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BattleTech Player Boards => Fan Art => Topic started by: marauder648 on 20 February 2020, 07:29:05
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From - CDS Ironmonger
Location - Asteroid mining site 09a - RDB/0411 system.
Date - 20/02/3049
FAO - Scientist Robert (Eddison)
As was expected, the Ravens are using RDB/0411 as a testing ground for the new Aerospace fighters we have heard rumors about. Our Ghost Bear hosts were tight lipped about their holdings here and any goings on, their friendship with the Ravens seems as close as ever and none of the personnel here were willing to chat about the goings on. Once fully loaded up we were heading for the jump point when we got several sensor echos at long range. Due to the radiation and distance, the images are bare wireframes but it should be enough to go with for further research.
See attached images.
(https://i.imgur.com/Za6Vezc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/E9Xt9Cn.jpg)
Some WIP's for...a thing...done by the amazing Matt Plog, as always, any thoughts and comments are most welcome!
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The Zulu looks to be of a good size (75+ tons) while the one on the bottom is a light fighter judging by the size of the cockpit in relation to the size of the fighter.
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that bottom one looks a bit like the Banshee ASF from the old TVseries.. only less ugly.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Banshee_(Aerospace_Fighter_class)
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that bottom one looks a bit like the Banshee ASF from the old TVseries.. only less ugly.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Banshee_(Aerospace_Fighter_class)
And more practical. Is it a Sabre IIC?
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that bottom one looks a bit like the Banshee ASF from the old TVseries.. only less ugly.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Banshee_(Aerospace_Fighter_class) (https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Banshee_(Aerospace_Fighter_class))
Corrected your link. Apparently this board doesn't like parentheses in URLs.
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The names give hints about their nature.
Clan second line fighters are named after stuff related to Alexander the Great. OmniFighters are named after warrior tribes/ancient tribes or stuff related to Ghengis Khan.
These two are the Zulu and the Mashona (A large group of indiginous Africans under many different tribes) so these are OmniFighters.
Speaking of which. Meet the nose section of the Crow.
(https://i.imgur.com/YODXqJd.jpg)
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That's a fairly large gun pod (with respect to size) under the cockpit/nose section
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Its a large gun :D
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Is that an escape pod?
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Is that an escape pod?
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/5e46ec861b418d914a5044b86824f2f6/tumblr_mtqsd6B7ER1rze8s1o1_400.jpg)
*quietly* Close.
Full cockpit ejection system. Yes.
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It is a great visualization of such a system :thumbsup:
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(https://i.imgur.com/OAUN0JY.jpg)
Tail gun camera footage from Lieutenant J Hooper's Lucifer. He and his fighters were part of a group that attacked inbound DropShips over Toland and our listening post was able to intercept this data feed and transmit it onwards. The footage cuts out three seconds later as the unknown craft turned with Hooper's fighter and destroyed it. Size estimates put it in the 80 - 100 ton bracket and it was able to keep up with Hooper's craft and turn with him.
I have attached the audio logs of the engagement and will forwards any further data we can get. Our compound has not been touched, but the Jade Falcon forces have taken this world.
We are running searches on any matching iconography and the 'skull' on the fighters canopy, but have turned nothing up yet. As the Falcons have not contacted us, we are unable to ask them about the fighters they had flying with them and why their markings are different from those we have seen.
Adept Farma
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That 'ejection system' reminds me of the ADFX-11F from Ace Combat 7, a superfighter which is actually a two-plane formation-a fighter and a micro UAV that can eject and escape with the main control system. And the connecting 'neck' contains a Tactical Laser System...
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This is great man; should I assume anything from the cross-thatched patterning on the armour?
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I wonder, for which project is comissioned... Hope that it's a new FanTRO :D
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This is great man; should I assume anything from the cross-thatched patterning on the armour?
Nope, its just a paint scheme :)
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(https://i.imgur.com/s8dWJsO.jpg)
My Khan.
Good news, the Galleon Super-Heavy Freighter CSR Starwise Giant is now fully crewed and operational, and no problems have been found despite the ships age. The ore processing machinery easily fitted in her cargo bays and is in a working condition. We have already assigned Labour and Technician Caste workers to the ship for her initial deployment to RDB/0411. Once in position, we will have a ready made processing and refining base without having to ship anything back to Lum. Merchant Factor Tara (Meer) has proved most capable in organising the JumpShip and DropShip schedule as well as organising crews for the merchant ships.
Bryn Cooper.
Drawn by the amazing Matt Plog.
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I'm looking forward to seeing this finalized. :thumbsup:
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(https://i.imgur.com/s8dWJsO.jpg)
My Khan.
Good news, the Galleon Super-Heavy Freighter CSR Starwise Giant is now fully crewed and operational, and no problems have been found despite the ships age. The ore processing machinery easily fitted in her cargo bays and is in a working condition. We have already assigned Labour and Technician Caste workers to the ship for her initial deployment to RDB/0411. Once in position, we will have a ready made processing and refining base without having to ship anything back to Lum. Merchant Factor Tara (Meer) has proved most capable in organising the JumpShip and DropShip schedule as well as organising crews for the merchant ships.
Bryn Cooper.
Drawn by the amazing Matt Plog.
I really like this. Support units really provide spine to the universe.
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Looks very industrial, nicely done!
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Oh, more goodies!
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"Amazing" only begins to describe Matt Plog! :thumbsup:
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(https://i.imgur.com/OAUN0JY.jpg)
Tail gun camera footage from Lieutenant J Hooper's Lucifer. He and his fighters were part of a group that attacked inbound DropShips over Toland and our listening post was able to intercept this data feed and transmit it onwards. The footage cuts out three seconds later as the unknown craft turned with Hooper's fighter and destroyed it. Size estimates put it in the 80 - 100 ton bracket and it was able to keep up with Hooper's craft and turn with him.
I have attached the audio logs of the engagement and will forwards any further data we can get. Our compound has not been touched, but the Jade Falcon forces have taken this world.
We are running searches on any matching iconography and the 'skull' on the fighters canopy, but have turned nothing up yet. As the Falcons have not contacted us, we are unable to ask them about the fighters they had flying with them and why their markings are different from those we have seen.
Adept Farma
The fighter reminds me of the MIG fighter in the Clint Eastwood movie Firefox, and the message "Abandon All Hope" is a nice touch to the Chig fighter from Space Above and Beyond series.
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Heh, the Zulu is based directly on the Firefox :D its just too handsome looking a craft to pass up from being battleteched up and used :D and yeah had sneak in a Space Above and Beyond ref somehow :D
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I like them both very curious on freighter
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(https://i.imgur.com/s8dWJsO.jpg)
My Khan.
Good news, the Galleon Super-Heavy Freighter CSR Starwise Giant is now fully crewed and operational, and no problems have been found despite the ships age. The ore processing machinery easily fitted in her cargo bays and is in a working condition. We have already assigned Labour and Technician Caste workers to the ship for her initial deployment to RDB/0411. Once in position, we will have a ready made processing and refining base without having to ship anything back to Lum. Merchant Factor Tara (Meer) has proved most capable in organising the JumpShip and DropShip schedule as well as organising crews for the merchant ships.
Bryn Cooper.
Drawn by the amazing Matt Plog.
Were would one go, to get stats for this lass
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Were would one go, to get stats for this lass
The fan made TRO for it is being worked on now :) Once its proof read it'll go into PDF production and when that's done, it'll be available for free download :)
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(https://i.imgur.com/UcKyOq3.jpg)
The Titan II carrier DropShip CSR Masters of the Wind on patrol near Lum.
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Wow, very nice!
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The Titan II carrier DropShip CSR Masters of the Wind on patrol near Lum.
I do have to say, all the detailing really shows how big the Titan actually is, we don't see that in the original art.
Great choice!
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I agree great angled shot with the tiny aerospace fighter for scale
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Beautiful. :o
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That thing looks too big to be a DropShip… ^-^
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That thing looks too big to be a DropShip… ^-^
The big 'problem' with the Titan CV is that its really titanic, the things 250 meters long. Its only a few meters shorter and narrower than a Vigillant class Corvette, a full blown WarShip. Even the Conquistadore, one of the biggest aerodynes and 5,400 tons heavier is 68 meters shorter. I think the Titan also looks huge because of its shape, its big and quite blocky and that just adds to the impression of size.
It makes me think that somewhere along the lines in the distant past, someone screwed up with the Titan's length or weight.
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The titan was built with original WarShips was it not? When building rules were more guidelines
The Conquistadors weight I think is more distributed in width and height with the command facilities and MASH
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The titan was built with original WarShips was it not? When building rules were more guidelines
The Conquistadors weight I think is more distributed in width and height with the command facilities and MASH
Aye the Titan's part of that era of Dropship, so it stands to reason that something went wrong along the way during any conversion. For her size, she'd probably be as heavy as something like the Conquistador, but yeah the weight difference could be described as the bulk as the large majority of the Titan's hull is large open spaces for the hangars/flight decks/servicing bays etc.
also.
(https://i.imgur.com/uXbcnuS.jpg)
Its still a good few months off but here's the front cover :D
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Love these birds. The Titan II looks like the big brother of one of my favorite star league droppers.
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(https://i.imgur.com/UcKyOq3.jpg)
The Titan II carrier DropShip CSR Masters of the Wind on patrol near Lum.
Absolutely love it! here is a take on the 3057 Titan that actually looks not just good, but fantastic!
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This work is gorgeous! That you for your investment in the community and for commissioning and sharing this fantastic work by Matt Plog.
Cheers,
LCC
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I agree marauder these are awesome thank you
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I'd really like to see these images used to replace existing art or be the basis for new designs.
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Well I've said to CGL that if they want to use my stuff, any of it, they can. :)
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It is not the first time that I wished that I had a time machine so that I could include this art in the original TRO 3057, that would have had such a huge effect.
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Well I've said to CGL that if they want to use my stuff, any of it, they can. :)
As far as I know that sadly that doesn't fit in the current policy. :(
However I can see the possibility of a three-way contract (You, Matt Plog & TPTB), and TPTB then paying Matt for making 'minor' alterations to make it sufficiently theirs.
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As far as I know that sadly that doesn't fit in the current policy. :(
However I can see the possibility of a three-way contract (You, Matt Plog & TPTB), and TPTB then paying Matt for making 'minor' alterations to make it sufficiently theirs.
Ahh! Yes that would work :) Perhaps one day eh? :) But with the KS and all the shenanigans in the world, they've bigger things to worry about. But...in hte mean time....
(https://i.imgur.com/MbpyO7u.jpg)
A Kestrel class Patrol DropShip launching a boarding craft to investigate a possible Bandit Caste hideout.
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The kestrel looks cool but I take it theres a deck under the small craft bays to link to the engineering section?
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The kestrel looks cool but I take it theres a deck under the small craft bays to link to the engineering section?
Indeed, its not hollow, the bay is adjustable to fit the standard shuttle sor boarding craft. And yes the hull is solid underneath, think of it having an arrangement similar to a space shuttle's cargo bay.
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I gathered that it is and interesting design I just found the top side launching bay weird. Bays that face away and "down" from a ship just make more sense. In space it doesn't matter but in an atmosphere if there wasnt a clean launch it could be nasty
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Sorry, marauder, what is this Project Nelson? Snow Raven upgrades?
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Sorry, marauder, what is this Project Nelson? Snow Raven upgrades?
How my Project Zhukov focused on the Hell's Horses and gave the 'tank Clan' some actual tanks and units of their own and other units, this is the same idea. This will focus on the Snow Ravens to give the naval/aerospace Clan some distinct units and bits and bobs. This includes
9 OmniFighters
5 WarShips
4 BattleMechs
3 DropShips
1 PA(L) suit.
Its set in the same setting as the Zhukov book where the Clans have a bit of a brain and there's 8 Clans involved in REVIVAL as each invader has a backup reserve.
Wolf - Hell's Horse
Jade Falcon - Steel Viper
Ghost Bear - Diamond Shark
Smoke Jaguar - Nova Cat
And the Reserve Clans are activated shortly after the Battle of Rasalhague. Many OTL things still happen, Showers becomes a hood ornament of Tyra Miraborg, Tukayyid still goes ahead albeit with the 8 Clans there and ALL of ComGuard pretty much, and the Truce line is enforced etc.
And, like the HH book this goes back into the past to make changes that would affect the Clan in the future that I hope are rational and not 'favoured faction-y' :)
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Interesting project you've taken on
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Interesting project you've taken on
Inspired by you and other writers :) The setting is an AU one and i'm working with another chappy to work on a (fluff/stats) document that expands upon the SLDF's navy which is called the Fleet 2800 Project. Basically the SLDF's idealised fleet for the future.
And we've basically moved that into the same setting as this one, so when that gets done it'll include the SLDF's fleet, upgrades for current classes, sub-classes, new ships, etc as well as future developments based on experimentation, including the introduction of Sub-capital weapons (with different names) plans for enhanced tactical coordination systems (naval C3) as well as newer weapons such as ER Naval Lasers, Naval pulse lasers, even Ultra-type weapons and LB type weapons and more.
And we're doing the same kinda thing to expand upon the Great Houses fleets to give them more WarShips and the like with different flavours etc.
I really should do a write up or story kinda thing for this.
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Sounds good I look forward to more and am glad my stories helped inspire this. You've done well with this and the other units you've created
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Projects like his are the reason I'm still involved in battletech.
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Thank you for all the support folks, I hope it lives up to your expectations :)
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Your previous projects are good indicators, Marauder. Unlike myself, who has yet to finish one completely beyond Word files.
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It is really great. Thank you for all of your efforts.
If you ever might be interested in a Wars of Reaving TRO, I would like to participate.
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It is really great. Thank you for all of your efforts.
If you ever might be interested in a Wars of Reaving TRO, I would like to participate.
In this setting the Wars of Reaving don't really happen, instead what happens is the Wars of Refusal which goes along until before Bulldog/Serpent and then flares up for...reasons. It ends in the Grand Abjuration.
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(https://i.imgur.com/RaeswaF.jpg)
The Mashona light OmniFighter, a 20 ton fighter designed to replace the Bashkir, its folding wings and control surfaces make it far easier to fit into a hangar aboard a WarShip or DropShip.
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:thumbsup:
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I always assumed that all fighters would have to have foldable wings or every fighter would be restricted to the same wing width to fit into launch bays
Nice to see acknowledgment of that
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Speaking of folding wings...
(https://i.imgur.com/DmP1s62.jpg)
A 60-ton Afridi heavy OmniFighter taxiing after leaving its hangar. The fighter's pilot has raised the full cockpit ejection pod, commonly known as the 'Raven's Beak' to give him a better view as he moves around the tarmac. Not raised in atmospheric combat, the 'beak' is often raised in space, giving the craft another cooling surface to use when radiating heat. With their short stubby wings the Afridi was also known as the 'manned missile' in Clan service.
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Very nice!
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Excellent.
Due to your work the Ravens will get a lot more new hardware than they have got in real ;)
BTW can Clan Star Adder hope to get some new *toys* ? :)
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Excellent.
Due to your work the Ravens will get a lot more new hardware than they have got in real ;)
BTW can Clan Star Adder hope to get some new *toys* ? :)
They get what's left of the Steel Vipers and their not so little and out of the way project :p But thats another story...
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They get what's left of the Steel Vipers and their not so little and out of the way project :p But thats another story...
...you aren't teasing ANOTHER PROJECT... Are you...?
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...you aren't teasing ANOTHER PROJECT... Are you...?
Hehe :D No, just teasing :D You'll just have to read the book when it comes out :D
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That looks great the extended cockpit is cool as well
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(https://i.imgur.com/ZaPLqjk.jpg)
The Morrigan Pocket WarShip CSR Starblazer firing her missiles at drone targets during a live fire exercise.
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Very interesting! :thumbsup:
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I agree the double wing almost airplane look is pretty cool
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The spaceage "bi-plane"
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Very nice and good idea this kind of X-winged design :thumbsup:
Do you have the stats for these designs somewhere?
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Very nice and good idea this kind of X-winged design :thumbsup:
Do you have the stats for these designs somewhere?
I do :) But they'll be in a fan TRO that should, if the proof readings done soon ish be started sometime soon :) And then its a case of waiting for art and the PDF to be done and working on that :)
With any luck, and depending on work schedules etc and getting a slot with Mr Plog, the book could be out for free downloads by September.
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(https://i.imgur.com/YG3sZgn.jpg)
A Project NELSON Snow Raven Aerospace Pilot. You'll note they look human rather than;
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/7/73/Brainchild_%28Earth-92131%29_.jpg)
Because I hated the ASF phenotype idea, plus having a smaller body would be a disadvantage in high-g situations. This is arguably our biggest main diversion, basically the cannonical ASF phenotype never comes to pass until in the 3060's where its introduced as the protomech pilot. The ASF pilots are still 'small' with the average being 5'4 with a tall pilot being 5'9 and they're not as physically big as a Warrior, their training focuses on endurance and stamina as well as flexibility etc.
If you want a real world image for one. -
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/23/10/23/2310239ffa83d34d012b20c1ff17257f.jpg)
Basically the Scientists turned them into a race of Olympic gymnasts.
Any thoughts and comments are most welcome!
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Following this for sure: Zhukov was amazing and can’t wait for Nelson to finish :) :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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(https://i.imgur.com/yQLPrsF.jpg)
Point Leader Kara is seen here wearing the new 'RA-1 'Rook' flight suit and helmet. The Rook acts as both a flight suit and a space suit, being totally sealed and once hooked up to an air supply can operate as a normal void suit. A flexible kevlar mesh as well as harder plating protects the vitals and makes the suit very hard to tear which is vital as a small tear can mean a slow death by suffocation in the void of space. The helmet, seen here without its oxygen link up attached integrates fully with the electronics of an aerospace fighter and acts as the primary HUD for the Warrior. Under the aegis of Project NELSON the Rook flight suit would replace all older marks by 3044.
Done by the superb - https://www.deviantart.com/stefanomarinetti
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Wow!
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I like it: but I have a slight problem with the two orange tubes going into the side of his head. To me it seems like that would block pilot vision quite a lot.
But that’s just my two cents: love the picture otherwise
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I've had a few comments about those. This is a Neurohelmet as well and those bits are the sensors for the eye movement controls. As its a neurohelmet as well it means it interfaces directly with external cameras across the fighters hull, letting the pilot see in 360 without any obstruction :)
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Love this!!! Now if only I could get away from work...
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This insectoid look is very nice. :thumbsup:
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(https://i.imgur.com/le3TCeJ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Fz0ou5S.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/jk1w2AF.jpg)
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Precentor Martial, as requested these are the Mag-scans and Thermal scans we've intercepted in reports from the Lyran, Rasalhague and Combine theaters, also of note is this one.
(https://i.imgur.com/6IYpVIS.jpg)
This was from the Gypsy Queen right before she stopped transmitting. Its definitely smaller than an Elemental and were deployed by a shuttle that approached the JumpShip. Twenty-five of them show up on the sensor logs but this was the clearest image thus far.
Done by the magnificent Matt Plog, any thoughts are most welcome!
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The Huscarl ;D
That's a PPC and a Heavy Autocannon right? Love it.
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The Huscarl ;D
That's a PPC and a Heavy Autocannon right? Love it.
Good eye :D
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Wow another nice set, I especially like the last Mech. :thumbsup:
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Very nice!
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love to see them colored
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These are only WIP's so there's more to come :)
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Are these wonderful Mechs Clan or IS Tech?
To which faction they do belong?
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I'm looking forward to seeing them finished! :thumbsup:
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(https://i.imgur.com/N4OUmfb.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/QkhqXCL.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fXV9fRK.jpg)
Saga, Druzhina and Huscarl reporting for duty!
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Plog is made of ALL the win ever, even if I'm no clan fan... :thumbsup:
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Very nice Nova Cat design looks nasty
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like the looks of the middle one....
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Fantastic stuff!
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Looking great man!
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(https://i.imgur.com/VMxRY79.jpg)
A Thane assault Mech of Star Commander Erik engaging a target during a Trial of Possession against Clan Coyote following the Truce of Tukayyid in the era now known as the Wars of Refusal.
Drawn by Matt plog and as always, thoughts and comments are most welcome!
And this also brings an end to the Mech forces, only 4 WarShips left and then we'll be done artwise. PDF is already under construction so with any luck NELSON will be with us by August.
Oh! Forgot this chap somehow!
(https://i.imgur.com/uUA019m.jpg)
Meet the Skua PA(L) and its not melee weapon its a vibro Boarding Gaff, built to cut through bulkheads.
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:thumbsup:
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Pretty!
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Skua is a perfect name for a boarding PA(L)! :thumbsup:
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Love the axe
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Nice.
They all have an agressive animalistic look I like :thumbsup:
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Outstanding, thank you!
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Thank ya and as a big teaser.
She's not QUITE finished, a bit of work to do on her legs and her Star Admiral rank markers on the collar of her cloak but she's all but done.
(https://i.imgur.com/6JLOZz8.png)
And this is our iteration of the Snow Raven's Dress uniform.
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Wow.
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Very nice!
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She's done! So allow me to present, Star Admiral Alecia Sukhanov
(https://i.imgur.com/eeo94LD.png)
Commander of the Bellona Strike Star consisting of four Lola III class Destroyers and her command ship the Belfast class Light Cruiser CSR Bellona, Star Admiral Alecia Sukhanov was the overall commander of the two Naval Stars that were 'loaned' to Clan Jade Falcon during the opening phases of Operation REVIVAL. Chosen over her peers for her boldness and aggressive engagement style which was thought to be needed against the 'barbarians' of the Inner Sphere, Alecia Sukhanov would use the forces under her command to the fullest letter of the Snow Raven's agreement with Clan Jade Falcon rather than the spirit of it. This allowed fighters under her command to gain valuable experience fighting against Lyran forces. This was perfectly fine for the Jade Falcons who in turn would bid their escorting fighters away, and then let the Snow Raven's 'escort' them. Even if these escort missions did mean flying ground-attack strikes or capturing fleeing DropShips and JumpShips. She's seen here in her dress uniform, giving a presentation aboard her flagship during operations over a Lyran world.
Drawn by the amazing - https://www.deviantart.com/jinsonlygurl
This is our interpretation of the Snow Raven's dress uniform which is described as - 'A snug-fitting, snow white woolen jacket and trousers is the Snow Raven's dress uniform. Black chevrons cover the upper torso and back, crossing the flared shoulders and merging with the black full length cape. Black boots and belt complete the uniform' We thought that sounded a bit much (especially the shoulders) and so changed it whilst trying to keep true to the spirit of the cannonical garm.
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Very nice :clap:
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Oh very nice! I like that character art a lot!
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(https://i.imgur.com/hOnZPZp.jpg)
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Final deployment almost complete.
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those look amazing brother
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I'm not sure of the ramming prow noses for warships id have thought they'd be more blunted to give deckspace
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I'm not sure of the ramming prow noses for warships id have thought they'd be more blunted to give deckspace
Mainly asthetics :) Yeah it would make more sense to have a bulkier hull for crew etc. The nose sections would probably be barely manned, the weapon stations etc would be controlld from the main body of the hull. It was done in the Kimagure which is hella pointy, so there is a cannonical precident :D
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I'm looking forward to the final version of the Aegis. :thumbsup:
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I'm looking forward to the final version of the Aegis. :thumbsup:
Good eye :p And yeah this is the Sivalinn class cruiser :D She's an Aegis successor as the Aegii were just getting too damn old.
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It is looking very good, but final?
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It is looking very good, but final?
Well once these are done and added to the PDF then NELSON will be done :D
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I'm so excited for this.
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I shudder to think of it - but - what are you considering for your NEXT project?
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I shudder to think of it - but - what are you considering for your NEXT project?
The Wars of Grievance and the Annihilation of the Burrocks. I'll let the epilogue of NELSON speak for itself
Epilogue
The Clan Homeworlds, Deep Periphery—3060
The bridge of the Invisible Truth was a scene of organised chaos as the Cameron class Battlecruiser went to battle stations. Orders were shouted out, commands relayed into microphones and across the ship, men and women ran to their action stations as weapons were armed and fighters hurriedly fuelled.
“Report.”
“Sir, we’re reading four DropShips heading towards us—two Overlord Cs, one Union C, and a Behemoth transport. Squarking IDs as the CBS Slake, CBS Hunger, CBS Star of Serrah, and CBS Universal Conveyor. Three Stars of fighters are flying cap.”
Precentor Alain Beresick nodded, glancing at the 3D holo-display. The four Clan Burrock DropShips were in a loose formation with their fighters covering their rear. Tactical was already plotting their course away from his ships: they were heading for the planet, utterly ignoring the Star League ships, it seemed. Their JumpShip, a Liberty class, was trying to hotload her jump drive. Her reactor blazed like a star on the Invisible Truth’s sensors.
“Status change! We are detecting pre-emergence neutrinos!” When a ship jumped from system to system, there was always a surge of neutrinos before it arrived in system. But at that moment, the neutrino count was high. Very high.
“How long until emergence?”
“Estimating 30 seconds, Sir!”
The sensors were off by five seconds. Five ships blinked into existence in a surge of radiation, and Precentor Beresick’s eyes bulged as he saw the IFFs flash up on the display.
“Holy Blake—”
“Stow that! I want IDs now!”
“A-aye Sir! Reading CDS Terror of the Deep, CJF Gauntlet, CCS Brimstone, CCS Nebulous, and CSR Mountbatten.”
‘Two battleships and three escorts from three different Clans... what in Blake’s name is going on here?’ Beresick wondered, the thought that the Clans had united to attack the Second Star League forces of Task Force Serpent being foremost in his mind. He had his battlecruiser, the Dante Narbonne and a Combine Kirishima class cruiser, the Takashi, but that wasn’t enough to face down a Nightlord AND a Texas class, let alone their escorts.
“Energy spike! The Terror of the Deep is firing!”
“All hands brace for impact!”
But the Nightlord class battleship wasn’t shooting at them. Her lasers ripped into the Burrocks’ JumpShip, cutting her in half with casual ease.
“Status change! Clan ships are launching fighters.”
“How many?”
“All of them, Sir!”
“CAG?”
The CAG, or ‘Commander Aerospace Group’, looked up from her station. “Sir, we’re launching the ready birds. The rest will be away in two minutes. Other ships are launching fighters, and our DropShips are away.”
The Clan ships were firing their engines, forming up into a broad echelon, DropShips and fighters hurtling ahead.
“Sir! We are being hailed!”
“Who by?”
“The Burrocks Sir.”
“Put it on speaker now!”
There was a hiss before a voice came through, a woman’s voice: “—peat this is the CBS Universal Conveyor hailing the Star League ships, come in please!”
“Universal Conveyor, I am Precentor Alain Beresick. We can hear you. State your intention.”
On the sensor screen, he could see the big transport DropShip was falling behind the others, unable to maintain the thrust of the Overlords or Union.
“We... we request sanctuary. We are carrying Lower Caste personnel, twenty three thousand five hundred civilians, and we request SafCon and offer ourselves to you in a Trial of Possession.”
“What’s going on? Explain now!”
“The other Cla—”
The transmission terminated in a howl of static as the Behemoth was jammed and a new voice cut across the frequency.
“Inner Sphere Forces. This is Star Admiral Victoria Crow of Clan Snow Raven and commander of the CSR Mountbatten. Our fight is not with you. Our fight is with the Dezgra Burrocks. Aid them and we will Annihilate you as well. If you send your fighters towards the Burrock ships, we will take that as a hostile act and we will destroy you. Your fight is with the Smoke Jaguars; I do not care what you do to them. But aid the Burrocks and we will destroy you. Mountbatten, out.”
The comms went dead and Beresick’s mind spun. They’d heard the Clans were fighting; it was one of the drivers behind Operation Bulldog and Taskforce Serpent, to take advantage of the Clans and strike at the Smoke Jaguars whilst they were at their weakest. But now? He had no clue as to what was going on. The sensors showed the fighters of both sides merging, little flashes on the holo-display indicating ships destroyed, lives lost. The Universal Conveyor was still broadcasting, still trying to get support, aid, anything despite being jammed. She was still calling for help as a barrage of lasers from the Clan WarShips tore her apart.
“All ships... all fighters... maintain battle stations... and escort formation. Do not engage any Clan craft unless they fire upon you or are Smoke Jaguars.” Beresick could only look on, along with the bridge, as the Burrock DropShips were destroyed, one after the other, and as the Clan WarShips jumped away, the Precentor could only wonder what madness had possessed the Clans to so casually slaughter civilians.
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What da hell?
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...Burrock Annihilation...? ...Wars of Reaving...? :o
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...Burrock Annihilation...? ...Wars of Reaving...? :o
in 3060?
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in 3060?
This is an AU. Not all things happen as one might expect :p
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This is an AU. Not all things happen as one might expect :p
That is true I just thought it would happen just a tad later. I know I meet the Society in my AU real early (3060'ish) and develop them as a faction. So yeah.
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Excited for both.
Question though: are you going to include the Shrike and Cave Bear in future products? Because the final versions of those looked awesome.
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Excited for both.
Question though: are you going to include the Shrike and Cave Bear in future products? Because the final versions of those looked awesome.
He did they are located here https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=64251.msg1478732#msg1478732 (https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=64251.msg1478732#msg1478732)
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I somehow missed that one... damn now I have more to read ;)
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(https://i.imgur.com/nqeNytG.jpg)
CSR Bellona reporting for duty.
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I'm not a fan of the nose or the command/observation tower but the finished product is well done
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Very star destroyerish
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Kinda :) But we've also had long and thin ships in the setting already with vessels like the Conqueror
(https://cfw.sarna.net/wiki/images/3/34/Conqueror-class_Warship_TRO3067.jpg?timestamp=20180223032030)
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If I ever do a Star Wars RPG again I’m borrowing that design (of course crediting you two) for something. Awesome.
Six Dropships? Some damn big guns. Gotta have some fighter strength (and knowing your previous designs at least a Trinary). What’s the mass?
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If I ever do a Star Wars RPG again I’m borrowing that design (of course crediting you two) for something. Awesome.
Six Dropships? Some damn big guns. Gotta have some fighter strength (and knowing your previous designs at least a Trinary). What’s the mass?
Its a 700.000 ton Light Cruiser that goes 4/6, has a SI of 90 and the maximum amount of LFC Armor. Two NAC-30's, two Medium Naval Gauss Rifles and three Naval Laser 45's in the bow, same setup on stern. Three Killer Whale Launchers and three Naval Laser 45's on the fore- and aft-quarters each. Two NAC-30's and three Naval Laser 45's on each broadside. All around protection by LB-10X Autocannons, ER Large Lasers and Anti-Missile-Systems. And it has hangar space for 16 ASF's and 6 Small Craft (the Clan version carries 20 Fighters and 5 Small Craft). Also, LF Batteries, 41.000 tons of Cargo and 4500 tons of Fuel. It was mainly designed as an Escort or Destroyer Leader, working in conjunction with ships like the Essex II-class Destroyer, protecting Capital Ships from smaller enemies. In that role the six docking collars would be used to carry assault or carrier dropships. And it was also used for hunting pirates and insurgents. It had more than enough endurance and firepower to defeat most pirate groups on its own, and with it six dropship collars it was able to carry substantial number of troop ships to destroy and capture enemy ground installations.
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Da-damn.
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(https://i.imgur.com/PvouDK2.jpg)
The Courageous Class Strike Cruiser CIH Cage's Fury seen here conducting a very close flyby of the Second Star League fleet Her and her escorts of four Fredassa class corvettes performed a full throttle flyby of the Star League fleet as they were being escorted to Strana Mechty for the Great Refusal. The Cage's Fury was able to outrun her escorts and several flights of fighters.
Drawn by the amazing Matt Plog. The Courageous is an older precursor to the Belfast class, and the two are based on the same hull. The Courageous was built to operate alongside the Kimagure class as a high speed attack craft, and can generate a massive 4.5g of thrust making her faster than anything WarShip sized save the Lyran's Mako class corvette.
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Looking very good, but question is that some kind of special bay at the bottom?
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Looking very good, but question is that some kind of special bay at the bottom?
That's her very small fighter bay with the dark stripe leading to it.
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(https://i.imgur.com/UrAourV.jpg)
CSR Iron Eagle is now on station.
As designed the Gearing class destroyer was built as a cheaper supplement to the modernized Essex II Block II refit or Boxer Class as they were called in service. The Gearing was designed to replace the standard Essex II and older, unrefitted Lola III Class Destroyers thanks to its increased speed which let it keep pace with the Lola's and other faster elements in the fleet when they were introduced in 2760.
Like the Lola III the Gearing lacked a DropShip collar but had double the fighter complement of the older ships, capable of carrying 12 fighters and 4 Small Craft. Of those built, 5 would survive until Operation KLONDIKE but of those, only the Iron Eagle is active.
As always, thoughts and comments are most welcome!
Drawn by the amazing Matt Plog.
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Dude why do you make me have to choose!!! Now I am about to rewrite my fleet make up yet again. Ugh! I love it bud.
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Dude why do you make me have to choose!!! Now I am about to rewrite my fleet make up yet again. Ugh! I love it bud.
Heh :D Ya welcome!
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What are the pre-refit stats for the Belfast and Gearing btw?
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What are the pre-refit stats for the Belfast and Gearing btw?
Basically the same just with slight changes to armour levels and the point defences being IS ones with smaller air groups (Gearing has 12 fighters, 20 in Clan service for example)
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What are the pre-refit stats for the Belfast and Gearing btw?
Here you go, the files for MegaMek for both the ships, including all the Star League era models of the type. The weaponry of the Belfast-class evolved a good bit over the years from the original model, and the Bellona is a late model ship. The original ones had triple NAC-20 batteries as their main guns.
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Here you go, the files for MegaMek for both the ships, including all the Star League era models of the type. The weaponry of the Belfast-class evolved a good bit over the years from the original model, and the Bellona is a late model ship. The original ones had triple NAC-20 batteries as their main guns.
You sir are a scholar and a gentleman. I'm going to tweak a hair to use with my Hegemony-in-Exile. Basically the Clan variant Bellona with IS small craft and other HAF specifics.
God I love all your work boys.
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(https://i.imgur.com/g4sqocQ.jpg)
Svalinn Class Cruiser.
Length - 730 meters
Mass - 750,000 tons
Compliment - 498
Designed by Clan Snow Raven to replace their Aegis class cruisers, many of which were suffering from serious metal fatigue and technical issues due to their age that was making the class harder and harder to maintain and keep in service. Designed to use as many parts of the older ships as possible, the Svalinn (named after a shield of Norse legend) used components like the weapons and even the jump cores taken from Aegis class ships as they were decomissioned and slowly scraped to give up their weapons to their replacements. The biggest improvement over the Aegis was their increased thrust rating, able to make 2.5g of sustained thrust compared to the Aegis 1.5g thrust.
Drawn by the amazing Matt Plog and this is the final ship of the NELSON Project!
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Those are some sweet looking guns and engines. :thumbsup:
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Very nice marauder648!
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This is what the Aegis should have looked like. :thumbsup:
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Love it brother keep on keeping on.
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I will report my deep envy at what you've accomplished here.
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Great work again.
If you need help for the Steel Vipers I offer my help :)
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Great work again.
If you need help for the Steel Vipers I offer my help :)
No one likes the Aluminium Snapes. That's why everyone's AU's kill them off lol.
jk
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I am Viper fan. However, like the other Clans (Hellions, Fire Mandrills, Wolverines) I liked, they get killed off.
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No one likes the Aluminium Snapes. That's why everyone's AU's kill them off lol.
jk
one of these days, I'm going to write a heroic Steel Vipers story. someday. it's right behind the Blood Spirit story and the heroic Free Worlds Leaguer stories.
I actually LIKED the description in "Invading Clans" but then found myself unimpressed with their appearances in the Diana stories.
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one of these days, I'm going to write a heroic Steel Vipers story. someday. it's right behind the Blood Spirit story and the heroic Free Worlds Leaguer stories.
I actually LIKED the description in "Invading Clans" but then found myself unimpressed with their appearances in the Diana stories.
I was the same way. It went down hill after they wrote story's for them
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No one likes the Aluminium Snapes. That's why everyone's AU's kill them off lol.
jk
Hey, come on! I saved them!
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Hey, come on! I saved them!
Hahaha ok