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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #30 on: 30 July 2017, 14:54:42 »
Well done Starbuck!
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #31 on: 30 July 2017, 18:47:39 »
Indeed! But would you split vertically, on a 'Mech?

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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #32 on: 07 August 2017, 07:39:34 »
Hey I just ran across DarthPandaNL's work on Deviantart and thought someone may find it useful. Sorry about the massive size, for some reason I can't get the images to shrink down to something more reasonable.

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Mig-29 operators

One of the F-16 pages
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #33 on: 07 August 2017, 14:07:55 »
Starbuck needs his own thread of awesomeness...
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #34 on: 08 February 2021, 13:16:43 »
Quote from: SteelRaven on 13 July 2017, 14:36:29
A buddy painted this up for me, based on MW4:Mercs camo. Sorry the photo doesn't do it justice


How did he attain the hex design?  Airbrush stencil?
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #35 on: 09 February 2021, 11:45:13 »
I based my avatar mini on one of the Crusader images from the box set.   I can't find the original, but there is a model kit that displays the scheme.  I'm thinking of doing a mercenary company based on this scheme.

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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #36 on: 09 February 2021, 16:10:36 »
I was inspired by Darth Bobo from "Tripping the Rift".
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #37 on: 09 February 2021, 16:49:50 »
Reminds me alot of the Domon-kun character as well. Have a lance of stubby mechs painted brown with the red and white teeth.
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #38 on: 09 February 2021, 22:38:53 »
As an update to this, having opportunity to get weird and wacky has led to using Mandarin Fish, Mantis Shrimp, and a rooster as the starting points for several 'Mechs. I've also considered various fruits, but haven't gotten to that.
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #39 on: 10 February 2021, 03:00:04 »
Amalor Myrnyx (RIP) did a lovely mini in the colours of the monarch butterfly. Unfortunately we'll never know if he'd seen Dr. Venture.

The Lyran Guard scheme done in different colours looks sharp. I have a vanity regiment in brown with green stripe - not only martial, but saves on camo paint.
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #40 on: 10 February 2021, 10:45:58 »
Quote from: jimdigris on 09 February 2021, 16:10:36
I was inspired by Darth Bobo from "Tripping the Rift".

As the father of two young daughters, I can attest that the paint scheme is reminiscent of the Kakamora from Moana (coconut bandits).

They look great!
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #41 on: 13 February 2021, 17:53:25 »
Going to try for a blue ringed octopus scheme on one of my frankenmechs.
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #42 on: 13 February 2021, 22:23:18 »
Quote from: Luciora on 13 February 2021, 17:53:25
Going to try for a blue ringed octopus scheme on one of my frankenmechs.

I've been thinking that would be good for a tripod!
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #43 on: 21 February 2021, 00:10:21 »
So here it is.  The left over KS frankenmech done in the blue ringed octopus camo.
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Re: What's your most interesting inspiration for paint schemes?
« Reply #44 on: 21 February 2021, 02:50:36 »
That, sir, is damned impressive!  :thumbsup:
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* The Housebook series is from the 80's and is the foundation of Btech, the 80's heart wrapped in heavy metal that beats to this day - Sigma
* To sum it up: FASAnomics: By Cthulhu, for Cthulhu - Moonsword
* Because Battletech is a conspiracy by Habsburg & Bourbon pretenders - MadCapellan
* The Hellbringer is cool, either way. It's not cool because it's bad, it's cool because it's bad with balls - Nightsky
* It was a glorious time for people who felt that we didn't have enough Marauder variants - HABeas2, re "Empires Aflame"
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