Customising a Candy Mare Animatronic (From an Abandoned FurReal Friends Butterscotch)

Here she is! Candymare is finally finished! She took way too long to make, but I loved working on her. I’m excited to start working on our next projects, and I hope we can all make some cool things together in 2022!
This video actually got wiped off my phone completely, and my boyfriend had to restore HIS phone to my backup to get it back. It took about nine hours, that’s love right there. Also, there's no backing music because every time I tried to export it with some cool lo-fi tunes, the video quality tanked super badly. Please BYO background music I guess.
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[@mephistoknackerman1406]

Wow, I created this character and even I'm kind of horrified by the final product! You've got one heck of a talent.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Oh hey, thank you so much! I’m so happy that you saw this. You created a really awesome character and story, I had a LOT of people requesting that I make her. Thank you so much!

[@Topdoggie7]

Now imagine her walking around your house at night like this.

[@Jacqueline_Oat]

I did a cosplay of candymare for halloween and the pumpkin prop ended up better than the actual cosplay lol

[@friednerves]

​@@CutThroatCati think the part thats exposed is where the movement is, you don't really wanna hinder the mechanism otherwise it could struggle to move. Good idea tho!

[@theblueyfan4107]

YOUR THE OFFICIAL CREATOR OF CANDYMADE

[@catsock]

“for better or for worse, i am a homestuck cosplayer” is such a powerful statement

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you, it’s who I am 😤 Captor fans rise up!

[@Clonetos]

There's something oddly wholesome about this, yes you're skinning animatronic toys and reshaping them into horror pieces but on the other hand you're giving them a new purpose and in a way breathing new life into them. If this was a toy story situation I think they'd be shocked at first but soon learn that while they may look horrifying to some they're getting just as if not more love from their new owner and are appreciated more.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much, that’s so sweet!!! That’s how I think of it too! At the start of their life, a toy is really loved by someone, and that’s awesome! When they move on and donate that toy, I can get some of them and customise how they look, and then share that with people online! I’m really lucky that so many more people than I’d expected like watching these videos, because it means that more people enjoy what I’m doing with the toy, and then they’re loved by even more people than before! And that makes me really happy! Not to mention that most of the animatronics I customise are damaged or broken to start off with. Poor Candymare was in the rubbish when I found her

[@Clonetos]

@@tobyhorrorboy and look what you did! Is she like she was before? No but she's working and looking great, she's ascended as a toy to art. Keep doing the good work sir, I salute you and I'm sure the toys you completed feel the same.

[@chrystalight.2786]

Yes, different things intertain different audiences and I know that when I was a kid (who grew up playing fnaf and other horror games) I would've loved this so much and I'm still not out of that phase this is awesome

[@chloesibilla8199]

New life . Out with the old , In with the new. :)

[@lavenderotaku2481]

@@viewer6152This.

[@Kate-ev5jc]

I showed this to my mom because I thought it was very cool and her reaction was "*gentle gasp* oh what a beautiful lady" and she said it was so sweet that you gave her a new life!!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Aaa thank you so much! Please tell your mum I said thank you! 😭

[@Sonic.exe_uwu666]

Awwww

[@Sonic.exe_uwu666]

UR MUMS THE BEST!

[@JWesker1998]

Turning an ordinary children's toy into a monstrous Stephen King style beast figurine. Impressive

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!

[@cherrypawz678]

the way the animatronic moves adds so much to the creepiness of the whole thing i love it so much

[@tobyhorrorboy]

This one is definitely kind of faulty, which I think helps as well! Thank you!

[@TheSpeep]

It is fcking horrifying, works brilliantly.

[@milkemoments1366]

Watching this honestly gave me so much nostalgia from when I had a butterscotch pony, that thing was so soft and undoubtedly one of the best toys I ever had

[@tobyhorrorboy]

That’s so cool, thank you! I didn’t even know they existed until my boyfriend suggested I get one to customise. They look like really awesome toys

[@LunaticTrumpet]

God I’m so jealous. I always wanted a butterscotch pony when I was child. Never got it growing up.

[@splendidcyan]

I did not appreciate how BIG Butterscotch/Candy Mare was until I saw you petting her at the end, and when I saw your kitty run around her! Good GOD that's a lot of fabric and glue and foam and PATIENCE. And skill! Super super cool work, I'd adore getting to see your customs in some cool lighting or even in some sort of scary walk-through exhibit!!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!! She’s absolutely massive, and it’s hard to show how big she is without standing next to her for scale. I’ve been thinking of doing “showcase” style videos for each animatronic where I show the animatronic on my desk to point out all of the details, and then do a more atmospheric section at the end! I’ll probably start doing those once I’m done with my current project (Plushtrap from fnaf!)

[@caitlinb5806]

It makes me happy when something abandoned like a toy or something is giving new life when it is restored or recreated in an art piece. Your channel needs more views

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much, this is such a lovely comment! I definitely prefer working with animatronics that are damaged in some way, whenever I can. I don’t know how many more I’ll find in a literal rubbish pile, but we can hope!

[@CATASTEROID934]

I get this odd feeling thinking about custom film and commercial animatronics, they're carefully and thoughtfully crafted constructs built to entertain but their prospects of resale are so overwhelmingly poor once they're no longer wanted that they almost always wind up in landfill to decompose among the rest of the trash.

[@_-REDACTED-_]

As a veteran mlp fan (a casual pegasister, if you will), this makes me so happy!!! You truly did the Candy Mare so much justice and it gave me so much nostalgia. You have an incredible skill and the loving hard work you put into this is so clear to see 💗 You really gave Butterscotch a new life and I love it so much!! 🥰 Thank you!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Aaa thank you so much, you’re too kind!!!

[@user-vu5gn6pl4s]

She’s horrifying. I love her 😍

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Nickolas_Baranski]

You've salvaged a working animatronic from a dumpster, AND your floor is b/w checkered pattern? Are you... are you still okay? Like, in one piece at least?

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Oh yeah, I’m go- *turns purple, collapses, robots go everywhere* It’s been ages and I’m still reeling about finding a whole huge, working animatronic in the trash! Unfortunately I don’t live at that apartment anymore, the checkered floors were SO good. I am okay and in one piece!

[@Nickolas_Baranski]

@@tobyhorrorboy That's good to know! Anyways, you are madly creative, and super freaking crafty, that's amazing! Also shout out to the friend, who helped to mix the colors!

[@TheMultiverseJumper]

thankfully instead of picking up a animaltronic that has a blood thirsty child haunting it, you only got a animaltronic that induces pur nightmares

[@ceilingfen9878]

I don't care if this is a year old, I found you as of recent and the way you portrayed the characters that I've seen so far onto the different furreal friends, HOLY HELL that's some talent. That Candy Mare looks like it'll eat ya

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much, this is such a lovely comment! She lives in our sewing room and hasn’t eaten anyone yet hehe

[@ceilingfen9878]

@@tobyhorrorboy Oh and I forgot to say, but BLACK CAT BRETHRENS UNITE!!! I have black cat too ^w^

[@KillerFurby]

Furreal Friends Are Literally So Perfect. I Love That You Brought My Two Childhood Togethers

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Aw, thank you! I actually never had a FurReal Friend growing up, but now that I’ve started making things with them, I can say that they’re really cool!

[@strayiggytv]

Maybe in the other countries furreal friends are hard to come by but in the states they're straight up rubbish. The sheer amount of Torch the dragon and Tyler the tiger who ride the Goodwill carousel and end up in the dump is staggering. I wish more people would customize them! I wish they had the same level of fan base as furby because as it is now furreal friends that retail for $99 usd can't find a buyer at $4.99.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Yes!!! You get it! I see them all the time in thrift stores! It’s so sad (the toy sections are often overflowing) so I like giving them a second life. Especially if they’re damaged (or in this case, super damaged and in the actual rubbish) I love Furby’s but they’re so expensive. But FurReal Friends? I see them for a few dollars all the time, it’s just about finding the right one!

[@kessawhy7489]

I have a FurReal friends blue and purple dragon that I bought new in box on Marketplace like 4 years ago for $20. It sold in stores for like $75

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

It really is a shame just how many FurReal Friends you find in thrift stores. I actually saw a Butterscotch of my own at Savers a few years ago, with her ears torn off and covered head to hooves in dirt! I wish I could've picked her up, but I neither had the space in my home nor the encouragement. That didn't stop me from buying a donated Cubby The Curious Bear the following week though 😁

[@moonlightwite]

I had never read the Candy Mare series before seeing this video, but now I've come back after reading through almost all of it. You did a fantastic job with her! Also, I wanted to say it's nice to see a woman working with animatronics. I hope you've inspired some girls to try and see if they can customize stuff themselves.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! I hadn’t heard of her until someone suggested I make her, and then I went and listened to a reading of it on KZbin! And thank you! I think that’s really important! I wouldn’t describe myself as a woman (I am after all, a horrorboy) but I hope I did too! Customising FurReal Friends is really accessible because they’re EVERYWHERE and usually really cheap! More people should get into it, it’s a great hobby

[@WoodGlooDrawsSometimes]

Hey, this turned out really awesome man! I don't know much about the character but honestly this animatronic and the whole process blew me away, so thanks so much for your hard work :)

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! You’re too kind aaa, I hope that some people can enjoy my silly little projects and videos haha 💚💚💚

[@tabbycat804]

@@tobyhorrorboy Silly? These are absolutely astonishing! The amount of skill and time you put into your pieces are impeccable. Hell, if I had this skill I would have remodelled every toy to look horrorish. You are just so good at this and I bet it’ll inspire me in the future when I’m older (I’m 13 rn) to do projects like this, I hope you keep up the amazing work and continue to create these creepy cool animatronics 💕💕

[@Topdoggie7]

Explaining the character in a sentence: a pony was fed magical candy and became candy that craves pony flesh. Guro ensues.

[@rosiekittengirl760]

I had Butterscotch as a kid, and it makes me so happy seeing her repurposed into something that can be enjoyed by an older audience!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! She’s a very cool toy, but I definitely prefer her as Candy Mare!

[@fronkee666]

I had a Butterscotch years ago! The way they packaged her meant that she came with her head not attached, and that was VERY fun for me opening the box on Christmas morning 😂 (scared the daylights out of me)

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Haha I’ve seen photos of how she’s packaged! On one hand, I get it! She’s a huge animatronic and of course it makes sense that some assembly is required. On the other hand, what absolute nightmare fuel

[@toxic_twinkies5589]

I've never actually heard it be called candy floss here, haha! We always just called it cotton candy here in the us! Ah, not to insult you or be rude of course! Just wanted to say! Also, I love seeing how different people are able to bring old animatronics to life!! So cool, and you definitely went above and beyond with this one :)

[@tobyhorrorboy]

That’s good to know, thank you! You can tell that I’ve never been to America haha Thank you so much!!!

[@abel_babel]

yeah i think (though i could be wrong) candy floss is more of a british thing? cotton candy is the main thing we call it in the u.s.

[@carolinedowdeswell4897]

Yes we call it candy floss in the uk ❤

[@chloesibilla8199]

"now that her face is smooth it's time to remove her teeth"..."I just love how butterscotch's tooth piece is, I'm going to have to make it into a necklace or something ".

[@thelostnarrator]

The amount of detail and work you've put into this is astounding and amazing. Its crazy to see the end product. I freaking love it!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! 😭

[@roseofnoonvale6650]

There's a kid's book called Bad Unicorn. At the end of the book, this evil unicorn becomes a broken-down cyborg sort of animatronic. It'd be so fun to see an animatronic of her where she purposefully looks broken.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Oh man, that sounds kind of messed up for a kids book 😅 really cool idea though!

[@roseofnoonvale6650]

@@tobyhorrorboy Well I say a kids book, I read it in middle school. it's a weird book

[@limendime3720]

The one with the evil squirrels, right? I remember that being really great!

[@spookytaco666]

The broken jerky head movement makes this even more terrifying lol.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Some of these animatronics make my job really easy when they move in kind of a scary way right from the start. Not sure how it is for the kids that have these toys, but it’s very convenient for me specifically

[@seaveggies]

Fursuit maker here! For patterning, you can also use plain old masking tape and tape it onto paper after pulling it off whatever you were patterning to make patterning even easier!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Ooo thank you! I’m a big fan of the duct tape method, but masking tape is interesting too

[@crunchie388]

I really love how this came out! The waffles and syrup are so realistic , and the teeth and skull are so sinister! Words can not do this wonder any justice!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Aaa thank you so much!!! I’m so glad you think they’re realistic!

[@lucarubinstein3907]

The detail is amazing! Also I don’t know animatronics but I do know fabric and I can tell you that black dye is notoriously uncooperative, unfortunately. I’m glad you were able to incorporate it into the design, she turned out so cool!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! I do like my sewing, but I don’t think I’ve used black dye much. I tend to avoid dyeing things if I can, I’m scared of getting dye on the floor or something haha

[@jimbomyboy9679]

Man, I was a brony from ages ten to twelve and somehow I never saw this creepypasta? I wish I did, this is AMAZING. You're actually incredible at this

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!! I hadn’t heard of it either until someone suggested it, but I listened to it and it was really good!

[@GoodMorningSunshine3225]

THIS IS SO COOL WHAAAT..i RARELY see any candymare fan made things. I LOVE candymare and her story, i can never find others who even know who she is

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much, I’m so glad you like her!!!

[@Guibby1125]

I know that I'm a year late but this JUST popped on my feed. That said, I remember when I had a butterscotch myself, the good ol' days of asking my parents for "a pony" and getting dear old butterscotch. 6-7 year old me couldn't even care about whatever was going on in life around me, I HAD A PONY! I'm nearing my mid 20s and your video just hit deep into the core nostalgia of my younger days. You may not see this comment since again, I'm a little late, but theres an old furreal friends animatronic i had as well. It was a gold and blue macaw! I couldnt remember the name for the life of but it was most definitely furreal. If you could get your hands on one, its be really really cool to see one turned into a pheonix or something! Hope everyone is having a good day today, stay hydrated ✨

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Aww I’m so glad! I love hearing about people’s childhood animatronics! And that’d be Squawkers McCaw! I haven’t managed to find one yet but if I ever do, I’ll definitely customise them into something!

[@The_w3ird0_N3xt_d00r]

Honestly corrupted toys are interesting but in a way are creepy and it’s so perfect

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! They are very cool haha

[@kallatasshusky976]

This is a pretty interesting build, though I'd suggest investing in an air-brush, as it will help rather heavily with laying down base coats, and like the candy-floss sections, it will be a lot easier to color it, as well as keep the physical brush strokes from causing any form of matting!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you! This video is from a year and a half ago, but we’ve gotten an airbrush since then! I haven’t used it much but I definitely will next time

[@ArcticMoon1982]

She lives!! She’s so uncanny, gives me furby vibes and I love it.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!!

[@VyxenViolets]

I gotta admit. this was recommended to me so many times and as much as i love horror, i ignored it because I wasn't really interested. but I looked up the story of candy mare, and then decided it was finally the time to watch this. I am SO glad that I watched this!! This was the coolest thing, and you earned a new subscriber! I can't wait to see more of your projects in the future!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Ahhh thank you so much! Thank you for the lovely comment!

[@Bitter.Bones.]

I love this so much, as a furby fan customised animatronics hold a special place in my heart, this is incredible

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! I love Furbys and I’m planning on customising one at some point, they’re just a bit harder to find cheap secondhand haha

[@lunawo1f]

I remember owning one of these, i’m so happy to see one be brought back into something that is loved again. (Mine had a missing tail and one ear at the end)

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Aww thank you! I’ve seen a lot of Butterscotches with missing ears and tails haha

[@twistedmyth5860]

This is so cool! I will say, if you have to do that kind of "Whipped Cream/Frosting" design element on another project there is something called Deco Cream that's made for piping fake Whipped Cream/Frosting.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! I didn’t even think of that!

[@marstothemoon9311]

this showed up in my recommended and I was absolutely enthralled the entire video. I didn't even know who/what candy mare was, i had to go look it up. Such awesome stuff! animatronics are so cool! Way to go!!!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much for such an awesome comment!!!

[@abilaidamiguel]

She kinda reminds me of something you'd see in an old stop motion movie and I absolutely love that.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!!

[@siopaobun3829]

awww i had a butterscotch!!! i remember it being HUGE and being able to sit on it… seeing it next to a house cat really puts it into perspective.

[@sleepiestmoth]

Watching this with no idea who any of the characters are makes for a real wild ride. Was not prepared for the chest-mouth. Really cool project, it never occured to me that you could customize animatronics!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Haha thank you so much! Yeah, customising animatronics is a great hobby! It’s like how people customise Furbys, but FurReal Friends are absolutely everywhere secondhand and they’re usually really cheap! And there’s so much variety because they’ve made so many, it gives a lot of options for what to make with them!

[@mellow_mallow]

Your crafting work here is very impressive in all aspects!! The overall result is incredible, but I love the attention to detail even more, the individuality of the various teeth, the saliva drippies, the excruciatingly hand-piped clay whipped cream!!!! a very lovely creation all around ❤

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much, you’re too kind!

[@TheEerieMaster]

I completely love taking broken and uncared for toys and giving them a new look, and purpose... Great good, great video

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! I love doing stuff like that! There are so many fantastic toys that you can customise, there are really endless possibilities! Candy Mare was particularly good because she was so very broken and already in the rubbish when I found her haha

[@Feezee223]

I’m remember wanting butterscotch so bad as a kid but she was too much money so it’s neat seeing someone customizing her

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!! I didn’t know she even existed until my partner showed me her old commercial, and then a few weeks later I found this one on the side of the road. What are the chances haha

[@theoretical_chaos7712]

i didnt know anything about this character so i sat and read a good deal of the wiki and god i guess its pretty standard for a creepypasta but still absolutely horrifying. the animatronic you made is the pertect level of horrifying and amazing, you did a fantastic job customizing her.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

I listened to a read through of it on KZbin and it was genuinely unsettling in parts. LOVE Creepypasta! Thank you so much!!!

[@TheLalacream]

I remember being so scared of the story to the point that i couldn't sleep or have the lights off in my room for a three days. On the plus side, the sleep deprivation i suffered got rid of my fear of the dark and i could sleep without a night light afterwards.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Oh nooo I’m so sorry! I listened to a reading of it on KZbin, alone at night, through my AirPods, and it was pretty tense in some parts!

[@TheLalacream]

@horrorboycosplay lol don't worry, I was a teen when I listened to a reading of it. I was fine after I got some sleep

[@theMyRadiowasTaken]

"i think that makes me a fnaf protagonist" *immediately turns the thing into a horrifying monstrosity* if you werent before, you are now 0_0

[@bashfulwolfo6499]

Made me gasp when I saw the title because I used to have a Butterscotch when I was a kid! We had it for quite a long time too, we eventually gave it away years ago now tho. Quite the strange nostalgic trip.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

That’s so cool! I didn’t know they existed until my partner showed me them. He always wanted one as a kid but this is the first one he’s lived with, and it’s… this

[@W1spySp1r1t]

I think its so cool omg, when the head at the end looks like its malfunctioning, honestly adds to the character ^^

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you! I thought the same thing! This animatronic isn’t working quite how it’s supposed to, but it works for her!

[@LeviathanFoundation]

This is cool regardless of what others say. I mean not many are able to take and customize and animatronic like this. I have been wanting to get into animatronics/robotics for while. even contemplated taking on of my alpha training blues(animatronic velociraptor) and trying to rig a Silicon skin to cover the hard plastic shell. even drew concepts for a Ark Wyvern robot some time back. which would aim at being looking, acting, moving and feeling like as close to a real animal as a robot can get. mainly aimed at those who cant have normal pets do to a fear of dogs, allergies, or just don't want to clean the mess. and as a emotional support robot if you will. but still be fun.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much, this is a really lovely comment! And all of that sounds AWESOME! I’d never seen the Alpha Training Blue before, that’s so cool! I haven’t looked at silicon/latex skins yet, but I’ll have to start because of some of my future plans. A robot that’s like a pet, but looks like a wyvern would be incredible! You should absolutely have a look into doing something like that if you want to! I really love Dragonlance, and I’d love to make something from it, but I’m not sure how customising a 5 headed dragon animatronic would go.

[@LeviathanFoundation]

I have not heard of Dragonlance till now and I would like to see what you could do with a 5 headed animatronic dragon. The wyvern was a project I wanted to take on because while robot dinosaurs, dogs and cats and horses are common. dragons are hardly ever done. But it would a hard project because I don't it to be just your run of the mill animatronic. but something that could be treated like a pet. for those who cant have real pets. I have been playing with the Idea of what I would call a MSO(Mechanical Synthetic Organism) a design that takes Ideas from Biology. figure if you want to make something that acts looks and feels like living breathing animal than one must look to animals themselves. designing specialized pneumatic synthetic muscles that would resemble and act like real muscle. Liquid joints to attach parts of a skeleton. like a biological Skeleton. a liquid cooling system that would draw heat from the processor and spread it through out the synthetic body cooling the processor but making the robot fill more real. the processor or processors would be dedicated to specific tasks split into conscious and subconscious workings Layering the skin using a mixture of fabric to cover the robotics to allow them free movement. silicon or even perhaps ballistics jell to simulate fat with a mix of sensors temperature, Impact, vibration and touch sensors. so that the robot can tell the difference between different types of stimuli for example petting verses pats. The robot needs to be able to learn and adapt to different owners. because I want it be able to adapt to someone with disabilities. for an example a kid that has a mental disability where they cant really take care of themselves or an Animal. even go as far as being modifiable to have additional sensors such as a heart beat sensor for those with heart conditions. maybe additional coding to help with those who suffer seizers(although I would wonder if this should be standard). perhaps a glucose meter for owners with diabetes. maybe going as far as to have an internal medical storage for say epi pins maybe coding for recognition and treatment of allergic reactions. and administration of medication.(I think this though is decades of do to complications) the system would be adaptable to many different forms not just robots that look like wyverns(dragons) but any creature both real and mythical/fictional even entertained the idea of a Sci Fi version of the MSO the in the NSO(Nanorobotic Synthetic Organism) which would be the same but would mimics dividual cells in an organism and running off of water. perhaps going nano fusion so the robot does not need charging or refueling for centuries. both generally the better units will be the older units because they would be better at adapting to there owner and all units would be designed to be updatable and upgrade able and the skin would be designed to be removeable and machines and the skin design would be coded into the unit its self so the design can be removed and edited so that when the unit is repaired and the skin is destroyed they have something to get the original skin design from when the skin is repaired any cuts and blemishes can be recorded so scare cosmetics can be added to keep the robots Identity. the reason for this is a kid might have issues if they cannot recognize the unit when its repaired or upgraded. its to help avoid distress. seeing how its a robot that is designed for someone to get attached to it and you cant replace a friend and one little thing might make the kid think there friend was replaced. sorry for the entire essay and lecture but I go on tangents and get carried away in my geek moments.

[@anglepsycho]

You did wonderfully with this design!! I've seen candy mare stuff a few times but this was a splendid take!!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! I’m so glad you think so! Honestly, I’ve only just finished her and I’m already thinking about adding some more candy to her

[@agoosed3281]

“Candy floss if you’re American” really took me out. People think we call it that? We call it cotton candy, mostly. So it really gave me a chuckle. That being said, I have no idea what this character is, but it’s a really neat video :D

[@tobyhorrorboy]

I have made a terrible mistake. One day I’ll go to America and fix this. And thank you!

[@questionableheathen]

She's amazing! Her design is extra scary but i desperately want to give her a hug She's such a cute eldritch horror! She needs to get ps ps psed at like she's a cat

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! I’m sure she’d really appreciate that!

[@packrat4071]

The jerky movements in the final product are so freaky and cool it’s I love it

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Hehe thank you so much!

[@dearestmothersoleil3052]

When she started moving i audibly went "oh my God, that’s horrible." So needless to say you've done a great job.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much, I’m taking this as proof of a job well done haha

[@felsiccanis]

Oh my god if 13 year old me saw this, I would freak out, this is awesome!!! I never thought I would see a real life custom mlp grimdark villain animatronic!!!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! I’m hoping to make my little amnesia Fluttershy out of another one of these, and maybe a few other mlp grimdarks out of a smaller Twilight animatronic

[@felsiccanis]

@@tobyhorrorboy AUGH THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!! I would LOVE to see an Amnesia Fluttershy done!

[@Dustinlove102]

1:02 💜 27:29 YES PLEASE 🖤 38:52 IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN *off key kazoo noises

[@Sonic.exe_uwu666]

😂😂😂

[@jax879]

It looks like a tim burton stop motion puppet and i live it so much 😭

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!!

[@hannahluke9381]

I clicked on this video not knowing who candy mare was, but intrigued by the idea of reskinning an animatronic, and I just assumed this character was from like. Idk, a horror arg or a podcast or something? So you can imagine my surprise when I decided I wanted to know what this was from ten minutes in and realized it was from mlp fanfiction. Don’t get me wrong, I was in the mlp fandom as a youth and I remember Rainbow Factory and Cupcakes and such, I just hadn’t heard of this one and it had been so long since I thought about any of them that it caught me off guard lmao. On a side note, I’m also very intrigued by the idea of custom animatronics, I’ve been watching a lot of doll customization but the possibility of doing this hadn’t even crossed my mind. But also I like sewing, and making weird little guys, and I really REALLY like the idea of making a weird little guy who moves, so maybe I have something new to try :3c

[@tobyhorrorboy]

I hadn’t heard of Candy Mare either, but someone suggested I make her so I listened to a read through of her story and I really enjoyed it! Customising animatronics is an excellent hobby, I’d definitely recommend giving it a shot!

[@Ryuusei924]

i was shocked when you said we were almost 40min into the video, i wasn’t even paying attention to the time cuz i was so entertained. i usually have a very short attention span with videos but you kept me interested the whole time. good work!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Wow, thank you so much! I’m really glad to hear that, this video isn’t my best work haha. I actually lost the file because it was so massive and my partner and I had to go through so much trouble to get it back, that I then didn’t want to try to add music to it in case something bad happened to the file again! So I’m really glad it’s still an enjoyable watch!

[@LemonadeStand618]

The fear garden ref came out of nowhere and was very appreciated.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Haha thank you, I’m glad a few people got it

[@lore4264]

This is amazing work! I had a Butterscotch pony when I was little and I thought she was absolutely terrifying. She would turn on automatically when I thought I had turned her off. When powered down at night, she would just sit there on my shelf with her eyes wide open. I swear she was watching me. I am 100% convinced, that deep down, this is what her true form has been all along. The Candymare.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! That’s kind of horrifying! I like animatronics like this, but I can definitely see how they’d be a bit frightening, especially at night. I’ve only had one go off on me unexpectedly, I picked him up to move him (it was an Elmo that I’d customised) and he started yelling and I nearly dropped him 😭

[@abel_babel]

this is the kind of thing i dreamed about doing as a kid, thank you for living that dream 😭💖

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Aw, thank you! I also wanted to do this sort of thing as a kid too, and I’ve just started doing it recently!

[@raccoon2968]

Wow I didn’t realize how huge it was until the end. That’s awesome

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you! Yeah she’s absolutely massive, it was a real struggle to walk home several blocks carrying her

[@Tesl8n]

Not knowing who this character is and hearing you very casually refer to its "chest mouth" 10 minutes into the video is a wild feeling :o

[@demonEyeAccidentally]

I make furniture as a hobby, and you’ve inspired me to try some felt in my next piece

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Woah, that’s awesome! Your hobby sounds fantastic! That sounds really interesting, I’m honoured

[@renacarter9541]

Americans say “cotton candy” gave me a good chuckle though. Love the build.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Hehe thank you!

[@MojitoMouse]

If you ever need to do permanent, non-edible piping again, you can use silicone caulk, it's a bit thick, but it's what's used for decoden and stuff like that.. :P I would recommend double bagging tho, just to avoid bursts, since it is so thick.. xD

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Oh man, I’ve seen deco den around for well over a decade and didn’t even think about how I could apply that here. That’s awesome, thank you! I think mine turned out okay, but it definitely wouldn’t pass on a phone case or anything like that! That’s so cool!

[@vanillapiper9063]

In america we actually call ‘Fairy Floss’ ‘Cotton Candy’, the UK calls it ‘Candy Floss’

[@realisticwarrior]

i've always had a fear of animatronics but this video was really good and made me less afraid of them so thanks for that

[@tobyhorrorboy]

I’m so glad I could help!

[@BobRoss233]

This *thing* has been haunting my nightmares to the point i swear i felt it physically crawl up my bed ready to end me. How is this video just NOW being recommended to me!?! The jerky movements of the animatronic only adds fuel to my niggtmares.... Thank you

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Wait that’s so scary! Thank you! I hope you stop having nightmares

[@BobRoss233]

@@tobyhorrorboy for the most part, no nightmares. Or dreams of any kind. Just a void when I sleep.

[@caitlynpotter652]

Idk why, but this randomly popped onto my youtube like a year after, and i remember watching a lot of this on tiktok. I think i saw the finished product on tiktok, but i just decided to watch this entire thing here and now and it was great.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! This video and my Fetch video had a huge influx of views suddenly, so I think it’s popping up in a lot of people’s recommendeds

[@caitlynpotter652]

@@tobyhorrorboy that's so random but funny XD I watched it cause I was like oh yeah I remember this! Then didn't realize it was like 40 mins and then went, thats fine its fun to watch XD

[@KaneyoriHK]

It works oddly well for how unnaturally the actual animatronic moves, making it oddly unsettling.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!

[@KaneyoriHK]

@@tobyhorrorboy good artists and creators deserve to know it! Pleasures all mine to compliment an artist and their craft!

[@purrpletiger2159]

A friend sent me your Fetch customization today but i was SOOOOOO EXCITED TO SEE MLP GRIMDARKS ON HERE TOO!!! Something Sweet To Bite is a big part of my tweenhood :] subscribing, can't wait to see what else you make!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! And that’s awesome!!! I definitely want to make some more mlp grimdarks, and some Creepypasta stuff as well!

[@purrpletiger2159]

@@tobyhorrorboy That sounds so awesome! Are there any other horror games you're planning to make something from? :0

[@animatronics8710]

WAIT IMAGINE HOW THE ARTIST FEELS

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Candymare’s creator commented! They said it was neat!

[@theonionqueen3519]

I love the finished product so fucking much. Just as a weird aside, candy corn generally doesn’t come in a gradient. It’s cool to hear the cultural difference!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!! I think the gradient thing was more because of how I’ve painted Homestuck horns in the past (which are candy corn coloured), I usually add a gradient to those. I’ve only eaten candy corn once I think, you really don’t see it around much in Australia!

[@theonionqueen3519]

@@tobyhorrorboy your artistic skills are honestly incredible. Several times throughout the video, you would do something that I would’ve never even had thought of! I mean, turning an animatronic kids you into a candy mare, that’s honestly brilliant. I’m excited to watch the rest of your content!!!

[@dpeterson5630]

Oh man, I used to want a Butterscotch SO BAD when I was little. It's so cool to see one be made into such an awesome project!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! I didn’t even know they existed until my partner showed me her, but Butterscotch is a really cool toy!

[@VoidRavenwood-jy4ej]

Amazing animatronic! Absolutely loved seeing the process. Ps. The Joey!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!!

[@VicerimusMortem]

Beautiful creature, she is.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!

[@awcolorcat]

Amazing work with a terrifying result! I love seeing videos from you :)

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!! I’m really looking forward to getting started on the next few projects (after we move house, oof)

[@chloesibilla8199]

I love how honest and open you are! I also love how you give credit to videos you watched!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that (and thank you for all of the kind comments!)

[@jewelhenson3034]

Your yard and house must look cool at halloween

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Haha thank you! You’d think so, but I actually don’t display them at Halloween because I don’t want people finding out where I live (super unlikely, but still!) I do love my Halloween decorations though!

[@jewelhenson3034]

@@tobyhorrorboy I get it honestly, plus most if not all of these would not fair well in the different weather conditions. Still fun to see them being made.

[@itzartywolfie5788]

Turning something cute for kids into something from a horror.. Amazing ✨

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Hehe thank you so much!

[@milktenders6219]

KZbin won’t stop recommending me horrors beyond my comprehension after I watched every video made by Alex, the guy who makes tiny nerdy things. I’m not complaining of course, the nightmares are strangely beautiful

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Ooo can I ask for Alex’s channel name, that sounds interesting! And thank you!

[@Somedude20282]

The colour of the leg had me going Mista but then KC showed up 😂❤

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Mista was more appropriate but King Crimson is my boy!

[@drinkswateristhirsty]

Wow! That's terrifying! (affectionate) I've been collecting stuff to make chimera plushies over the past couple of months, seeing someone else do some Extreme RefurbishingTM gives me a lot of motivation. Excited to see what else you make!!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

That’s so cool! And thank you so much! By chimera plushies, do you mean multiple plushies sewn together, or like a very specific character/thing? I’ve definitely thought about sewing multiple plushies together before but I haven’t actually done that yet haha

[@drinkswateristhirsty]

@@tobyhorrorboy No set designs yet, just picking up really cheap stuffed animals to cobble together into one weird creature >:)

[@vincenthill9116]

This is my favorite creation you have done so far. I love how creepy, yet beautiful, she turned out!

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!! I’m so glad you like her, I was worried about her getting less positive reception because she’s not from fnaf or anything animatronic related 🥹

[@vincenthill9116]

@@tobyhorrorboy You're welcome! I could possibly see that, but any fandom you stick to would be amazing either way. Your taste in these things is pretty cool!

[@SteampunkFridgeRider]

THIS IS SO COOL!!! the finished thing is REALLY AWESOME and your cat makes the cutest little noises as well ahah I think people concerned about the toy not going to a different child who would want it should be aware that most toys and animatronics like this that get turned into art pieces would probably end up in a landfill. it was a big discourse in the furby fandom around 2017/18 but the reality is that most of these toys are mass produced and are not built to last, a significant amount of them being at least partially broken like both the butterscotches in this video. turning something that was mass produced and on the cusp of becoming trash into a one of a kind piece of art is really cool.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much! Malkav (my cat) is the perfect baby and I love her so much 😭 I love Furbys but I haven’t interacted with the fandom much! I definitely agree though. Nothing wrong with taking a mass produced toy (especially a partially broken one) and customising it! I had to remove three spiders from this Butterscotch, and she wouldn’t have worked at all without an entire second pony to steal the battery pack from haha

[@MochiJelly4877]

The janky movement makes it so much creepier… I love it and I also love the Silvia it’s so damn cool 🥰😆

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!!

[@cyanideflowers4338]

Funfact butterscotch is the name of one of the first Mlp g1 pony figures

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Oh I just looked her up, she’s cute!

[@Hunter_VanderMatthews]

We actually call it: "cotton candy", but ye. Good work. The saliva flailing around wildly, I'm dead. 💀

[@tobyhorrorboy]

I’ve had a few people point that out, whoops. You can tell I haven’t been to America. And the saliva doing it’s own thing when she moves her head is one of my favourite things hehe

[@Hunter_VanderMatthews]

@@tobyhorrorboy Ah, my bad, I didn't mean to repeat an already stated correction. Yeah, the drool's iconic.

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

with how jerky and loud the movements are it'd still be terrifying even if it just looked like a regular horse.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Yeah I agree, I have four of these animatronics (three still their original horse form) and they’re still scary as regular horses

[@mskittyman]

" me just waiting and looking for the bombs bc she said fursuiters" this thing is great though! Very cool!

[@dapixelatedpanda5544]

I LOVE candy themed things this is amazing 🤩

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Thank you so much!!!

[@jinga108]

watching this while dealing with covid, very cool! restorations like this are always so interesting, makes me want to try doing stuff like this too

[@tobyhorrorboy]

I’m sorry about the covid, I hope you feel better soon! And thank you so much, I’d really recommend it as a hobby!

[@joshuarobinson8529]

What a fright, from Something Sweet To Bite.

[@ameliamay5246]

having never heard of or seen candy mare before this video, the casual mention of a "chest mouth" caught me a bit off gaurd ngl lmao

[@pretzelicious4200]

Imagine my reaction watching this as my very first "animatronic customization" video as well as the very first time I heard of "Candymare". I don't know why this got recommended but hi. The internet is a wonderful place.

[@tobyhorrorboy]

Welcome to whatever part of the internet this is!

[@sweets_Cat88]

I don’t watch horro movies but damn. I can see this animatronic be used as Halloween decorations

[@tobyhorrorboy]

She’d be great at Halloween! Or any time of year, really