Mechanical/Technical Thread

[Legato]

ill post more soon, but lets get a thread going that focuses on the mechanical aspects of art. ill post some pictures soon!

[Legato]

any question or comments? i would love to answer them!

here a exo suit
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/legato/Art%20Scans/Conquest%20Marines/%20Exo%201.0.jpg

here is some concept work for MPS (http://mechaps.com) just a bunch of basic stuff, and a new form of combustion engine!
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/legato/Art%20Scans/Concepts/Mass%20concepts.jpg

heres a gunship for a UT2k4 mod
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/legato/Art%20Scans/Defence%20Alliance/Gunship%201.0.jpg

heres more for the MPS project... this is a construction bot variation
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/MPS_1.jpg

[Legato]

ok, get ready for a huge dump
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Assalt_rifle_3_0.jpg

just a mech that i never got finished...
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/armless_mech_wip.jpg

a mech based multi-purpose launcher...
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/__HHODD__.jpg

just a quick and weak hip joint...
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Concept_Hip_Joint.jpg

one of my best works imo... >full size< (http://www.deviantart.com/view/6936881/)http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Coup_de_Grace_FINAL.jpg

mech idea stuff...
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Gun_Concepts_for___Mech__.jpg

reactive armor on crack...
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Intercepting_Armor.jpg

just a tank...
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/King_Marmaduke_II.jpg

a light gun...
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Light_Gun_WIP_3.jpg

more ideas...
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Mech_conceptual_ideas.jpg

* commissions *
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Steampunk_Arm_Final.jpg

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Steampunk_Chair_INKED.jpg

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Steampunk_Dog_INK_Final.jpg

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Steampunk_Horse_INK_Final.jpg

[RobSan]

nice stuff Legato

personally i'd say that your designs would become easier "readable" if you'd colour them - a set of grey tones would do the trick nicely to add depth

well, here's my contribution - i hope it fits the threads topic?

http://www.robert-sander.de/i_hc_three.jpg

[Legato]

i know what yoru saying about color, and i probably would do more stuff if it wasn't for the fact that all my colors are done with marker. btw, that hover thing is great, is star-wars caliber stuff! just one thin i notice, maybe you could add a small shield to the rear gun for protection and maybe a low railing so you don't go falling out when you hit a bump or something

[RobSan]

thanks for the critique Legato :) The Gunner could really use some more protection. I'll put in some more detail later on.

I hope you don't mind, but i just had to do a quick colouring of your exoskeleton.

It's done in photoshop - you could colour your designs that way after you've done the marker drawings, if you don't want to use markers to colour your pieces.

http://www.robert-sander.de/Legato_exo.jpg

[Legato]

don't get me wrong, i would love to color my work... but as of now i don't have a graphic tablet :( anyway, heres a combustion engine im working on
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/Rotery_Engine_Concept.jpg

[Dr. Memory]

Originally posted by Legato
i know what yoru saying about color, and i probably would do more stuff if it wasn't for the fact that all my colors are done with marker. btw, that hover thing is great, is star-wars caliber stuff! just one thin i notice, maybe you could add a small shield to the rear gun for protection and maybe a low railing so you don't go falling out when you hit a bump or something Railing? Safety rails is not very Star Wars at all, man. ;)

[samson5]

Damn good job man. I love your work.

If you are ever interested in joining a Halflife 2 mod. Give me a shout at paxfounder@hotmail.com

I am the project lead on a mod about ww2 continuing on until 2045. Your style would fit in perfect for vehicle and weapon idea's. Give me a shout back bud. And I'll get my Concept lead artist to set up a meeting.

Hope to hear from ya soon.


Sam/Pax-Project Lead

[Legato]

hit me up on aim. my screen name is legato895
i would love to help you guys out, but i need to know how much time it would take etc. hope to hear from you guys soon

[Sammy]

YEA!

We get a mechanical thread! WOOOOOHOOOOO!

I'll post some of my Dune stuffs, as to be a part... I'll work more up to participate as well.

http://66.197.215.89/~sammyha/duneweb/Ornithopterfinaltech2web.jpg

http://66.197.215.89/~sammyha/duneweb/harvestercolortechweb.jpg

and thumbnails... all up for grabs, painovers, anythin'

http://66.197.215.89/~sammyha/duneweb/ornithopterthumbs.jpg

http://66.197.215.89/~sammyha/duneweb/harvesterthumbsweb.jpg

[young paddy1]

legato you probably already know about it but the wankel engine has a pretty well defined node like design that is proven on rotary engines, so it might help in your ratchet design thingy.

http://www.nsu-cars.ch/wankel.jpg

http://herisson26.free.fr/wankel.gif

Sammy that spice harvester is a dirty, dirty machine. :D

[jetpack42]

the drawings that look like they need math make my head hurt.

Legato, you got some cool stuff going. keep studying those machines and you're gonna be pulling spaceships out of your butt in no time.

Sammy, your dedication to the process astounds me. My ADD seems to kick in before I can do many thumbnails. I do a few, and an idea really sticks me...and, the rest is my lousy history. Your drawings are great, but the thumbnails impress me way way more...

either or the both of you going to the workshop?

[Legato]

here is something i am particularly proud of. this is the first concept mech i've drawn up for a company called MPS (mecha propulsion systems)(website) (http://www.mechaps.com) they are a few die-hards based out of california who have been working on building a 2-legged walking multi-purpose mech. i know i didn't believe them when they first told me, but they have' been working on the computer architecture and physical design ideas for 4 years, and are finally ready to build the thing. a computer system has already been developed for computer aided movement and all that jazz. i was asked to work on images for concept and press release material. my next picture will be of a military variant, but for now, here is a modular construction type. we have no illusions of creating a military tank, but what we are doing is creating a multi-purpose machine for military use, so yes, light armaments will be included. at this point talk is going around over buying me a graphic tablet, but i don't want to think about it and get my hopes up. hopefully in a few years when i get into college, my computer modeling and animation skills will evolve enough to do that stuff. but in the mean time, i feel so adult :P. anyway, enough of that. this mech is a mark 1 type, that being a simple way to tell the leg joint system. this is based on a direct drive approach and would be fore the prototype, which would basically be shown off to support funds and the like. fully hydraulic movement is down the road quite a ways, but will ultimately be required for things such as say, space use :D. i am pumped!!! this was colored by prisma markers.

http://img70.photobucket.com/albums/v40/legato895/MPS.jpg

[Legato]

time to resurrect this post from the grave! here is some new concept art for PAX

http://incolor.inetnebr.com/legato/Art%20Scans/Mods/PAX/*Concept%20Art*/Nazi%20Germany/Air%20Transport/NAZI%20AT%201.jpg

or... if that stupid thing doesn't work... (http://incolor.inetnebr.com/legato/Art%20Scans/Mods/PAX/*Concept%20Art*/Nazi%20Germany/Air%20Transport/NAZI%20AT%201.jpg)

[shadow]

Finally, a mechanical mecha thread, very cool. heres some of my stuff, sorry for the quality, my host is down an i gotta use photobucket. :dead:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/shadow/science%20fiction/rafalemecha02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/shadow/science%20fiction/34bee408.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/shadow/science%20fiction/c8630c20.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/shadow/science%20fiction/rafalemecha01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/shadow/science%20fiction/a2a59b92.jpg


Blam and im done. :bashful:

[M.C.Barrett]

Here's a dump of old stuff while I consider whether to scan anything I've managed to scribble in this damned summer slump...

some 1950's style jets
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/aeroplanes1.jpg

old truck of the future
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/mocktruck.jpg

due to prevailing circumstances, I was forced to create an ass-kicking robot
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/asskickingrobot.jpg

some huge mining equipment
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/minespweb.jpg

space station neighbors
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/stations.jpg

windmill dewar things
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/windmillscolor.jpg

assorted fantasy hotrods and trucks
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/bonnie3.jpg
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/bonnie4.jpg
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/bonnie5.jpg
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/bonnie6.jpg
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/bonnietruck1.jpg
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/aatrucktruck.jpg
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/muscle1.jpg

some fantastic flying equipment and assorted concepts
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/prettysketch.jpg

two recent concepts, an equipment dump and a giant locomotive
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/dumpdawn.jpg
http://www.moonkatz.org/mbarrettart/bigloco.jpg

thus concludes my largest dump ever. I apologize if this thing clogs up the works for you, but I couldn't hold it in any longer.

[Legato]

^your guy's stuff is awesome! great mix between traditional and digital work!

[goran]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/production%20design/garbagebug1.jpg
Graphic novel development.Garbage truck.Great stuff guys.Cheers.

[JEZZARTS]

Wow, the work on this thread is amazing. here's some of mine... :rendered:

Data Collection Walker...
http://www.jezzarts.btinternet.co.uk/images/walker_final.jpg

Quick render, battle walkers...

http://www.jezzarts.btinternet.co.uk/images/walker_fight.jpg

Troop ship...

http://www.jezzarts.btinternet.co.uk/images/main_craft.jpg

Another troop ship concept...

http://www.jezzarts.btinternet.co.uk/images/main_craft1.jpg

Walker leg concept...

http://www.jezzarts.btinternet.co.uk/images/walker_leg.jpg

Speeders...

http://www.jezzarts.btinternet.co.uk/images/hover_bikes.jpg

[PJM]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/nerf.herder/foldingaeroplaneLARGEcaorgsmallerWM.jpg

some great great pieces in here!