4koma 39 – A Race

Today Yoko just thought an idea, to have a piggyback race. The premise is simple: two mechas riding on top of one another while dashing along a track.

Of course, Zabine (Crossbone X2) never liked the idea…

4koma 38 – Intermission 03

We all know how Stormtroopers are easily “persuaded” by unsuspecting mind-tricks. Here, Yoko is using hers.

Fact is: Yoko was charming them with her smile, but TK401 had other things in mind… -_-;

R-Gray1-1st progress

Hokay. My class has just finished and now can continue doing her royal highness the Red Queen.

Now 95% done the engines, left is the arm spars to join the center body and some heat dispersing vents. You’ll noticed that I’ve added the under-wings.

Next:

The toughess hurdle yet: the center body. Its complicated, odd looking and can get confusing when doing it. But…
There’s very less data regarding on what the lower half looks like… -_-;

p.s. correction to my previous post, the game is called RayStorm which I accidentally type it as RayForce. This due to listening to “Penetration”, a BGM track of RayForce, in endless loop. Orz

R-Gray1-3D-Model

Right, sinced I forgot to bring back my lovely Aya file from the office, I’ve decided to re-create the R-Gray 1 starfighter from the game RayStorm by Taito.

Along the way, the model is fine (just done the thermonuclear-attached afterburner engine nacelles) but… There’s a problem, major problem. I’ve found out that there are <b>TWO</b> versions of R-Gray 1, the in-game and the cutscene/model versions. Both of them are “slightly” different.

Now here’s a good top down picture (taken from http://axts10.web.infoseek.co.jp/kusunoki/rgray1/ page, good reference, this) as reference. All nice and clear, right?

Not so.

Notice the red circle? Do you see a wing protruding from the engine? Well, here’s another shot:

Again, the red circle. As you all see, those two shots are from the in-game cutscene and the in-game model also uses this form. But if you looked in the Internet, it uses without. Odd eh?

Well, here’s my version so far…

And yes, I’m using Google Sketch-Up. Easy to use, have the things that I need and quite easy on the PC requirements. Started doing the central fuselage of the fighter now and it 12:03 am now, I better stop and continue after teaching my class tomorrow.

Great M – Final

Its finally done. The black sheep of the Mazinger series is now in its fully glory (bashing up some unlucky kikaiju, that is ):

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