And,… that’s it. They’re finished and will be shipped out to Bob soon.

Here is the finished run (or rather a preview) of the custom Nightgamers. Each comes with a unique customized plush suit. Painted with acrylics and automotive color shift paint. Sparkles in pink, blue and pearl violet. Inside the head is a impact activated multi-color LED that lights up and makes the eyes shine. Info about pricing and availability will be up soon.

I finally got all the equipment ready to finish these little buggers. The eyes in the middle and the tongue are hold in place by a generous amount of hot glue. I couldn’t think of anything more gross than slimey hot glue. All that remains now is the final gloss coat and color in a few strategic places.

In the last few days since my last update I’ve started painting the Nightgamers and I thought I’d let you in on the progress.

1. (Above) I primed the faces/heads with gesso. Some parts are simply layed in with a brush while the fade is a combination of rubbing and dry brushing.

2. The pink here is a light rub. There is also some pearlescent paint but it’s hard to tell in this picture.

3. I added a golden rub in some areas.

4. Here I used a orange brush pen to lay in the paint. The colors of the Pentel brush pens have a wonderfully bright hue. It is quite fluid and the application is very even.

5. I added some more orange to the lips and gums

Today a very short update: I stitched all the zippers into the teddy bear suits. The one shown here fits pretty well. Some of the other suits are a little smaller and do not close completely with a toy inside. Painting the toys is the only step that remains until the finished custom run.

So, another update in my ongoing series of Nightgamer customization.

1. As you can see above I decided that two eyes are not enough and I drilled two extra holes into the mouth area.

2. Below is a shot with the eye sockets sculpted, the glass marbles in place and the tongue coming out of the mouth hole.

3. I mentioned this already earlier on that I gutted eight teddy bears and turned them into suits for the Nightgamers. The suits have blood red zippers. Each suit is different. Here is a close-up.

4. And to give you an impression of where all of this is heading here is a shot of one of the Nightgamers testing a teddy bear suit. This particular one has pants and a skirt that I carefully ignored. The zipper features intentionally bad sewing. Makes it more scary.