Crafting the Marble Launcher.

A key Component to Yeti Mountain is the marble launcher. The marble launcher allows players to shoot snowballs (marbles) down a variety of shoots, so that they can stop their opponents from stealing the idol.

My original plan for the marble launcher was to create a giant Yeti head, similar to the giant head used in Fireball Island.



I started off by creating a silicone mold of the original Fireball Island marble launcher. I then cast a few resin prototypes.



From here, I used plasticine, an exacto knife and some pliers to turn Vul-kar into a Yeti. I am not the best at sculpting, especially faces, but it turned into something like this (This photo was taken after the Yeti was removed from the mold. That is why it looks like it was destroyed):



I then used the same technique as before, and created a mold of the Yeti out of silicone. This allowed me to create quite a few Yeti's quickly and cheaply.



After I had the finished product, I decided that it didn't actually look that great. I am now modeling the Yeti on the computer and 3d printing out various prototypes. By using this method, I can easily adjust the Yeti and then produce it quickly.



If you have any questions on some of the specifics, please ask and I will try my best to answer them!
If you have any feedback on how I could have improved the design or the overall process, I would love to hear it!

Thanks,

Marlon :)

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