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LizzyGibbs3D — Battletech / MechWarrior Warhammer v2
Published: 2012-09-20 03:49:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 4373; Favourites: 68; Downloads: 84
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About a decade ago I tried to build the Warhammer 'mech from BattleTech (AKA: Tomahawk Destroid from Macross). And even then I wasn't too happy with it. Then 7 or 8 years ago I built the Reseen Warhammer from Tech Readout: Project Phoenix. And with just a single preview image, that particular model didn't look all that good either.So a couple months ago, I started a thread at MechWarrior Online fan art forums [link] where I showed my build process where I blended elements from both the Tomahawk Destroid and the Reseen Warhammer, as well as added my own touches to create my own design.
Model and image © Liz Gibbs
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Comments: 20
One of my favorite Mechs, the detailing is very well!
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I rather like it. Stays true to the original while being different enough to be a reseen.
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Thank you! That was partly my aim. Overall I wanted to put my own touch on the project and create something semi-original. Yet still recognizable for what it is.
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Damn nice !!! Always loved the "I will hurt you, badly!" look of this mech design!
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While the original was a Macross Destroid and overshadowed by the Veritech fighters, I think BattleTech made it iconic.
I'm glad you like my version of this best!
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Awesome work! I'm loving the details here.
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Thanks! The tricky bit isn't just slapping on greebles and kibble and whatnot, but to make the extra parts look like they belong there and have purpose.
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Really cool. It all works great together. It looks like it means business
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I did what I could to make it look like a big, stompy war machine! I even went as far as detailing the cockpit on this one.
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Detailing the cockpit... I hope we will see a render of that soon
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You can see it in my Build Progress image: [link]
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Beautiful stuff.
I actually remember looking through that thread a few months ago, while doing mad searches through google images for reference pics for my mech models. It's cool to see the finished product.
The details are wonderful; this thing really looks like a functioning piece of machinery. The arm-mounted PPCs are especially sexy (are those, like, pneumatic recoil suppressors running under the barrels? cuz that's frickin sweet!)
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It's sort of like that, yes. I remember reading in some fluff text that the Warhammer has reinforced PPC barrels for doing physical combat. So, I added the pistons attached to a hardened "hammer" cowling to both protect the weapon's components and to give added force to a strike.
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