BEHIND THE SCENES
Many talented people contributed to making Sectaurs such a vibrant universe. On this page, you'll find a celebration of their work. Many of these pieces are from private collections and appearing for the first time on the internet. The collection will continue to grow over time. If you are a fan or collector who has work to share, or a creator who would be interested in an interview or to share any info you have, we'd love to hear from you! Please contact us here.
Original Art
Original Illustration for Page 1 of the Big Looker Storybook Mission of Friendship Art by Earl Norem From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
Original Illustration for Page 3 of the Big Looker Storybook Mission of Friendship Art by Earl Norem From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
Original Illustration for Page 21 of the Big Looker Storybook Mission of Friendship Art by Earl Norem From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
Original Illustration for Page 23 of the Big Looker Storybook Mission of Friendship Art by Earl Norem From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
The Sectaurs was blessed to have many great artists work on the property. Through evocative box art and beautifully illustrated tie-in books and merchandise, the world of Symbion came alive.
Original Art by Earl Norem
An amazing concept for Sectaurs glasses that sadly never became a reality. From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
An intriguing concept for a vacuum-formed "play-box" that featured a cave, a volcano... and perhaps a place to store sand? Art by Bruce Benedetto From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
An early concept of Bitaur. Art by Dexter Liu From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
An early concept for Raplor, or at least another insectoid that had the same feature. Art by Dexter Liu From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
Early concept for Toxcid. Art by Dexter Liu From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
What appears to be an early concept for Zak. Notice the notation in the corner that is already associating him with Bitor (Bitaur.) Art by Dexter Liu From the Symbion Preservation Society collection.
Toy Concept Art
Even those who were not huge fans of the Sectaurs as children are often struck by the dynamic designs of the toys. Here is a look at some of the concept art behind the toys.
Concept Art
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
Other Original Art
Interestingly enough, this version of Dargon never appeared in the five Ruby-Spears episodes that aired. From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
Note it says "Spidrax Trooper" though the model seems to be for the Wasp Trooper. From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
From the Symbion Preservation Society collection
Animation Model Sheets
A look at some of the animation model sheets. They were created to be incredibly faithful to the look of the toys, even down to the weapons.
If we run across any behind the scenes video about Sectaurs creators,
we will post them here!
Behind The Scenes Video
These photos were taken internally at Coleco. You'll notice some of the characters have older names associated with them.
In-House Photography
The final figures, of course, were called Mantor and Pinsor. From the Symbion Preservations Society Collection.
From the archives of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the archives of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the archives of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the archives of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the archives of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the archives of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the archives of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the archives of the Symbion Preservation Society
Photos of the figures taken for various promotional purposes.