Rifts Spider-Skull walker

[gthompsn]

I understand keeping thickness, but was thinking primarily of the leg length...

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Originally Posted by Zhor2395

huh, ya'know, i always assumed the eyes were the front windshields and not places for optics/headlights. your walker looks like something from Benny's Used Bots, downtown Merctown still groovy looking though

Heh. Well, I made something of a judgement call on it, primarily thinking to the various optics available to the pilot and co-pilot. I had thought about doing the windshield thing, tho. It just didn't seem to fit for me (seemed like it'd make the pilots rather vulnerable as well)

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Originally Posted by gthompsn

I understand keeping thickness, but was thinking primarily of the leg length...

In many of the illo's the legs are longer, I just feel that making them any longer would turn the legs into an obstacle. Keeping them about this length(possibly even shorter) makes more sense from an engineering stand point. There's no issues with getting the body further off the ground to clear obstacles, and at this length, the time for each leg to make it's rotation for locomotion seems to make sense considering the 80mph top speed (remember that, when dealing with any kind of walker, the speed at which the legs are able to rotate to provide forward momentum is far more important than their length, and the longer the legs, the more time is required for proper rotation).

Heh... okay, maybe I'm over-rationalizing here

I just like 'em this way.

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Some further texture work and supports for the main cannons added. Detail shots coming soon

[gthompsn]

I just like 'em this way

That's a good enough reason to leave them...

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And here's some detail shots. In order they are:

Top Rear Turret
Bottom Front Turret
Rail gun Cannon Coupling

[Meph]

Ow man, this thing just keeps getting better and better

[gthompsn]

agreed. its been fun to watch this come alive! next, will you be doing SAMAS armour, dogboys, a dragon opponent or what?

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Originally Posted by gthompsn

agreed. its been fun to watch this come alive! next, will you be doing SAMAS armour, dogboys, a dragon opponent or what?

Well, I've already got an old-style SAMAS done. I'm probably going to be using this model either for the cover piece of the next Rifter Zero issue or for some of the interior pieces. Possibly pit him against my Ulti-Max...

[Zhor2395]

hehe Rifts Pew Pew