ldhenson: (merlin's magic disco ball)
ldhenson ([personal profile] ldhenson) wrote2008-12-21 01:25 am

So. Merlin.

What happens when S1 of Merlin ends and we have to wait ages for S2?

This.

Yeah, yeah, everyone talks about the big slash dragon under the castle, but the dragon I really like is the one on Camelot's shield.


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



I've decided his name is Cuddles.

Uther will not be pleased.


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



Tough luck, Uther.

Cuddles only has the two hind limbs, so technically he's a wyvern not a dragon, but all the knights laughed at "Arthur Penwyvern."


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



His tongue is a four-strand braid of thread. (Yeah, that was a good idea.) Depending on his mood, it can either mean he's thirsty, saying "bleah," blowing a raspberry at you, or he wants a bite of your curry. And you'd better give it to him, too, because he can fry you like a Hot Pocket.

His eyes are a fetching copper color. They glitter, but you can't see that through the camera.


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



Like my other dragons, Cuddles' wings, tail and neck are wired. Unlike them, he isn't really poseable. His wiring is only for support.


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon



Also unlike my other dragons, his wings aren't quite anatomically plausible. But hey, I makes 'em like I sees 'em.

(Ignore the loose white thread on the table. I had a spool sitting nearby.)


plush stuffed dragon merlin pendragon
"I vigilantly stand guard over Camelot from any and all--hey, is that curry I smell?"



X-posted to [livejournal.com profile] cute_plush (here), [livejournal.com profile] merlin_tv, [livejournal.com profile] merlinbbc, [livejournal.com profile] craftgrrl (here), Craftster (with a different set of photos in better lighting)


ETA: Second iteration of plush dragons

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
And quite good he is at it, too.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks very much.

[identity profile] eliselxx.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
that's a fantastic dragon plush
and his name is fantastic :)

[identity profile] ramtops-witch.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
I feel like cuddles should get his own fic somehow...

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, and actually a FB is structurally pretty similar to my Reign of Fire dragons. So I suppose I have a head start on the idea. But argh! No time!

Although if I get snowed in...

[identity profile] mcdchick923.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I love him! :D

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

and his name is fantastic

I suppose I don't have to worry about getting the wrong dragon when I call him :-)

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Cuddles looks pleased by the idea.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-23 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

[identity profile] tainry.livejournal.com 2008-12-24 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow... ^_~
Well, er, I mean, you're bound to be snowed in at some point, right? :D
ext_18566: (mer prince)

[identity profile] voldything.livejournal.com 2008-12-26 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
that's... the cutest thing EVER

[identity profile] grace-poppy.livejournal.com 2008-12-27 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, he's gorgeous!!! I always love your plushies, and you just become more and more and more AMAZING with them.

[identity profile] ekuseru.livejournal.com 2008-12-28 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
w-o-w I want it so much :3
It's amazing.

You're a talent!

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-28 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, thank you!

That's a pretty icon.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-28 09:02 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! It was very interesting to make him after making my other dragons, because they're structured so differently I had to come up with new ways to put him together.

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-28 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! He's a good companion when I'm watching Merlin epiodes.

[identity profile] tricksterquinn.livejournal.com 2008-12-28 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
R'thur? R'thor? Heeeee!

[identity profile] tricksterquinn.livejournal.com 2008-12-28 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my god, he's PRECIOUS! Now I am totally wanting to try my hand at this - I'll have to dig up that book, because your bat is too cute for words, too!

Now I want to write the cracky little story where they find a nest of tiny wyverns (ala Anne McCaffery's firelizards) and the next thing you know Cuddles is dive-bombing everything in sight and Merlin can't stop laughing and Arthur's got one living practically in his hair and Uther's eye keeps twitching (but for some reason he can't manage to kill them).

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-28 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh thank you! That book really is good, because the patterns are mostly simple yet she pays a lot of attention to how the animals/objects really look, so the finished toys look very nice. And she explains some useful design concepts.

next thing you know Cuddles is dive-bombing everything in sight and Merlin can't stop laughing

Hahaha...if you wrote that I would SO read it.

[identity profile] tricksterquinn.livejournal.com 2008-12-29 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, that sounds awesome. I'll look around for it.

*covers eyes* Don't tempt me!

You should definitely post a pattern for Cuddles. So we can make him friends at home. *shifty* If, of course, you don't mind.

[identity profile] sinjah.livejournal.com 2008-12-29 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I am doing something completely out of character and commenting on an entry with lots and lots of comments (there is no excuse for why I don't usually do this. I am ashamed of myself) because THIS IS HOW MUCH THIS DRAGON ROCKS!

And also because your post made me laugh. So much. And also because my little fangirly heart went THUMPTHUMPSQUEE somewhere in the middle of there. And kept going like that. I think that point was this: I've decided his name is Cuddles. Uther will not be pleased.

I think I love you. Also, I must have one of your dragons! Kidnapping plotting is in order!

PS: I warned you in my other comment that I would stalk your LJ more!

PPS: Don't mind me, it's probably the sugar high! Oh Christmas sweets, oh Christmas sweets, of all the sweets most lovely!

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-30 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm glad you commented. (Cuddles says he is, too.) And glad the post gave you a laugh! The show really grabbed me at a time when I was most definitely not looking for yet another new show, and I just channeled a lot of my enthusiasm into this and my Pendragon snowflake. And I almost talked myself out of making him, too.

You're welcome on my LJ anytime. Thank for the kind words!

[identity profile] sinjah.livejournal.com 2008-12-30 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
I heard wonderful things about Merlin from fandom, so I thought I'd give it a go, but, like you, I didn't expect to grow quite so fond of it! It's just so adorable! Everyone is so cute and cuddly (so the name Cuddles for the Camelot dragon is, in my opinion, extremely appropriate) and hilarious.

The fact that there's a lot of great fanfiction out there already is a huge added bonus. I can't wait for the second season! Do you have any idea when it'll start? I am ignorant when it comes to the ways of foreign television.

And you are not American, judging by the time you're online! European? Or in US and staying up really really late?

[identity profile] sadera992.livejournal.com 2008-12-30 09:52 am (UTC)(link)
omg, wow. so amazing

[identity profile] ldhenson.livejournal.com 2008-12-31 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, and the thing is, I usually like my dramas dark and gritty, but I can't complain about the cuteness either :-) I haven't really read much of the fanfic yet but I'm pleased to see people have really gotten into it so fast. Fannish creativity can be remarkable.

As for S2, I've been hearing next fall. So it's going to be a loooong wait...

Or in US and staying up really really late?

::whistles innocently::

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