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[Bishop Steiner]

Howdy. I re-designed the ANH-1A once before, as my first "drafted" mech, using of all things, Microsoft Paint. Anyhow, while I liked many elements thereof, there was also, much room, (IMO) for improvement, and so, when the bug hit me to start sketching again this last week, the ANNI made my short list.

When I get my house back from the workers, and have more time and resources easily devotable, I will update it, along with posting a mod for my "custom" ANNIHILATOR. (drop all AC/10s for 1 torso mounted AC20, 2 arm mounted PPCs, a 300 VLAR, more armor and LOTS of heatsinks.)

And it's one of my all time favorite mechs.

ANH-1A ANNIHILATOR (Zeta Battlaion)



So, I went back and combined the "Cobra-Hood" with the newer more "realistic" approach, and fixed the knee, etc. Hopefully this meets your approval.

ANH-1A (WIP)



original redesign (also call me nuts, biut I dug the MW3 version)


thoughts and input?

[Utilyan]

I like the original's vents give it cobra's hood look. It keeps to the reptile, Mecha-Godzilla theme.

[ChaosGrinder]

Actually, i like your custom design way more. Just has this chuncky feeling

[xCico]

Man that mech in game, awsoooomeee, just if PGI set up hardpoints right,
We need another and better Atlas!

Btw nice art

Edited by 19cico96, 23 July 2013 - 01:27 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

ChaosGrinder, on 23 July 2013 - 01:05 PM, said:

Actually, i like your custom design way more. Just has this chuncky feeling

custom design... hasn't been posted yet?

[darkfall13]

I like it (I too prefer the MW3 verson) only thing I have to point out is the legs on the original redesign look really short to me. Maybe I'm thinking along the lines of the Atlas with longer legs. But the ANH-1A's legs looks closer to right to me.

[ChaosGrinder]

Bishop Steiner, on 23 July 2013 - 01:35 PM, said:

custom design... hasn't been posted yet?

The first one ?

[Bishop Steiner]

darkfall13, on 23 July 2013 - 01:43 PM, said:

I like it (I too prefer the MW3 verson) only thing I have to point out is the legs on the original redesign look really short to me. Maybe I'm thinking along the lines of the Atlas with longer legs. But the ANH-1A's legs looks closer to right to me.

Well, I shortened them on the original, because I was being too logical.

1) literally over 80% of the mechs mass is above the waist.
2) It moves at 32 kph, so it doesn't need long strides, and on top of that, a high center of gravity seeme dlike a bad idea for the throw weight the Anni carries.

My current redesign, I basically said "screw it, what looks cool????"

[ChaosGrinder]

Your new redesign is, at least from my point of view, way cooler than the original :3 Just has that vibe of mass to it.

[Iqfish]

One of my most favourite Mechs ever with the Orion! You should work together with Foxdie

[Bishop Steiner]

IqfishLP, on 24 July 2013 - 07:02 AM, said:

One of my most favourite Mechs ever with the Orion! You should work together with Foxdie

I be happy to work with any of the great guys on this forum. The guy that made the Patton tank, for instance, or HanaYuriko. Would love to get someone with skills to take my concepts and make them look cool.

[Erasus Magnus]

I like the second, your original way better. Like Utilyan said, the cobra head looks badass and the shortened legs look "right" to me, while the second approach looks pretty genereic. TBH, i could not distinguish your new design with a Devastator.

[Skydrive]

Just imagine if PGI added the Annihilator with the... Cobra hood look. How many people do you think would get the Cobra cammo for it?

I also have to agree that your new design looks alot like the Devestator... try adding back the look of the head maybe since that is abit of a feature to the Annihilator, just like the Battlemaster has the bubble head, the Urbanmech has the tin can look, and the Atlas has the skull face.

Edited by Skydrive, 24 July 2013 - 08:37 AM.

[Hebdomas]

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?

[Thariel]

love your sketch although i think this mech itself is crappy

[Bishop Steiner]

Thariel, on 24 July 2013 - 10:05 AM, said:

love your sketch although i think this mech itself is crappy

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.

[Der BruzZzler von Wiesndoof]

I prefer the new one. It looks amazing, but it's a bit too slim for my taste. I miss the fat belly!

[Bishop Steiner]

The Birdeater, on 24 July 2013 - 10:54 AM, said:

I prefer the new one. It looks amazing, but it's a bit too slim for my taste. I miss the fat belly!

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

[Draco Harkins]

I like it. Make it so PGI.

[SgtMagor]

ANH-1A (WIP) FTW! if PGI puts the Anni in I hope it looks like this.

Edited by SgtMagor, 24 July 2013 - 03:37 PM.