Re: "Joe Brickmond: Episode #17" Progress (starting on page 3)
I can see the Baywatch lifeguard hair there. My wife made a character who looks very similar to that, but with a different head. I don't even recognize your Dayden head. What set is that from?? It's a cool head. I like the sideways smile. I also noticed that you have apparant crayon marks on a few bricks, which gives everything a personal feel. I like that kind of stuff... not everything so perfect. Did you color some of them as a young child? I remember having Lego bricks in the days when most were black, white, red, blue, green, clear, and a green non-baseplate or non-plant piece was unheard of. I remember being short on black bricks and unsuccessfully trying to color a few white ones. I also broke a few sign pieces to make 1x2 jumper pieces when they were rare (or maybe even nonexistant). How I wish I had those vintage sign pieces back!
Looking forward to seeing Anime Ninja in the part. I have to get back to her on soem voice work. Thanks for the reminder! In HOO episode 4, I'm introducing 4 more friends of Melissa, who, with Chay & Carleigh, complete the "pack" of 7. I found a great actress outside the Lego community to voice friend 5 of 6, Kikka, Chay's "interpeter".
I made Dayden (along with 5 other minifigs) at a LEGO Store in Dallas, TX. They have a thing where you can custom make your own minifigs. You can make three for about $10, but my sister and I couldn't stop at three, so we made three more. Mindy's new hairstyle is also a piece that came from one of those custom minifigs.
Yes, I did draw on some of the pieces when I was little (long before I ever started animating) because I didn't know any better at the time 
. There are also some chewed-up pieces (the result of my sister putting them in her pet gerbils' cage many years ago) here at there as well.
I'm looking forward to seeing how AN handles her part. Dayden is meant to be a shy and modest character (that's how she ended up being in the script, anyway )
