“Happy happy, joy joy!”

As a follow up to my Krumm MOC, here’s my little LEGO statue of Stimpson J. Cat from the legendary and influential Ren & Stimpy Show. This was one of my favorite shows of all time, especially in the early ’90s when I was a wee lad. This cartoon [and many other early Nickelodeon shows] had a major influence on my creativity and eccentric behavior.

As for this MOC itself, I gradually worked on this over a course of a few days. My concern is that unlike Krumm, it’s not entirely cartoon-accurate: notably my Stimpy looks taller and thinner compared to his fat, rotund animation model. Due to limitations with pieces at the time, I had to deviate, which is why his face seems a bit compact and flat. I spent a lot of time getting the face/mouth right, and also ran into issues with the arms and hands. The blue nose also had several variations before the final one attached