Spotted this the other day and thought it was pretty sweet. Steve Talkowski is the Director of Animation for visual effects studio Guava. He created Guavaroo to further character design and animation within the firm. Figuring it might be cool to turn his TV dude into a vinyl toy, he sent the 3D model to 3D Art to Part and received a rough proto. He then worked with toy sculptor Peter Kelley who produced three urethane casts of it. After a hiatus, Steve is about to paint up two of the three urethane figures with the goal of producing them as rotocast vinyl. We’re looking forward to seeing what’s next for Guavaroo. The design while familiar has a charm driven by the pose and proportions which give it lifelike poise. For more info, check out Steve’s extremely detailed summary of the project on his blog. Btw, Steve is customizing a Moneygrip for the Get a Grip show @ myplasticheartnyc.
