Project atlas - Posability Pt.1

I was staring at one of my gunpla kits today and thought that I could create a 1/144 scale poseable figure of the Atlas to go with them, making use of the poly caps from a cheap High Grade kit in construction, as I already am going to be making a version of the Shimmering Sword atlas at 1/285 scale. (Refer back to the previous two posts) 

In case you haven't seen the orthos for the design, here are the scematics. 

Below are the constraints for the Atlas' poseability I'm going to be using. These angles are hard and fast, with little to no lee-way as I am modeling a walking tank, afterall. 

Hip/leg assembly-

Hip joint

45 degrees forwards, 15 degrees back, tilt left/right 15 degrees. 

Leg joints 

-90 degrees at knee. 

Ankle joint 

-15 to  20 degrees forwards, 10 degrees back. 

-Ankle tilt - 15 degrees to counter act the 15 degree tilt at the hip, left or right. 

Upper torso 

Torso joint

-45-90 degrees each way, right to left torso twist. (This may change... I have to do extra research for the proper torso twist amount.) 

Arm joint

-0 degrees at the shoulder, 15 degrees each way foward & back 

-90 degrees at elbow joint. (Gotta be able to recreate the pose seen in the Mechwarrior games)

As of this writing, this whole 1/144 scale Atlas project is all talk at the moment, but if things go as planned I hope to have a 1/285, Classic Battletech scale figure 3D modeled by mid December, with a prototype in hand by the end of January, to get the proportions correct for the large scale version.

After which I will begin modeling the 1/144 scale, poseable version, which will be a long, long way off. 

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Battletech - 2nd Sword of Light Company

G'day folks, just got the final member of my House Kurita 1st Sword of Light company in a trade with a good friend, and I thought I'd shows them off. It's been a long project. With other commitments It's taken roughly two and a half years to get these guys all painted up. Now to get the company to grow to battalion size! 

I hope to increase speed of production from here on out however. 

Seen here: The newly completed company. This group of the Sword of Light is unusually on the heavy end of the spectrum. From right to left, first row to back. Shimmering Sword Marauder, Stalker II, MWO Jagermech, MWO Centurion, Jagermech, MWO Blackjack, MWO Centurion, MWO Shadowhawk, MWO Victor, Zeus X, MWO King Crab, and finally, the MWO Banshee. 

The crown jewel of the collection, a Shimmering Sword Marauder I got in the aforementioned trade. (Never thought I'd have the priviledge to own this particular rendition of marauder! And with a great paint job to boot!)

 

Over the coming months, I plan to add to this company, and make it more diverse in terms of weight classes than it currently is, and of course, I will add more official Battletech miniatures into the mix as well.

While having 3D prints of the MWO mechs for use as proxies is nice, I need to support the people that make the game, and ultimately my hobby, or obsession, rather, possible. Especially with the new Classic 'Mechs that Catalyst Game Labs is coming out with; hopefully sooner than later. 

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As always, I'll be back with another post, real soon. 

See you Space Cowboy ...

New Battletech fanservice available!!

G'day folks, 

Picked up my copy of Battletech: Combat Manual Mercenaries from the hobby shop today, and I'm really looking forwards to reading through it! 

So far I've only excitedly rifled through the pages cover to cover, but what I've seen is awesome! We not only have various engagement rules for mercenaries with lore, but we also get a full color Mini-TRO with the new Classic 'Mechs in all their unaldulterated glory,  painting guide showing off the various color schemes for the different Merc. Outfits, and brief wright ups for each Mercenary company throughout the various time periods with in the Battletech univers. 

(The Classic Shadowhawk... In all it's glory, to give you an idea of the awesomeness contained within this book. Seriously. I'll probably need at least a lance of each design for my Kuritan Sword of Light Battalion I've been building up, and don't even get me started on units from the succession wars composed of primarily unseen. I'm looking at you both... Gray Death Legion and Black Widow Company...) 

Regardless, this is a buy that is completely worth it with all the chunky lore that it contains. I was dissapointed while at the local LFG to find it was only a paperback. I find that hard covers survive the test of time much better, but this is a minor issue. 

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Project Atlas - PTII

Heya, so I've finished with the orthos for the Atlas, and now the fun begins, where I start fiddiling with Blender in hopes of getting an end product that would be 3D printable. 

The orthos may not be completely accurate, but I'll fill in the details as I go, using the Atlas on the Box set cover as my guide. 

With that being said, here are the completed orthos. While I can't distrubute 3D prints or the model, it goes without saying that those with the capability can use my orthos to make there own. :) 

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I'll be back with another post, real soon. See you, Space Cowboy ...