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[David Decoster]

Scrounged these up from different corners of the interwebs. I did not make any of these myself, so credit goes to their respective creators!

If anyone has more that aren't in the OP's yet, post them, and I'll add them in.

Arctic Wolf II


Atlas


Avatar


BattleMaster


Black Hawk (Nova)


Black Knight


Blood Asp


Bushwacker


Catapult


Cauldron-Born (Ebon Jaguar)


Chimera


Cougar


Daishi (Dire Wolf)


Dragon


Elemental BattleArmor


Fafnir


Fire Moth


Firestarter


Flea


Gladiator (Executioner)


Hauptmann


Highlander


Hunchback


Jenner


Kodiak


Loki (Hellbringer)


Longbow

Edited by David Decoster, 26 August 2012 - 07:30 AM.

[David Decoster]

Mad Cat (Timberwolf)


Man O' War (Gargoyle)



Marauder


Masakari (Warhawk)


Mauler


Night Gyr


Nova Cat


Osiris


Owens


Puma (Adder)


Raven


Rifleman


Ryoken (Stormcrow)


Shadow Cat


Stalker


Stiletto


Strider


Tarantula


Thor (Summoner)


Turkina


Uller (Kit Fox)


UrbanMech


Uziel


Victor


Vulture (Mad Dog)


Warhammer


Wolfhound


Zeus


FREAKSHOW REDESIGN / UNOFFICIAL / UNKNOWN (Identification Required...)

Edited by David Decoster, 26 August 2012 - 07:31 AM.

[David Decoster]

Reserved.

Edited by David Decoster, 26 August 2012 - 06:13 AM.

[Alex Wolfe]

Your "unknown" row is MekTek's fan made Ares (Lion, 60 tons), MW4 Hellhound (Conjurer) complete (awesome) makeover, Shadow Cat (I think? Looks kind of strange, but the overall profile fits), ???, Avatar.

I still marvel how well those MechCommander sprites look after all those years. Amazing game.

Edited by Alex Wolfe, 26 August 2012 - 06:30 AM.

[metro]

Aha yes, the avatar, a bowling ball with legs, great jump sniper.

[David Decoster]

Alex Wolfe, on 26 August 2012 - 06:24 AM, said:

MW4 Hellhound (Conjurer) complete (awesome) makeover

No excrement, it looks nothing like the Sarna description.

Alex Wolfe, on 26 August 2012 - 06:24 AM, said:

Shadow Cat (I think? Looks kind of strange, but the overall profile fits)

Thought so too, but look carefully at the leg joints... They don't correspond with the Shadowcat's.

Edited by David Decoster, 26 August 2012 - 07:26 AM.

[Alex Wolfe]

David Decoster, on 26 August 2012 - 07:03 AM, said:

Thought so too, but look carefully at the leg joints... They don't correspond with the Shadowcat's.

Maybe someone messed up the art... looks like a bow-legged Shadow Cat to me.

Scats do have legs like 凸　when seen from the front (that is, shins are on the outside compared to thighs), like this model - only that gif has it wildly exaggerated.

[chewie]

That last one in the unknown row, is that even a Battletech mech ???

It looks like it could be one, but at the same time, I'm not familiar with any mech that has support struts between the ankle and the hip actuators.

I might be wrong, but pretty sure its not anything from anything official or mektek released. the avatar looks like this

[Alex Wolfe]

David Decoster, on 26 August 2012 - 07:03 AM, said:

No excrement, it looks nothing like the Sarna description.

Isn't it beautiful though?

Way better than the "sup guys remember we come from Macross originally??? Also I'm 50 tons, but as fat as Warhammer visually! Check out those FEET!" art at Sarna IMHO. The redesign is a bit radical, gorgeous all the same. Looks its weight as a bonus.

About "Arctic Wolf II" in your post - similarily to Hellhound, it's the MW4 redesign of the Arctic Wolf by Mecha-Master (David White), later retconned to "Arctic Wolf II" for the tabletop. I guess someone at TT crew liked the design, but didn't want to obsolete previous minis/TROs.

Here's the first three drafts, showing the evolution process of the idea:

Edited by Alex Wolfe, 27 August 2012 - 11:35 PM.

[GuardDogg]

Always wanted Mechwarrior (BattleTech), mouse cursers. They only have one in MechCommander, but a few, for example with crosshairs, and when clicking on a icon, the mech fires on the target (icon). Or once in a while a mech of your choice, walks on the task bar, from one end to the other side.

[Odanan]

Some images are very beautiful and I can't identify the game. David Decoster, do you know from what game every .gif come from?

[Adridos]

Odanan, on 27 August 2012 - 10:37 AM, said:

Some images are very beautiful and I can't identify the game. David Decoster, do you know from what game every .gif come from?

I think they're fan-made animations, rather than mechs from some game.

[David Decoster]

Some fan-made, some MechCommander 2-based, some MechWarrior 4 based. I think.

[Alex Wolfe]

Odanan, on 27 August 2012 - 10:37 AM, said:

Some images are very beautiful and I can't identify the game. David Decoster, do you know from what game every .gif come from?

Huh. EVERY one of them?

Most of those are from various MW4 versions, the isometric 2d ones are primarily from MechCommander (you owe it to yourself to play it if you haven't). Here's the somewhat detailed version with my best guess, but I only played MW2 for a short time, a long time ago, so I can't identify versions there, sorry. I think the lime green ones are from Ghost Bear's Legacy, and the opaque ones are from Mercenaries, if memory serves.

David Decoster, on 26 August 2012 - 05:51 AM, said:

Arctic Wolf II : MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Clan Mech Pak


Atlas : MechCommander 2, MW 4, MechCommander


Avatar : MechWarrior 3


BattleMaster ?


Black Hawk (Nova) MechWarrior 2


Black Knight MW4: Black Knight; Mercenaries


Blood Asp : Fan made (x2), MW4 : MekTek


Bushwacker : MC: Desperate Measures


Catapult : MW4. MW4. ?, MC, MW2


Cauldron-Born (Ebon Jaguar) : MW4: M (CMP)


Chimera : MW4


Cougar : MW4


Daishi (Dire Wolf): MW4, MW3


Dragon: MW4M (Inner Sphere Mech Pak)


Elemental BattleArmor: MW2; ?


Fafnir: MW4, MW4


Fire Moth: MW2


Firestarter: MechCommander


Flea: MW4M


Gladiator (Executioner): MW4M


Hauptmann: MW4M


Highlander: MW4M (ISMP)


Hunchback: MW4M(ISMP), MechCommander (also, it's Hunchback IIC, a different mech)


Jenner: MW2


Kodiak: MW4M (CMP)


Loki (Hellbringer): ?, MW2


Longbow: MW4M, MW4M

Edited by Alex Wolfe, 29 August 2012 - 04:26 AM.

[Alex Wolfe]

David Decoster, on 26 August 2012 - 06:09 AM, said:

Mad Cat (Timberwolf) : MW4, MW4 (also, it's Mad Cat MK II, not Timber Wolf), MW4. MC, MC, ?. Second row: beats me, but the green one is MW2. Third row: MW2 Mercenaries, MW3


Man O' War (Gargoyle): MW2



Marauder: MW4M: MTMP, MW2


Masakari (Warhawk): MechCommander. Second-to-last is MW4M Clan Mech Pak, last one is MW2


Mauler: MechCommander: Desperate Measures, MW2M


Night Gyr: ?


Nova Cat: MW4, MechCommander: Desperate Measures (x2)


Osiris: MW4


Owens: MW4M


Puma (Adder): MW4M


Raven: MW4, MC


Rifleman: MW2


Ryoken (Stormcrow): MW4: Black Knight, MW2


Shadow Cat: MW4, MW4, MechCommander: Desperate Measures (seriously, play it!)


Stalker: MW4: MekTek Mech Pak


Stiletto: MC: DM


Strider: MW4M: MTMP (x2)


Tarantula: MW2


Thor (Summoner) : MW3, MW4 twice, MC twice, MW2


Turkina: MC: DM


Uller (Kit Fox): MW4BK, MW2


UrbanMech: MW4M: MTMP (x2). The first one is UrbanMech IIC. Last one from MechCommander 2


Uziel: Fan made, MW4


Victor: MW4M


Vulture (Mad Dog): MW3, MC, no idea, MW2, MW4


Warhammer : fan made, MW2, fan made?


Wolfhound: MW4: BK


Zeus: MW4M: ISMP


FREAKSHOW REDESIGN / UNOFFICIAL / UNKNOWN (Identification Required...): MW4M: MTMP, MW4M, ?, ?

If I made any mistakes, feel free to correct me. I included the name of MechPak you need to actually play the mechs, but some of them appear in the SP campaign as enemies/allies.

Did I mention that it's TOTALLY worth it to try out MechCommander?

Edited by Alex Wolfe, 28 August 2012 - 01:30 AM.

[MeepSire]

Yes indeed. I've played MechCommander myself actually...
Excelent game, but heat is not a major concern as it is in mechwarrior...

[Odanan]

Alex Wolfe, on 27 August 2012 - 02:09 PM, said:

If I made any mistakes, feel free to correct me. I included the name of MechPak you need to actually play the mechs, but some of them appear in the SP campaign as enemies/allies.

Did I mention that it's TOTALLY worth it to try out MechCommander?

Isn't that Puma from MW3?
And the unidentified Mauler is from MW2:M (the same for all MW2 IS mechs here - most of mechs in MW2 where clanners).

BTW, I never heard about that MC:DM. Is it an expansion? Is it good? I still have the boxed MC Gold here but I have no idea if it works on Windows 7.

PS: and I'm impressed by your knowledge.

PPS: That Thor was really based in the MW3 one, but some clown put a Draconis logo on it.

PPPS: the same for the Vulture.

(It's like putting the US roundel in a Mig... I don't like it)

[Alex Wolfe]

Odanan, on 27 August 2012 - 06:44 PM, said:

Isn't that Puma from MW3?
And the unidentified Mauler is from MW2:M (the same for all MW2 IS mechs here - most of mechs in MW2 where clanners).

BTW, I never heard about that MC:DM. Is it an expansion? Is it good? I still have the boxed MC Gold here but I have no idea if it works on Windows 7.

PS: and I'm impressed by your knowledge.

PPS: That Thor was really based in the MW3 one, but some clown put a Draconis logo on it.

PPPS: the same for the Vulture.

(It's like putting the US roundel in a Mig... I don't like it)

Thanks for the correction!

Puma is definitely from MW4:M. It was redesigned by David White to have a more protruding "head" and a waist, the MW3 version had legs attached directly to the hull. Which I found silly personally - why would you not have a torso twist in a mech, especially since those mechs could torso twist in TT even with the minis modeled like that) - and I'm glad MW4 and MWO are abandoning that design decision.

You can check mr. White's gallery here. He was commissioned to do more... palatable redesigns of ancient mech drawings for all parts of MW4, like mr. Iglesias is for MWO. For the most part, it was a splendid job IMO (his Cauldron-Born with a waist and a slightly off-set cockpit is a thing of beauty, too bad that thing handled like a Mauler in-game).

MechCommander: Desperate Measures is simply the name of expansion to MechCommander, it's part of MechCommander Gold as "Expansion Campaign".

Also it's worth noting that .gifs for even the "older" mechs (those released with MW4, for example) come from MW4M and MCDM, simply because those versions have superior graphics. I simply included the name of the earliest game you could play them in their respective (mini)series.

Edited by Alex Wolfe, 28 August 2012 - 01:32 AM.

[Alexander Sakamoto]

Alex Wolfe, on 27 August 2012 - 02:09 PM, said:

If I made any mistakes, feel free to correct me. I included the name of MechPak you need to actually play the mechs, but some of them appear in the SP campaign as enemies/allies.

Did I mention that it's TOTALLY worth it to try out MechCommander?

The sixth Timberwolf from the left is from the Battletech S.E.G.A.(censored if written normally...)/SNES game. Awesome post!

Edited by Heero Lowe Yuy, 29 August 2012 - 04:23 AM.

[Almeras]

I always get a tickle when i see the animations i made all those years ago popping up. The MW4 walkies where made me (fenris/kt spitfire/smtk/lyonn) for the users at mektek and my clans forums

I uploaded them all here (in case there's some missing);
http://s675.photobuc...4%20Animations/