The armature and modelling specialists Arvind & Chandini Chaudasama (left) along with Vaibhav and Virender

The modelling and armature work for Pandu Mangal has been done by the Husband Wife duo Arvind and Chandni Chaudasama. Arvind who has been creating models for Vaibhav since the past 5 years says,"While creating armatures, we bear in mind the movements required to be done by the character in every frame. While skin and the outer surface is mostly clay,the back of Mangal's head is made of thermacol"

"If you notice the film carefully there are frames in which the lower edges of Mangal's jacket furl in the air, this was made possible only because of the alluminium wire we inserted in his jacket. Had it been only cloth, the unfurling wouldnt have been possible to capture" adds Chandini.

A lot of ingenuity also went into fabricating the models, for instance the use of M seal for making bullets in Mangal's belt, or for his shoes. Mangal's gun is a modified ball pen refill.

Scroll below to get an understanding of what went into creating the armature and Models for this tvc
 
The above image shows the various materials used to create different parts of Mangal Singh's anatomy.
 
The above diagram to the left shows how joints, muscles, skeleton and the eyeballs and mouth were created.
 
The above image shows the various materials used for the fabrication of Mangal Singh's model.
 
The above image is one of the model sheets for Pandu, various expressions of Pandu were taken into consideration before planning his armature. The adjoining image tells the model maker, that Pandu has a hinged jaw.
 

The above image is one of the model sheets for Mangal. A model chart shows a character in different angles so that one gets a 3dimensional idea of the character and its body-parts.
Ace model maker Arvind Chaudasama
"The experience we have in making models for stop motion shoots has made us realise a lot of things we need to know much in advance of even beginning to start making the models" says Arvind

One has to know one's materials very well. Some materials tend to get hard, some stay soft. The shooting process involves a lot of strong lights, the heat tends to melt some materials. One has to balance out the materials needed in terms of the flexibility of the character, look and the way the shooting is to be carried out" he adds.

 
 
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