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[lyonn]

Here's a few shots of the Armorcast Atlas I repainted. With some MWO inspired glowing eyes;



The old Armorcast Atlas kits are very rare since they are no longer on sale you find some on eBay time to time. I have a spare kit I may consider parting with.


And here's some of the keyed joint inspired by Armorcast design I've been working on which can be retrofitted to models as (if they can accommodate it). It'll allow the arms/legs to be removed/replaced and add pose-ability.


The parts dimensions are 26mm in diameter and 20.5mm in depth. I'm working on a smaller version for smaller mechs. (for those curious types the practice torso you see is the discarded cast that broke my hunchback mould)

My next mech is almost ready to be unveiled! So stay tuned to my blog where I post sneaky peeks on what I'm working on and the processes involved in making the models.

http://reversedisabled.blogspot.co.uk/

[Agent Cooper]

SWEEEEEEET!

[Aero Slasher]

nice!

[Teutatis]

[Slazer]

Legen... wait for it... dary!

[SirDenOfYork]

Pretty cool stuff...

[Manthony Higgs]

That lil osiris is just adorable. I want to hug it.

[Deathz Jester]

<3


<3 moar for Eridani Lighthorse.

[Sug]

Neat stuff. I've only see that Atlas on ebay once, with a 700$ reserve on it. : /

How long does it typically take you to make a mech?

[lyonn]

Sug, on 16 May 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:

Neat stuff. I've only see that Atlas on ebay once, with a 700$ reserve on it. : /

How long does it typically take you to make a mech?

To make one from sratch probably 250hrs or about 2months depending on work/family/weather. Painting one depends on the model but between 2 and 5 days

[Max OConnor]

I dig it, it looks like my preferred camo scheme.

[Mortechai]

maxoconnor, on 17 May 2012 - 09:32 AM, said:

I dig it, it looks like my preferred camo scheme.

What mech is that?

[Sug]

Looks like the Reseen Warhammer.

[Stormeris]

Dat osiris *drool*

[Max OConnor]

Mortechai, on 17 May 2012 - 03:50 PM, said:

What mech is that?

Its a personal commission I had done up for the Battletechnology Magazine's version of the Battleaxe.
Here is the original drawing from the BT Magazine way back when. I just fell in love with that design and I wanted to see an updated version of it.

Edited by maxoconnor, 18 May 2012 - 05:41 AM.

[HanaYuriko]

I like the paint detail on the Atlas' large lasers to make it look like refracting glass. That camo looks like the gradient from tundra brown for the legs that would lead into the reflective torso paint. I'm wondering if you've thought about adding warning signs and markers to your models?

maxoconnor, on 18 May 2012 - 05:41 AM, said:

Its a personal commission I had done up for the Battletechnology Magazine's version of the Battleaxe.
Here is the original drawing from the BT Magazine way back when. I just fell in love with that design and I wanted to see an updated version of it.

Wasn't the Battle Axe originally a Ral Partha casting since RP was unsure if casting the Warhammer/Tomahawk violated the existing copyrights of Harmony Gold and Bandai? So to fill the orders, they had their own artist create close-but-not-quite versions of some of the 'mechs to avoid potential litigation. I know they've been featured and made canon designs in one of the newer TROs.

[Max OConnor]

Yes, it was a Battledroid mech design so its even older than most of the other mechs.