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Sculpted art concepts by James Hakola

 

Anime Sculptures

I always enjoy sculpting anime characters, it's actually one of my favorite subjects.
Be sure to check out the MrDandy Original sculpts too, some heavily anime-influenced sculpts in there as well.
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YuGiOh! Dark Magician
MatteldInc
(in-house)
My first YuGiOh sculpt for Mattel (6" figure)
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YuGiOh! Stone Giant
MatteldInc
(in-house)
Big rock man! Sort of proportioned like a giant anime robot mecha. 6" action figure.
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YuGiOh! Dark Magician Girl
MatteldInc
(in-house)
A magical cutie! 6" figure
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YuGiOh! Marik
MatteldInc
(in-house)
A simple pose, but I tried to give him some nice poise. 6" figure
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YuGiOh! Rabid Horseman
MatteldInc
(in-house)
Deluxe action figure.
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YuGiOh! Pendulum Machine
MatteldInc
(in-house)
Modeled digitally in Maya (the pendulum, body and shoulder pads), then output.
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YuGiOh! Ox Soldier
MatteldInc
(in-house)
This is the basic version of the Rabid Horseman, with human legs.
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YuGiOh! Shield Giant Gardna
MatteldInc
(in-house)
I made a shield for this guy also (not shown). The hair was constructed in 3 layers in order to get all the undercuts.
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YuGiOh! Dark Luster Soldier
MatteldInc
(in-house)
6" action figure.
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YuGiOh! Thouand Dragon
MatteldInc
(in-house)
Deluxe action figure
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YuGiOh! Millennium Puzzle
Personal Work
 I was inspired by the YuGiOh manga to create a replica of his Millennium Puzzle necklace. I think it would be tough to actually wear this thing, you would probably be in pain by day's end ^_^
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YuGiOh! Prelim Sculpture
Private Client
 My first attempt to do Yuugi! This was long before the anime, and is based on the slightly softer look of the manga. I also had very little reference to do this... OK enough of my excuses. The hair is a bit off, among other things, but it was also a big rush job, and I think it turned out OK. This may be the first Yuugi ever sculpted. Since then I have done several heads for this guy, but for some reason can't find any shots of them...
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My Neighbor Totoro
Personal Work
 Probably my first completed sculpture! With it I won Best of Show at the 2nd annual Anime Expo modeling competition (1994 I believe). This was my fist real recognition for my work, and an initial doorway into this career. Never molded, but I stil have the original.
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Robot Carnival: Deprive
Streamline Modelworks
(commissioned)
I was quite happy to sculpt this vignette from Ohmori's Deprive segment of Robot Carnival. This was my very first commissioned work, and I think it still looks not too bad. I would definitely change it if I had to do it again.. The hardest part was getting all the robot's pistons to line up in the right places after sculpted him. The bad guy's hair is really crazy.
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Vampire Princess Miyu: Larva's Mask
Personal Work
 I always liked the Larva character from VP Miyu, a rather mysterious and melancholy fellow. I did this next after Totoro as I recall. This was more based on his cel-animated look with the sharp nose. I would like to try him again someday with a more organic look, more like the held-cel shots. This mask is wearable, although you can't see through it. The eye is glass, and can be backlit.
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Resident Evil: Tyrant
Avatar Creations
(in-house)
This was to be a coldcast statue for Avatar, based of course on the boss from Capcom's original Biohazard / Resident Evil game.
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Street Fighter 2: Ryu Trophy Statue
Avatar Creations
(in-house)
I did this for Capcom's Street Fighter 2 tournament at E3. This was a 1/4 scale figure (huge!) which was finished out in gold.
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Gundam 0083: Dom Tropen Parts
B-Club
(subcontracted)
 Part of a Dom Tropen for a resin kit by B-Club / Bandai.

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