So for Christmas this year I decided to make a Gingerbread Flash. Pretty appropriate considering the old Gingerbread Man story and the taunt that he would yell while running at cookie crumbling speeds: Run, run as fast as you can; You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man.
I made two attempts with varying success. This is the first time I had done anything by myself involving Gingerbread men and even then I was using a Trader Joe’s Giant Gingerbread Man as a template. I used a combination of cake and cookie frosting (should have just used cake frosting) and it was a fun learning experience overall.
Flash 1.0 (Barry):
My first attempt at Gingerbread Flash. You can tell it is Barry because of the belt and the blue eyes.
Flash 2.0 (Wally):
My second attempt came out a little better. This is kind of a mix of looks for Wally: JLU/New Comic Costume emblem, with exposed green eyes and centered belt that meets in the middle.
The Fastest Gingerbread Men Alive!
Merry Christmas, from everyone here at Speed Force! And a very special thanks to all the guest contributors helping out over the last couple months; Shag, Dave Huang, Liquidcross, Brandon, Frank Lee Delano, KC Flash, Dave Sun, Ken O, Greg Elias, Kojo Manu, Adam Komar and anyone I might have left out, You guys are awesome! Can’t wait to see more fantastic stuff from a very talented Flash community.
Keep it Flashy
Very cool! What did you use for the eyes? It looks like maybe Skittles or M&Ms?
They were included in the Gingerbread Man kit oddly enough. I didn’t even think to add them until 20 seconds before I took the pictures either. I was in the middle of eating the bag because I didn’t use them and I noticed that the m&m-like candies were colored blue and green.
Thanks! How was the little one’s first Christmas?
Three days in a row of getting together with friends, then family, then more family (most of whom were meeting him for the first time) completely wore him out. The little guy made out like a bandit, but he slept through all his presents being opened.
Downtime today, then tomorrow we’re off to visit another set of family…and then I think we’re done for a bit.
Run, run; yet fast as you dash? You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Flash! (Which is really a Christmas Miracle because with those stubby little legs thrust into yellow booties…?
Run, run; yet fast as you dash? You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Fla(grab/chomp/swallow)!
And there we have a problem. I would never be able to bring myself to chomp down on Wally. Barry, yeah…he’s used to dying…but not Wallace. Nope, I’d be compelled to keep him in the North Pole freezer…make a SuperGingerbreadMan for company…or maybe a Linda with a thick polar jacket for the ‘pure canon’ times.
One thing…maybe it’s my monitor, but Wally looks more like Bart because from my end his eyes look yellow and not green. This is disappointing as this would have been my first new sighting of Wally other than the Flashpoint cover promos. I is disapppointed. (Maybe if I dab some blue watercolor paint over the correct portion of the monitor?)
Hope you had a Merry Christmas with the new addition. ;P
Now that is a Gingerbread Man! Awesome Devin! Next year you should make the Reverse Flash!
Aww, he’s a cutie!
Those look fantastic! You’re making me hungry!
So I wonder which tastes better… the Flash Gingerbread men or the Flash Cakes from Hostess? Hmmm… my money is on the Gingerbread men.
Thanks for letting me contribute to Speed Force. Kelson was one of the inspirations for my Firestorm blog, so I’m glad I could give back in some small way.
Have a Happy New Year!
The Irredeemable Shag