IDW 0031: Medieval War Machine

[Flip]

http://davivsjapan.com/IDW.jpg
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Topic: Medieval War Machine
(Topic inspired by silliKONe's suggestion)

Background: The local lord is worried. He has neither the forces nor the influence to be a threat to any of his neighbours, or to be able to stand in their way. You have proposed the idea of war machines to him and he's provided you with all the resources necessary so he can defend and even expand his lands.


Brief:

1. Design a medieval war machine.

2. The lord has much in the way of resources at his disposal, including horses and oxen, but little in the way of men.


Deadline: Friday 2nd February


Sorry about the late topic.

[dragon4lunch]

Alright, somebody has to start the action here, so here goes what I have thus far!
http://www.trickstertoys.com/additional/Dwarven_Flamer.jpg

It's a flamethrower that works by squirting a flamable liquid out of the cannon, based on an Ancient Greek flamethrower that I saw in a documentary! The little glimmer fuse ignites the liquid as it is squirted out! It is advisable to not stand in front of the Dwarven Flamer when this happens!

Comment welcome!

[silliKONe]

cool !

[JakkaS]

Nice topic...
....and Dragon4Lunch...cool stuff! I like details on his helmet and weapon.

[Matsign]

Cool!

[dragon4lunch]

Thanks dudes! I updated my dwarven flamer again. He should be close to finished now, if you have any suggestions, let me know!

Are you going to join this round?

[silliKONe]

i would certainly like to. i'll try to make time for it.

[DanRamey]

Cool Flame thrower. I love the texture, but it looks like there wouldn't be room for the back hand on the second handle because the hose is so close.

[Legato]

i'll throw in

[dragon4lunch]

DanRamey: thanks man, good tip. I fixed the handle!

[Legato]

i don't think whatever colors i add will be as good as the lines in my opinion, but i'll get the colored up in a day or so!

i took this on a few ways. the machine is basically a giant leonardian beast, each wheel's drive shaft driven by 3 levels of beasts turning large spokes and thus transferring power to the wheels via a 90 degree gear.

in addition to animal propellent further reductions in manpower are alleviated by primarily staffing the structure with women. other than the seige weaponry and shocktroops/marines/fire department the VAST majority of death is dealt with projectiles be it crossbows or longbows and these functions are easily accomplished in an almost superior manner by women (they look hotter doing it).

to combat fires wet animal hides, steel and bronze plating and recently slain enemy bodies each do their part in extinguishing fiery arrows

[Strike!]for bursts of speed, elephants are put into the wheels and act as giant gerbils[/Strike!]

http://incolor.inetnebr.com/legato/IDotW/IDotW%20031%20-%20B-W%20Reduced.jpg

meh for the color... as usual i like the idea and design more than the rendering... im waiting for painter to release as a universal binary for my precious macbook pro <3

so w00t for scooby doo death wagon!

http://incolor.inetnebr.com/legato/IDotW/IDotW%20031%20-%20Final%20Reduced.jpg

[Legato]

by the way dragon4lunch, i just realized that to use the flamethrower, the dwarf will have to "choke the chicken" sorta speak :D

[dragon4lunch]

Yes, sort of. It's supposed to be a cockatrice or basilisk - a mythological beast, half rooster, half lizard. Weasles are supposed to be the only creatures immune to the basilisks death gaze, thus the weasle on the helmet :)

[dragon4lunch]

Come on people! Give Legato and me some competition! I mean hey! Where is da luef?

[Corrick]

Yahhh-hah, Finish-ed!

The Bailey Mobile Defense Wheel was commisioned in 1367 to serve as a front line "aggressive defense" war machine. "The Wheel" was especially effective when grouped in sets of six, forming a wall of arrows and extended pikes that could fire omnidirectionally, controlled by a chain-trigger system within the steering house.

While early designs were hailed as the pinnacle of military and engineering inventiveness, later test manouevres and actual combat led to the nickname "Bullseye", due to its distinctive shape when viewed from above, and the incredible ease in which it was dispatched by the enemy. Troops unfortunate enough to be assigned to these defense platforms mockingly painted bullseyes on the front of the three steering houses, recognizing the futility of their plight. The design was ultimately scrapped, to be replaced by the far superior Oldsmobile Cutlass.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/Warmachine2.jpg

[Lewis]

ah man what an awesome topic, ill see if i can get somthing finished today

[benkashmir]

hi to all, dragon - damn!!!! thats good!

well, i know it past deadline but i only seen this topic now and threw out this idea i had really quickly, so its still a wip and if i wont finish rendering it in time i will post it on the sketches or finally finished forums..

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n229/benkashmir/warmachinemed.jpg

after much debating the alchemist and inventors of the kingdom realised that its not a big gigantic weapon that will win their wars, but a one that could be carried by almost any soldier by foot.
they invented the "manual disc slinger" - as you can see, blue arrows are the directions of the ninja star disc and black are mechanism directions, the footman turn the manuela and its rotation brings the disc forward with great speed due to gear wheels diffrence.. the disc rotate as it goes forward because of the spikes on the sides, just like a gear wheel, again. after the small bump which holds the disc in place turn down due to its chain direction the disc has its energy going forward so it leaves the bump and launches at , i believe to approx 60-80 meters range.. if it does not hit anything it flies back to the footman just like a bumerang but slower and lands vertically..
the weapon can fire large amount of stars continuesly, making it a very deadly weapon in the medievel battlefield..


the device is based on a toy called "aircopter" i used to sell in malls.. and i think it can work in reality.

[dragon4lunch]

Hey banashmir, glad you like my entry. Makes me uncomfortable to imagine the pain your nasty disks would cause to people, but it's not like a flamethrower feels much better - and besides, I'm sure non of us would want to hurt real people anyway :)

Peace is the best!

Corrick! Very pretty image! Very much like your style! so painterly and soft and playful! Doesn't really fit the topic ;) Very uplifting quality, your style! Dig it!

[benkashmir]

haha, dragon, peace and love man, dont worry, i wont go and really build the damn thing :)... well..... maybe only to see if it can really works ;)

[Corrick]

dragon4lunch - Thanks! And you're right, it's an odd paradox. I think of it as the calm before the storm. Should have a footsoldier picking daisies or something. :) By the way, the cockatrice... inspired, truly inspired. I love it!

benashmir - Nice diagram effort, nice to see the how, not just the what and why. Though there's no way I'm ever gonna use something that boomerangs back at me. :)

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Next Topic (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1203075#post1203075)

Sorry for the lateness. If anyone needs more time on this topic I'll probably be closing it up Friday.

[dragon4lunch]

Flip I think you can close this round now. Doesn't seem like anybody else is going to enter :(