Third Person Cam - don't laugh

I'm in the process of adding the weapon systems; avionics and links to the stores. While that's coming along at a steady pace I often come across a bit of code and think "I could quickly do this..."

So I quickly added the third-person cam; as we don't yet have any character models I'm having to use this laughable code generated  place-holder. Who was it painted matchstick men?

Character height is 1.8m. The shape approximates the size of the character controller. Had to add a little work-around to the GUI menu system which also uses the mouse-wheel for menu navigation.

We're going to require a rigged humanoid with a number of animations for sitting, prone, kneeling, aiming, running, walking, waving etc. We have a list on animations somewhere, I'll try and dig it out. There are some nice models available for around $120 that are of the correct dress and close the the desired poly count. Speaking of models...

This is "Marshall" from BBi collectibles range (now discontinued). He's a great model, but the wrong sort :)

I wish my Action Man (GI Joe) was more like this guy. I'm kicking myself for not buying one of these when I saw it on sale at Travelling Man in Leeds years ago, they are now rare and hard to find items.

But I do have an original Tom Baker Doctor Who (with hat and scarf - no box though). I only saw one other and that was on the desk of the lead artist at Microprose Leeds (formerly Vector Graphix) and now home of Rockstar North I think. I digress.