The Kodiak
#1
Posted 16 April 2013 - 11:53 AM
Getting some motivational encouragement from you fine folks, I've continued on. Here's the start of the Bear's Head.
More to come...
#2
Posted 16 April 2013 - 12:16 PM
#3
Posted 16 April 2013 - 03:46 PM
#4
Posted 16 April 2013 - 07:33 PM
Explosive panel for ejection seat. Otherwise, regular access hatch.
#5
Posted 17 April 2013 - 01:56 PM
I still gave it the hunched shoulders, but cut them down a bit. Plus I got an idea for a forward thrust head that you'd see on an aggressive bear. A lot of images of actual kodiak bears have them standing tall with their heads forward. So that'll be the basis of my design.
Redesign? Eh, here're the pics.
It's a lovely day today, so I'm going to spend the rest of it outside. G'day, y'all!
Edited by HanaYuriko, 17 April 2013 - 01:57 PM.
#6
Posted 18 April 2013 - 06:12 PM
So... Legs.
I decided to blend the MW4 and Mini to make these. My imagination and design skills can go just so far.
It's a start. More work to do. Details, details, details... Also I have an idea to give it bare feet. Er...bear feet.
#7
Posted 18 April 2013 - 06:18 PM
Also, have you done a Dire Wolf?
#8
Posted 18 April 2013 - 06:41 PM
RotS Targe, on 18 April 2013 - 06:18 PM, said:
Also, have you done a Dire Wolf?
I have, though I need to rebuild parts of it, and update the weapons with my newer models.
http://lady-die.devi...xtured-53690852
#9
Posted 19 April 2013 - 02:52 PM
More later...
#10
Posted 19 April 2013 - 03:06 PM
#11
Posted 20 April 2013 - 12:03 PM
#12
Posted 20 April 2013 - 12:41 PM
Turns out the model was just over 20 meters tall! So I scaled it down to 15m. That's about the same height as an Atlas. Now I have the proper scale to add the weapons and details.
After doing a little work, I realized that I did NOT like what appears to be a beer belly on this beast. It took a bit of vertex wrangling, cutting (it was welded on!) and redrawing the torso lines to restore the original shape. Then I got into an artistic groove and meshed in a bit of detail on the newly refurbished front.
#13
Posted 20 April 2013 - 01:08 PM
#14
Posted 20 April 2013 - 03:11 PM
HanaYuriko, on 20 April 2013 - 12:41 PM, said:
Turns out the model was just over 20 meters tall! So I scaled it down to 15m. That's about the same height as an Atlas. Now I have the proper scale to add the weapons and details.
After doing a little work, I realized that I did NOT like what appears to be a beer belly on this beast. It took a bit of vertex wrangling, cutting (it was welded on!) and redrawing the torso lines to restore the original shape. Then I got into an artistic groove and meshed in a bit of detail on the newly refurbished front.
Liking it a lot, but the Ct/head... not 100% sold on yet. Be curious to see it progress with more stuff added... but just.. feel it needs something in the ct to support it a little.....
*shrugs* what the heck am I talking about? Probably should go back to stomping highlanders.....
#15
Posted 21 April 2013 - 09:14 AM
#16
Posted 21 April 2013 - 02:39 PM
Bishop Steiner, on 20 April 2013 - 03:11 PM, said:
*shrugs* what the heck am I talking about? Probably should go back to stomping highlanders.....
tyrone dunkirk, on 21 April 2013 - 09:14 AM, said:
You can't see it from these angles but there is a 'neck' of sorts attaching the head to the torso. But that's a bit moot at this point. A friend of mine suggested that a forward thrust head would be an invitation to actually aim there. Makes it a big, easy target! Plus when I look at the model via profile, the whole thing looked off balance. So I pulled the head back into the body more. Then I went to work on the torso details.
The laser in the CT is another placeholder. Not sure if I want to change it or yet. The UAC20 is based on my UAC10 design I used on my Dire Wolf (which itself is based on theGAU-8a 30mm Avenger). I went with the rotary barrel design because I didn't like the huge, gaping hole that is supposed to be the UAC20. For one, the shells wouldn't fit into the torso at that size!
While the barrels may seem small in this image, each one is 180mm. Consider for a moment that the M1A2 Abrams mounts a 120mm main gun.
Edited by HanaYuriko, 21 April 2013 - 07:35 PM.
#17
Posted 21 April 2013 - 03:19 PM
Really like the new redesigns, though I think maybe the snout might look a little more impressive if it was a little shorter? Regardless, looking good.
I'll call mine YOGI.
#18
Posted 21 April 2013 - 04:53 PM
HanaYuriko, on 18 April 2013 - 06:41 PM, said:
http://lady-die.devi...xtured-53690852
love it, even if it IS bird green!
#19
Posted 21 April 2013 - 05:07 PM
#20
Posted 21 April 2013 - 05:49 PM
heres a video of it in action in MW4:Merc with Clan Mech Pak
always love the Kodiak when it jump jets, "PHWOROARARAR" like a bear
Edited by Dragoon20005, 21 April 2013 - 05:49 PM.
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users