1. Planning & Fabrication
Roman Action Figures
Planning & Fabrication

2. What is a makerspace? Basically, a community center with tools
Electronics and circuits
Sewing and textiles
Art supplies
Woodworking supplies
Fabrication tools (3D printers, cutting machines)
Video and photograph production
Coding and robotics
Teachers will use the makerspace to complement their regular classwork

3. Step 1: research
Who is your Roman? Find their full name, nicknames, family lineage, etc.
What did they do? What were they known for?
Where were they from? Where was their empire’s boundary?
When did they reign?
Why are they to be remembered?
How did they reign?
Identify a few accessories that are symbolic of their reign.

4. Step 2: Backer card Use www.canva.com to create your backer card.
Login with
Use the password “bluedevils”.
On the “Caligula” template, click the arrow and click “Make a Copy”.
Change the name of your action figure to ## Name (example: “01 Caligula”).

5. Backer card (front) Toy company logo Background image Character name
Full name (or other detail)
Title (or other detail)
Toy company name
Toy company slogan

6. Backer card (back) Dates of Reign 4-6 important facts
2 or 3 accessories
Number in the series

7. STEP 3: submit backer card
Download your backer card as a PDF. (Choose “PDF – Print”).
When the window pops up, choose “download as watermark draft”.
Send the PDF to
It will be printed and returned to you.
Once printed, you may start fabricating the action figure.