Jimmy Neutron

Tom (my older son, 3 1/2 at the time) went through a Jimmy Neutron phase. I was trying to introduce him into the world of science fiction, and this seemed like an easy entry. Hard to find JN toys, so I made him this.

I worked on his hair a lot and eventually stopped trying to get it just right. You get the idea, if you've ever seen the movie or show.

Jimmy gets around in a rocketship. (At least he does in the movie.)

I wanted the rocket to have some structure and not sag, so I gave it a sort of skeleton made of plastic canvas. That made the inside look terrible, so I made a sort of upholstery cover for the inside.

Ready for blast-off.

And what did Tom think? He seemed to like it, but the first thing he said was, "Where's the robot dog?"