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As we talked about making dragon swords with interchangeable blades, Mark helped give the idea form with this wonderful concept illustration. It was so exciting.
Mark continued to develop the concept art adding angles and color that made the dragon cold and icy.
After a time he finished it! Now it was time to get a 3D model made! This required many revisions to get it looking really good and functional for manufacturing.
Since this was going to be a foam sword that could be taken apart and put back together with parts from other designs there were certain points that had to be shaped universally.
Really refining the model now, looking at it from every angle.
The design of the blade had to be thick enough to allow for a plastic core to go through it. This version was too narrow. Back to the computer!
It was time to work on the paint job, now that the 3D model was sent off and being turned into a production mold. With the help of social media friends we chose a color way. Can you guess which one we use?
This is the first prototype. The eyes are a little intense!! But it turned out amazing. There is so much detail in the shape of each piece.
This is the actual product right out of the molds. The flashing is still being removed and they have to be painted.
