Author Topic: Deadborder's MegaMek Icon Collection (Read 218409 times)

Vampire_Seraphin · « **Reply #1440 on:** 01 July 2015, 03:36:31 »

It ended up looking a great deal like the Wulfen.

Kojak · « **Reply #1441 on:** 01 July 2015, 04:06:37 »

I think it's a big improvement on the old icon, FWIW. The old one looked like an oversized Night Hawk.

Cerberus · « **Reply #1442 on:** 01 July 2015, 07:42:48 »

Quote from: Deadborder on 01 July 2015, 03:19:12

I'd like to think I did an okay job.

More like threw it out the ballpark. I'll echo Kojak, better than the original.

Wrangler · « **Reply #1443 on:** 01 July 2015, 09:42:28 »

The Lynx is out of this world better.

Jayof9s · « **Reply #1444 on:** 01 July 2015, 10:28:11 »

That Lynx looks awesome. It's one of my favorite 'Mechs (though I don't get to use it as much as I'd like) so I'm sure that new art will get some use!

Kojak · « **Reply #1445 on:** 01 July 2015, 21:17:22 »

Um, I just noticed that you appear to have posted the -8Q twice instead of, presumably, the -9C.

Deadborder · « **Reply #1446 on:** 02 July 2015, 07:36:32 »

Fixed!

Deadborder · « **Reply #1447 on:** 03 July 2015, 03:16:45 »

The Yu Huang was a request, so my code of honour (I have one, I got character points back for it) said I had to draw it, no matter how much the idea scared the hell out of me. Because it's one hell of a complex design, what with its celestial god emperor styling and weird arms and everything else. On the other hand, it does look insanely cool and, well, a new icon was desperately needed.

On the upside, I am very happy with the result. This may be one of my most complex icons so far.

Y-H9G/H9GB Yu Huang

Y-H9GC Yu Huang

Y-H10G Yu Huang

Y-H11G Yu Huang

Avitue · « **Reply #1448 on:** 03 July 2015, 09:15:40 »

The Yellow Emperor is pleased with his Visage.

Kojak · « **Reply #1449 on:** 03 July 2015, 11:24:31 »

Man, that is just a staggering improvement over the old icon.

Deadborder · « **Reply #1450 on:** 04 July 2015, 03:24:12 »

Today's post was actually only a recent addition to the request list. However, it was high on my "personal annoyance" list, so that means it got bumped all the way up. And besides, who doesn't want 100 tons of axe-wielding, fire-breathing, 'Mechs stomping, optimally foam rubber clad assault 'Mech goodness? So here's the Berserker. Have fun.

(Unless you're in one of my games, where Berserkers tend to die embarrassing deaths)

BRZ-A3 Berserker

BRZ-B3 Berserker

BRZ-C3 Berserker

BRZ-D4 Berserker

Deadborder · « **Reply #1451 on:** 05 July 2015, 03:35:48 »

Today I pass what was technically a triple request. The War Dog was going to be the next icon I draw, but then it got bumped up to a double. Plus it was on my own "personal annoyance" list because it has two different icons and they're both hideous.

That being said, it was also one of the biggest challenges that I have ever faced, simply due to it's bizzare shape. Even by 3055 standards, it's a weirdo, and its mismatching arms only ad to that. Trying to fit a Heavy Gauss onto the icon while figuring how it would sit with its shape was a challenge, to say the least. On the other hand, I now never need to draw it again. Ever.

WR-DG-02FC War Dog

WR-DG-03FC War Dog

pheonixstorm · « **Reply #1452 on:** 05 July 2015, 08:45:23 »

And now that you say that watch it show up in TRO 3150 or some such ;D

mighty midget · « **Reply #1453 on:** 05 July 2015, 19:00:57 »

Thanks for making the new Berserker icons, they look awesome. Since the original printing of 3055 that has been my favorite mech and the reprint with it on the cover was awesome. And I can empathize about losing the Berserkers in your matches, mine usually go out due to a torso or gyro before getting to do much damage.

Deadborder · « **Reply #1454 on:** 08 July 2015, 03:09:11 »

I've been drawing a lot of challenging icons of late. There's a pattern here. Clearly all you people who make requests are sadists.

Ahem.

Anyway, here's the Lao Hu, which is probably the most asymmetrical 'Mech I have ever drawn. So much so that I couldn't use my traditional approach. In the end, I basically had to craft everything individually with minimal around of copying and flipping. On the upside, the variants were similar once I got started, so yay for that.

LHU-2B Lao Hu

LHU-3B Lao Hu

LHU-3C Lao Hu

LHU-3L Lao Hu

LHU-4E Lao Hu

Kojak · « **Reply #1455 on:** 08 July 2015, 06:07:02 »

Oh man, I've been looking forward to seeing how you did this one, the old icon was so clunky-looking. Now it looks like a proper Lao Hu.

Deadborder · « **Reply #1456 on:** 08 July 2015, 09:19:17 »

Amazingly enough, I'm actually nearing the end of the request list - sort of. More on that to come.

In the meantime, here's the Enfield, which is sort of Collateral Damage to the Enforcer. Sort of. At any rate, it was relatively easy to handle, and its variants were minor enough to just be some tweaking. Easy. Which after the last few, was something I needed.

...and then I look at what's up next.

END-6Q/6S Enfield

END-6J Enfield

END-6Sr Enfield

Deadborder · « **Reply #1457 on:** 10 July 2015, 02:19:24 »

I spoke too soon. Just as I thought I was through my list, I got attacked with several more requests. Do you do this on purpose?

At any rate, here's another request, in the form of the Wolf Trap. This... wasn't too bad, actually. Easy draw, few variants, much needed update. I didn't mind it artificially extending my list for this one. The other requests, on the other hand...

WFT-1/B/C Wolf Trap (Tora)

WFT-2 Wolf Trap (Tora)

WFT-2B/2X Wolf Trap (Tora)

Deadborder · « **Reply #1458 on:** 11 July 2015, 07:52:26 »

Conversely, this request was... a mess.

The Mauler is a complex 'Mech to draw at the best of times, but the 4X "Todesbote" variant from XTRO: Most Wanted (And a specific request) is so different to the others that it needed a massive amount of reworking before it I was happy (which is a lie, as I'm never happy). Added to that, it also triggered not one but two collateral damage 'Mechs in the form of the Daboku and the Banzai. Fortunately, the former is identical enough to the base Mauler to use the same icon. The latter, on the other hand...

Interestingly enough, the Banzai is on the DCMS RATs in ER:3145. And an explosively fun time was had by all.

MAL-1R/1K/C Mauler; DCMS-MX90-D Daboku

MAL-2R Mauler

MAL-3R Mauler

MAL-4X 'Todesbote' Mauler

BNZ-X Banzai

Deadborder · « **Reply #1459 on:** 12 July 2015, 03:14:33 »

And now here's the end of the (public) request list. Don't worry, there's still a lot to come. In the meantime, have a rather epic finale. It's a one-of-a-kind prototype 'Mech that is so horribly min-maxed it'd be laughable if it wasn't so damned devastating. It's the Rifleman III, and it's a bomb on stilts. I love it.

Tune in next post to see what's on the second request list. Or just PM me more.

RF2-A Rifleman III

Cerberus · « **Reply #1460 on:** 12 July 2015, 08:48:50 »

I can't wait to see what you have in store for us in the future. Also, congratulations on taking down your request list.

Avitue · « **Reply #1461 on:** 12 July 2015, 22:33:11 »

That Todesbote is BEAUTIFUL.

Wrangler · « **Reply #1462 on:** 13 July 2015, 08:56:28 »

Love the Rifleman III!

Rebel Yell · « **Reply #1463 on:** 13 July 2015, 09:55:56 »

Can we please get this thread stickied since Deadborder has started a new one?

I don't want to have to go digging for this, please.

ralgith · « **Reply #1464 on:** 14 July 2015, 19:31:38 »

Quote from: Rebel Yell on 13 July 2015, 09:55:56

Can we please get this thread stickied since Deadborder has started a new one?

I don't want to have to go digging for this, please.

Why would you have to dig for stuff that's included in the releases as they happen?

Anyway, his new thread should link to the old one. Always.

Hammer · « **Reply #1465 on:** 14 July 2015, 19:36:10 »

Quote from: Rebel Yell on 13 July 2015, 09:55:56

Can we please get this thread stickied since Deadborder has started a new one?

I don't want to have to go digging for this, please.

Also the TPTB have told us in the past that only grand-fathered threads or Official CGL threads can be stickied.

Rebel Yell · « **Reply #1466 on:** 15 July 2015, 14:25:48 »

Well, I'm not sure anything about Megamek is official but since there is a forum for it and it would be of benefit to the members to sticky it,...

Hammer · « **Reply #1467 on:** 15 July 2015, 14:54:12 »

Quote from: Rebel Yell on 15 July 2015, 14:25:48

Well, I'm not sure anything about Megamek is official but since there is a forum for it and it would be of benefit to the members to sticky it,...

Feel free to ask, but my experience in the past was not likely to happen.

Hammer · « **Reply #1468 on:** 15 July 2015, 16:42:25 »

Quote from: Deadborder on 08 July 2015, 03:09:11

I've been drawing a lot of challenging icons of late. There's a pattern here. Clearly all you people who make requests are sadists.

Ahem.

Anyway, here's the Lao Hu, which is probably the most asymmetrical 'Mech I have ever drawn. So much so that I couldn't use my traditional approach. In the end, I basically had to craft everything individually with minimal around of copying and flipping. On the upside, the variants were similar once I got started, so yay for that.

LHU-2B Lao Hu

LHU-3B Lao Hu

LHU-3C Lao Hu

LHU-3L Lao Hu

LHU-4E Lao Hu

Is it me or does it look like it could a variant of a TIE Bomber?