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duck

hello dere
i finalliy got the thmb out of my ass and got down this idea i have been having in my head for a while. Fits in pretty good with machine scout.
its some kind of mine-searching,enemyradio-listning hyena with a motorcross wheel instead ofhis backLegs and a machineGun on his back.

It needs to be more robotic and could also use more detail overall, but i think i should begin meshing it up and i will get some ideas.

PeterK

Your art is fun, but I'd like to see you push it. There are several other entries taking this path, I think you can do better from what I see. You have the talent, that's for sure!

dolemite

Hey great post!

I'm working along similar lines with my Hawk scout.

My question is about the wheel. I guess normally a wheel like that might be for a dog who's legs are crippled? So in this case, does it help the dog move faster or what? I think if you're going to modify the animal form, it would be cool if the modification actually helped it out in some way. From looking at this, it seems like he might as well have his legs.

Maybe he shifts his full weight backwards onto the wheel and gyros balance the thing like a segway, so that he can zip around more quickly? If so give us an illustration of that.

Or maybe he has his front two legs replaced with wheels too? ala wheelers from "return to oz"


That could be errie

Iterate this thing some more! It's a really promising concept!

kodde

Pretty cool concept.

Although one thing that I cannot wrap my head around is how it would move forward in a fast motion. I take it the wheel is an improvement and not a prosthesis for loosing his legs?

You should have a look at how Hyenas run. The closest I could find on YouTube was dogs running in slow motion. I think the more functionally believable you make it the more appealing it will seem to a wider mass. Like me for instance, always trying to figure out how stuff works in detail.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdikR_mxp6I[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeErz1pI_mc[/ame]

duck

sorry for very late reply

PeterK - thankyou. im not really sure about in what way you mean, push it like in rendering or like in idea/concept?


dolemite/kodde - yeah this wheel functionality was pretty hard. ive been trying to think of ways that it would help him and still look OK. i think the segway idea was cool but the silhoutte would look pretty retarded, while him running like a normal hyena and having a wheel will look cool, but be totally unlogical.
so.. back to sketching i guess



some sillos - i like the big robot with a boy taking it for a ride.

r4ptur3

the big circle quadruped int he center is pretty win. The others are interesting, but the larger one pops out.

Davidskiwan

Yeah the big circle did catch my attention I like it the most, though i was quite liking the bear at the top, if he had bigger wheels he would be great :P.

dolemite

circle guy ftw.

Fletchrrr

I'd have to agree with everyone, the circle guy does look pretty cool. He certainly pops out the most ;3 I like the one in the bottom left aswell could make an interesting design if you developed it a little.

duck

Thanksalot for opinions!

so heres what came out of that conceptsheet. some superfast near helicopter runner-robot. i is pretty happy with the overall sillouhette but feels like somethings missing.

Demotion

I like the feel of the silhouettes, but i agree that something is missing...

dolemite

I think it's look great!

The leg on the bottom sketch looks like it is working its way into being something great, but right now maybe it is not solid enough?


Good stuff man!

dolemite

oh yeh and four guns from crotch is WIN! WIN! WIN!!!! I can't wait to see him bullet-fuck someone.

PeterK

Yea, I meant from a concept standpoint. But I mean, now we've got crotch guns, so you... well you totally win sir.