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[Bishop Steiner]

Out of all the Unseen, the toughest for me to get ANY traction on have been the Stinger/Wasp/Phoenix Hawk triplets.

Just too hard to capture their feel without going full Macross.

Anyhow was doodling this afternoon, and finally hit on one I like, for the stinger, though it's a WIP, obviously.



What I would like is some critiques? Is it too Macross? Too Gundam? Etc.

Somethings, like the head, are intentionally a little small, more for aesthetics than anything, though my cockpit design basically goes slightly into the"perceived" torso. But it's supposed to be like a broom closet in the cockpit.

Waist is tiny to preserve the feel, but also because they are so lightly armored it kinda gives that look (IMO) of agility at the expense of fragility. It's a mech better suited for Garrison and Riot duty than fighting other mechs.

So thoughts, opinions, advice?

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 25 June 2015 - 07:16 PM.

[Agent Cooper]

The legs are too similar to macross, but I have no idea how else they should look.

[Bishop Steiner]

Agent Cooper, on 25 June 2015 - 07:23 PM, said:

The legs are too similar to macross, but I have no idea how else they should look.

Yeah....kinda where I get stuck, I have tried tons of blockier, and a few more rounded and they just lose the feel entirely so far.

Maybe something a little more INgram 98...or go real wild and go a little Heavy Gear?

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 25 June 2015 - 07:32 PM.

[Wolf Clearwater]

Go Heavy Gear style, I bet you will come up with something sharp

[Steel Raven]

The Stinger IIC does a good job.
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Stinger_IIC

[Fenrisian Wolf]

Steel Raven, on 25 June 2015 - 11:10 PM, said:

The Stinger IIC does a good job.
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Stinger_IIC

Yours looks way better than the one in the link.

[Bishop Steiner]

Fenrisian Wolf, on 25 June 2015 - 11:45 PM, said:

Yours looks way better than the one in the link.

thanks! I uh... really dislike the Reseen Stinger and Wasp, so that IIC based off the Reseen doesn't do it for me. Just feel that a lot of the Phoenix designs and their progeny don't feel particularly Battletechy. Not sure mine does, either though. But if I can ever get the legs sorted, maybe it will.

[Steel Raven]

Thought the IIC is a little cloer to the unseen than that reseen we got suck with. If they make it any closer, HG lawyers starts screaming like little girls.

If you make the lower torso a little wider and boxer, the legs wont look as big. You won't need to change anything else

Killer work by the way.

[TercieI]

The only TT mech I have nostalgia for, I don't even care if it would work in MWO...I want it. Good work, Bishop.

[Bishop Steiner]

Terciel1976, on 26 June 2015 - 09:44 AM, said:

The only TT mech I have nostalgia for, I don't even care if it would work in MWO...I want it. Good work, Bishop.

Stingers and Urbies were fun for my city/garrison campaign. Stinger might not be much of a threat to other mechs, but it's rather frightening to be infantry and have one come for you. That campaign is actually where I came up with my 8 MG/2 Flamer Vulcan, as it was the pet ride for the planetary warlords chief of security in my Chaos March campaign. Players were all either retired or dispossessed or otherwise cashiered and mechless Davionists during and after Operation Guerrero. Starting an underground resistance, then slowly building, "Mercenary Star/Gray Death" style an armed insurrection against a very very vile tyrant.

[Tiamat of the Sea]

Maybe something like this?

[Bishop Steiner]

Quickdraw Crobat, on 26 June 2015 - 10:22 AM, said:

Maybe something like this?

maybe, might work. Attach your lower leg design to my thigh. Hmmmm......

[TercieI]

Bishop Steiner, on 26 June 2015 - 10:37 AM, said:

maybe, might work. Attach your lower leg design to my thigh. Hmmmm......

Get a room.