Hi Michael

I just started to play with moi also so I can´t help you there but I did some projects like this in the past for some customers Toolmakers also.
The diference is that I had a sculpted real toy and I asked a small shop to scan it.

you can look here this is a perfect case: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Kraft-Foods-(Jello-Santa)/455326

I have another project with some more animals but I don´t show much of the process in that one, this above link is better to show you a bit.
The modelling was done with patches of surfaces.

Sorry for my English.