![]() ![]() I recognized early that I’d have to build the T-800’s head 3+ studs wide, which was larger than the head on my most analogous figurine to date, my Iron Man, whose head was 2+ studs wide. By following human proportions (where a body is 7.5-ish heads tall), a simple multiplicative equation can be utilized to determine height for a figurine, just from its head design. Beyond this, a finished head can actually determine overall size for a character. I find that it’s important to really nail the head of a character replica it’s nearly always the first bit of a figurine I take a stab at, just to ensure I’m headed down the right path. On the whole, I think all that work and revision paid off: this an awesome and dynamic version of the Terminator, and I’m pretty proud of it. Despite its thinness and hollowness, my finished LEGO-built Terminator endoskeleton is actually nicely durable. At the same time, I had to balance intricate detailing against the requirements of stability and poseability inherent in a figurine like this. I spent a lot of time studying the myriad facets of the T-800’s design, and did my best to capture as many of these as I could in a replica at this scale. Its menace, its strength, its doggedness, its humanoid teeth… The Terminator is just intimidating, no question about that! But there’s something beyond just fame that sets this character apart and captures the imagination. Of course, I already knew Arnold Schwarzenegger’s accented catchphrase from the movie, “I’ll be back,” and would’ve recognized the Terminator’s distinctive metallic endoskeleton anywhere. However, I didn’t have to watch more than a few clips of the original T-800 Terminator to refresh myself on just how iconic of a design I was dealing with. When B3 initially approached me about recreating the famous cyborg in bricks, I’d actually never seen any of the Terminator franchise films… and, embarrassed as I am to admit it, I still haven’t seen the original movie all the way through! I designed this version of the eponymous character from James Cameron’s landmark movie The Terminator (1984) in collaboration with Build Better Bricks (B3).
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