SMALL SOLDIERS | War For The Nekron" Proof of Concept- HAMMER HANK
Model by Giulio Marrone and Xabier Urrutia
While iterating in the design, we decided that the saw needed to have a drawing, so we could know when it was spinning.
Please refer to Giulio's post to read his thoughts on the character
The hammer gun is one of my favourite parts of the design of this toy
Amazing animation by Xabier Urrutia here.
One of my favourite shots in the film. We call it the Peter Jackson shot, and it was something I wanted to do from the very beginning
this picture was part of an internal pitch and it was the first iteration where Xabier modelled part of the Engineer. You can see that it underwent some changes later on.
[DISCLAIMER: Small Soldiers War for the Nekron is a Proof of Concept project in which our team was hired by Comadran Studios to create a set of toy characters during some months from 2022-2023. The conclussion of the project was the Proof of Concept trailer that brought those new characters to life. We would like to clarify that our team does not own these characters and we do not know what comes next for them after the this Proof of Concept. Designs and story might not represent the final product as they are subject to change during production.]
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Hammer Hank, our engineer, was originally conceived and designed by me. However, the modelling work was done by Xabier Urrutia and Giulio Marrone's collaboration, I really only did some color adjustments and last-minute tweaks for better rig movements. The concept behind Hammer Hank is straightforward: we envisioned a quirky inventor who dabbled in self-modification within the character's lore while also serving as a toy inventor in the real world. Although all toys come with toy weapons, Hammer Hank introduces the possibility of transforming ordinary objects into formidable weapons.