XF-14 Copperhead

[MittenNinja]

Still a WIP. Thoughts?

[Ced23Ric]

This is one sexy frame, good sir. I like what you're cooking up there.

[Wadmaasi]

This is one sexy frame, good sir. I like what you're cooking up there.

Those are pretty close to my thoughts as well.

[MittenNinja]

Thanks guys. SO far i've brought the arms a bit closer to the torso and moved them off the clips and onto the main torso. It's a little more cohesive. I still have to try to hide that t-piece though.

[Ced23Ric]

What about a 1x3 and some other stuff instead of the 1x2 "butt"-plate you have right now to cover it up?

Edit: What about a 1x2 pronged plate with 1 2x1 pronged plate stuck to it facing forward, with a radiator grill?

[schoon]

Very nice! I like the low-slung head and big shoulders.

The hip joint with the pneumatic piece is a bit too exposed for my taste, though.

[Ced23Ric]

Tried to reverse-engineer your frame there in LDD to show it in cohesion, although I goofed up the arms.

[MittenNinja]

Very nice! I like the low-slung head and big shoulders.

The hip joint with the pneumatic piece is a bit too exposed for my taste, though.

I agree. I've got a few ideas I want to try out to try and remedy that.

[potsticker]

Still a WIP. Thoughts?

I really like the t-pipe in the center, flanked by the two fang pieces. It creates a really nice shape in the center of the frame.

[The Trilobite]

There's a nice vibe going on here: the high shoulders and low-slung viewport create an air of stalking action. I agree with Potsticker about the centerpiece; I don't think seeing the T-piece detracts from the frame. I also like the repeated grill shape across the frame: it seems to tie in with the long arms for a complete look.

[Dukayn]

The t-pipe makes it look like he left his fly undone

[MittenNinja]

Here's the next iteration.


I brought the shoulders in and down a bit (not sure if I'm going to keep that there), and covered up the t-piece.

[Talusmouse]

I like the new look. It's better (in my opinion) then your first design, it seems to fit better with the other designs this way. My main issue is the posture, all the other mechs looking like their hunched over and this one seems to lack that.

edit: Went to look at the pictures again. I think differing perspectives are throwing me off.

[Wadmaasi]

I kind of liked the lower cockpit in the first iteration, but the newest one is still very slick-looking.

[MittenNinja]

it seems to fit better with the other designs this way.

This I agree with very much. I think that's what was bugging me about the first one.

My main issue is the posture, all the other mechs looking like their hunched over and this one seems to lack that.

edit: Went to look at the pictures again. I think differing perspectives are throwing me off.

Yeah, the perspective is slightly different. It does stand a bit straighter, but not by a whole lot.

I kind of liked the lower cockpit in the first iteration, but the newest one is still very slick-looking.

I liked the angle of the first one more, but I think i like the positioning of this better. Too bad I can't have both

[Dukayn]

Sexy

[MittenNinja]

Spent a few hours fiddling and this is what happened.

[Ced23Ric]

You're losing her, chief. Don't like the new shoulders at all and wish the old ones back.

Center torso looks more ... blocky, less sleeky than before.
Legs needed the radiator grill piece to look longer (vertical stripes). Now he looks like he has thunder thighs.
New cockpit angle kills what made the inital design - the lower and menacing prowling stature.

[MittenNinja]

You're losing her, chief. Don't like the new shoulders at all and wish the old ones back.

Center torso looks more ... blocky, less sleeky than before.
Legs needed the radiator grill piece to look longer (vertical stripes). Now he looks like he has thunder thighs.
New cockpit angle kills what made the inital design - the lower and menacing prowling stature.

All in the name of experimentation! I think the one thing I really like about this version is how the shoulder guns look. It is a bit stumpy and blocky, but not all frames have to look super sleek.

[Wadmaasi]

NEEDS MORE DAKKA oh wait, you just gave it more dakka. Never mind, carry on!

Overall I still like the original iteration best. That said, of course it's your frame and you get to do whatever you want with it! Just please don't take down the evolution pictures 'cause I may try and rebuild the first one some day.