Prototype Toy Models

Rainford Models have worked with both small, independent toy designers and major toy companies & manufacturers providing prototype toys and engineering assistance.

As can be seen from the images below we have the ability to make toy prototypes with a high level of details such as tread on tyres and wheel nuts.

As well as being suitable for product development, our prototypes can be used by the product development and marketing teams as a valuable part of the process of bringing a new toy to the market by, for example, enabling samples to be shown to focus groups before full scale production is started.

Our skills enable a rapid response to requests for prototypes of a wide range of toys, please contact us for more details.

We have listed below just a small sample of the prototype toy models that Rainford have produced in the past few years.

A Mega Rig Futuristic Construction play set that was totally fabricated from acrylic sheet. The components had to break down and plug in and work with the all other Mega Rigs in the range.

A Mega Rig Futuristic Construction play set that was totally fabricated from acrylic sheet. The components had to break down and plug in and work with the all other Mega Rigs in the range.

Although all the prototypw toys above have been aimed at boys we also make prototypes of girls toys. This model was a modular system of single pods and double pods which all had to interlock with each other. This model combined traditional model making with SLA technology. Each pod opens up on a pivot to reveal internal play areas with individual pull out components for the miniature dolls.

Although all the prototypw toys above have been aimed at boys we also make prototypes of girls toys. This model was a modular system of single pods and double pods which all had to interlock with each other. This model combined traditional model making with SLA technology. Each pod opens up on a pivot to reveal internal play areas with individual pull out components for the miniature dolls.

This prototype is hand facricated, it has a removable motor battery pack which would plug into and power other numerous features throughout the model. The submarine broke down in to various sections to form a host of different play areas.

This prototype is hand facricated, it has a removable motor battery pack which would plug into and power other numerous features throughout the model. The submarine broke down in to various sections to form a host of different play areas.

Arctic Exploration Mega Rig. This photo is of the fully finished and painted lead tracked vehicle, with just the front of the submarine (shown above) visible being towed behind this prototype of the toy.

Arctic Exploration Mega Rig. This photo is of the fully finished and painted lead tracked vehicle, with just the front of the submarine (shown above) visible being towed behind this prototype of the toy.

Arctic Exploration Mega Rig. A close up detailed view of the un-painted lead tracked vehicle. All parts have been fabricated by Rainford Models except for the tracks, which were taken from an existing tracked vehicle, modified to suit our needs, then vaccum cast in a simulated rubberised resin.

Arctic Exploration Mega Rig. A close up detailed view of the un-painted lead tracked vehicle. All parts have been fabricated by Rainford Models except for the tracks, which were taken from an existing tracked vehicle, modified to suit our needs, then vaccum cast in a simulated rubberised resin.

Cluedo Travel & Monopoly Travel games. We fabricated the main box from acrylic. The clear top playing surface was made from clear acrylic sheet with raised bosses with holes to locate the playing pieces. The Cluedo players were machined in two halves and bonded together and shaped. The Monopoly Hotels & Houses were hand cast resin and the playing pieces were profiled milled from a template 10 times larger and then hand carved.

Cluedo Travel & Monopoly Travel games. We fabricated the main box from acrylic. The clear top playing surface was made from clear acrylic sheet with raised bosses with holes to locate the playing pieces. The Cluedo players were machined in two halves and bonded together and shaped. The Monopoly Hotels & Houses were hand cast resin and the playing pieces were profiled milled from a template 10 times larger and then hand carved.

Master patterns were produced and vaccum cast to produce parts in a flexible resin to simulate rubber tyres and tracks.

Master patterns were produced and vaccum cast to produce parts in a flexible resin to simulate rubber tyres and tracks.

Left to right:- Fire Rescue Set, Space Exploration Set, Construction Set (this became the best seller) Jungle Exploration, Sea Rescue Air Rescue. It is difficult to fully appreciate the time, skill and degree of engineering tolerance that was required.

Left to right:- Fire Rescue Set, Space Exploration Set, Construction Set (this became the best seller) Jungle Exploration, Sea Rescue Air Rescue. It is difficult to fully appreciate the time, skill and degree of engineering tolerance that was required.

This inhouse project consisted of sculpted characters set in silicon rubber to produce a flexible mould and hand cast resin parts.

This inhouse project consisted of sculpted characters set in silicon rubber to produce a flexible mould and hand cast resin parts.

Mega Rig miniture robot for Artic exploration

Mega Rig miniture robot for Artic exploration

This prototype is hand facricated, it has a removable motor battery pack which would plug into and power other numerous features throughout the model. The submarine broke down in to various sections to form a host of different play areas.

This prototype is hand facricated, it has a removable motor battery pack which would plug into and power other numerous features throughout the model. The submarine broke down in to various sections to form a host of different play areas.