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[Will9761]

This artwork makes me wish this mech was in MWO. Good job man!

Edited by Will9761, 24 July 2013 - 03:50 PM.

[Der BruzZzler von Wiesndoof]

Bishop Steiner, on 24 July 2013 - 11:00 AM, said:

yeah, but in MWO, sumo belly = Dragon profile = DEAD

That's right, but the Annihilator is an ultimate ballistic boat. It should be able to tolerate some disadvantages. You wanna run quad Gauss, quad LBX or quad AC/10? Then pay the price with slow speed and a fat belly, which is easy to hit... Just my 2 cents!

Edited by The Birdeater, 25 July 2013 - 01:38 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

The Birdeater, on 25 July 2013 - 01:35 AM, said:

That's right, but the Annihilator is an ultimate ballistic boat. It should be able to tolerate some disadvantages. You wanna run quad Gauss, quad LBX or quad AC/10? Then pay the price with slow speed and a fat belly, which is easy to hit... Just my 2 cents!

will they call the hero version "FatBastard" and make it a captured unit used by the Northwind Highlanders?

[Bishop Steiner]

Hebdomas, on 24 July 2013 - 09:31 AM, said:

I like the first one, the WIP. The second one has a nice head and neck, but overall seems too mecha. It makes me think of something out of Power Rangers/Super Sentai.

Question on the second picture's arm pistons, do mechs still use pistons? I thought most (if not all) of a mech's strength come from myomer. Or is it just artistic license and I'm missing the point?

As for the pistons, they are not part of the structure, as you say, myomers and actuators do the "lifting" and moving. They weren't meant as shock absorbing pistons, like on your car, to help mitigate the wear and tear the elbow actuator would be exposed to from continuous firing of large bore autocannons. My King Crab and Centurion take have similar additions. I am a wannabe engineer at heart, I guess.

[Bishop Steiner]

bump for FINISHED art.

[Skydrive]

Nice. Good to see you raised the head from the body abit, and lengthened the... vents.... Tad funny I think of how the body looks abit jockish.

[TheGreatNoNo]

Finally! It no longer looks like a pregnant alien!

[Crackerz]

I like how your mechs are turning into jagers Bishop

[Skydrive]

Crackerz, on 25 July 2013 - 03:34 PM, said:

I like how your mechs are turning into jagers Bishop

We can't all move like Jager

[Rasako]

great work as always bishop

[Senior Knight Steele]

The upper body is awesome. Looks muscular and threatening. If it was proportioned better I would love it, but those legs are just... no. But I suppose that's a failing of the design, not your drawing. And so, you will be exceedingly relieved to know, I DECLARE THIS PASSABLE. Well done. You will live... for now. You may now exhale, and continue on with your life. You're welcome.

Edited by Senior Knight Steele, 25 July 2013 - 05:33 PM.

[Der BruzZzler von Wiesndoof]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 July 2013 - 07:30 AM, said:

will they call the hero version "FatBastard" and make it a captured unit used by the Northwind Highlanders?

Why not!?

[Thariel]

Bishop Steiner, on 24 July 2013 - 10:28 AM, said:

Stock?

Sure. But with just a little tweaking it's pretty golden. But most of the Dragoon's "Exclusives" pretty well suck stock, gotta agree.

Non-Stock it's any mech but not the Annihilator. If I want to run ac20 2x ppcc i could take a Banshee.
Still love your sketching

[SVK Puskin]

Bishop Steiner, on 23 July 2013 - 11:57 AM, said:

Legs are bit short so it looks funny. This is how Annihilator should look:http://thundergodxar...r-IIC-355743879. Best design which i have seen.

[SVK Puskin]

Thariel, on 26 July 2013 - 05:48 AM, said:

Non-Stock it's any mech but not the Annihilator. If I want to run ac20 2x ppcc i could take a Banshee.
Still love your sketching

You can apply this loadout on Atlas easily. Minimum range of PPC is pretty big disadvantage is close fight, i prefer ER PPC.

[Bishop Steiner]

ENS Puskin, on 26 July 2013 - 06:13 AM, said:

Legs are bit short so it looks funny. This is how Annihilator should look:http://thundergodxar...r-IIC-355743879. Best design which i have seen.

TG is a professional friend, so am well aware of that take on the ANH-IIC.

I prefer the legs short on the Annihilator because it makes more sense. 80% of it's mass is above the waist, it mounts massive, huge recoil weapons, and moves slow as crap. Long legs simply make it more inherently unstable. *shrugs*

[SVK Puskin]

Bishop Steiner, on 26 July 2013 - 03:48 PM, said:

TG is a professional friend, so am well aware of that take on the ANH-IIC.

I prefer the legs short on the Annihilator because it makes more sense. 80% of it's mass is above the waist, it mounts massive, huge recoil weapons, and moves slow as crap. Long legs simply make it more inherently unstable. *shrugs*

Oh man but these short legs are realy ugly i mean the Mech looks like dwarf but it is your choice. If this mech will be officialy announced i hope it will look like the version of your friend, it is a realy great design.

[Queen ChrysaIis]

would love to see author's akuma

[Bishop Steiner]

ENS Puskin, on 26 July 2013 - 11:03 PM, said:

Oh man but these short legs are realy ugly i mean the Mech looks like dwarf but it is your choice. If this mech will be officialy announced i hope it will look like the version of your friend, it is a realy great design.

fortunately, it appears plenty of people disagree. And since you cannot please everyone over aesthetics, it is what it is. Personally I think the longer legs look really ugly and stupid on the Annihilator, so what can you do.

could just go back to this I suppose:

[SVK Puskin]

Bishop Steiner, on 27 July 2013 - 07:53 AM, said:

Yeah this legs torso ratio is much better, the ratio should be 50:50 or close to it.