As one of the options we were given, this is a toy project I'm doing for my Catia prof. as something to use all of the skills and knowledge I've acquired from the software. After I've designed it and made the CAD, I'll apply kinematics and create a video. I've been having fun with it and think it's pretty cool so far, especially considering I've never drawn these kinds of things much.
The toy needs to be for a 3- to 5-year-old. I originally settled on making a Formula One Ferrari Transformer and made a quick board outlining my ideas.
Most recently I added a second direction and continued to develop the F1 idea. They're rather advanced- and sinister-looking thus far, which is pretty much from figuring out how to draw these things in the first place and because it was just fun. I can dumb down whatever I choose - a bit - to better fit the appeal of a 3- to 5-year-old.
We've decided I'll run with the sketch to the right of the "Bear Monster Truck" label and actually turning that into a transformer. I actually had the smaller mahogany-colored sketches toward the right from something I was working on for fun a few months ago, and this one sort of snags the proportions and features from those. Now I'll direct that sketch into a final design and get going on the CAD.
- Spring 2013
