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[Ironhawk]

Eximar, on 26 July 2012 - 07:43 AM, said:

Yeah, the wear and tear looks fantastic on that. Would that all mechs had a used look.

BlueDog, on 26 July 2012 - 01:39 PM, said:

Agreed that the weathering looks fantastic, IH. Hope our 'Mechs look that good when the game is released. PGI should hire you and Hayden, and some of the other painters here as well. Hell, they can hire me too while they're at it lol

Thank you Gentlemen.

Adding one more and I think I am pretty much done with the Spiders for now...

2nd Ceti Hussars: (Insignia by Hayden; fellow repainters out there, I recommend you consult the Unit Insignia thread for your insignia decals on your repaints to come)

[L zard]

Excellant job on the 2nd Ceti, IH!

[Ironhawk]

L zard, on 27 July 2012 - 01:59 PM, said:

Excellant job on the 2nd Ceti, IH!

Thanks L zard. Less feedback nowadays with Beta and vacations. So yours is that much appreciated. Take care!

>Hawk out.

[Ironhawk]

They have a Stalker!? - Thx to Hayden for that template. Put some due credits to you down at the bottom right Hayd'

[Odanan]

Ironhawk, on 27 July 2012 - 07:55 PM, said:

They have a Stalker!? - Thx to Hayden for that template. Put some due credits to you down at the bottom right Hayd'

That's so beautiful... one of the most good looking mechs I ever put my eyes on.

PS: shouldn't the Large Lasers have blue color?

[Adridos]

Odanan, on 28 July 2012 - 04:42 AM, said:

PS: shouldn't the Large Lasers have blue color?

Those mercenaries are too poor to afford a large laser.

[Max OConnor]

Ironhawk, on 26 July 2012 - 06:07 PM, said:

Thank you Gentlemen.

Adding one more and I think I am pretty much done with the Spiders for now...

2nd Ceti Hussars: (Insignia by Hayden; fellow repainters out there, I recommend you consult the Unit Insignia thread for your insignia decals on your repaints to come)

I think this is one of the finest pieces you have done. I'm not a huge fan of the Spider or House Davion but this one really stands out to me for some reason. Well done.

[Ironhawk]

maxoconnor, on 28 July 2012 - 07:23 AM, said:

I think this is one of the finest pieces you have done. I'm not a huge fan of the Spider or House Davion but this one really stands out to me for some reason. Well done.

Thx so much Max. I used a different technique for this one. And I hope that's what you mean but I am taking the liberty of sharing this technique below.

A layer was added as accent color on the borders to add some depth to the dark blue color of the 'Mech. After close review of the various miniature schemes used on the camospecs site for 2nd Ceti, I found that artist Gideon used an interesting technique on his Phoenix Hawk (though his dark blue had too much cyan tint in it for my personal taste, but then again Tiffany Blue is quite trendy these days so perhaps he is a visionary).

For colleagues who'd like to experiment with that technique, here's what I recommend:
1- Adding a layer for light reflection on sharp angles: use a 1 pixel brush with white to highlight those shape angles in those spots where you feel daylight should be reflected back to your eye. If it seems too bright, do not worry, you can then use layer opacity settings to dim the effect to desired degree (I used this technique for several repaints, including those 1st Robinsons and the Black Cobras.)
2- Adding a layer for sharp angle color feathering like Gideon's miniature paint style: use a feathered brush with a pale color (remember, you want to give that depth to the darker layer underneath) and then trace on those sharp angles again. Make sure that layer lies beneath the one stated above and dim its opacity until you achieve the desired effect.

Of course, both layers have to be set as clipping mask as stated in Hayden's template's post-it note.

Happy experimenting!

>Hawk out.

[cso dak]

Fantastic stuff as always! (Loving that Kell Hounds Spider of course!)

Dak

[Jack Gallows]

I go away for a week on vacation (with no internet,) and I come back to...

My mind being blown. You guys are awesome.

[Ironhawk]

cso dak, on 28 July 2012 - 07:13 PM, said:

Fantastic stuff as always! (Loving that Kell Hounds Spider of course!)

Dak

Glad you like it!

Jack Gallows, on 29 July 2012 - 04:59 AM, said:

I go away for a week on vacation (with no internet,) and I come back to...

My mind being blown. You guys are awesome.

The 'Mech repaint club aims to please, Sir.

[Assiah]

If someone would be so kind I would like to request a Centurion done up in 1st Ghost Reg colors, complete with irezumi.

Thank you in advance, you guys do fantastic work.

[Indroow]

My very first attempt

Edited by Indroow, 29 July 2012 - 05:19 PM.

[Ironhawk]

Going for House Imarra... but that Ivory effect is damn tricky. Inspiration from Psycho's great miniature work.

[Ironhawk]

Assiah, on 29 July 2012 - 01:46 PM, said:

If someone would be so kind I would like to request a Centurion done up in 1st Ghost Reg colors, complete with irezumi.

Thank you in advance, you guys do fantastic work.

Challenge accepted. Have been meaning to give tattoos a shot for awhile...

[Adridos]

Indroow, on 29 July 2012 - 04:57 PM, said:

My very first attempt

Really nice for the first try.

[Nailgun Nixon]

Sean Aker, on 21 July 2012 - 07:35 AM, said:

Captured for only a few moments before the Commando shooting the video was blown to bits, this so-called 'Super Jenner' appears to have come back with a vengeance after being de-armed by an enemy mech and left for scrap...

BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model: Super Jenner SJN-1A
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3054
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 2, Standard design

Mass: 85 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel Endo Steel
Power Plant: 340 VOX XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type: New Samarkand Royal with CASE Standard
Armament:
1 Lord's Light PPC
1 Shigunga LRM 15
1 Defiance B3M Medium Laser
1 Mydron Excel LB 10-X AC
2 Ayukawa "Slapper" SRM 6s
1 Ayukawa "Slapper" SRM 4
Manufacturer: Luthien Armor Works
Location: New Samarkand
Communications System: DataTech 401
Targeting & Tracking System: Eagle Eye B-18

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Type/Model: Super Jenner SJN-1A
Mass: 85 tons

Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 130 pts Endo Steel 14 4.50
(Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 4 LA, 3 RA, 1 RT, 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Engine: 340 XL Fusion 12 13.50
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: 14 Double [28] 3 4.00
(Heat Sink Loc: 1 RA)
Gyro: 4 4.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H R: Sh+UA+LA 15 .00
Armor Factor: 248 pts Standard 0 15.50

Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 27 38
Center Torso (Rear): 13
L/R Side Torso: 18 26/26
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 8/8
L/R Arm: 14 26/26
L/R Leg: 18 34/34

Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 PPC RA 10 3 7.00
1 LRM 15 LA 5 8 4 8.00
(Ammo Locations: 1 LT)
1 Medium Laser LA 3 1 1.00
1 LB 10-X AC RT 2 20 8 13.00
(Ammo Locations: 2 LT)
1 SRM 6 RT 4 30 4 5.00
(Ammo Locations: 2 LT)
1 SRM 6 LT 4 2 3.00
1 SRM 4 CT 3 25 2 3.00
(Ammo Locations: 1 LT)
CASE Equipment: LT 1 .50
--------------------------------------------------------
TOTALS: 31 78 85.00
Crits & Tons Left: 0 .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 20,689,414 C-Bills
Battle Value 2: 1,725 (old BV = 1,403)
Cost per BV2: 11,993.86
Weapon Value: 3,099 / 3,099 (Ratio = 1.80 / 1.80)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 39; MRDmg = 22; LRDmg = 9
BattleForce2: MP: 4, Armor/Structure: 6/3
Damage PB/M/L: 6/5/3, Overheat: 0
Class: MA; Point Value: 17

[Kuro Ryu]

Wow impressive stuff! Love the links for templates and resources too!

[Odanan]

Ironhawk, on 29 July 2012 - 06:58 PM, said:

Going for House Imarra... but that Ivory effect is damn tricky. Inspiration from Psycho's great miniature work.

Amazing!

BTW, is there a Spider template out already?

[Nacon]

Got my Spider done, bare metal again.

Didn't like the Jumpjet effect, went with something I'm more familiar with.