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Battletech - Experimental Marauder
Published: 2012-12-17 05:20:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 60530; Favourites: 2097; Downloads: 8975
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I noticed Catalyst has finally released the XTRO: Succession Wars ebook. My work on the book was finished over half a year ago but I had to sit on the art while it's release was delayed.Here it is though and I'm excited to show it, a Marauder design that I collaborated on with Matt Plog. Turns out Catalyst was trying to redesign a marauder at the very same time I was publicly redesigning it, when they saw what I had done they pulled me in to help out. After we got the design nailed down Matt plog whipped up some great TRO line art of it and I came up with this painting, which turned out to be used as the cover.
Shown, a Free Worlds League Marauder-4X 75ton heavy mech going through live fire trials on the Ronin Inc testing fields. It uses special cooling jackets around it's blazers to keep heat in check.
Loadout:
2 Binary Laser Cannons
2 Short Range Missile 6's
Enjoy.
*Edit*
Thanks to ^3wyl and ^alltheoriginalnames for the DD. I'd like to again give a shout out to ~mattPLOG for the fun collaboration on this design. He's a great battletech artist.
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Timberwolf still wins
Excellent picture, and I hope the guys at Catalyst Games agree.
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Wow! Nice!
Congratulations to your DD!
Question:
Are you going to make a picture with a Super Nova or Bushwacker some day?
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I have part of a bushwacker in view for one piece, in a mech bay. These days which mechs I do is defined by what people commission, luckily there's plenty of variety, not many repeats.
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Thanks you for the reply!
Well, I found that bushwacker already. It's awesome!
I respect what you think about this.
Than you don't get such dumb questions from me again and do what watchers usually do: Watch your pictures!
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Congrats on the DD! It was well earned
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That is freaking awesome! I think it really stands out with the Loadout.
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I just wish some of the skilled yet un-known artists would get a DD. They're a great award, but they don't benefit me too much.
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well... this is really modest...
and yet, i agree, DDs are awesome to make yourself known, but deviantart is full of unknown talents.
yet i think you should just rejoice the fact, that your mech-art is so brilliant (and from all my experience and knowledge it really is) that you get a DD!
i still hope it will, however, do you any good! you deserve it!
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That's AWEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHOOMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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My husband, an avid Battletech fan who plays classic Battletech still, loves the design and thinks you captured the Marauder very well.
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My dad is a major battletech/mechwarrior fanatic and I've always liked the designs and tech behind it. I'm glad to see some great art for it and that it got some much deserved recognition. Great job.
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Awkward of all mechs would be, they would be hard to hide and could be used only on hard, rather flat and non slippery terrain... plus even now there are missiles (far cheaper than a mech would be) that can easily level a skyscraper, so a mech wouldn't be a problem. Other awkward of beam weapons is they have power and range quite limited by dust, rain and fog.
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Scifi is all about ignoring that silly stuff though
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some time ago flying was scifi
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Aw, too epic for words.
Great job.
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Nice...but why hundreds and thausends around the world do repeat each other absolutely the same templates and worn cliches? ....BORRRRRRRING....
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Because it sells, so for some of us it becomes a job.
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So, if it'd sell and become a job you'd kiss their asses too?
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I believe that's the porn industry, people do that for a job too, it's just not my job
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I believe otherwise.
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I haven't been a big fan of the Marauder redesigns post-lawsuit, but this one's pretty damned awesome! Great work!
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I would totally ride in it; It's purple XD
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Not too bad, but not epic. There are way too many action lines going on here.
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My art director wasn't the sharpest guy, kind of limited me.
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Loving the damaged parts, usually people draw mechs like "Oh i take your army to the chest! Oh shooting me with all you got? I AIN'T EVEN MAD", you did it way more realistic
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Haha, queue Gundams.
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I love it! and I like the movement in the paw raised there, genius and metal texture.
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Hahah I thought about you when i say this on the bottom and just clicked on it out of coriousity and in the end it was you. Really great Battlemech, great colors, one of my favorite pieces you made! Congrats on the DD.
(There is something weird with the perspective of the exhausts next to the cockpit)
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True, they are off rotation a bit. Always gotta mess something up right?
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I'm not too familiar with the contest (Battletech, Succession Wars and whatnot), but from an objective point of view, this is a great piece of artwork!
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