125 replies to this topic

[Bishop Steiner]

seriously. thiis looks amazing.

[Valaska]

Looks really nice man, keep it up.

[Thorgar Wulfson]

cant wait to see more, hope the PGI guys snag your design and use it. heh they should hire you to redo the unseen

[JFlash49]

this is frickin awesome but the very first pic looked like a toilet to me lol

[HanaYuriko]

Wow, that's a lot of replies!

Catgirl, on 14 August 2012 - 05:41 AM, said:

Only suggestion I'd make is to take the outermost plane of the thigh/hip armor and extend it up to cover the joint while leaving the front lower for movement. Give it a look a little like the outer hip-plate of the MWO Centurion, maybe.

I thought about that, and tried a few design ideas. But I couldn't really get anything to work. It just didn't look right to me for some reason. While I'm trying to work in a viable mechanical and practicaspect to my design, there's also the aesthetic to consider.

Alaric Wolf Kerensky, on 14 August 2012 - 08:49 PM, said:

Amazing work. Keep it up, although in my opinion you should remove the light entirely. Puts some distance from the Tomahawk.

I could go either way. More recent version of the Whammy also place the spotlight on the shoulder. I also got an idea to sink the SRM down into the torso itself instead of being perched on top. I might try that later on and see how it looks.

RoyalPurple, on 14 August 2012 - 08:21 PM, said:

those are awesome can not wait to see it finished

Bishop Steiner, on 14 August 2012 - 08:57 PM, said:

seriously. thiis looks amazing.

Valaska, on 14 August 2012 - 09:18 PM, said:

Looks really nice man, keep it up.

Thanks, guys!

Thorgar Wulfson, on 14 August 2012 - 09:23 PM, said:

cant wait to see more, hope the PGI guys snag your design and use it. heh they should hire you to redo the unseen

I think Bishop and shortpainter have that covered.

JFlash49, on 14 August 2012 - 09:58 PM, said:

this is frickin awesome but the very first pic looked like a toilet to me lol

For the lower section? Yeah a few people thought so as well! LOL

OK, small update. Lengthened the upper leg, added some surface details, and filled in the back, as well as started in the knee. Now I'm plotting out how I want to do the lower leg. I left the old parts in place as a comparison.

[BagOfMeat]

HOLY COW BATMAN !!!

THATS AMAZING !!!

sorry caps

[Aw3som3ousPrim3]

This looks awesome. Nice work!

[Brenden]

Could the PGI use your drawings for the unseen, Bishop?

[Theodor Kling]

HanaYuriko, on 15 August 2012 - 11:05 AM, said:

I also got an idea to sink the SRM down into the torso itself instead of being perched on top. I might try that later on and see how it looks.

Please don´t A WHM needs that SRM pack riding the shoulder.. else it´sno Warhammer.

[BitGlitch]

Great work! if you move the srm rack and search light off, it kind of looks like a Nova Cat

[Bishop Steiner]

Brenden, on 15 August 2012 - 01:05 PM, said:

Could the PGI use your drawings for the unseen, Bishop?

If they want them, they can have em

HanaYuriko, on 15 August 2012 - 11:05 AM, said:

Wow, that's a lot of replies!


I thought about that, and tried a few design ideas. But I couldn't really get anything to work. It just didn't look right to me for some reason. While I'm trying to work in a viable mechanical and practicaspect to my design, there's also the aesthetic to consider.



I could go either way. More recent version of the Whammy also place the spotlight on the shoulder. I also got an idea to sink the SRM down into the torso itself instead of being perched on top. I might try that later on and see how it looks.





Thanks, guys!


I think Bishop and shortpainter have that covered.



For the lower section? Yeah a few people thought so as well! LOL

OK, small update. Lengthened the upper leg, added some surface details, and filled in the back, as well as started in the knee. Now I'm plotting out how I want to do the lower leg. I left the old parts in place as a comparison.

Instead of totally sinking it, mebbe do it more "integrated, kinda like how the rackon a mauler looks.

kinda like this (only better since all I really did was butcher yyour had work)

And please forgive the presumptuousness

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 15 August 2012 - 01:33 PM.

[Whateva]

Awesome work! Can't wait to see the final product put together!

[Sir Soysauce]

HanaYuriko, on 30 July 2012 - 10:22 AM, said:

Yes, it's another Whammy thread. But this one is slightly different! Honest! This will be my third model rebuild (4th if you count my Locust). I've already rebuilt a Black Knight and the reseen Phoenix Hawk. Updating old models with fresh skills and experience.

Or something like that.

First, a little back story. About 10 years ago in my noobish lack of 3D modeling skills, I tried to make a Whammy. Then a few years later for IS3028 project, I tried to make a Reseen version.

Both were dreck.

Spoiler

I hide them behind spoiler tags out of shame.

So, I'm starting over. In fact I'm going to try to combine the looks of BOTH the Macross Destroid and the Phoenix Warhammer. First I start with the torso shape.





And now I've made a strange looking face.



Heh heh, now that you've seen it, you can't un-see it.

More later...

All i got to say is that the whammy on the right looks just like the one on my desk

[HanaYuriko]

Bishop Steiner, on 15 August 2012 - 01:22 PM, said:

If they want them, they can have em


Instead of totally sinking it, mebbe do it more "integrated, kinda like how the rackon a mauler looks.

kinda like this (only better since all I really did was butcher yyour had work)

And please forgive the presumptuousness

That's actually close to what I had in mind.

[Skadi]

HanaYuriko, on 15 August 2012 - 10:18 PM, said:

That's actually close to what I had in mind.

The arms, bug me abit how they are so far spread =X

[Archerko]

I am a horribly impatient catgirl...

but it's just that cool!

[HanaYuriko]

Skadi, on 15 August 2012 - 10:25 PM, said:

The arms, bug me abit how they are so far spread =X

It'll look right when I'm done.

Catgirl, on 15 August 2012 - 11:56 PM, said:

I am a horribly impatient catgirl...

but it's just that cool!

Ha! That's pretty awesome. Wait a bit longer and I'll post clear background PNGs of the completed model.

Right, it took me quite a while to block out the shape of the lower leg. At least it wasn't such a stopping point as the upper half. I tried a few different designs, but most of all I wanted to avoid a direct build of either the Tomahawk or the Warhammer. So I did what I could to blend them (and even threw in a little WHM IIc).

First is the basic shapes after I rounded the edges.



And then refining the shape and adding surface details. Though it looks like Vacu-Suck 3000!



Then added them to the rest of the body. A bit of adjustments to properly match the scale and a half hour render later.


All that's left now are the feet!

Edited by HanaYuriko, 17 August 2012 - 06:24 PM.

[Cordel Ordo]

Shaping up nicely. Loving the design! Looking forward to the finished model.

[Haydin]

Really neat idea, and it looks absolutely fantastic. Even better looking than the macross version (REALLY like the cockpit on this - not a huge shift but a very attractive one) and MILES better than the project phoenix warhammer.

[Bishop Steiner]

Awesomeness, HY. It might be a little wide spread across the arms, but IDK. It looks killer regardless.