{"id":6955,"date":"2021-12-06T12:59:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T17:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/?p=6955"},"modified":"2022-01-22T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T16:18:56","slug":"digital-toy-design-rabbit-action-figure-doll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/digital-toy-design-rabbit-action-figure-doll\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Toy Design \u00bb Rabbit Action-Figure\/Doll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A few years ago I had hand-sculpted, molded and cast some elastic-tension articulated rabbit figures, most of which I had flocked and created outfits and accessories for. The molds are long gone and I still wanted to make some more of these characters so I decided to recreate the design as close as I could using Fusion 360. Fusion is not ideal for organic shapes, but if you’re patient and willing to explore the less-common features, it can be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The design came together very quickly and I was able to make many improvements over the original since it’s far easier to make perfect ball-joints digitally than by hand using actual clay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I printed and assembled a bunch of these for future projects. The new design is just as articulated as the original and holds poses batter as well. Depending on whether I plan to apply flocking to these, I may have to do additional clean-up to remove the print lines. I may also clean one up and see about making a new BJD physical kit product since the BJD community rather liked these. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Left to Right: Blank cast of hand-sculpted version, new 3D printed version, flocked and clothed cast of original sculpt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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