Hiro from Heroes

My latest plushie. He's Hiro Nakamura from the hit show Heroes. He's made of suede cloth, craft velour, and faux fur. His jacket was completed before anything else, because I just knew it was going to be a project. Now, technically, Hiro has no "set" outfit, so I could have put him in a number of different things. However, I really thought it was important to put him in the clothes he was introduced to us in. Plus, that jacket is SO Hiro.

About the jacket, I collected a million (may or may not be an exaggeration) reference pictures of that damn jacket, and did my best to replicate the design on the computer. I then printed it on iron-on transfer sheets and ironed each piece separately onto it's corresponding fabric piece, and THEN sewed the jacket together. Now, I don't think, I KNOW I missed some of the detailing. There were some bits right at the top I just couldn't make out in pictures. But, I'm content with how it turned out.

Also, I was seriously contemplating making Hiro's Samurai sword that we saw "Future Hiro" carrying, and that he is destined to get in the next new episodes. But we haven't gotten a good look at it yet, so I left it out. Like Sora, Hiro is also stuffed with doll pellets, and very little fiber fill, so he can sit or stand. Yatta! ^^