chip ontop and push it down. This spreads the glue across the pattern for a clearer look. But be careful to not burn yourself and if you are using glass chips they also can get really hot. Also air bubbles can be your enemy so make sure there are enough glue sticks that won't cause it to sputter out and make air bubbles!

But realistically. My fav is still Super Glue Gel. It just gives a smoother look and dries quickly without moisture. So for me personally I do the following method;

Mod podge to seal the design -> Let Dry -> Super Glue Gel drop on design and then press eye chip onto it -> Let it dry over night -> Mod podge/Super Glue whole eye chip w/ design into sockets. -> Let cure for a day -> Use alcohol to clean off any clouding on top of eyechip that may occur from the super glue.

I hope this helps!!!!