Author Topic: Eriance's Custom 'Mech design thread (Read 91229 times)

Eriance · « **on:** 16 April 2011, 11:10:16 »

Found out the old CBT forums got nuked, so i'll start a new thread. Haven't drawn any BT stuff (or much of anything) due to school. This is the only new BT thing I have that is new - the Lei Shen (Chinese for "Thunder God").

Not finished yet. Gotta redesign the lower legs so the ankles aren't all locked up, upon other things. Was originally meant to be a helicopter, but turned into a 'mech after the helicopter failed to take shape. :(

No loadout yet. Probably some ER-Large laser, 2 ER Medium Lasers, a LPPC w/ Capacitor + Armor, and 2 LBX-somethings. Has jump jets. No idea on the weight either. I'll have open up Solaris Skunk Werks later to mash together something.

boilerman · « **Reply #1 on:** 16 April 2011, 13:48:20 »

Very nice work. I really like the scale to the figures. Look to be a high end medium or a heavy at the lower end of the spectrum, in terms of mass.

Siden Pryde · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 April 2011, 17:21:59 »

Looking good O0

This is what I came up with based on your post:

Eriance · « **Reply #3 on:** 16 April 2011, 20:32:40 »

Cool, thanks. :D

Red Pins · « **Reply #4 on:** 16 April 2011, 21:42:09 »

...About time to hear from you again, Eri. Looking forward to more.

...You might be sad to know, the AU project I was working on is running into MORE art problems - people of Deviantart don't even bother returning e-mails when they learn of my pittance of a budget. I haven't gone to tattoo artists yet, but its getting close.

Grunt213 · « **Reply #5 on:** 16 April 2011, 22:09:04 »

A thing of beauty!!! I love it!

Eriance · « **Reply #6 on:** 18 April 2011, 22:05:42 »

Quote from: Red Pins on 16 April 2011, 21:42:09

...You might be sad to know, the AU project I was working on is running into MORE art problems - people of Deviantart don't even bother returning e-mails when they learn of my pittance of a budget. I haven't gone to tattoo artists yet, but its getting close.

I'm sorry to hear that :(. Unfortunately, I probably can't help you out, since I've enrolled in organic chemistry and lab during the summer vacation #P. I've also a illustration book art stuff lined that will use the remainder of my time. Unless you can use sketched 'mech art I've already made (like the Lei Shen here), I'm afraid I won't have much to give you. :-\

IAMCLANWOLF · « **Reply #7 on:** 18 April 2011, 23:04:35 »

Hum...I really dig this guy E, but from the knees down it feels like the design style took a different turn.

Looking forward to the end result, and what you do with the ankles.

Red Pins · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 April 2011, 00:16:56 »

Quote from: Eriance on 18 April 2011, 22:05:42

I'm sorry to hear that :(. Unfortunately, I probably can't help you out, since I've enrolled in organic chemistry and lab during the summer vacation #P. I've also a illustration book art stuff lined that will use the remainder of my time. Unless you can use sketched 'mech art I've already made (like the Lei Shen here), I'm afraid I won't have much to give you. :-\

...That's ok - a pointer in the right direction was all I asked for. After all, we all need to make an income - I'm just waiting to look at more of the art from TRO: 3063. There's a couple mechs in there I'd like to have minis of. Sounds like life's getting busy for you, good luck!

Eriance · « **Reply #9 on:** 21 April 2011, 11:23:41 »

No mechs, but got some vehicle sketches I did for practice. Although non are really specifically made for BT (SSW don't have any vehicle editing :( ), i guess someone can convert them easy enough.

Planning to donate these to Steve's 3063 if he needed them.

boilerman · « **Reply #10 on:** 21 April 2011, 12:12:21 »

More great work Eriance. I especially like the fighter.

InSilence · « **Reply #11 on:** 21 April 2011, 15:52:53 »

Eriance is back! Par-tay par-tay!

...Anyway, Lei Shen reminds me of something... (Other than the Stone Rhino, with that rounded body and big dorsal) ...but I just can't put my finger on what exactly it reminds me of...

Anyway, good to see your designs are coming back!

Diplominator · « **Reply #12 on:** 21 April 2011, 16:47:45 »

Quote from: InSilence on 21 April 2011, 15:52:53

Eriance is back! Par-tay par-tay!

...Anyway, Lei Shen reminds me of something... (Other than the Stone Rhino, with that rounded body and big dorsal) ...but I just can't put my finger on what exactly it reminds me of...

Anyway, good to see your designs are coming back!

Maybe the Osprey? That's what I thought of.

Eriance · « **Reply #13 on:** 21 April 2011, 18:16:44 »

Quote from: InSilence on 21 April 2011, 15:52:53

...but I just can't put my finger on what exactly it reminds me of...

A Marauder? That's what it was supposed to be (custom design with the X-tech) before I changed the name so I don't get sued. :D

Red Pins · « **Reply #14 on:** 22 April 2011, 00:04:06 »

...Good grief - Eri, that helicoptor... that gun is just WAY too big. Throws the scale right out.

ghost13a · « **Reply #15 on:** 22 April 2011, 00:54:22 »

Love the Lei Shen, The helicopter look's manga to me ( Appleseed or Ghost in the Shell ). 8)
Your drawing's rock. [rockon]
keep it up.

Eriance · « **Reply #16 on:** 22 April 2011, 10:06:23 »

Quote from: Red Pins on 22 April 2011, 00:04:06

...Good grief - Eri, that helicoptor... that gun is just WAY too big. Throws the scale right out.

It's a UAC/5. Given that it's an 9-ton weapon (heavier than most helicopters), I'd assume it has to be pretty damn huge. You can blame BT's weapon masses. ;D

Quote from: ghost13a on 22 April 2011, 00:54:22

The helicopter look's manga to me ( Appleseed or Ghost in the Shell ). 8)

I'm going for a more anime/manga look to set my stuff apart from canon art. :)

IAMCLANWOLF · « **Reply #17 on:** 22 April 2011, 17:30:37 »

I think the gut cannon on the helo is about spot on for BT. It reminds me a little of the Hellhound in Patlabor 2.

I really dig the line quality on that fighter... [cheers]

Nebfer · « **Reply #18 on:** 25 April 2011, 22:01:32 »

Well considering that many AC-5s are firing hypervelocity 50 to 80mm shells, with 120mm being not unheard of in this class range, the size is not to disconcerting.

The counter recoil apparatus is probably going to have to be Farly hefty as well to handle the recoil...

The helicopter and Fighter look quite good though.

Eriance · « **Reply #19 on:** 26 April 2011, 09:44:03 »

So, a Rotary AC/5 is 6 50mm barrels mounted on a Gatling-style platform?...beastly. :D

LastChanceCav · « **Reply #20 on:** 26 April 2011, 12:53:13 »

I think the Legionnaire's RAC5 was described as 6, 55 mM barrels in the one DA novel I read. They do have to be able to lob 1/3 ton of munitions down-range per turn O0

Cheers,
LCC

PS Gorgeous work as always. The chopper looks like a sexier Hawk Moth or Yellow Jacket.

Nebfer · « **Reply #21 on:** 26 April 2011, 15:35:05 »

Quote from: Eriance on 26 April 2011, 09:44:03

So, a Rotary AC/5 is 6 50mm barrels mounted on a Gatling-style platform?...beastly. :D

Yes, they can be 50mm or even 80mm, IIRC one of the novels mentions (endgame, start of the novel) the 7F Jagermech having an 80mm RAC-5.

truetanker · « **Reply #22 on:** 26 April 2011, 15:58:44 »

All I can say is : [drool] [drool] [drool] [notworthy]

Nice job...

Got any ideas for APCs with towed stuff? Would love to see some of them...

TT

Red Pins · « **Reply #23 on:** 26 April 2011, 18:30:19 »

Quote from: truetanker on 26 April 2011, 15:58:44

Got any ideas for APCs with towed stuff? Would love to see some of them...

Oooh, yes. My favorite AU tech is the Grapeshot APC - 1/3 of a ton of missile ammo per 'cassette' on a 5-ton trailer... Nevermind. Absolutely, a tractor-trailer combo. It amazes me how few people twig to just how useful they are.

TigerShark · « **Reply #24 on:** 26 April 2011, 18:45:52 »

The fighter planes look like Veritech fighters.... Don't think that'd fly. lol

Eriance · « **Reply #25 on:** 23 May 2011, 19:04:41 »

Donated and recycled some tanks in my sketches pile to be used for Centurion's 3063 TRO.

SteelRaven · « **Reply #26 on:** 23 May 2011, 20:20:54 »

:o Shen Khane looks like a Abrams on HGH, great stuff! [rockon]

greatsarcasmo · « **Reply #27 on:** 23 May 2011, 20:28:41 »

I want to do unspeakable thinks to that sexy attack chopper. Unspeakable I tell you!

Isaac Cameron-Wolf · « **Reply #28 on:** 24 May 2011, 11:56:16 »

Hey now thats a sweet looking mechride, i likes it very much.

Cergorach · « **Reply #29 on:** 25 May 2011, 08:30:53 »

I like your artwork, just BT enough but with a bit of Robotech (RPG) and a bit of Japanese BT to wet the appetite. Any chance we'll see that attack helicopter as inked lineart?