cyberman "mat"

[elkad]

It would be interesting to see it with a better head- one with eyes like the originals had.

 Andrew

I made a quick Photoshop of this particular Cybermat with three types of eyes. The firs is the ping-pong like white eyes, the second has a sort of cylon like eye that scans back & forth for a target, & the third is an empty teardrop keyhole shape eye. Honestly, the the shape it has now resembles a featureless cobra. And the featureless & unknown is always a big time scare in the horror movies. Who doesn't fear the unknown.

[elkad]

Some size references with the Cybermate giving Sara a kiss. I find in this clip you can see a sleeve inside, that the individual plates are attached to.



I found this clip had some good shots of how many plates it had threw the Cybermats Cyber-agony. It also showed the ribbed underside. Any guess on what the ribs are? Foam ribs, plastic ribbed pipe?

[Andrew Harvey]

Mmmm Interesting! Definitely better with eyes. I still think a fatter head too. I had a re-count there on the picture you had put up of the number of segments; it looks like twelve to me! I'd never noticed the markings on its back before (first anterior segment). To my mind at least, the long neck is more like a long nose. A sort of insectoid proboscis. I like he idea of it being like a cobra. I rattled off a sketch, but I think Ive done the head to short...(hope you dont mind the sketch! Just an exchange of ideas!)

Andrew

[Teppic]

It would be interesting to see it with a better head- one with eyes like the originals had.

 Andrew

I made a quick Photoshop of this particular Cybermat with three types of eyes. The firs is the ping-pong like white eyes, the second has a sort of cylon like eye that scans back & forth for a target, & the third is an empty teardrop keyhole shape eye. Honestly, the the shape it has now resembles a featureless cobra. And the featureless & unknown is always a big time scare in the horror movies. Who doesn't fear the unknown.

Googly eyes. It's the only answer.

[elkad]

I love your concept art Andrew, I'm putting that on my list of prop builds, right next to the Cybermat complete collection.  When I started photoshoping, It looked like an Alien head without the pong eyes.

[Andrew Harvey]

Oh that's more like it! Excellent!! Love the teeth -they would have made a mess of Sarah! (Glad you liked the drawing!)

 All the best
 Andrew