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UNPAINTED HARDCOPYKENNER DEVELOPMENT INDEX · PROTOTYPES

Walrusman Unpainted Hardcopy Arm Pair

YEAR UNKNOWN · Action Figures (3¾-inch)

Surviving urethane hardcopy arm pair from Kenner development, preserving pre-production sculpt/tooling detail.

Development OriginUSA
Developer / LicenseeKenner
Development PeriodUnknown
Research ConfidenceHigh
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Development storyWalrusman Unpainted Hardcopy Arm Pair is a piece of the toy before the finished toy existed. Hardcopies and related pre-tooling forms were durable working casts made from the sculpting process, used to preserve detail, evaluate the design and help carry it toward production tooling. Hardcopies were cast in urethane from silicone molds as an intermediate tooling stage before production steel molds. The surviving Walrus Man arm pair preserves sharper pre-production sculpt detail than the final retail figure.…
How to identify itUnpainted urethane hardcopy arm pair Documented development stages: Unpainted hardcopy.
Production outcomeReleased product development · This prototype record is linked to the corresponding V2 production family/listing.
Surviving evidenceConfirmed survivors · At least 1 documented hardcopy arm pair
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