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Joey commented on the post, EPIC DIY! How to Make Your Very Own Piggy McCool Plushie 7 years, 5 months ago
I don’t mind them..
Abyssuss replied to the topic Angry Birds Epic Update History & Changelog in the forum Angry Birds Epic Forum 7 years, 5 months ago
After the last update I’m able to level up above 25 lvl but bad news is that 29 level is the new cap. I reached it few minutes ago and cant go beyond that. 29 is max level for now :/
Bird Leader commented on the post, EPIC DIY! How to Make Your Very Own Piggy McCool Plushie 7 years, 5 months ago
Do you guys like DIY / craft posts like this?
georgerxtx commented on the post, Angry Birds Rio Timber Tumble Walkthrough Level #19 7 years, 5 months ago
Yay top score 207,400 just kept flinging at the the vertical tube as per the video and finally got lucky with the one birder. Yippee.
Joey commented on the post, EPIC DIY! How to Make Your Very Own Piggy McCool Plushie 7 years, 5 months ago
Piggy McCool is cooooool :)
BobaFett commented on the post, Angry Birds Friends Tournament Level 1 Week 115 Walkthroughs | July 28th 2014 7 years, 5 months ago
Total Destruction used All Birds + Wingman Score 186,620
Strat from my FB friend but this is My Video: http://youtu.be/Uih8uW2Xs4A
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Long shot this long after the update, but I’m completely baffled about how to get par on the level “Bridge Builder.” Would be grateful for any advice.
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@myhthk and @danielsjack If you’re on iOS (iPhone or iPad or similar Apple mobile device), try this…
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Dr. Omega wrote a new post, EPIC DIY! How to Make Your Very Own Piggy McCool Plushie 7 years, 5 months ago
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The Finished Plushie is Oh So Cooooool![/caption]Like many epic stories, it’s often the side characters who become as popular with fans as the main characters, if not moreso. Boba Fett, Agent Phil Coulson, Darth Maul, and Grimlock, to name a few.
To this end, Angry Birds Epic introduced (or re-introduced) a number of new characters with a lot of fun potential. One of my particular favorites is Piggy McCool, merchant character who sells you new equipment, potions and other items. He’s the first Bad Piggy who it seems would rather be a bird.
As a fan of Mr. McCool, I decided to modify one of my plush Pigs into McCool. If you are a fan as well, and want your own plush Piggy McCool, I’ve created the following build guide to help:
Attachment: If you want to download for offline usage, we also offer this .PDF version.
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Materials Needed:
- Plush Pig
- Blue baby/infant/toddler shirt
- Craft yarn (blue and black recommended)
- Orange tissue paper
- Empty paper towel cardboard tube
- Foam rubber sheet
- Small amount of white fabric
- Small amount of green fuzzy fabric
- Paper clip
- Poly-fil or cotton balls
Equipment Needed:
- Elmer’s (or similar) glue
- Acrylic craft paint – Red (brown and white useful as well)
- Scribbles white 3-Dimensional fabric paint
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
- Thread & needle
- Big sewing needle for yarn useful but not mandatory
Part 1 – The Cowl

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Buy an inexpensive blue t-shirt for a baby/toddler/infant. Try to get one without any logos or pictures on it. Look for sales, clearance racks or to second-hand stores to save money. The smaller the better. Bring your piggie in for sizing if you can. Stick your pig’s face through the neck hole of the shirt to size it. Tuck the ribbed portion of the neck inside all the way around. If the shirt is too big, you may need to cut it at the bottom and sew it together to get a better size.
Pull the excess fabric from the bottom of the shirt and sleeves up from the back and cut it off, leaving two or three inches to use as the topknot. From the pieces you cut, cut a small strip and tie it off at the top tightly. Use scissors to trip the topknot to match Piggy McCool’s look.
Pro Tip: Whether you use a sewing machine or hand sew, your skill level will not matter. Piggies are not very precise in their construction, so the more “Frankenstein” looking the cowl, the more realistic it will look.
Part 2 – The Eyes and Stitching

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Cut two matching circles from the white fabric and sew them together. I suggest hand sewing these as they are very small. Before you close them up, stuff with poly-fil. You can use cotton balls in a pinch, but poly-fil is best. Over stuff, so you have good, packed eyes. Tie a big knot in a length of black yarn. Thread the other side in a large needle, and going from the inside of the cowl, poke the needle through the t-shirt, then completely through one eye. Pull tight and tie a knot in the other side to hold the eyeball down. Keep knotting until you have a good sized pupil for your eye. This will keep it on the costume, as well. Repeat the entire process for the other side.
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Lastly, the stitching. Logic would say to just sew the blue yarn in a stitch pattern, but depending on your fabric, this may make an overly large hole in your fabric. I opt-ed to just use glue. I cut the thread to length, glued along the yarn, then placed it where I want it on the t-shirt. I also took two small lengths of black yarn and glued them on as his eyebrows.
Part 3 – The Beak

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For the beak, cut a paper towel cardboard tube in the shape of the beak. Make a mixture of Elmer’s or craft glue and water. Paint the cardboard beak with the glue/water mixture. Rip strips of orange tissue and lay them over the wet cardboard. Paint another layer, put more tissue. Continue for about 3 or 4 layers, or until your beak looks covered and to your liking. Wait for it to dry.
While it is drying, if you don’t have any brown string, you can cut a length of your blue string and coat it in brown acrylic paint (or mix red, yellow and blue together, then add white or black to lighten or darken).
Once both have dried, poke two small holes in each side of the beak. Cut the brown (or painted brown) yarn in half. Tie it to each of the holes, fit on your pig plush, then tie it in the back to ensure a good snug fit.
Pro Tip: Don’t skip the drying. Make sure everything is completely dry or you may up with glue or paint on your plushie.
Part 4 – The Tail and the Foam Finger

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While the tail is not needed, you can see it in Angry Birds Epic. If you want to go the extra mile and include it, get some green furry fabric and fold it over about half to 2/3 of a paper clip, bent straight. Sew it together, then bend the furry paperclip in a coil shape. To attach, I just pushed hard on the exposed wire half of the paperclip and it punctured the t-shirt and the plushie. If you can, try to bend the paperclip that is inside the plush to help keep it on.
For the foam finger, again you don’t need it, but it adds a nice touch of detail. Get a foam rubber sheet and cut out the foam finger shape. I took a screen capture from the game, blew it up in Photoshop, then printed it out. I cut the finger shape out and traced around it on the foam. The paint will not cover pen marks, so use a light color or make sure you cut it off when you cut out the foam.
Foam is hard to work with, so you will need to trim it up, mostly likely. I used the scissors facing straight up and made small snips to get things even and level. Once you are satisfied, make a mixture of red acrylic paint and water. Not like the glue. For this, if you get too much water, you won’t get much color. You will need a lot of paint. Apply, by dabbing the brush in the paint, then pressing in to the foam. Continue till the entire finger is red. You may need to squeeze the foam rubber to make sure the paint is saturating and not just staying on the surface. Note: this WILL get your hands full of paint. Once the finger is fully saturated, put somewhere to dry. Preferably not something like newspaper, as the fresh paint will stick to it.
Once dry, use the image you printed earlier as a guide to paint the white detail on to the foam finger. I have found that using Scribbles brand 3-D Dimensional Fabric Paint is best. The applicator leaves a fine bead. You can hand paint it, but the Scribbles is much easier to use. Draw the pattern on the finger using the printed image as a guide. For display, use a Popsicle stick, or other object to hold it up.
Attachment: You can use this file as a template.
Part 5 – The Sign

For bonus detail, I took a screenshot of Piggy’s “Special Offer” sign and printed it large, then cut around the white border. I was lucky enough to find a chili pepper picture holder so it looks like Piggy has the Rage Chili.
Attachment: You can use this file as a template.
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And that’s about it. All that’s left is to display it, take pics and post them to the Internet and Pinterest!
If you decide to build one, be sure to post your results here on Angrybirdsnest.com Are you a crafty Angry Birds fan? Are there any other custom plush builds you’d like to see? Any other type of build diaries you’d like to see? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Makin Bakin commented on the post, Angry Birds Friends Tournament Level 2 Week 115 Walkthroughs | July 28th 2014 7 years, 5 months ago
@bobafett Nice score and strat and video as usual, S. Thanks for sharing! :)
Bird Leader commented on the post, Angry Birds Challenge 7 years, 5 months ago
Thanks @mumsie. I removed this user so I need to clear their LB.
bernersenn commented on the post, Angry Birds Rio Trophy Room Walkthrough Chest Trophy 7 years, 5 months ago
Correction, the video in the comment doesn’t work either.
bernersenn commented on the post, Angry Birds Rio Trophy Room Walkthrough Chest Trophy 7 years, 5 months ago
@admins @bonneypattycat the video as mentioned in the green line on top of the comments doesn’t work. The pop-up says that you have to play in in Youtube. The video mentioned in the comment functions properly.
Chris commented on the post, Angry Birds Star Wars II Achievements 7 years, 5 months ago
@ By Ben: It’s not intentionally hidden, it’s bugged. It’s the “launch 10’000 attacks” achievement.
@sal9: There are 98 achievements in Game Center for iOS, but in the game there are really 116 achievements (=medals).
Joey commented on the post, Fully Labeled Angry Birds Epic Resources Map | Maximize Your "Roll for Loot"! 7 years, 5 months ago
This map saves lots of time. Thx for sharing.
dmsral commented on the post, Angry Birds Toons Passes 3 BILLION Views + Hands-on First Look at Angry Birds Stella Gameplay 7 years, 5 months ago
The activation aiming looks to be very different. Rather than tap the spot you want it to (hopefully) go to, it’s tap, hold, move around until you get the exact spot you want, and then release to activate. See […]
patamoose commented on the post, Angry Birds Space Cold Cuts Level 2-13 Walkthrough 7 years, 5 months ago
E-Star once again you come through. Been playing this level over 30 mins. Best using the video was 64K. switched to your strat & played another 15 mins but just couldn’t get your combination of shots. Then it the […]
thee-michelle commented on the post, Angry Birds Star Wars 2 Naboo Invasion Level B1-S3 Walkthrough 7 years, 5 months ago
Thank you @cconnielf.
However, I felt that 85K – 86K was a limit when I broke all pieces in the last chance strategy.
Do I overlook anything?
I do not know the method to disturb two spoons.wrw01 commented on the post, Angry Birds Toons Passes 3 BILLION Views + Hands-on First Look at Angry Birds Stella Gameplay 7 years, 5 months ago
The game play in Stella looks new, different and very fun to play. Looks like the new characters will be bringing some first-time attributes to the game.
Thanks ABN for posting the video. I have never been to […]
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