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Morningstar Industries: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Karoline Dianne » Wed May 02, 2012 3:00 pm

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Hand-to-Hand, Direct Fire, and Artillery weapon variants for the GAU-29 'Battle Toad' Assault Frame.

Standard armaments for the GAU-29 Frame generally include heavy gatling guns and autocannons, but the sturdy, reliable model can be equipped to fill more specialized roles on the battlefield.

Often used in dense jungles or other impeding foliage, a pair of carbon-alloy mono-edge razorsaws can be attached to the GAU-29 Frame. As well as cutting a clear path through impeding terrain, these attachments make short work of enemy Frames, cutting through all but the thickest armor with ease.

For tactical assaults requiring long-range support, the Longbow MkII Heavy Grenade Cannon will offer powerful, suppressing firepower as it rains death from above upon your enemies.

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HtH/Df and Df/A weapon variants for the GAU-29 'Battle Toad' Assault Frame.

The Dragon's Breath MkIV Anti-Frame Flamethrower is a marvel of cutting-edge firepower. The gout of scorching flame that erupts from this weapon will char armor to cinder, detonate munitions, fry electronics, and bake the pilot alive inside their Frame. If that is not enough, its stream can be concentrated into a powerful 'cutting torch' at close range, which slice enemies to white-hot pieces like an enormous blade of plasma.

For those of a less fiery disposition, the Javelin MkII Guided Missile Launcher offers flexibility and deadly firepower. The advanced targeting system of this weapon is able to lock onto and track enemy targets across a wide range. In addition to this, unlike most similar long-range missile pods, the Javelin is unique in the speed of its targeting system. Able to lock on and fire rapidly, the Javelin is just as effective up close as it is from afar.
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Karoline Dianne » Wed May 02, 2012 7:36 pm

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Hand-To-Hand, Direct fire, and Artillery weapon variants for the GAU-29 'Battle Toad' Assault Frame.

Usually fielded by nonlethal strike teams and law-enforcement, the Zeus Electromagnetic Tesla Coil is a devastating close-range anti-Frame weapon. Whereas other weapons are designed to cause structural damage to destroy the machine and/or kill its pilot, the Zeus EM-TC fries the Frame's circuitry and renders the machine an immobile hunk of metal.

For those who prefer not to make use of the standard-issue gatling gun, the AR-50 Autocannon may prove desirable. Firing high-caliber, armor piercing, explosive rounds at an impressive rate of fire, the AR-50 has proven to be a reliable all-purpose weapon.

Offering long range firepower and deadly precision, the Hornet MkVI Long Range Missile system is a worthy addition to any assault. Raining swarms of heat-seeking missiles upon its targets from afar, all but the most fortified of defenses will fall beneath its barrage.

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HtH/Df and Df/A weapon variants for the GAU-29 'Battle Toad' Assault Frame.

The Bulldog MkII Heavy Shotgun is often mistaken for its lighter cousin, the Bulldog MkI, which is often used by law-enforcement as a crowd-suppression weapon. This model, however, is deadly armament designed to take down Frames with lethal force. Firing shells of armor-piercing flechette, the Bulldog MkII has been known to shear the limbs off of enemy Frames at close range, and severely cripple them at medium distances.

New advancements in weapons R&D has produced the Lancer MkI Railgun. Based on Ijad technology, the Lancer uses a series of high-powered magnetic rails to propel a ferrous slug at several times the speed of sound. This not only makes this weapon strike with incredible firepower, but also allows it to be fired at extreme ranges that rival dedicated artillery and long-range missile systems. For those who can afford this cutting-edge technology, the Lancer is an unrivaled choice for both power and flexibility.
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Dukayn » Thu May 03, 2012 12:03 am

Ah so you're the other MFZ person I found on deviantArt ;)
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Karoline Dianne » Thu May 03, 2012 12:12 am

I'm gonna make a wild guess and assume the other one is MittenNinja? xD

But yes, I'm on DA as well. I don't have nearly as much as MittenNinja, nor are my designs as good, but I'm there.

I'll admit I've kind of gotten attached to my GAU-29 Frame. It's the only one I've been able to make multiples of with my available resources, and I just like them.

Any thoughts on my weapon designs here?
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Mantisking » Thu May 03, 2012 12:20 am

Karoline Dianne wrote:Any thoughts on my weapon designs here?

The Javelin MkII Guided Missile Launcher needs a little more definition. Maybe an attached magazine of some sort?
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Dukayn » Thu May 03, 2012 12:25 am

They're nice. I don't care much for the HtH ones but they are really hard to do well, I've found. I agree about the Javelin. It's kinda just a square... thing :P

A couple of options with the gatling gun on the first set of pics, too. Personally I don't find the open axle end very convincing as a gatling gun barrel.

Here are the ones I've done as an example:
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Karoline Dianne » Thu May 03, 2012 12:28 am

Mantisking wrote:Maybe an attached magazine of some sort?


Maybe. The thing is, I don't want it to look too bulky or awkward. While the second tube on the side (The closed one) could be another barrel, it could also just as well be the ammo supply for the main tube.

I won't deny being rather new to this. I only started fiddling with legos again a week ago. I'm not sure how to define the Javelin more without making it big and bulky like the Hornet LRM. :I
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Dukayn » Thu May 03, 2012 12:30 am

What are you using to create these in BTW? MLCad or LDD?
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Karoline Dianne » Thu May 03, 2012 12:33 am

Lego Digital Designer, yeah.

Dukayn wrote:A couple of options with the gatling gun on the first set of pics, too. Personally I don't find the open axle end very convincing as a gatling gun barrel.


All right, I'll agree with that. I just went in and fixed it up. It looks better already. :D
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Mantisking » Thu May 03, 2012 12:35 am

Mantisking wrote:Maybe an attached magazine of some sort?
Karoline Dianne wrote:Maybe. The thing is, I don't want it to look too bulky or awkward. While the second tube on the side (The closed one) could be another barrel, it could also just as well be the ammo supply for the main tube.

Use partially connected tiles to form a curving magazine, like in this picture. Two or three plates would do it.

Karoline Dianne wrote:I won't deny being rather new to this. I only started fiddling with legos again a week ago. I'm not sure how to define the Javelin more without making it big and bulky like the Hornet LRM. :I

Not bad for that amount of time.
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Karoline Dianne » Thu May 03, 2012 12:38 am

Mantisking wrote:Use partially connected tiles to form a curving magazine, like in this picture. Two or three plates would do it.


Ah, well that's pretty nifty. Though, that's not something I can do in LDD. There are limitations to what the program things I can do with legos. Silly thing. Sadly, I won't be able to show the Javelin with something like that until I get the parts to make it for real.
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby The Trilobite » Thu May 03, 2012 1:02 am

Sweet! As a small, simple man, I love small, simple designs that are easily reproducible and very customizable, and you've hit the nail on the head with these! I may very well have to steal these, if you don't mind terribly.
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Karoline Dianne » Thu May 03, 2012 1:11 am

The Trilobite wrote:I may very well have to steal these, if you don't mind terribly.


Why thank you! I do tend to go for simpler designs, given my short supply of resources. I also dislike things looking too bulky and unbalanced, so I try to keep it within a certain size relative to the Frame it's designed for.

Go right ahead, I don't mind at all! Just give credit if people ask who designed them. ;P
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Dukayn » Thu May 03, 2012 4:09 am

Karoline Dianne wrote:Lego Digital Designer, yeah.

Might be worth checking your preferences and checking the boxes for High-Quality rendering and Brick Outlines. It makes the bricks stand out a bit better and look less flat, although LDD certainly doesn't render the model in a great way either way.
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby randolph » Thu May 03, 2012 4:11 am

Dukayn wrote:Might be worth checking your preferences and checking the boxes for High-Quality rendering and Brick Outlines. It makes the bricks stand out a bit better and look less flat, although LDD certainly doesn't render the model in a great way either way.

Oh, I meant to share this before, but I forgot: I've found that taking a screenshot of the view you want to upload results in much higher quality images than any of LDView's export/screenshot options. This might be true of some of the other 3D model editors/viewers the community is using as well.
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Re: GAU-29 Assault Frame weapon variants

Postby Dukayn » Thu May 03, 2012 4:24 am

Wow I just found the option to export an LDD model as an .ldr file. And I spent all day making the ChickenHawk into a .ldr! Curses!
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