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Commission Work: It looks like the Crab is going to be a go. The Patron and I have agreed on a pricing. Watch for some build posts on that one. I still have some slots available as I usually work on 3-4 projects at once. If no more commission work comes, I may build some Trek kits. My wonderful wife got the new Starcrafts Akira kit for me. Its been a while since I built a starship. I have had some interesting commission ideas come my way including a Battlemaster, a 1/35 scale Victor, a TRO Fafnir, a Jenner IIc, a Thunderbolt, a Bushwacker, and a Sagittaire. Who knows, maybe a Kick-Starter campaign...
The Something: I guess a lot of people got money for Christmas as I have had a lot of inquiries about models and builds. With those inquiries come the hagglers. You know..."I see your Flea is $60. Will you take $25?" or "Wow...$600 to build a Sagittaire? I was thinking about $100." About the same time I found a Blog about this very subject and posted Thoughts on Material, Time, and Creativity. It is worth a read to understand why artists charge what they charge.
Other things: Watch out for a new poll to help gauge what I do this year.
Thanks to all who supported the Mad Cat MK II pre-order. I have never had a pre-order move this quickly. Was it because it is a popular design or was it the highly discounted and limited pre-order slots...or both? Feel free to discuss...
23 comments:
Its such a cool design and everyone wants one.
yeah agreed, sort of feels like the Mad Cat / Timber Wolf is the soul mascot mech of the Mech Warrior / Battletech universe ( I got introduced to it in the "Mech Warrior 2" game, ah that opening cinematic :D ) also with Mec Warrior 3 having a Mad Cat / Timber Wolf icon in its title speaks for itself I think. :) anyhow! real glad I was able to grab a pre-order copy :D we owe you one Tim \o
Definitely agree with the guys above, the fact that it was a MadCat was probably a big factor.
The great little discounts you offered on the pre-order slots cant have hurt either, though!
I like the extra detail you added to those areas, looks great.
Thanks. The original was...lacking.
It’s completely because it’s a popular design. There are only about…..I dunno, 10 or 20 Battletech designs that are universally loved….most of them from the Star League era, and then another bunch from the 3060’s that were featured in Mechwarrior 4.
I HATED this mech at first. In time it grew to be one of my favorite designs....capable of delivering massive punishment to others at long range....which more or less suited my style of play anyway. I rode this mount into many a match. It will have a special place on my desk.
MadCat looks even better with the extra detail.
Let me know if you do make a Battlemaster. That has been my favorite Mech as long as I have been playing the game.
Depends on what is commissioned, Kyle.
Who here would be interested in seeing the Bushwhacker go to kit?
THAT would be a fun build...I think.
I approve of the Bushwhacker, I looked up the mech and I like it, a Shadowcat wouldnt be too bad either while we are in the league of medium mechs.
Although a Turkina or another run of Daishi I would definently be game for if demand allows it.
oh yes forgot to mention the Couldronborn, but it may be too simelar to the Madcat but just wanted to point that one out too. :)
It's just a thought, but what about focussing on Mechs similar to what Tim has already made? (so that he's not "re-inventing the wheel", so to speak, and can use interchangeable parts, or at the very least has to do less scratch-building.)
Personally, I'd love a Black Hawk (Nova) as in build it would probably be similar to his Puma, and it brings back a lot of memories from Mechwarrior 2!
Also, thanks for mentioning the Turkina...never seen one of them before. Yikes, nasty piece of kit...
A Turkina? Someone really would have to pay me to make that thing! Yikes. I had been working on the Nova, but the legs were built by another party and I would have to get his permission to re-cast them...and he would probably want compensation. So, it went into the "maybe later" bucket with the Dervish.
Tim, what about casting up some more of the models you've already got prototyped - Ryoken / Adder / Masakari / Summoner / Hellbringer etc?
Hmmm, Turkina is really a MadCat on bad acid, isn't it?
Ryoken was not my sculpt so that's out. Adder was already done, Masakari....could. The Thor is painted and detailed and I don't feel like tearing it apart to kit it. Maybe the Nova Cat...
I'd go for the nova cat, that was one mean mech. An the mechwarrior 4 black night would be interesting too to build. Idk how all of you feel, but I never really liked the CBT version. I know blasphemous, but it didn't look as menacing as the mw4 version.
Not a big fan of the Black Knight. But I will agree that the game version is way cooler than the TRO non-sense.
Tim, re the popularity of the Mad Cat and Vulture kits, would it be a stretch to suggest that the best way to ensure sales would be to focus on those Mechs which are "iconic" to BT? And, if so, which are the most recognisable / popular with BT fans?
For me, the most iconic are the old stalwarts - Atlas, Mad Cat, Vulture, Rifleman, Archer, Marauder, Masakari etc etc. Might be because my main exposure to BT was the Mechwarrior PC games.
Worth a thought?
For what it's worth...I kind of agree, Padre...the iconic mechs are cool...however, with folks in this hobby/genre for many different reasons, there are just as many reasons for liking various mechs. Back in the day, I played mechwarrior the old fashioned way; with the mini partha figurines, on a hex map with dice. I was in an online Mercenary unit in Mech3 and Mech4....and played league games. In the old days, it was mechs that worked well on paper. My tastes totally changed with Mech 4 and I went in for mechs like The 'Cat, the Daishi, the Uziel, 'Scat and the Nova...and the Mark II....mechs that were tactically flexible and kicked arse on a drop. So for me, it's the mechs that I have used on the (virtual) field and did well in.
Hearing about models for all these mechs my eyes light up like a fat kid seeing a doughnut for the first time in months.
Seriously if there are new style models for Shadowcat II, Puma, and the like, i am going to crap myself. Almost finished painting my Vulture just have to come up with decal to put on it, then send pics.
Would you all believe me if I told you I have only played table top B-Tech once? My ONLY exposure has been print material and the computer games.
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