Filling in the Syberian AutoMechs (Open Thread)

[Wrangler]

I thought the Reseen Phoenix Hawk's head was used.

[Luciora]

I messed up working on this one, so had to do a quick replacement. 

[glitterboy2098]

no reasons why they have to be completely uniform. cosmetic surgery is only a welder away, so if a automech wants, they can customize their face and other such features extensively.

[HABeas2]

no reasons why they have to be completely uniform. cosmetic surgery is only a welder away, so if a automech wants, they can customize their face and other such features extensively.

Indeed. Heck, in the images I posted here, I may have used the Reseen P-Hawk's relatively featureless face as a base, but there are different head styles in there to reflect some distinctive forms, including "conehead" and blocky heads. Air Blade even has a frill. The head shapes can vary as long as they don't interfere with conversion. (And hell, as seen in some chassis types, even the whole body can be different in style and shape--as seen with the Tankus model.)

- Herb

[Luciora]

I was experimenting on doing the body slightly differently, when I found out the pixie head was too big, and the mods I did to the head were completely wrong.  I ended up using a reversed Wasp head because it fit and hopefully paint on it will make it look as intended.  So yeah, I really need to have another of my prior seekers out as a foundation.  :)

[RifleMech]

I gotta say, making the seeker Jets are some of my favorite mods.

Very cool! :thumbsup::beer:

[Giovanni Blasini]

I gotta say, making the seeker Jets are some of my favorite mods.

Neat!  Was that a 'Mechbuster you used as the base for the fighter?

[Luciora]

MechBuster with added Phoenix Hawk jumpjets.  It really adds alot to the mini.

Neat!  Was that a 'Mechbuster you used as the base for the fighter?

[Daryk]

Your modding skills are awesome!  :thumbsup:

[HABeas2]

Just a couple of non-Mech AutoMechs... Meet the AutoCarriers!

For the AutoBoP faction, in the reds and grays, we have Broadsider-Two. And for the DemoCons, in the purples, grays, and green, we have Tsunami.

Both are painstakingly rendered here in their (heavily) MSPaint-modified glory, complete with some familiar AutoMechs for scale.

- Herb

[Wrangler]

I updated the combined PDF for the TRO that i have in the Fanon Wiki's Cloud/GDrive thing.

The pictures were added as page 206.  I'm trying figure out where to insert Herb's awesome Seeker Pictures.

[Daryk]

After that Broadsider pic wouldn't be a bad place...  8)

[HABeas2]

Oh, right. I did the rest of the named Seekers (and a bunch of Seeker IIs).

- Herb

[Wrangler]

Are the last 5 supposed to be Seeker IIs? They look more beefier than the previous ones.

[HABeas2]

Are the last 5 supposed to be Seeker IIs? They look more beefier than the previous ones.

The Seeker IIs are 5 tons heavier. They put that mass into pretense. Lucioria's current avatar shows the Lordstar Seeker model, from which I draw the inspiration. ;)

And most of those are Seeker IIs, actually. Only the first three are the lighter Seeker model.

- Herb

[RifleMech]

Very cool!  :thumbsup: :beer:

[Wrangler]

That's awesome, herb. I have limited access to an editing acrobat, I'll see if I can try to cobble something together so they can be a gallery in the PDF if I can add them.  I have ships added in current one in wiki

[Lycanphoenix]

Hey, I remember this story from Space Battles. Good stuff!
I look forward to when they eventually find germanium, just to see what they do with it. I'm guessing they're gonna use it for electronics (like Silicon-Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors) rather than for KF drives.

[idea weenie]

Hey, I remember this story from Space Battles. Good stuff!
I look forward to when they eventually find germanium, just to see what they do with it. I'm guessing they're gonna use it for electronics (like Silicon-Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors) rather than for KF drives.

KF required a fundamental breakthrough while monitoring fusion reactors.  The Automechs in this system aren't really clever enough to make those kinds of breakthroughs, as here is an example of Mechatankus being stuck doing the same thing over and over.  Now if they had Groundwave to help them out, that might be another matter.

[Lycanphoenix]

Hence why they'd probably just make faster transistors. SiGe HBTs can *theoretically* get up to low-hundreds of GHz.


Even if Groundwave helped them construct a KF Drive, I don't think he's getting out of the California Nebula. You can check in, but you can never leave.

[HABeas2]

Hey, I remember this story from Space Battles. Good stuff!

This story wound up on Space Battles somehow? Do you have a link?

KF required a fundamental breakthrough while monitoring fusion reactors.  The Automechs in this system aren't really clever enough to make those kinds of breakthroughs, as here is an example of Mechatankus being stuck doing the same thing over and over.  Now if they had Groundwave to help them out, that might be another matter.

How's ol' Groundwave doing these days, IW?

Hence why they'd probably just make faster transistors. SiGe HBTs can *theoretically* get up to low-hundreds of GHz.

Even if Groundwave helped them construct a KF Drive, I don't think he's getting out of the California Nebula. You can check in, but you can never leave.

Haha! You're probably right on both counts there, Lycan. By the way, I see you're new to these forums, so let me just say, Welcome to this nuthouse!

- Herb

[Wrangler]

There different Exile from Syberia story?  I only know of the story here by Giovanni Blasini whom hasn't done much with the story for at least a year.

[idea weenie]

How's ol' Groundwave doing these days, IW?

- Herb

No idea, have to ask Giovanni Blasini.

Closest I get is writing a one-off about a creepy-looking ship that pulled a HAL.

[HABeas2]

No idea, have to ask Giovanni Blasini.

Closest I get is writing a one-off about a creepy-looking ship that pulled a HAL.

...I did it again, didn't I? My apologies!

- Herb

[Lycanphoenix]

I have a small house rule regarding Welcome to the Nebula California.
If you combine a Blue Shield PFD with a Star Empire deflector shield, the two play off of eachother. The Deflector Shield keeps the Blue Shield PFD alive (as long as the Deflector Shield is up it can run indefinitely), and the Blue Shield PFD halves the amount of damage that the Deflector Shield needs to work with, even if it's not against PPCs.

[Giovanni Blasini]

There different Exile from Syberia story?  I only know of the story here by Giovanni Blasini whom hasn't done much with the story for at least a year.

Exact same story.  I just crosspost between here, SpaceBattles and SufficientVelocity.  And hopefully I’ll be writing more soon.

[Luciora]

Still a work in progress, but Starscream gets his buddies.

[HABeas2]

Still a work in progress, but Starscream gets his buddies.

Yay! The classic trio!

- Herb

[Giovanni Blasini]

Still a work in progress, but Starscream gets his buddies.

Badass!

[RifleMech]

Way cool!