Toy Prototypes #1 and 2

here are the first prototypes i tried to put together in accordance with my sketch designs

you will notice that one is bigger than the other

i did that big one first to make sure that my design was feasible

this morning i got hit by a strike of inspiration while trying to figure out a way to make the characters stable but dynamic at the same time (dynamic is the word of the day)

so basically - the character is built around a central pillar which acts as the LEG and the ARM on the OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BODY (ie - left leg, right arm)

this way there is a stable pillar, but i can make the character look like he is in motion rather than just standing still

also - one of the dudes in my class mentioned i might want to take that idea AND add some wire re-inforcement - which you will see in further detail in the next post









as you can see - this pillar design allows me to make the character look like he is running and gunning