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Published: 2017-11-21 18:38:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 19754; Favourites: 390; Downloads: 0
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Continuing the dump of official Battletech lineart!This "classic" (or "newseen" as the fans call it) set of mechs is intended to refresh the art for some early era mechs.
My goal was to be as faithful as possible to the originals to deliver something recognizable and iconic, yet still come up with something original.
Here's one where I had a lot of freedom to design, as all official iterations have always been so far removed from their licensed sources that there couldn't be any problems legally. It's also an extremely ugly mech, so no one would be complaining if I made it only half ugly
The original stats for the Ostscout do list hand actuators, so to many players shock, we actually gave it hands! And while some find the new miniature depiction underwhelming, claiming its legs are out of proportion, my tip is that you'll need to pose the legs custom to get the right feel out of it. The legs are indeed long and the thighs bulky, put those runners in motion!
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Well, you can get this one through IWM, though it takes some reposing of the legs to look more dynamic.
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I like this one.....but i like the original also..
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When the Project Phoenix designs came out, I was pretty disappointed. Many were completely unrecognizable, even with the same weapons. They wanted something new, but they didn't look like BattleTech anymore. This Ostscout might be almost completely redesigned, but it still retains the original's vibe, and looks very much BT. I for one will not be complaining about the addition of hands.
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Easily my favorite of the redesigns--and they have all been excellent. You really turned a stinker of a design into capable of some egg-shaped mayhem!
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You've got some weird fetishes if the oost is a favorite
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Chalk it up to just how much improved the design is from the original!
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I don't know what black magic you used to make an Ostmech look good, but please do the same with the rest of them!
Also, i like the E X T R Aย ย T H I C C thighs.
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Maybe some day I'll hit the others, but understandably, the osts are of rather low priority.
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www.sarna.net/wiki/Ostscout You've made it!
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It's nice finally bumping away some of that ancient art with fresh stuff that doens't compromise.
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It actually looks like a mech instead of a mess. Nicely done!
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Nice redesign of this mech. I remember the old technical readout had it looking little like one of the old Zentradi Battle pods. Such was the case a lot of the old mechs since they borrowed them from some of the old anime. I really like what they did with the designs on the On-line Battletech game that you did the Marauder redesign of.ย
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Nice, you made it look like a mech and not a half hatched chicken! damn that thing was ugly.
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Ok, now you made me dig out my original 3025 Handbook. Couldn't really remember the look of that mech at all... for a reason. 
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Haha yep, some things are best forgotten.
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Nice take, the Ost mechs are often forgotten, it seems.
Glad to see they recieve some love.
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Only the most stat focused players could ever want them with how darn ugly they are. If I ever get tasked with redesigning the others, we'll have a new set that have usable visuals.
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Will you do all of them?
Ostroc, Ostsol and Ostwar?
I would love to see your take on these.
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Only if CGL contracts me to, which isn't currently.
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Private commissions would be non-legit towards canon, but technically possible?
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Yep. Though I'm not offering them at the moment. Battletech fan commissions usually make up the bulk of my freelancing.
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Means i have to keep an eye open for you opening commissions.
Iยดll keep that in mind.
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It looks nothing like the sickly brother of a Zentradi battle Pod.
And it is so much better for it.ย I'd actually pilot this thing now.
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Haha, thanks.
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You are very welcome.
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Your design definitely looks a lot better. Say, did you sneak in the pattern of the Regult in there, or was that just because of where it came from?
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Because of how different they are, and how much we want to avoid looking like anything from macross, I made zero reference to the pods. An important way of capturing a mechs feeling in a redesign is using surface details though, so something could follow through it it's on the old ostscout lineart.
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Would love to see the 9S or the 10CS version of the Ostscout.ย But this is mighty fine by it self.
Thank you for sharing.
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But those have waaaay too many guns
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But your Ostscout is just so cool to be stuck as a scout.ย I need like two at most.ย I would want like a dozen of them and have them feel like points well spent.ย
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hi hi
Extremely ugly is right.ย The whole "ost" series of mechs were pretty ugly in general.ย Making the Ostscout actually look cool is an impressive feat.ย This actually looks like something I'd be excited to pilot, instead of mortified.
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It's a wonder what a little "know how to design gud" can do
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Shimmy, we don't call them "newseen", we call them Shimmyseen, you know that.
t. /btg/
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Haha, wont deny I like that name too, but then things go real deep with variations like the shimrauder.
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I prefer the shimhammer myself, but that's just me.
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I'd certainly have preferred to just update the shimrauder for this project, but Brent called for something... more bold.
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Is Brent the hero we need inside CGL right now? I remember some cautious optimism about his ascension but haven't heard much since and CGL's usual shakiness doesn't breed confidence. I guess if it was Brent that called for the Ostscoot here then he's doing something right.
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Well the general call was "redesign all the unseen", because the project phoenix designs mostly suck. The only limitation was how many we could afford to do. The Ostscout is just prominent enough that it was on the short list.
Brent is an ok guy, fairly good at managing way too many people, and honestly regardless of who it is, Battletech just desperately needs a line developer. He does have his shortcomings though.
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True, BT really does desperately need some leadership. Hope Brent proves to be the positive change we need in the game, Lord knows BT could use some drive these days.
Glad you got tagged to redesign the unseen, all of your redesigns look good. Did that call include stuff like the Nexus, Raigin, Scorpion, Valkyrie, the LAMs, and Longbow? Or are they just too low priority to bother with right now?
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The Valk has been completed and I'll be posting that in this lot.
The longbow was on the long list, maybe the scorp but could be the goliath. Focus turned to getting these new box sets done though.
I'm not sure those first two are unseen?
LAMs are kinda cool, but super niche. I lean on the side that says they shouldn't be in the game, or at least kept underpowered so they remain a fluff/technical unit rather than annoyingly competitive.
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Hey, cool, seeing the Longbow and the quads sounds awesome. Can't wait for those. The Nexus/Raijin are listed on Sarna as unseen, so I wasn't sure if they were a thing.ย
I kinda agree about LAMs. At this point, making them basically useless is perhaps the safest bet, sadly. They're cool but munchkins gonna munchkin.
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Stronk legs, fast legs.
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Ah,ย but with how much weight would be there with the consideration of leg size,ย I didn't think it would be so fast
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