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Published: 2017-06-15 17:51:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 640; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 0
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Description I accidentally deleted the other pictures I took of him, so I just have this one. Soundwave is the first Alpacaformer I've finished using the new cotton sherpa fabric for the fleece! This fabric, while more costly than the minky sherpa I used before, has a nicer fleecey texture and can be dyed easily. From now on, characters that require custom dyed sherpa will always be made with this fabric, as the minky sherpa is just too much of a hassle to dye. You'll still be able to custom order Alpacaformers made with minky sherpa if their colors are available, though.

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One day I thought to myself, "I should make Transformers into alpacas" and so I did. Their fleece is sherpa fabric stuffed with poly-fil, while their faces, armor, and legs are needle felted. This combination of sewing and needle felting worked out very well for me: I have a lot of trouble with sewing anything complex, but needle felting everything takes so much time and energy that it restricts the size and detail of what I make. Alpacaformers stand much larger than most of my purely felted creations, at about 8" tall not counting ears/armor (9" with ears). They have glass pebbles in their back legs that balance out their weight so they don't faceplant.

I do shopfills of various characters and sometimes take custom orders in my Etsy shop !

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Comments: 18

maddinja [2017-08-12 05:06:28 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE HIM!

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beanchan [2017-06-27 22:51:02 +0000 UTC]

OMG

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InkyPrinceRick [2017-06-23 04:13:19 +0000 UTC]

Are you going to sell him btw?

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SnowFox102 In reply to InkyPrinceRick [2017-06-23 18:56:14 +0000 UTC]

This individual was a commission so he's already spoken for, but I take commissions, including for characters I've made before (I've made three or four Starscreams by this point!) Check my Etsy shop link, you can see info about the different fabrics and such.

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InkyPrinceRick [2017-06-23 04:10:52 +0000 UTC]

I NEED ITS MY PRECOUS

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ssleepy [2017-06-16 01:23:58 +0000 UTC]

Aw!!! This one has got to be my favorite so far!! 
Wonderful job <3 

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SnowFox102 In reply to ssleepy [2017-06-17 05:13:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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NovakCat [2017-06-15 19:08:57 +0000 UTC]

That is adorable.

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SnowFox102 In reply to NovakCat [2017-06-15 19:47:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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kabasage [2017-06-15 18:27:30 +0000 UTC]

My goodness. I adore the fact that it's TFP version Soundwave!~

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SnowFox102 In reply to kabasage [2017-06-15 19:46:52 +0000 UTC]

He was a commission, but I intended to design him anyway just for the challenge, and because I dig TFP Soundwave.

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kabasage In reply to SnowFox102 [2017-06-15 20:56:26 +0000 UTC]

Was it difficult? TFP Soundwave is pretty intricate

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SnowFox102 In reply to kabasage [2017-06-17 05:13:20 +0000 UTC]

No moreso than any other Alpacaformer. Needle felting lends itself well to odd shapes.

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kabasage In reply to SnowFox102 [2017-06-17 15:41:46 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome! And they're so adorable!

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SnowFox102 In reply to kabasage [2017-06-17 20:01:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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kabasage In reply to SnowFox102 [2017-06-18 00:39:33 +0000 UTC]

Anytime!

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Annomaniac [2017-06-15 17:58:11 +0000 UTC]

Beep beep!

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SnowFox102 In reply to Annomaniac [2017-06-15 19:46:58 +0000 UTC]

Boop.

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