The Big Bug
🕑 Added 2020-10-27 10:00:03 +0000 UTCI just REALLY had a hankering to draw a machine of some sort. I hadn't drawn Gunmetal in a little while and I wanted to revisit that world for a second. I think I was partially inspired by this car show I went to. I didn't plan on it, they just happened to setup a whole hot rod and custom car exhibition in the department store parking lot. I just wanted to pick up some groceries! Anyway, the cars looked cool but I didn't stay long. The crowds were too crowded, ya know.
Anyway, for Gunmetal, I always imagined that they traveled around on either some kinda flying ship or roving trawler. Gunmetal and Suzie would travel with a whole crew of mechanics that would be like travelling doctors, going from settlement to settlement and picking up scrap and supplies along the way. And because I didn't want it to be a boring machine, I figured on giving it some subtle animal characteristics. So it's got a rhino beetle horn for a radar dish at the prow.
In other news...
Wow a bunch of you guys joined my patreon. Thank you. I'm sorry I haven't gotten around to messaging all of you to welcome you. Also, I'm sorry I'm a little late updating the link to the high res box. The old one will still work until I get around to changing it, and then you'll get a message with a new link. It's been a tiring few months, for sure.
Hopefully we'll make up for it with some cute Colettes later this week.
Comments
Jayne Lindgren
Oooh~ I love mobile bases! And the beetle design is really cute.
Alex Zandra
HECK YEAH LANDSHIPS! :D
Psudonym
Yeah I was thinking about that too. I wish I liked that movie more but I weirdly thought a lot of the machines didn't have personality. Compared to say a Howls Moving Castle or a Robot Carnival.
necroblob
Gives me some Metal Slug vibes
Patrick
Vague reminders of mortal engines :)