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[Cyttorak]

Dihm, on 24 November 2011 - 05:26 AM, said:

We've been struggling to figure out what the KungsArme parade scheme really is. Doesn't seem to be anywhere on the internet.

There's way too little for the FRR out there. We weren't around for very long. But, to quote the Kurgen, "better to burn out than to fade away!"

I think the KungsArme is the whole FRRs forces, like the AFFS is the whole of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Schemes come from the regimental level, from groups like 3rd Drakon and 1st Tyr.

Here's a link to the Sarna.net page for the KungsArme.

Edited by Cyttorak, 24 November 2011 - 11:38 AM.

[Armored Yokai]

Hey Hayden your art is fantastic and amazing and really cool. yet i have a request can you please edit the Dragons art to look like this
http://camospecs.com/Unit.asp?ID=21
or this
http://camospecs.com/Unit.asp?ID=754

[Kevin Kirov]

Would you be able to mod a Dragon to a Grand Dragon of Clan Goliath Scorpion?
That would be awesome-er!
This is all some good looking stuff

[Hayden]

Thanks All!

Cementblade, on 25 November 2011 - 02:47 PM, said:

Hey Hayden your art is fantastic and amazing and really cool. yet i have a request can you please edit the Dragons art to look like this
http://camospecs.com/Unit.asp?ID=21
or this
http://camospecs.com/Unit.asp?ID=754

You can expect to see something come down the pipe soon. EDIT: And remember: without Alex Iglesias' sublime concept art and approval, I wouldn't be able to make anything like this.

Kevin Kirov, on 25 November 2011 - 03:33 PM, said:

Would you be able to mod a Dragon to a Grand Dragon of Clan Goliath Scorpion?
That would be awesome-er!
This is all some good looking stuff

I'm actually toying with an idea regarding something like this. Um, here's a hint: if you have it, look at page 155 in the 3060 TRO from 1998.

Cyttorak, on 24 November 2011 - 11:27 AM, said:

I think the KungsArme is the whole FRRs forces, like the AFFS is the whole of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Schemes come from the regimental level, from groups like 3rd Drakon and 1st Tyr.

Here's a link to the Sarna.net page for the KungsArme.

Yeah, I read somewhere that prior to the clan invasion all units in the KungsArme used identical schemes... I'm not sure where I saw that though, or if it's even canonical.

EDIT:

oswin aurelius, on 25 November 2011 - 07:40 PM, said:

I know this is kind of a strange combination, but could you do up a Dragon in[color=#000000]Clan Cloud Cobra's Gamma Galaxy? I'm not a Clanner myself, but I've been obsessed with anything Egyptian since I was a kid.[/color]

http://camospecs.com...ure.asp?ID=2482

Just wait a little bit. I'll give you something a bit more suited to the clans than a dragon.

Edited by hayden, 25 November 2011 - 07:46 PM.

[Oswin Aurelius]

I know this is kind of a strange combination, but could you do up a Dragon in Clan Cloud Cobra's Gamma Galaxy? I'm not a Clanner myself, but I've been obsessed with anything Egyptian since I was a kid.

http://camospecs.com...ure.asp?ID=2482

Edited by oswin aurelius, 25 November 2011 - 08:17 PM.

[Hayden]

Hello and Thanks!

More on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7.

First for tonight, in the spirit of the "kitbash" 'mechs that I've cobbled together from Alex's work, I present my attempt at a Great Wyrm. This is a second line clan Battlemech built in the 29th century and based off the Dragon design. The two are supposed to look very similar, though the Great Wyrm is 15 tons lighter. Weapons include 2 UAC/2s in the right arm, a CASE-less LRM 10 in the center torso, and both the left torso and right torso carry a medium and an small ER laser. This one is painted as a 'Mech in from the Beta galaxy of clan Goliath Scorpion. The nose art says "Mandrill Buster", a reference to Goliath Scorpion's antagonists, clan Fire Mandrill.


EDIT: Clan Cloud Cobra, Gamma Galaxy.


EDIT: Clan Blood Spirit, Upsilon Provisional Galaxy. Battle damaged.


EDIT: Last one for tonight. Requested Fiefdom of Randis Hunchback.


EDIT: 2nd Sword of Light. Basic modifications done to make it a "grand dragon" (I.E. I threw a third laser on )


EDIT: Federated Suns Armored Cavalry Hunchback. Per request.


EDIT: 4th Marik Militia Hunchback. The 4th a special case, because they use a different paint scheme. Unlike the normal purple base with red and blue highlights, the 4th uses a blue and gray scheme.


EDIT: 10th Deneb Light Cavalry. The Dragon is really a DC 'Mech, but because of frequent skirmishes between the Combine and Federated Commonwealth, it seems likely that at least a few would find their way into the hands of the Federated Commonwealth I'm not a big FedCom fan, but I haven't done a 'mech for them yet so, here we go.


EDIT: Lexington Combat Group, 32nd Regon Combat Group. Text on the nose art reads "Fighting Lady Light". I came up with the name a few years ago when I was working overseas. I was on a big Jefferson Starship kick, and kept listening to the song "Fading Lady Light" (among others), but when I first heard it I mistook "Fading" for "Fighting." Anyway, I figured it out eventually, but at the time thought it would be a great name to use on something with big guns.


EDIT: Atlas from House Lu Sann of the Capellan Confederation.


Thanks for watching!

Edited by hayden, 29 November 2011 - 04:50 AM.

[Oswin Aurelius]

I don't know what it is, but almost every mech I've seen with ballistics for their main armament end up looking WAY cooler than missile or energy weapon mechs. I can't tell what I like more, Alex's designs or your kitbashes. XD

[ELHImp]

Great wyrm pic

[Mekorig]

I like it a lot, thanks hayden!

[Cyttorak]

So I'm working on the Jaeger, but a few things:
1) I'm not a professional graphics artist
2) I'm using Corel Paint Shop Pro, not Adobe Photoshop...some of the funtionality is different or missing.
3) This scheme is intricate, just like painting the minis! (there's a reason so few Jaegers have been done over the years on CSO!)

What I have so far looks good though, and I'll post it when I'm done.

[Hayden]

Cyttorak, on 26 November 2011 - 10:21 AM, said:

So I'm working on the Jaeger, but a few things:
1) I'm not a professional graphics artist
2) I'm using Corel Paint Shop Pro, not Adobe Photoshop...some of the funtionality is different or missing.
3) This scheme is intricate, just like painting the minis! (there's a reason so few Jaegers have been done over the years on CSO!)

What I have so far looks good though, and I'll post it when I'm done.

Honestly, I admire your effort. It's exciting when folks put up their take on things and I hope others try to get into it. The whole thing is a learning process, so if you can pick up a few things on this project, you will definitely do better the next time. Keep plugging away, I'm excited to see what you come up with.

[Oswin Aurelius]

Love the Gamma Galaxy Dragon, thanks!

[Armored Yokai]

Aww no dragon with completely black with interstellar or DC 2nd sword of light?

[cheese]

I'm loving the redesign of the Jenner. The paint schemes are gorgeous, too.

[kevin roshak]

Very cool, thanks.

[Tannhauser Gate]

Great stuff. If anything this will spark ideas for more customization options on our mechs. This kind of personalization is what people want. Your unit having its own colors is one of the immersive details that go a long way.

Edited by lakedaemon, 27 November 2011 - 04:36 PM.

[Dihm]

Cyttorak, on 24 November 2011 - 11:27 AM, said:

I think the KungsArme is the whole FRRs forces, like the AFFS is the whole of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Schemes come from the regimental level, from groups like 3rd Drakon and 1st Tyr. Here's a link to the Sarna.net page for the KungsArme.

As hayden mentioned, everything we've found has stated that many of the KungsArme units used an identical paint scheme for parade, and "appropriate camo" for the field. The 1st Tyr is the exception.

Field Manual: ComStar, p. 67

Quote

Like all other KungsArmé regiments save the 1st Tyr, the Third used the KungsArmé light blue paint scheme, highlighted by grays and reds when on parade, adopting appropriate camouflage as required.

Edited by Dihm, 28 November 2011 - 05:37 AM.

[Hayden]

Hi All!

More images on pages 1,2,3,5,6,7 and 8.

First image for this post, and the last one for tonight, is a conjectural scheme for a Hunchback of the St. Ives Armored Cavalry. Given the lack of reference material, I had to keep it relatively simplistic. The base coat, and insignia are accurate; however, the placement of the insignia, trim and the color of the trim are conjectural. St. Ives shares a lot of the reference problems that the FRR has. Hard to find material for a lot of units, but I wanted to do something from the SIAC for a while, so I just decided to use what I could find and guess at the rest.


EDIT: Atlas in the old Paint scheme of the Davion Assault Guards. I'm not sure if this was used in all Davion Guards units, or just the Assault Guards. This is the paint scheme presented in the old Camo Specs book.


EDIT: 1st Robinson Rangers Jenner per request. I've wanted to put "Hustler" on a 'mech for a long time, but it never quite felt right before.


EDIT: This is a semi-canonical 14th Donegal Guards scheme. While the base coat is fairly accurate and the placement of the 14th Donegal logo is correct, the placement of the Steiner logos is conjectural. The green and white striping and similarly colored elements are non-canonical and is intended to be unique to this particular 'mech. On a personal note, I felt the regular 14th Donegal scheme was WAY too plain (It's basically just a light-slate-gray/blue-gray with numbers and unit/house insignia.


EDIT: This is a request for Kay Wolf. I took a couple creative liberties, which I hope are acceptable (mainly the shade of yellow and the stripe on the torso). Colonel, if you're not pleased, I can go back and make changes are are necessary. Also, if you want, I can post a larger version of your unit insignia.


EDIT: I did the insignia as a request last night for "Murphy's Law" one of the up-and-coming mercenary units that will be populating MWO's servers. I wanted to do something non-canon, so I went ahead and read the statement prepared by "Murphy's Law" and found that they had some base guidelines for 'mech coloring. So, for fun I decided to give the insignia a place to be. Everything on this is conjectural. EDIT: And Yeah. That is a 'mech-and-a-half kill count. makes you wonder what happened to the other half...


EDIT: Atlas of the 1st St. Ives Lancers. Because even little St. Ives needs a some love an attention. And Assault 'mechs. Though a Victor would be more appropriate. Or even a blackjack. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.


EDIT: Last one for tonight. This one was just for fun.


EDIT: Smoke Jaguar Beta Galaxy Hunchback IIC "Panther's Paw". Point 2. Beta Galaxy uses yellow eyes that peer from the "fog" of their 'mechs as kill counters. This particular Jag has 3 kills.


EDIT: Last one for page 9. A Hunchback IIC of the 30th Mechanized Strike Cluster "Lightninghorse" (Alpha Galaxy). For a long time and for personal reasons, I've wanted to dub a 'mech "Thunderhorse". I referenced the rest of the Touman and finding no evidence of any unit called "Thunderhorse" I went ahead and dubbed this 'mech with that title. Yes, those are lightning bolts coming from the prancing horse's feet.


Thanks for watching! And Goodnight!

Edited by Hayden, 01 December 2011 - 06:15 PM.

[Max OConnor]

I LOVE the Great Wyrm redo. Your work is amazing Hayden. Much appreciation from us all for the time to do this great stuff.

[Garth Erlam]

This stuff is awesome guys, especially you Hayden, we're all watching with interest here