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Published: 2013-04-06 00:37:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 42394; Favourites: 872; Downloads: 660
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I get bugged a lot to paint up a locust so I whipped this up. Kind of hard to maintain the unseen look when adding hips, but I like my torso twisting
Locust, 20 ton light mech, LCT-5T variant.
Weapons:
1 Extended Range Medium Laser
6 Light Machine Guns in 2 Arrays
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Comments: 110
a classic ^_^ I like the redesign, and i really like the cockpit.
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arent you glad I didnt rave about how it has any ammo based weapons
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Locust, haha.
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wow a nother great redone of the unseen locust.
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WOW, WTFBBQ hot steel!
That looks like a evil twin with dual uACs/RACs. Realy frightening, specially with the paintshop.
Great work as always !
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Nice take on a Locust! Still pretty recognizable, and elegant in its own way. Good job!
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Seems I did ok with this one, though the hardcore types have trouble letting go of shoulder legs
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I prefer hips with twist too, because they give the mech the human-like moving frame thatΒ΄s the foundation of the mechΒ΄s superiority over tank.
Mechs like the Nova are in my oppinion uninteresting since they have no hips (except for the Nova from the MekPack for Mechwarrior 4!).
Your pic got nice, it gives a feel of movement and life. And the glow on the cockpit is a nice feat!
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Glad you like it
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Jeeez!! Your version looks like its been on the Akins!!!
That is a fierce beast!!!
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I like this version of the Locust better.
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Torso Twist OP, please nerf.
But yes, mechs that had their legs built into their body always amused me. That lack of torso twist would be a killer.
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The Locust at least has a chin turret to aim sideways, but you'd definitely be much more limited.
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Is that what they look like now? Not bad. I think I may prefer this over the design they aren't allowed to use.,
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This is just my own version. A mix of the old, new, and some of my own ideas.
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This would be horrifying to see sprinting across a battlefield. Just a roadrunner of death... o.o
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Ehh, I think it upholds the unseen body-style pretty well. Very good work on this one, as always, and probably my favorite take on the Locust so far.
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Not a lot of color locust art out there to compete with me
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Even then, still great
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Never judge a light mech by its size, its just all that more maneuverable to hit your own weakened armor.
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Unless you brought a swatter to the fight, then you're all good vs the bugs
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Thats the moment the good light pilot decides this fight isn't worth it XD.
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Looks like flea of mech warrios 4 mercenaries!
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A lot of the smaller light mechs look similar.
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Mmn..I doubt even Elementals would want to screw with 118kph+ with all that dakka, beautiful...
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How do machine guns fair against power armor? I'd guess the 4 small laser variant would be more terrifying to them.
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They do their damage nicely, especially when they're in arrays so that the fire concentrates on parts of the armor instead of scattering all over.
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depends on the battle armor. against clan elementals, a -5T Locust isn't bad, but at best it can only kill one suit in an alpha strike. more likely it'll strip half the armor off up to 3 of them. and at the range it can use those machineguns, the elementals can chew a Locust apart with their SRm's, small lasers, and might be able to pull off swarm attacks. and if the locust stays at medium laser range, it will take it twice as long to wear down the elemental point.. and the elementals can still use their SRM's.
personally i'd not want to go elemental hunting with anything lighter than a medium mech.
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Yeah...if they hit.
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Definitely better than the original, nice work!
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That is one wicked cool Light mech. Very nicely done
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I love the Locust. In terms of light 'Mechs, it may be my favorite, design-wise. While a Locust may be hard-pressed to win a battle against a Wasp or Stinger, I think Lori Kalmar has proven to us that the Locust's Medium Laser is nothing to trifle with.
This is one of my favorite Mech paintings of yours. Keep up the great work!
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Thanks, will do.
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not as beefy as other mechs but hey thatΒ΄s light mechs for ya ... though i wouldnΒ΄t argue with a double ppc puma ... still nicely done ...
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This one would be just as terrifying, if not more, to infantry than your puma. So it has it's place in someone's nightmares
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i think this does a good job of duplicating the unseen feel while making the project phoenix remakes logical.
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Can't say I've used machine gun arrays in BT. So I have no idea how they work regarding game rules.
I like your design, though! I know the difficulty it can be in redesigning the Locust to give it torso twist and still have it look close to the original.
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