Silicone/Oogoo Brain Slug from Futurama

This halloween i decided to make a Brain Slug from Futurama, a totally awesome science fiction cartoon. I received enough compliments on it that I decided to share how I made it. I had seen many crocheted and fabric brain slugs online but as I have no experience with sewing or crocheting and because I wanted it to be kind of squishy, i made it out of silicone, or more specifically, oogoo. Oogoo is a clever mix of corn starch and silicone caulking that was first described in this insanely handy instructable. Brain slugs are cute little parasitic creatures that, depending on the episode, are either semi-transparent green or that glow-in-the-dark pale lime green color. I went with the second one as oogoo isn’t transparent, though I did make it glow, as glowy stuff makes everything better.

Step 1 Supplies and Tools

For the basic oogoo you will need:
Silicone caulk, get the stuff that has a warning about acetic acid vapors(the vinegar smell that it gives off)
Corn starch
Green food coloring

For the mold you will need:
a small yogurt container
a ball of similar diameter to the top of the yogurt container
hot glue
cardboard
duct tape
rubbing alcohol(optional but greatly helps release the hot glue, learned about it from this instructable
wax paper

For the eye you will need:
white plastic (got mine from a milk container)or thick paper
a washer, or something circular to trace.
A small nail
a black marker.

For the glowy bits:
led keychains
a bit of cardboard/foamboard
green diffuser (I used a green tailswitch from a flashlight)

Other various tools and stuff you will need:
hot glue gun
caulking gun
something to mix the oogoo in, I used a plastic tub
something to mix with, I used a plasic knife and a paint stirring stick
a hat you are ok with cutting up

Comments

[susceptiblesolo]

It's not the best looking brain slug I've seen, but the glow really makes this a cool project. I would add a few more LEDs and light them with a slow chase effect so that it looks like the brain slug is sucking something up from the host's head.

[korv]

thanks for the warm words people. :)

[lemonie]

"And what are the Brain-Slugs who control you going to do for us?"...

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[scoochmaroo]

I love this.

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Awesome! I love that you added it to a hat AND made it glow! Really makes a difference.