Taurus: Overall
Not sure if it's Sanq or Cinq "Kingdom", but working on the texturing for that version of the Taurus. I'm not too sure on the parts for transforming, still trying to figure those out. Labels: taurus |
Not sure if it's Sanq or Cinq "Kingdom", but working on the texturing for that version of the Taurus. I'm not too sure on the parts for transforming, still trying to figure those out. Labels: taurus |
I've started the surfacing for the entire model in geneneral but I think the legs are kinda ok like this. Shrank the mega beam canon to fit as I may have made it too large for the Aries. Labels: taurus |
Still using placeholders here and there to judge proportion when I can, but it's an oddly shaped suit with an odd height/size. I'm not sure what to do with the legs yet. Labels: taurus |
One thing that was hard to tell was whether the head and body were a single unit for the Taurus in the Gundam Wing series. It appears to be the case as every animation I see has the head and body "fused" and incapable of turning independently. It's a little strange now thinking about it, but I guess it's the fuselage of an aircraft in general anyway..so ok. Labels: taurus |
Making small progress a bit at a time. I'm not really sure if there is accuracy here but at least using some placeholder geometry is something. Labels: taurus |
Decided to finally try to make a taurus mobile suit from whatever kit bashings I can do from the other suit. I don't know why there isn't a Taurus model kit but it seems like there should have been one by now. Labels: taurus |
Testing out a scene based on existing artwork to see how close we might be able to get to the illustration, in a ver-KA way.
Labels: deathscythe, heavyarms, sandrock, shenlong, wingUpdate |
I went with the GFF Metal paint scheme for this update, but the textures can be swapped out to the original KA colors if this wears on me. Will finish up the cannon and pull that in. Labels: wingUpdate |
Scratching out some detail in the lower legs and arms and dividing up the frame. Torn between going for what some of the "extreme" kit delivers and the fix figuration metal version, so just getting some ideas from all of them, but probably less of the extreme style. Labels: wingUpdate |
Moving around the old mesh, updating things here and there and realizing how far I skipped around all those years ago in terms of detail. Labels: wingUpdate |
Got a lot of head detail in and will start moving toward the body and arms next, probably doing a lot of digging and replacement. Labels: wingUpdate |
It's been more than a decade since starting the wing gundam mesh, but I figure a refresh would be in order considering the other units were more recently done. Starting with the head parts to see where I can break them down and give a bit more detail than was previously there. Labels: wingUpdate |
This last unit is getting pretty close to done. I think the side-skirt armor is supposed to be more elongated and bulbous but otherwise it's not too far away from where it kinda-sorta looks like it's supposed to be. and a small attempt at a group shot with Sandrock. I have kind of an idea of what I want to do with this, but I'm not sure how long it will take. |
I think placement in general is ok, but need to get past the blocked out extra bits for this variant. Labels: maganac |
It feels like a lot of these variants are so similar even in variation that it's not too bad to derive some basic structure from just the base Maganac. Not to say that this is exact. Going at the next one's shoulder armor. Labels: maganac |
This is most of the changes needed for another commander unit. Trying to see what has to be done for the other 2 remaining units. Forgot the leg vents though. Labels: maganac |
The shoulder parts feel familiar so started with these. The extra long arm build is what I'm most interested in with this variant. Labels: maganac |
I think this makes most of the shoulder armor, but some detail I forgot in the base version still needs to be added. Labels: maganac |
Working on some changes to update to one oft he commander types. I"m under the impression that it's the Rashid version, but I'm not solid on it. Working mostly on backpack first. Labels: maganac |
Added a few updates to the shoulder armor and trying to vary the units. I haven't figured out how to get the commander units just yet. Labels: maganac |
Working on one of the rifles that seems to be part of the mobile suits armament. There seem to be a few more, but I'll have to dive in on what the roles of those are. Labels: maganac |
Looking through some examples, it looks like except for some "custom" Maganac units, most are slightly randomized other parts of shoulder guards, chest pieces and armament. Some look easy enough to carve out of the meshes but others I may not be able to create. Labels: maganac |
I'm not all that sure about the shield specifics but it should be kinda there. Fashioned the axe from a bit of the Sandrock shotel and went from there. Still thinking of the right direction. Labels: maganac |
I suppose the good news with the shield is that it so similarly resembles the Sandrock's armadillo unit version -- with some additions. Otherwise, just getting some starter geometry in.
Labels: maganac |
I'm not really sure I like the legs at the moment. I think they're probably good placeholders, but the contour looks like it's not quite there. I'll see about getting back to them after moving on a bit. Labels: maganac |
I find it interesting that unlike the Xamel, Katoki didn't wrap the Maganac joints in the same kind of protective wrap. Labels: maganac |
This part is pretty hard as the upper waist line is obscured by some extra armor and the side skirt is an interesting rounded design. Not sure how to best add them but gave them a preliminary go. Labels: maganac |
It's likely that the lower stomach area is too close to the Tallgeese and I'll have to unify this a bit better to differentiate it. Labels: maganac |
Working off of the Tallgeese body to kickstart a general Maganac torso. Will have to adjust to what looks like forward heaviness a bit, but I also notice that there are some variations of this body as well so I'll look into that. Labels: maganac |
Looking at getting the wing back up and updated. So far the other 4 are pretty much there in so far as the general geometry and general surface. Labels: deathscythe, heavyarms, sandrock, shenlong |
This seems like the general shape of the standard maganac head unit. I'm not really sure how it compares to some of the alternates, but seeing the "Glory of Losers" versions, there are definite differences -- which is interesting that such changes were made. Labels: maganac |
I dunno, that wing kick is still going strong and I have this urge to try to get a maganac out here. I know there's a whole set of these units somewhere but hopefully they don't diverge so much that I can't use pics to figure out how they're different. Labels: maganac |
Still working on what the textures might look like, but I'm not 100% on some decisions. Labels: deathscythe |
A few updates here and there for detail and adding the scythe. Started working on the textures a while ago, but after the detail I'll have to update those and re-apply. Labels: deathscythe |
I mean, it's a claw but probably also the shield? I don't think I ever paid attention to the depth of its usage. I think it's somewhat there though. Labels: deathscythe |
Moving on to the claw weapon portion, which I honesetly forgot about. I think the scythe is probably the thing I remember the most for this MS, but I suppose it's a given. Labels: deathscythe |
Feels like I've been working on these legs for ages and still haven't hit the mark. Will make some updates on detail. Labels: deathscythe |
I've been experimenting with the backpack, but I'm still not sure of how to finish it off. Not much on details yet. Labels: deathscythe |