An in-deapth look at Vengeance armor design

Love that medium concept , keep up the good work m8. Would love to see a model of that.

Did a quick color.
http://www.destos.com/images/DSmed_TW005.jpg
Didn't have any time to do any shading.

I set up an FTP at http://www.v4lmor.com/diamondsword for anyone who needs to upload art/models, PM me if you want login info. Might be a good idea to start collecting stuff and organizing it there.

Did a quick color.
http://www.destos.com/images/DSmed_TW005.jpg
Didn't have any time to do any shading.


WOW, very impressive! ^^

Now that armour I like.

Only have two nitpicks about it (and this is assuming folks still want to follow the general design flow of the T:V armour).

1. There needs to be room at the waist for a belt (whether there's a belt or not). It probably aids in movement for the wearer anyways.

2. It's missing the all important crotch guard! :)

Did a quick color.
http://www.destos.com/images/DSmed_TW005.jpg
Didn't have any time to do any shading.

nice pic, but imho the armour could be a bit more characteristic ?

DudshoT']nice pic, but imho the armour could be a bit more characteristic ?

More characteristic of what?

That armor looks pretty good to me dudshot.

yeah its good looking, really good looking but imho it reminds me a bit too much of mm..
ut2k/wh40k spacemarines/SC terran marines etc basic armoured troops ?

So?

I think the real problem with the DS is coming up with a distinctive shape that can be carried across all armors. After all, Pheonix is round, Imperial block, BE triangle. What next?

DS could have plates?

DudshoT']nice pic, but imho the armour could be a bit more characteristic ?
Tacky is at work right now, but I'll relay a bit of what's going on.
Helmets are one of the more distictive parts of DS armor, perhaps that's why the design seems "not so DS" to you.
He's not working on helmets at the moment because he feels that people were focusing too much on them. (hence the last 2 designs being helmet-less)
His first helmet sketches, although well received, were the least worked on aspect of the design.
He's really just going for the armor at the moment. The helmets/jetpacks will come once he has the armor locked down.

I think the plan is to post a whole bunch of candidates for helmets/jetpacks side by side when the time comes. (soon-ish!)
Some designs are already emerging. They are pretty kewl. :D

Anyway. For every sketch he posts here, there appears to be 3 other sketches that didn't quite make it, or are not done yet, or something.
The light female armor is looking really, really nice, and I think the light is coming along as well. He hasn't touched the heavy yet as far as I can see. He's really working hard on this thing.

For people who want to help:
-Tacky needs some rear views of all the armor classes so he can get a better idea of how the jetpacks are supposed to look/work, and the relative sizes of them between classes/tribes. If anyone could dig some up that would be great.

The work done so far is great! After looking at them, I couldn't help but think of the armor used in Gladiator:

http://upload.serverseed.com/pictars3/gladiator-600-10.jpg

I also like the shield thingys that came up around the guys neck:

http://upload.serverseed.com/pictars3/fr901jxx.jpg


Doubt this helps any...

DudshoT']yeah its good looking, really good looking but imho it reminds me a bit too much of mm..
ut2k/wh40k spacemarines/SC terran marines etc basic armoured troops ?
So what you are really saying here is that the armor is a little too bulky for the medium?
I tend to agree, but that is easily rectified.

Now that armour I like.

Only have two nitpicks about it (and this is assuming folks still want to follow the general design flow of the T:V armour).

1. There needs to be room at the waist for a belt (whether there's a belt or not). It probably aids in movement for the wearer anyways.

2. It's missing the all important crotch guard! :)
Yeah, I keep bugging him about that there crotch guard.

modified my old (http://www.zodotcom.com/misc/ds_project/ds_lfemale_concept.jpg) light female concept a bit:

http://www.zodotcom.com/misc/ds_project/ds_lfemale_concept2.jpg

:bigthumb:
Very nice Dunce_Boy!

Just one critique: The female seems a little...well...thin.
Not that I'm suggesting that she be a bloated gelatinous porker or anything...
It's just that if you imagine her without the armor, she's really anorexic. Especially in the arms. Bring out the hips a tad and widen the limbs a bit. That's all.

The design itself is really good though. Top-notch.

sry, I like my chicks skinny :)

in other words tooth pick, but its a better drawing than i could do :roller:
great work so far that ive seen...dont know about actual models..concept art is making me look bad at my drawings of anything ive tryed

in other words tooth pick, but its a better drawing than i could do :roller:
great work so far that ive seen...dont know about actual models..concept art is making me look bad at my drawings of anything ive tryed
Don't sweat it man.
It's all about practice...keep sketching and it will click eventually.

http://us.st5.yimg.com/store4.yimg.com/I/demotivators_1793_6588279