What set of Zim toys would be complete without your very own GIR? That’s what I thought, so your mission now is to make Zim’s adorable (albeit mentally challenged) little robot companion. (The Tallest made it look so easy, didn’t they?)

Materials Needed:

- Crayola ‘Model Magic’ soft foamy clay
- Wire that’s easily shapeable, yet strong enough to hold up your pieces (I used flower arrangement wire since the thready, fibery stuff on the outside helps the clay stick to it)
- An Exact-o Knife
- Wire cutters
- Super glue or model glue
- A big bowl of water to keep clay moist
- Paint
- Paintbrushes
- 5 blue beads
-(Optional) a bit of pink foam rubber

1. GIR is by far the easiest of all the models to make. As before, you should start by making the base. Take some of your clay and make a dome shape big enough to accommodate your statue (Once more, I haven’t specified any sizes for any part of the statue, so use your best judgment when making the pieces. I DO suggest, however, that you make your GIR about the same size as your Zim/Dib/Gaz so they form a set. Just make sure all the pieces are proportionate). Set the base aside for now.

2. To make GIR’s legs, simply cut two pieces of wire and, with your clay, form the legs around the wire. The legs should be cone shaped and have a bit of wire showing from the top and bottom (Fig. 1)

3. The body is remarkably easy to make. Just take some clay and roll it into an oval shaped ball. There, you’re done!

4. The arms are easy too. All you do is take some wire and cut a piece long enough to be the arm. Form some clay around the wire to make the arm if you want, but with my model, I didn’t bother covering the wire. Now, take a little clay and make a hand. Take your beads* and place them on the top and bottom of the wire (making sure there is some wire showing at the top of the arm) and stick the hand onto the base of the arm (Fig. 2).

5. For GIR’s head, shape some clay until you get it to look the way you want. Then, make the eyes (they’re shaped kinda like marshmallows) and attach them to the head with water, or glue if you’d rather wait until they’re dry to attach them.

6. To make the antenna, just cut a piece of wire, use a little clay to form the shape around it, and stick a bead on the top. See? Simple!

7. The last part to make is the neck. This is OH-So easy! Take a long piece of wire and in the center of the wire, make a little tube with the clay. You want the wire to be long, since you’re going to stick one end into GIR’s head and one end into his body to attach the two pieces.

8. To make things even easier later, poke holes in the body and the base where all the separate pieces will be inserted.

9. Wait for everything to dry.

10. Paint all your pieces and let dry some more.

11. Now that everything is painted, assemble your GIR. When inserting the wires into the body, put a little bit of glue on them to make them hold, but not so much that it squirts out of the holes. Everything you need to know about putting GIR together is illustrated on the assembly chart.

12. (Optional) If you want a GIR with his tongue hanging out, cut a tongue out of pink foam rubber and glue it to the head. If not, then leave the mouth blank or draw one on with a thin permanent marker.

Tah-dah! You now have your own personal GIR to do all your bidding! Well… maybe not, but at least he’s really cute anyway ^_^ Now go out and celebrate your new lives together with a round of chocolate brain freezies! (You should probably leave Zim and Dib at home, though. You just can’t take those two ANYWHERE together *-_- sheesh)