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NFL Toyetics

A spec line of collectible football figures, built to step off the shelf and onto the field. Figure 01 is Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh black and gold, the first character in a roster that will keep growing.

Spec conceptCollectible figureCharacter animationBroadcast graphics
Aaron Rodgers collectible figure in a Steelers uniform and black beanie, pointing, on a round turf display base against a seamless gold backdrop

01 · The figure

Figure 01: Aaron Rodgers

A jointed premium collectible in a full Steelers home uniform, with the elbow seam and wrist joints left visible on purpose.

02 · The performance

Built to move

Human movement on a collectible body, the way Welcome to Marwen put real faces on action-figure frames.

03 · The package

Broadcast-ready

Player intros, celebrations and lower thirds from Cinderbox Workflow 002, so the next figure slots in without a rebuild.

Built in the studio

One figure. Two frames.

On the field, The Enigma himself, Aaron Rodgers... giving his signature First Down gesture with helmet in hand under late golden light treated like a stop motion Sunday broadcast. On the shelf, the same figure stands ready for the product shot. Both frames were made through remixed collaging and prompt engineering with custom skills and photos as inputs into Midjourney, Nano Banana 2, Magnific and Photoshop.

Aaron Rodgers collectible action figure in a Steelers home uniform, pointing downfield on stadium turf with his helmet in hand and a football at his feet
On the field
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The build board

Shipped. On the bench. On deck.

Every Cinderbox story is built around a tool Ty doesn't know yet. This board tracks the software on this build: what made the figure, what is being learned for the scenes, and where the line goes after that.

01 · DONE4 tools

Shipped

Made the figure and both frames.

MidjourneyOrigin portraits · v6 and v7Cloud
Nano Banana 2Gemini image editingCloud
MagnificUpscale · reimagine · relightStudio
PhotoshopCollage, paintover, cleanupStudio
02 · IN SPRINT3 tools

Now exploring

Learning on this build: the scenes, the performance and the broadcast package.

HiggsfieldAnimated scenes from the cover stillCloudNEW
Autodesk Flow StudioA human performance on the figureCloudNEW
After EffectsPlayer intro, lower thirds, stingersStudioNEW
03 · BACKLOG3 tools

On deck

Where the line goes after the first scenes.

Cinema 4D3D builds for the broadcast packageStudio
Unreal EngineReal-time stadium worldsStudio
Ross XPressionLive, real-time broadcast graphics
StudioInstalled on the studio machineCloudRuns in the browser or cloudNewLearning on this buildScroll sideways to follow the build →

From spec to shelf

Built as the pitch.

This is spec work with a real target. The case study is built to be the pitch: a figure line that already performs on screen, already lives inside a broadcast package, and is ready for a licensed partner to take from the screen to the shelf. That is what Cinderbox is for, launching characters that unlock brand experiences no one has built yet.

Unofficial spec concept. Team marks, league marks and player likeness belong to their owners; nothing here is licensed or for sale.

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