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[Threat Doc]

Oh, if only it were that easy for me to do. As soon as I have money, again, I'll look into that, hehe.

[Stefano McCarron]

Ironhawk, on 05 May 2012 - 08:09 PM, said:

I do not believe I have seen anyone do this one before... Figured that since it is the official icon for the forum, we might as well reverse engineer the complete design for MW:O.



EDITED: Longer sword and minor touch ups:



Adding a green on black version EDITED as per Adridos's and Hayden's (on DA) comments:



Adding a ceremonial version jpg file:

Hail to Sun-Tsu! Great work!!!
My question now is what can you make out of this (original) patch:



Do you and others see the difference?
And no, i´m not talking of the wrong positioning of the picture...
Everyone of you should know this.
For me this type of modern swordarm is the one i prefer...
Even type of sword looks cooler...

Edited by Stefano McCarron, 03 June 2012 - 04:57 AM.

[Ironhawk]

Stefano,

Interesting challenge. I do see the difference. I have taken some liberties however and do hope you will enjoy the result. I have made the 'modern' arm mechanical, have made the blood a bit more graphic and have changed the short sword to an updated design following some research. Feedback is welcome.

EDIT: Rotation applied as per Stefano's feedback

EDIT: Alternate sword

Edited by Ironhawk, 04 June 2012 - 05:51 PM.

[Gunfighter 11]

I think it would be a good thing to allow the ability to add your own unit insignias for a custom feel.. people have said girls are more about the aesthetics but people are into games which are customizable even as far as clan or unit insignias.. new units and clans pop up like no tomorrow and i think it would bring a new level of personal identity into the game.. as well as clans..

[Stefano McCarron]

Hey! Nice!!!

Please turn the whole pic a bit, i know the photo of the patch was the same but it is wrong!
The triangle should have the position it normally has...
And the sword on the patchphoto seems to be more like a katana with the edge cut...
Would be nice too, to see the emblem with green marble look!

[Threat Doc]

Alright, gang, I spent a bit of time trying to puzzle this out, but I didn't come up with something I liked. I have, however, put both of these up for a vote on the AU forums, and the one on the left has a unanimous following, with not one vote for the new one on the right...



If someone would like to come up with a different version of this patch, or the original patch, from above in this thread, with these elements -perhaps a much better done Raven 'Mech- I would certainly entertain that. As for the lettering of the patch on the left, the top is Invisible Killer font, which I felt apropo for a recon element, and the bottom is MPBT 3025, normal. A bit more work could have been done on the Armageddon Unlimited at the bottom, but the Outriders Recon at the top really isn't that bad. As for the left patch being too busy... I'm not sure I can agree with that. It's certainly not as busy as many of the real-world military patches I've seen.

Anyway, if anyone has better work and/or a better idea, I would love to see it, please? However, not a completely new concept.

[Hayden]

Kay Wolf, on 03 June 2012 - 07:16 PM, said:

Alright, gang, I spent a bit of time trying to puzzle this out, but I didn't come up with something I liked. I have, however, put both of these up for a vote on the AU forums, and the one on the left has a unanimous following, with not one vote for the new one on the right...



If someone would like to come up with a different version of this patch, or the original patch, from above in this thread, with these elements -perhaps a much better done Raven 'Mech- I would certainly entertain that. As for the lettering of the patch on the left, the top is Invisible Killer font, which I felt apropo for a recon element, and the bottom is MPBT 3025, normal. A bit more work could have been done on the Armageddon Unlimited at the bottom, but the Outriders Recon at the top really isn't that bad. As for the left patch being too busy... I'm not sure I can agree with that. It's certainly not as busy as many of the real-world military patches I've seen.

Anyway, if anyone has better work and/or a better idea, I would love to see it, please? However, not a completely new concept.

Cannot see them

ED: I can see them now! I think the biggest issue that I would bring up is the sheer number of colors, if you intend to make patches. Something Dhim and I discovered when he had patches made up for his unit is that multiple colors = higher costs. Anyway, back to the patches, I think I prefer the second one as it is less busy and more uniform in color.

Edited by Hayden, 04 June 2012 - 02:03 AM.

[Bullet Magnet]

Here's several different insignia for the Windbourne Highlanders, the emblems for the regiments are not final, the main unit insignia isn't quite yet either, but it seems to be the dominant design:

Windbourne Highlanders Merc Corp. Insignia:



1st Highland Banshees: (1st regiment)



2nd Highland Banshees: (2nd regiment)



Redcap Raiders: (3rd regiment)

Edited by Bullet Magnet, 04 June 2012 - 01:41 AM.

[Hayden]

Bullet Magnet, on 04 June 2012 - 01:37 AM, said:

Here's several different insignia for the Windbourne Highlanders, the emblems for the regiments are not final, the main unit insignia isn't quite yet either, but it seems to be the dominant design:

Windbourne Highlanders Merc Corp. Insignia:



1st Highland Banshees: (1st regiment)



2nd Highland Banshees: (2nd regiment)



Redcap Raiders: (3rd regiment)

Nice stuff! Really well done!

[Hartsblade]

Bullet Magnet, on 04 June 2012 - 01:37 AM, said:

Here's several different insignia for the Windbourne Highlanders, the emblems for the regiments are not final, the main unit insignia isn't quite yet either, but it seems to be the dominant design:

Windbourne Highlanders Merc Corp. Insignia:



1st Highland Banshees: (1st regiment)



2nd Highland Banshees: (2nd regiment)



Redcap Raiders: (3rd regiment)

Wow, really well done!

[Gunfighter 11]

Wow i wish i could figure out how to put mine on here.. is Pretty B.A.

[Gunfighter 11]

can you do anything with this

Edited by Gunfighter 11, 04 June 2012 - 05:57 AM.

[Gunfighter 11]

how about this one

or this one...

[MagnusEffect]

I did a search and couldn't find it... has the Pitcairn Legion been done yet? It is a badass unit with a badass history (think sorta like the A-Team). They are easily one of the coolest canon units most of you probably haven't heard about. I have yet to see a version of their insignia in color. Could sure use it:

http://www.sarna.net...Pitcairn_Legion

Edited by MagnusEffect, 04 June 2012 - 07:05 AM.

[Threat Doc]

hehe, Hayden, that's one of my least colorful patches, hehe. You've seen the AU standard, you recolored one for me, hehe. Well, I'm working on something of a hybrid of the old patch and the new, and I'll see what I can do with it. My problem is, I don't like how the Raven turned out, I don't have GIMP installed since the crash, anymore, and I'm not keen to attempt to use it, again, since it didn't work the first time... PSD files do not work in GIMP as they do in PS, and the VERY limited transparency settings in PhotoImpact 4 are high-tolerance, so there's really no way to get something just right. I'll deal, but the Raven in the meantime doesn't look very good.

[Stefano McCarron]

MagnusEffect, on 04 June 2012 - 06:59 AM, said:

I did a search and couldn't find it... has the Pitcairn Legion been done yet? It is a badass unit with a badass history (think sorta like the A-Team). They are easily one of the coolest canon units most of you probably haven't heard about. I have yet to see a version of their insignia in color. Could sure use it:

http://www.sarna.net...Pitcairn_Legion

Your picture seems to be the symbol of the Outworld Alliance...
combined with the FedSun Sword...
Shouldn´t be difficult to build.
Here a coloured help:

Edited by Stefano McCarron, 04 June 2012 - 09:07 AM.

[Dihm]

I know Hayden has a really nice Outworlds done up somewhere in here...

[Aidan Ramsdell]

Can the Blazing Ace's patch be done? It's a merc company (My company) and I think that a reboot is in order.

EDIT:
Does anyone know how to post an image? 'Cause I can't get it up on here...

Edited by Aidan Ramsdell, 07 June 2012 - 05:45 PM.

[Hayden]

Ok, gonna do a few insignia pieces... first one is something I'm rather proud of. Paladin Brewer, who has been active in the DC community, requested that I whip up a revision the of the insignia for his "9th Sword of the Dragon". After about a week of back-and-forth work, I transformed his insignia from this:


...to this:

We literally went through three major iterations of design proposal before we settled on this. I feel rather satisfied with the results.

ED: OWA's Pitcairn Legion!


Kincade's Rangers


ED: More to come.

Edited by Hayden, 26 June 2012 - 01:17 PM.

[Karl Streiger]

I wrote it some where sometimes the choice of a faction could only be caused by a picture - and i wouldn't be surprised when a bunch of new not affiliated players are no rushing to joint the 9th SL* - outstanding work



(*) - me not me hate Snakes

Edited by Karl Streiger, 14 June 2012 - 02:21 AM.