Toy Design, Suckers!

**Fe 26** · 01 Jun 2008, 03:15 PM

and playsets! HUGE bases.

I have no idea what I'm talking about, but maybe look into Solidworks for mechanical toys? Not good for figures, but I figure it would helpful in designing a transformer.

Oh, and maybe stuff on making your own garage kits?

**YellerDog** · 01 Jun 2008, 03:23 PM

Pencil and paper, dawg. Pencil and paper.

**Space Pirate Roberts** · 04 Jun 2008, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

Today's sculpts and paints are much better but yeah, they're sort of dead inspiration-wise. As a small sampling of the toys I had growing up, there was an Egon whose tie flipped up and eyes bugged out, a Ninja Turtles toy whose torso was filled with water with his eyes and organs floating around, a rock that transformed into a Pterodactyl, a Ceturion that had a billion places where you could lock on a wide array of awesome battle shit, a Mumm-ra whose eyes would light up when you put a special ring against his back, and a He-man that fired off fucking blast caps when he punched.

You know what it is? The whole philosophy has shifted from designing awesome toys and then making a cartoon to help sell them, to making toys based on already-successful properties, which gives the designers much less creative freedom. Corporate aversion to risk and all that.

**Fe 26** · 05 Jun 2008, 02:52 AM

pretty much

HOWEVER

I do remember the old macross jets being designed way before the toy and toy of that thing kicked butt.

**YellerDog** · 05 Jun 2008, 01:15 PM

Sketched up just now for fun (and ideas!). Where's yours?

IMPORTANT DECISIONS:

-Should he have a cape? Jet pack? LASER CANNON? What kind of accessories should he have?

-Accessory pegs? How many? Lots, I think.

-His chest should have some kind of clear bit. Very sure about this. Maybe liquid-filled.

-Limited articulation in mind, but at what points?

-What kind of gels would work best for the fire effect? I'd like to do little orange and yellow resin flames!

Actually planning on making this now.