Furno 1000

I don't like Hero Factory much. I was bit too old back in the day to have actual childhood awe on them, though I obviously bought many sets for parts and liked some of the designs (especially on the Breakout wave). This didn't stop me from taking part on a Finnish Ordeal of Fire collab on Pii Poo Helsinki event last August. In the end, we chose not to do a simultaneous collab post, which makes this model isolated from its original context; but I'm posting this now anyway.

Ordeal of Fire was the premiere of CCBS system. The heroes had similar asthetics, sharing the helmet piece with different add-on from cowcatchers to eye scopes. 2065 Furno 2.0 was a relatively uninteresting design, with funny goggles being its most distinct feature. In addition, he has a Swiss army knife -style shield weapon. I learned during the build process that the heroes were equipped with ice weapons to fight the fire-themed villains, and we agreed to feature them in the models. Thus, the ice shield and the goggles were my starting points. 

This was a fast build, really a last-minute creation before the exhibit. I wanted to differiantiate heavily from the original set as I didn't like it or own it; I also dislike the basic concept of Hero Factory as it's quite dystopic. I did see no reason for Furno to look very human-like; I wanted it to be alien and twisted; and I found myself leaning bit to Gollum and asymmetry, emphasising some mechanical details. I've always liked the Breakout launcer piece, and a pair of them formed the lower legs. Another HF classic, the rounded pauldron, found its way to the kneecaps and the shoulder armour of the free hand - mirrored by a Technic figure helmet on the shield arm.

The head was the defining part, and I used some System here to form the face under the goggles. The goggles themeselves are based on those flat silver Batman accessories I acquired for my first Parts Festival in New Elementary in 2019. Originally, the neck connection was more twisted, featuring a very hunched pose. It somehow went to far, making no sense in the robot context, so I changed it into more modest design, closer the to original. The shield weapon is a simple combo of two parts, Gelu's blade and Breakout Furno's armour. I've always like these parts: The blade has a striking shape, with its colour contrasting nicely with the reds, and the yellow print on the armour calls back to the yellow face. In hindsight, some additional yellow details on the limbs would have worked.

-Eero.