A while ago I started a set of SD VOTOMS from the original series, with the self-imposed constraints of being only 3"x3" (7.6cm x 7.6cm) and drawn in marker. The base Scopedog got a little longer due to the gun.
I should go back and finish them, but I got a new, different set of Blick markers and, frankly, they're no good.
For now I'm playing around with 8bit/pixel art versions. Should have them done soon.
So I’ve spent my first couple of days of vacation differently. Here’s a little demo, where you can see progress.
I went to the Votoms show in Tokyo last year. Here are part of 20 photos I took. I hope you enjoy.
I haven't used actual paints for ages, so ended up not matching the colours of the unpainted version, but I kinda dig how it turned out so I just went with it.
I've got a couple more standard ATs on the way, with the goal being to paint five total, so still lots to learn and experiment with! This was my first time painting a plastic model and I'm very much enjoying it so far.
I used AK Gen 3 acrylics, and primed it with Rustoleum in matte grey. I added a little rust with an AK Dark Rust pencil. Still have to add a top coat, but I might add some more weathering before that, 'cause weathering is fun :D
Enjoy!
Fair warning: I am looking for info advice on an illustration I am working on. This illustration is the latest in a series I do of 8bit/pixel style mechs. When it is complete, I also provide a version WITHOUT THE NAMES OF THE MECHS so that those who are so inclined, can try to guess them all.
So if you want to participate in the fun once the final project is released, read no further*.* Soon enough the finalized project will be revealed and you can rejoice to your heart's content.
OK, if you're still here, you don't mind being spoiled. Here's the deal-io: As mentioned above, I am making 8bit/pixel versions of ATs from the VOTOMS franchise. Unlike my previous Macross and Battletech ones, I am doing these all at once, covering the timeline from the original series up until Chorico's Return. Now I will admit that I am not as well-versed in VOTOMs as I am in other mech franchises, so I leaned heavily on MAHQ.net for information. Within that information I also may have consciously decided against portraying certain ATs due to self-imposed constraints within this project, or other reasons.
However, I invite you to take a look at what I do have right now, and am hopeful that, if anyone thinks something is missing, or should be included, that you can let me know.
A bit of a rundown of what this is: These sprites are inspired by the 1993 Famicom game Datach SD Gundam: Gundam Wars. The sprites can only be 24x24px, and only be made up of 3 colors plus black. I can only use colors that were available in the Famicom/NES system palette, which means 55 colors overall. Part of the challenge is to make a recognizable sprite using those constraints.
So have a look, and let me know what you think is missing, or even once that shouldn't be there. And thanks in advance for any assistance you may provide! (and apologies for Reddit's image compression)
I finally have the 35 Max version of the Scopedog Turbo Custom after seeing many pictures of it online, but I am not taking it out of the box because of my previous experience with the Scopedog Red Shoulder Custom from the same line. The Red Shoulder Custom Scopedog is currently in storage because it cannot hold any poses due to its loose joints. Out of the various iterations of the Scopedog, the Turbo Custom is my number one with the Red Shoulder Custom at second place. This can go along with my HG Scopedog Turbo Custom I built a couple of weeks ago.
Hi everyone, thought I'd update everyone on some of the changes here. We've got some fun news, some important news, and some [i]exciting[/i] news to go through (and we'll do it in that order).
First, some fun news: this sub has been around for a good while now, but we actually got our very first mod report this week! Finally: we're in the big time. As a result of that particular spat, I've decided to both add some additional rules for the community, and edit the first one to be a little clearer.
The most crucial thing you need to know is basically just that our goal here is to be a chill, welcoming place for [i]friends[/i] to chat about VOTOMS. No more, no less. To that end, we must insist that you [i]always[/i] be respectful of other issues, and we [i]encourage[/i] you to also try to be kind.
If anything occurs here that you feel impedes that aim, please message the mods directly (if you just post a thread here or something, we may not see it as quickly or at all, depending on our schedules).
Now for the more important news: please note our new rule #2, Provide Credit. Basically, if you post any media, please credit whoever created that media, including if that person was yourself. If you collaborated with someone or something to create the media, please credit them or that, too.
That's it.
EXCITING NEWS TIME!
I've figured out an easy way to do a modeling contest! Well, easy for you. Here's how it's going to work: when you post a thread to show off a model you've built, you should select the new "Model Constest (20XX)" Flair if you want it to be considered for the yearly contest. If you've already posted a model this year, you must edit that post to add the new flair (or if you cannot do that, please message the mods). At the end of the year, we'll look at all of the posts with that flair and whichever post gets the most upvotes will be our winner!
Easy, right?
Once the contest has concluded, the mod team will then go through all of the submitted topics and change the flair to the "Models and Merch" and create the new contest flair for the new year. (Unfortunately it does not seem possible to give posts multiple flair).
If you want to share your model(s) here but do NOT want to be considered for the contest, for whatever reason, please simply use the "Models & Merch" flair from the start.
Obviously there are a few problems with this approach -- most notably being that traffic is irregular, and the more traffic this sub happens to get when a thread is posted will have an enormous effect on how many upvotes can be cast -- but I'm not sure what all we can do to remedy that. Our current plan is to sticky a thread in December reminding everyone to go through the contest entries and upvote everything they like.
That's it from us. Feel free to comment here (or message the mods directly (there are only two of us at present) if you have any questions, comments, concerns or advice.
