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[Bishop Steiner]

In celebration of seeing the "little Urbie who could" come to life, I wanted to create a contest, in conjunction with PGI to celebrate the little guy, now official to MWO as the UM-K9 "K-9" Urbanmech Hero.

(Note, the mech pictured above has been modified to more closely resemble original concept art, and does not reflect the actual finished geometry and paint selection of the UM-K9 Hero Mech)


This will be a three way contest, for Fan Fiction, and both Digital and Traditional Art.

This is the Entry Thread for DIGITAL ART ONLY.

By Digital Art, I mean original digital paintings, renders, etc. NOT re-purposing or repainting existing PGI art or Models.

*Just a side note (which I will append to the OP also),, it doesn't HAVE to be the Urbanmechs, or even robots. If someone wants to design the Uniforms and or Draw the Pilots of the Mechanized Police Unit of the Zhi-Chiang Constabulary, or something to do with the SWAT vehicles that support them.... by all means, feel free! (the shoulder patch for the unit has a simple "ZCC" on the top, and "MPU" on the bottom, with the middle field displaying the crest of the Federated Commonwealth)

All entries must be new and original, created especially for the sake of this contest. The Winner in each category will be gifted a shiny new UM-K9 "K-9" Urbanmech Hero. (dunno if there should be anything like MC, premium time, etc for 2nd/3rd place, or if it's an all or nothing type of party?)

For the fictional background informational aspect, a few details of the mysterious Urbanmech come to be known as the Deputy Dawg...er.... K-9..............

Spoiler

The UM-K9 first came to notice in the capitol city of Zhi-Chiang, on the planet Hsien, in the newly formed Chaos March. Associated with the paramilitary police that also acted as the local Militia, the K9 and it's associates were constructed from scraps left after the Fourth Succession Wars, with large quantities of destroyed Urbanmechs and Valkyries being interred in the scrap yards under governmental control.

Needing a functioning fighting force to deal with the unrest and Liao sponsored Guerrillas, the commander of the local Garrison got the idea to raid the scrapyards for working tech, and a small force of frankenmech Urbanmechs were built, using the combining the engines and leg actuators of Davion Valkyries into the much easier to maintain and repair Urbanmech shells.

Weaponry and reliability varied greatly from mech to mech, but over the years, most of the bugs were worked out, and the sight of these "Police Special" Urbanmechs became source of pride for the citizens of Zhi-Chiang. Surviving the Xin Sheng Campaign of Sun Tzu Liao in good order, things took a turn for the worse with the coming of the Word of Blake's Jihad.

Holding out for over a year, fighting both the Blakists and the Hsien Hotheads, eventually the members of the Zhi-Chiang Constabulary were forced to retreat offworld. Ever since, the K-9 and his unit have shown up at various hotspots throughout the Inner Sphere, to fight for the locals, then disappear again.

Why and how the nephew of Frederick Steiner came to drive an Urbanmech on a planet so far away from home as Hsien is a matter of speculation, as are the pilot's motives.

PRIZES:
1st Place: K9 Hero Mech
2nd Place MC Injection (1250 MC)
3rd place: Cockpit Item or Color of Choice

Winners will be decided by a Panel of PGI Judges, our Community Manager, Tina, and Myself!

This is all in good fun, of course, but I wanted some way of saying THANK YOU to all the members of the community who helped me get first the Urbanmech, and finally, my beloved Hero, into this game! And an extra special Thank you, to PGI, not only for bringing my Deputy Dawg to life, but supporting this contest, also!

Oops! I forgot! Contest ends 11:59pm EST, March 15th, 2017, after which we will judge and post winners hopefully soon after!

******ENTRIES to Date*********

1) -sCOREscream-



2) -Kilroy-

https://youtu.be/yIHLyXMgHzA


3) -Heffay-

https://youtu.be/kL1EEfam3Vk


4) -Shinypants-



5) -Floyd Foster-



6) -Guile Votoms-



.....more to come?

****EDIT****

I'm extending the Deadline. Not by choice, but necessity. Apparently Tina had to be out of town for the last couple of weeks, and won't be returning until Monday. I am trying to work the situation out with another Dev at this time, but because of his other responsibilities, I don't believe he has had time to get fully caught up. So until I know what is going on ( I am only one of the judges on the panel, and do not have the power to bequeath the prizes), I will have to extend the deadline. At this time I am extending it tentatively by 48 hours until 11:59 pm EST, March 17th, 2017, but it may extend longer depending on what is decided. I apologize for the confusion and thank you for your patience. If you have any more polishing on your arts, stories, etc, feel free to continue.



****************and the Winners are!**************************

Digital Art:

-1st Place: Kilroy
-2nd Place: Shinypants
-3rd Place: sCOREscream

Thank you again to PGI and Tina and the various judges for making this possible... and to all the entrants who posted their creativity! And congratulations to our winners! Any problems with injections, please let me Tina know...and if our third place winners could contact Tina and let her know your choice of Color or Cockpit Item, she'll get those injected to your accounts! Thank you again!

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 28 March 2017 - 05:10 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Just a side note (which I will append to the OP also),, it doesn't HAVE to be the Urbanmechs, or even robots. If someone wants to design the Uniforms and or Draw the Pilots of the Mechanized Police Unit of the Zhi-Chiang Constabulary, or something to do with the SWAT vehicles that support them.... by all means, feel free! (the shoulder patch for the unit has a simple "ZCC" on the top, and "MPU" on the bottom, with the middle field displaying the crest of the Federated Commonwealth)

[Kilroy]

Are we permitted to submit previews or early versions of the art pieces?


Edit: I should also ask if multiple entries are permitted.

Edited by Kilroy, 02 March 2017 - 04:15 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Kilroy, on 02 March 2017 - 02:26 PM, said:

Are we permitted to submit previews or early versions of the art pieces?


Edit: I should also ask if multiple entries are permitted.

single entries, previews fine. You can submit multiple...but only one for the contest.

[Kilroy]

Great, here's a render of the early model. Seriously needs more greebles and some polish, but it's a start.

[Bishop Steiner]

Kilroy, on 02 March 2017 - 06:26 PM, said:

Great, here's a render of the early model. Seriously needs more greebles and some polish, but it's a start.

[Bishop Steiner]

bump

[sCOREscream]

This should show a advertising poster of the Hero Urban Mech "K-9" on one of Hsien's capitol cities:



...more of my pictures see:
https://mwomercs.com...m/page__st__180

Edited by sCOREscream, 06 March 2017 - 12:13 PM.

[sCOREscream]

fun-pictures for the urban mech

(I work on better pictures, those here are not really good, but for the fun and to bring a smile to the community I think it is ok)

The 11th Urban Mech Security Squad called "the Hsien Heroes" of the capitol city "Zhi-Chiang" ...



...and station 725 for Urban Mech maintenance in PGI-City,...and some strange buildings in the background



...more in few days

...more of my pictures see:
https://mwomercs.com...m/page__st__180

Edited by sCOREscream, 08 March 2017 - 08:12 AM.

[Pariah Devalis]

sCOREscream, on 08 March 2017 - 08:09 AM, said:

fun-pictures for the urban mech

(I work on better pictures, those here are not really good, but for the fun and to bring a smile to the community I think it is ok)

The 11th Urban Mech Security Squad called "the Hsien Heroes" of the capitol city "Zhi-Chiang" ...

Those Urbies look elemental sized. The ones inside the overhang, next to the chairs.

[Heffay]

Eh, screw it. It has Urbie in it, and it conveys an important message to the community.



I just want to submit something!

[Shinypants]

Ummm yeah... here ya go Bishop

[Bishop Steiner]

Shinypants, on 09 March 2017 - 07:31 PM, said:

Ummm yeah... here ya go Bishop

I like it, I like it a lot!

[sCOREscream]

More for the fun Bishop....so:
The K-9 - S.T.A.R.S.,...the special tactic and rescue squad



...more of my pictures see:
https://mwomercs.com...m/page__st__180

[sCOREscream]

We are the urban mechs - we are the law



...more of my pictures see:
https://mwomercs.com...m/page__st__200

[Bishop Steiner]

sCOREscream, on 10 March 2017 - 03:38 PM, said:

We are the urban mechs - we are the law ...more of my pictures see: https://mwomercs.com...m/page__st__200

this makes me feel like....

[sCOREscream]

...designed to protect and to serve



...more of my pictures see:
https://mwomercs.com...m/page__st__200

[Koniving]

Kilroy, on 02 March 2017 - 06:26 PM, said:

Great, here's a render of the early model. Seriously needs more greebles and some polish, but it's a start.

That... is quick. o.O;

[Kilroy]

And here is my entry!

I'll be reuploading it under a higher resolution in however long it takes my slow internet to do so.

Edited to now include higher resolution version.

Edited by Kilroy, 12 March 2017 - 11:23 PM.

[Pariah Devalis]

Kilroy, on 12 March 2017 - 11:46 AM, said:

And here is my entry!

I'll be reuploading it under a higher resolution in however long it takes my slow internet to do so.

Why can I only like this once?!

The movement animations, especially on the Mad Dog, are getting much more fluid. I love the "Wait... what?" look it gives the Urbie. XD