1:1000 Scale Battlemechs WIP / Release

[legion]

Right, here is the first build of the Blue/Gold Atlas:






There IS a hipjoint and I will add a torso joint as well. Not sure if I can manage shoulder joints as well, but it should be possible. But it looks more interesting in motion rather than just standing around, because a not moving Mech is a dead Mech! And I'll do the edge coloring last, to minimize handling.

[legion]

Finished the torso part:





I made some changes to the tabs and unfold Tirick, I think it will be easier to build once I send you the file, if that is okay with you.

[thokamous]

starting with the big boys first i see.

[Tirick]

That is a nice, clean build Legion. ! really like the colouring.

Well, my holidays are done, and I've built the Cat:







Once more I've used a CDN penny for comparison. It is a little over 18mm wide. This build went quite well, despite some of the tiny pieces (the toes in particular). It gives me hope for the Urbanmech, which I will be tackling soon, perhaps this afternoon if time allows.

The textures, I think, turned out quite well, the cockpit panes are sharp enough against the white.

I'll post this up on my site sometime today: Home

Enjoy,
Tirick

[legion]

If possible, could you also post a layered texture file, for those who wish to recolor? Like one layer with the details and lines and the other with surface effects?

On the Cat, i think the cockpit/front torso should be a little more bulbous (but not as much as the MC2 model). It looks a lot like the MWO Cat now (MechWarrior Online | BattleMech 5 - Catapult)

[Tirick]

I can look into adding a 'lines only' file, yeah.

This is the image I based the Cat on:



I did redesign most of the torso from the MC2 model as I did not feel it matched the 'canon' images (above) well enough. It was not based on the MWO model though. I did make my own model (the first attempt) based on the MWO models but I never got around to texturing it. It is a LOT smaller too as I made it only 12 m, instead of the current Cat model's 16.

[Tirick]

Well, the Urbanmech is buildable, although only just. Any smaller would have to be 2d flat elements. As it is I made a few build errors, the dome is a little flattened for example.








I've been presenting these 'as is'. Normally I would be touching the edges up with paint to elimate some of the cut edge error.

At any rate, I have a few modifications to make, although I may post this up tonight on my site.

Enjoy,
Tirick

[legion]

Got the right arm done:



The head is scary to do...

[Tirick]

Yeah, the head/mask is a particularly hard bit. I suggest studying the mesh in Pepakura Viewer as it lets you see better how it fits/aligns. Looks good so far!

[Tirick]

Legion,
I've updated the .zip files on my site to include the blank (lines only) texture as well. All future releases will include this.

Thank you,
Tirick