"Can You Identify This Hairy Cartoonish Alien?" Topic

Top row, third from left (the one labeled "Animal"):

I know there was a no-neck cartoon character that looked just like it, but red/orange, tall and always chasing people? What was it called? Was it a Martian or something?

Thanks,

Dan

And I think its typical pose was something like this:

Dan

Bugs Bunny. Hair Rasing Hare. YouTube link

OFM?

That's the cartoon!!!

Does anyone cast a figure that might be similar to it? Or is a figure of the cartoon character sold in pewter?

Thanks,

Dan

How about gluing some red puff balls together, shaping them, and adding some tiny 'googly' eyes and maybe some barbie sneakers as feet?

Gossamer – I believe that's what the monster from Bugs Bunny was named.

The Bugs Bunny character's name is Gossamer. There are lots of key fobs and little figures on Ebay that might work for you.

OK… not as many as when I was looking, but still some there.

Search under:

Gossamer figure
Gossamer fan pull

> Gossamer – I believe that's what the monster from Bugs Bunny was named.

Don't know about the name, but the monster above would need sneakers in order to pass for the Bugs Bunny monster. (no sneakers, no good!)

Remind me of "The Creature" in a couple of Bugs Bunny Cartoons (Orange with Hi-top sneakers)

Yep, Gossamer

(clipped)

Earth Vs The Hairy Dwarves

Classification (Hynek): CE3.
Witness: Multiple Witnesses.
Time & Place: April-Dec 1954, Venezuela.
Entity Type (Lawson): Animal.
Craft: Various disc-shaped craft.
Summary: Hairy dwarves visit Venezuela.

Round 1: Alien Vs Hunter

1954 was a bumper year for close encounters with a wide variety of alien beings. In America blonde Nordics delivered earnest lectures about the arms race. In France enigmatic humanoids prowled the country lanes after dark. And in Venezuela a gang of hairy dwarves busied themselves collecting rocks and picking fights with people twice their size.

Their first victim was Emelino Martinez; a hunter who found himself turned prey. On the night of April 10, Martinez was walking back to his car after spending the day hunting in hills near Caracas when suddenly he heard a commotion in some bushes followed by a long guttural growl. He dropped his catch and ran towards the car, closely pursued by two short "half man, half monkey" creatures covered in thick, dark hair.

While he was fumbling with his car keys, one of the creatures grabbed him from behind and rolled him into a ditch. Man and beast struggled furiously; the creature scratching and biting Martinez, while Martinez repeatedly smashed its head with a rock.

Bloodied and howling in pain, the aggressor loosened its grip and Martinez scrambled into his car. Both creatures pounded frantically on the windscreen as he started the engine and sped away.

*****

These guys are short…

This is definitely not the first time this discussion has come up. Maybe the third.

28mmMan: "These guys are short…"

Yes. But, every time that picture pops up on the Internet, I can't help but think of the big cartoon fella Gossamer (whose name I always forget).

I will see if I can get hold of a pewter figure of that Gossamer.

Dan

9cm @$11.95+shipping

7in @11.99+shipping

2.75in @5.99+shipping

or 25-50c in sculpting material…make your own.

Too cool!

Thanks, 28mmMan.

Dan

That thing creeped me out when I was a lad…
But those High Tops were a nice touch!

I actually thought the Doc referred to him as "Rudolph" at one point…or am I misremembering?

I remember when I was hanging out with a bunch of UFO types in my youth. Some of them were talking about a "tree-like" entity that got out of a supposed spacecraft and "frisked" a couple of children who playing in a field.

These days, that entity might be regarded as some form of bush robot.

> I actually thought the Doc referred to him as "Rudolph" at one point…or am I misremembering?

You remember correctly, they changed the name later.

The one character in there looked something like Cousin Itt.

I would love someone to make 3 or 4 poses of this in 10-12mm:

link

Dan

Dan

Way back in 2006 (has it been that long?) I made an attempt at a Mothman figure, which a few members felt looked like Gossamer. The thread can be found here:

TMP link

Of course, for the above, you could use the Black Tree Designs Yeti figure from the Dr Who range, which does look very much like your picture and can be found here:

link

I painted mine up in shades of blue, and am intending on using it for a Scooby Doo game, when I get round to it.

The Yeti's are a bit stiffly upright, which seems appropriate for most of the Yeti representations I've seen, now that I think of it.

Dan's right; with the proper menacing lean forward, that would make an excellently weird group.

Doug

The Martian critters were birds.