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September Work in Progress 1
🕑 Added 2023-08-14 01:47:08 +0000 UTC
This is a lil' update as well as a Work in progress set~
For those on the discord, you'll know I was hospitalized again with what essentially happened 2 years ago when I was helivacc'd x'D But I caught it early enough on that i only had to spend a lil less then a weel in the hospital this time near the beginning of the month. I've got a bunch of followups, but it's never a dull moment with lupus x'D There is a non zero chance that this might complicate things a bit in the future but I'm kinda been in this perpetual holding pattern while I get to followups and test results back post stay. And I'm not just gonna, do nothing while I wait x'D
So the Luminora [LUM] Guidance Class VoidFrame~
I had a lot of little tests and things I wanted to try while I was hanging out in a bed for most of a week, and when I got out I started puttering~ I mocked up a little base punch for doing inset pieces on some bases in a kinda zen garden theme, as I think it fits well thematically~ I also tried doing some wispy forms as a first, and I think at scale they'll look pretty good~ I also wanted to make a larger more armored core, as well as a kinda slightly more involved base for the Luminora Frame.
I've got a handful of pieces left to base model (lower arms/head/weapons/etc) but I've got enough progress that I figured a WIP set would be good to show~
Rest assured if I do anything floating it'll have it's own connection to the base, and there will be more generic standing poses as well~ I'm trying to keep the back socket setup relatively the same across the scale, so that any kind of plug or core I make will work across the line, and the rest of it's pieces are compatible with the previous frames x'D
A few people have asked me about a weapons platform, and that's in the pipe, but it's something I'm going to really get into when I get to modeling the main weapons systems for them. It's a critical thing across the line, so it's not something I want to rush x'D
~Pipes
Current schedule for the VC:
September 4th Release:
Luminora [LUM] Guidance Class VoidFrame
October 4th Release:
Arcus [ARC] Long Range Class VoidFrame
November 4th Release:
Wercor [WER] Core Watcher Class VoidFrame
December: 4th Release:
Nulphos [PHOS] Aerial class VoidConstruct
(I've made a bit of a conlang for the naming structures~) but it tends towards combining etymology and some tweaks as needed~)
Comments
Poyper
The floating one? Yeah, it'll be one of the poses, I just have to connect it to a stand of sorts~ there will probably be 5ish lower body poses, 2 floating, 2 standing, and one with the big core~
LibertyBeta
Please tell me we are getting that "at rest" leg pose. I love a good at rest pose.
Kazraan
Holy cow. Those are amazing!
James Liapis
Oh WOW this looks amazing.
Poyper
I've got most of this faction roadmapped out actually x'D But it's kinda a bit nebulous in if I get a particularly good piece of concept art from Kabewski, I might move things around~ Probably sometime next year at the pace I'm working at~ There's just so much good stuff to model here x'D
Battle Dave
I fricken can't wait. Early next year sometime? Or haven't we roadmapped out that far yet?
Poyper
Yeah, They're one of my favorites x'D ~Pipes
Battle Dave
Love how these are shaping up! I need to know, are there plans for a teleporting, monofilament shooting, arachnid type unit? Those are a unit I've ALWAYS wanted, but didn't see the point in getting ugly, 20 year old, super expensive models.
Serosaken
Also, loving the little bit of 'protoss' inspiration (the backpack image is close to Artanis's)
Serosaken
Thanks for this! I'll take a look. Loving making clay bases, and thos texture is too good not to use :3
B. Griffith
You know the way you put those big rings on the fishmechs and they were AWESOME? I’d like to suggest “antlers” for a similar addition to the voidcrafted. Not LITERAL antlers, of course, but just as an aesthetic influence for things that stick off heads, backs, shoulders, etc.
Nicolas Raoult
There is 3D printing, and there is PiperMakes. You are on another level. My best wishes for your illness. I hope it won't bother you too much/too often.
James Clifford
Actually Emboss in Fusion 360 should be able to pull off a roller with your design, I’ve played around with it putting a drawing on a cylinder. Adafruit has a pretty good video on a lot of ideas you can do with Emboss in Fusion. Love the designs you are doing on these, I wasn’t sure on the initial discussion of the Void line, but I’m really excited to see what is to come with them.
Brazen
A romantic little stroll for two headless eldritch constructs. Absolutely loving this vibe, looking forward to watching it all unfold.
Poyper
Similar amount of coverage as the Fishmech line~ ~Pipes
SpillboBaggins
Loving these so far! Have printed about 20 of the basic/assault frames so far lol. Are you thinking there will eventually be as many of these as the fishmechs, or will this be a more limited range?
Daniel Henry
We are in for such a treat with these designs. I love the zen bases. Both alien and relatable. Perfect for the faction.
Serosaken
Works for me! Appreciate the thought on the negative press. Def going to use the "zen garden" basing you've got going on here. Loving the new stuff Pipes, can't wait to see where you go with it
Poyper
Closest thing I can make would be a negative press (which I did and it'll be included), But fusion can't really make a textured "roller" like this so to speak, just a flat press kinda thing~ ~Pipes
Serosaken
Love the basing - any thoughts on turing it to the "negative" version, and making a clay roller similar to what 'Custom Minature Maker' does?
