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Description nothing like forgoing the markers and just shading it all in.

Master Sgt. Rikoko Aoshima of the 57th Heavy PanzerGrenadiers

Her proportions aren't perfect, but it's a consequence of fleshing out her armor system and weapon on the same piece of paper - a pencil in one hand and one of those big ass erasers in the other. Most of the work actually went into trying to figure out how to integrate the leg armor (the GIANT boots) into the whole scheme without seeming as silly (how the hell does she put them on?) as it usually does. Its a semi-rigid connector in the muscle suit underneath that slots through the knee-cover things and into the binders just above the plate armor on the boots (it pops open, sort of like ski brackets). I don't know if it's dumb or fun that I try to have it all fit together and make sense.

She's got a stylized FG42 (props to for originally pairing her with one) with a 4x scope on a quick detach mount, a spade and a sidearm (on her other side) for armament.

The Extra Plus Mk 2 armor. Jesus Christ. It's hard to belive I've been drawing it for years now and how it's sort of evolved with my style and what I would consider a viable/sweet far-near-ish scifi kind of armor system.

The old drawings of Riko from back when I was in highschool and her arm-guards were like shoeboxes and she wasn't wearing any pants are pretty funny in retrospect.

Anyways, that's a lot of text, sorry. I'm tired.
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Comments: 9

cpi [2009-09-15 23:33:47 +0000 UTC]

what are the specifications on the Extra Plus Mk 2 Armour system you got going on there? looks like a nice set-up.

Ah, the FG-42. nice gun. gotta give it to the Fallschimjager for having such nice equipment. its a nice way to reach out, touch someone and say "I hate you this much". Good times. good times.

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wraith11 [2009-03-05 12:48:18 +0000 UTC]

Awesome mate, always great to see Riko making an appearance! Heh, I remember the days of chunky arm guards

Love the FG42 as well You can blame Wolfenstein: Return to the Castle for the original pairing

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Seth45 [2009-03-04 13:57:30 +0000 UTC]

Finally some "good old" stuff from the artist. Really nice pic, keep up the good drawing.

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RolfPlus In reply to Seth45 [2009-03-06 08:32:38 +0000 UTC]

thank you ^_^

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The-Eliminator [2009-03-04 02:47:48 +0000 UTC]

Fuck yeah, bringin' back the classics. I have to admit that I wasn't too sure about the last drawing or her, with the changes in your style and all. But this is just pure win. Armour and everything, dammit, GOD DAMMIT. Evan, you magnificent bastard.

Ack, I gotta finish that drawing I was doing of her. I remember working on it quite enthusiastically a few months ago, then it somehow drifted down into the dark abyss of "the pile".

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victortky [2009-03-04 02:45:45 +0000 UTC]

pretty nice. I like her weapon and armour design. Very impressive. funny though, having a cute smile for a female soldier in the field.

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RolfPlus In reply to victortky [2009-03-04 03:08:31 +0000 UTC]

It just wouldn't be me if I didn't make war look glamorous!

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victortky In reply to RolfPlus [2009-03-04 03:10:29 +0000 UTC]

ah yes, very true.

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kamesen [2009-03-04 02:00:38 +0000 UTC]

Great work on the armor and weapon! She is, as they say, badass.

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