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Figure Sculpture Sheet
Once management had signed off on the design, Ron would get back to work creating figure sculpture sheets (also known as control art). These sheets showed views from the front and back and from both sides with the arms removed. Some revisions were still made at this point. Once completed, these sheets were shared with the sculptors that were tasked with creating the figures. There was no precedent at Hasbro for Ron to follow when it came to the figure design process. Ron created the Sculpture Model Sheet shown above on the fly, and it would evolve over the coming years. Above you see the original sculpture model sheet with labels attached with tape. The figure sculpture sheet above was signed and dated May 18, 1982 by Ron Rudat. Note that although the annotations call for a swivel arm break on Major Bludd's right arm, the mechanical arm of the final product had neither a swivel break, nor a bending elbow joint.
Creator Commentary
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Kirk Bozigian (G.I. Joe Product Manager) and Ron Rudat (R&D Figure Designer) discuss Major Bludd's mechanical arm.
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Kirk posits a diabolical theory for why Bob Prupis made kids cut the faces off of the Joes to redeem them for Major Bludd.
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Unadorned Package Art
The painting above was created by Coleman, Lipuma, Segal & Morrill, Inc. (CLS&M) with art direction by Ed Morrill and illustration by Hector Garrido.
Production: 1983 Major Bludd: Mercenary
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Includes: rocket launcher, missile backpack
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