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General Madine

1982–1983 · Action Figures (3¾-inch)

Master development record consolidating 3 catalogued development stages/artifacts for General Madine. Surviving stages identified during discovery include: Painted hardcopy, Proof card, SCULPT. Individual stages are evidence within one product-development story rather than separate Development Products.

Development OriginUSA

Developer / LicenseeKenner

Development Period1982–1983

Research ConfidenceHigh

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Development storyGeneral Madine is a particularly good example of how a Kenner action figure could change even after a professional sculptor had delivered a finished model. The original figure was sculpted in acetate by veteran model maker Bill Lemon, whose work was admired inside the toy industry for its precision and engineering-minded construction. Lemon had worked across several major toy properties, and a typical model could require dozens of hours of exacting hand work. But Kenner did not simply send every finished sculpt…

How to identify itOriginal acetate sculpt with two-part removable torso construction and disc/groove limb attachment. The sculpt’s head is rounder than the production figure; SWCA notes that the head was later reworked in wax before hardcopy/tooling.

Production outcomeDevelopment record

Surviving evidenceDocumented multi stage development · At least one original acetate sculpt is documented.

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