Re: Success!! Cast first improved HyGogg shoulder armor...

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:09:41 GMT, George Caswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Mark Wilson wrote:
>
>> I hope to have some up today.  I contemplated reshaping the exterior,
>> mainly by making the torso side "hump" less pronounced (it is
>> bordering on too curvey) and stretching it out a bit.  But, after
>> staring at screenshots and the whole 2 minute sequence for the HyGogg,
>> I convinced myself that wasn't worth the effort--there are enough
>> "anime magic moments" to argue the shape either way, and I don't ever
>> trust lineart as a cannon reference.
>> 
>   I tend to think the HGUC version of the shoulder armor is markedly
>oversized.  But at any rate, I look forward to seeing your changes.

Sometimes the shoulders are huge, sometimes small.  More anime magic.

>> The next big deal now is completely redoing the torso side of the
>> shoulder joint, which is embarrassingly bad for this grade of kit.
>>
>   Don't forget the thruster housings on the top of the back, either - I think
>they're supposed to be conical, with a circular cross-section.  Instead
>they're...  weird.

They are getting a major resculpt.  They should not only be MUCH
flatter, but there is a cutout region around the circular dome not
well done on the kit.

Numerous screenshots have really helped with some of the details.

>---GEC
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> pebble from the master's fully articulated hand."



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