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June_Work in Progress 3

Wanted to get another work in progress render set up, and a couple more test prints~
Similar 3 pre-posed held arms to the sturgeon kit, and I'm working through the rest of the main stuff.

~Pipes

June_Work in Progress 2

Just wanted to get some more work in progress renders up. I'm a little bit a ways from finishing the torso, just gotta wrap up the thruster piece, and then I can test print that too.

I don't usually get all that jazzed about my own sculpts, but this one so far has just been *chef's kiss* for me to be working on. I'm quite happy with how everything is flowing so far. I think I'm gonna pull a TEOTH with this one, and have the heavy undermount be a downscale of the Sturgeon's. This way th...

June_Work in Progress 1

Originally TEOTH was gonna be the last like "actual" kit, and this was supposed to be a simple re-work alongside the StrurgeonV2. But uhhh that's not how this is goin so, it is now the last "full" mech kit~!

Green's new work, red's old.

You see I opened the AnglerGeist in fusion (something I hadn't done since 10/21), and was immediately assaulted by all my past modeling mistakes and inconsistencies, and was like. "Yupp, just bin it and start over." I'm trying to keep so...

[May Release] Sturgeon Frame v2 Updates

(Edit May/05/2023: All of the pre-supported files are up for the Sturgeon/Kaluga/Beluga. I've got the plates on the printers currently, but everything should be good here now~

~Pipes)

First off I want to start with a thanks to everyone for being patient with this release set, I know not everyone like re-releases, but I wanted something a little bit low impact after the move especially with a bit of a constricted time frame~ And I think this should prove to still be a pretty rad s...

May_Work in Progress 2

Just some more work in progress image sets for the modernizing of the Sturgeon:

Worked in a general undermount for the main weapons, so that they can be easily swapped too regardless of config. (slotted for 2 5x3mm magnets.) other then that started adding the standard undermounts for the secondary weapons as a shoulder/ball mount, more variants of that to come, like the standard secondary undermount on the lower arm, and I'll probably be using the up-scaled TEOTH weapons for this.
T...

May_Work in Progress 1

So besides moving across the country, and getting mostly set up (arguably if you can call a kitchen island workstation set up while I wait for desks xD, set up)

I've been working through the re-work/updates to the sturgeon frame. Most of the changes to the actual frame are aesthetic, but swapping the arms over to the ball joints of the newer frames. Makes poses way easier, and this time around for the sturgeon and Geist, I'll be doing a couple of preposed arms for the held hea...

lil' april update:

As I've been trying to kinda get across in the previous posts, this release is gonna take a sec for me to get fully out but I expected this one to be a bit wonky with the move.

It's gonna go filesets today, then the build-guides (as I haven't had the time to make them yet xD) and possibly the supported files this weekend. 

My main computer is all packed up so I haven't been able to actually do anything productive for a bit, and I won't be able to do any kind of file troublesh...

[April Release] EclipseFrame TEOTH_ver.

EDIT: 4.8.23:  All of the supported files for TEOTH are up on CG&T~ As always files are pre-supported by Atlas3DSS. I won't be able to do any actual printing for a bit while I wait on some desks to get in, but everything should be fine, I've test printed most of the pieces of this set prior to getting things presupported~
~Pipes

As the last big main release for the FishMech line I wanted this one to be versatile xD
As many of you know, but for t...

Moving stuff~

Hey everybody I just wanted to give you guys a heads up about the TEOTH release. I know I've been mentioning it here for a bit but, over the next few days my priorities are mostly going to be organizing/packing. I'll be doing some light modeling in between, but I probably won't be adding much more to this kit outside the torso I'm working on currently, and maybe a few more small simple things.

And for the nitty gritty of stuff, I'm gonna be leaving this coming Monday, and then it's an ...

April_Work in Progress 4

Mostly finished with the Eclipse Side off things so I've been working through weapon alts and a few fun bits~ I've still got more that I want to do for this kit before I wrap it up.
And a lot of test printing this time around because I can support small things pretty easily my self~

(In slightly unrelated news, I closed on the house yesterday, and should be moving around the beginning of April, so things might get a bit hectic for me around that time~)

~Pipes

April_Work in Progress 3

Just another Work in Progress image set, most of the Eclipse half of TEOTH has been wrapped up. I'm working through the alt base undermount weapons currently, and we'll see where that goes~

Test printing a handful of the weapons at 1.0 and 1.3 scale to make sure they work with the existing undermounts (downscaling the koi weapons worked fine so I imagine it'll be good~)

There's gonna be a lot of ways to build this one, which is...kinda the goal xD

~Pipes

April_Work in Progress 2

Just another quick WIP set as I work through the base frame~

And to touch on what I'm planning to be a full range of smaller weapons systems for her: The current plan in my head is to make TEOTH to have a scaling that's directly proportional to the koi.

And what I mean by that is taking a stock undermount, scaling it down proportionally to eclipse, so that if you scale eclipse up a set percentage, the undermount becomes a standard undermount, and her scale will match the standard...

April_Work in Progress 1

First work in progress set of the month~

So seeing as Eclipse was both the first model kit I ever did, and conceivably will be the last main kit in the fishmech set, I've decided the only appropriate name for this kit is: "Total Eclipse of the Heart."

And I've started working through that~ Because the base model is a relatively simple loadout, I'm gonna be spending a good chunk of time just making alt pieces for this one. Two thruster s...

VoidCraft Teaser #2

July will be here sooner then anyone thinks. Least of all for me.

Just another quick teaser for the base frame~ I've worked through most of the base VoidFrame, which will be basically the foundation of what I'm going to work off of and how things are going to go aesthetically~

I've got a bunch of things shown here but a lot of them are just sketched and playing with forms, like the variant heads in the one render, and the fabric in the other. I'm not sure if that'll be somethin...

[Mar. Release] PufferFish Aerial Assault Drone (and PunchBot)

EDIT 3/3/21: All the files are currently making their way to CG&T~ both Raw and Supported this time around~ I've added my test prints to the end of the usual renders, and what is conceivably, the first mini of mine I've actually fully painted x'D It only took me3 years xD

As always with these things, if the files aren't showing up initially you can hit the "Check for new downloads" button on your downloads tab or just give it an hour or two to catch up, these are the sites busiest ...

CG&T ownership change:

So a handful of folks have seen the news, regarding CG&T's digital side of things changing hands. To my understanding, this shouldn't really impact the way things are integrated into patreon or downloaded. But it does definitely give the platform as a whole some of the TLC web dev to shine things up a bit~

Overall I see this as either more of the status quo, or a net positive for things going forward with regards to file distribution/hosting. I also get to bother someone new about ...

Mar_Work in Progress 1

Just wanted to get another WIP image set up for the PufferFish.

I've got a few more pieces that need to be detailed, but stuff is going smoothly with this one~ Lots of magnetized weapon inserts, and a few various winglet styles, from forward swept to no wings at all xD it should be pretty easy to assemble a unique flier for your force~

I'll be including the same base as I did with the stone fish with a build up slotted for a 1/4" acrylic rod. I won't however be including a stan...

Mar_Work in Progress 1

I wanted to get an earlier of screengrabs of this up, but I was a bit pre-occupied in the beginning of the month (house hunting/house buying/move scheduled for either late March early april, good stuff x'D, albeit stressful good stuff)

Anyway, I've been working through the PufferFish, a light aerial assault drone. (and a good punchy boi kitbash inspired by one of the folks in the discord that I'm gonna include just because it kinda rocks) The usual jist of things, two alt wing profile...

[Feb. Release] Corydora StrikeTeam/Reinforcements

EDIT: I could have swore I updated this, all the files are up on CG&t and I've tested the presupports. Some of the pieces in this kit requires a bit more care to de support, but that's pretty usual I think for the infantry stuff~ I'll add some pics to the end of this~ 

~Pipes

There's a lot of renders to this one x'D
Another month another kit~ With an expansion to the base Corydora frame, a light artillery platform and some goodest bois, I think this kits a pretty soli...

VoidCrafted Teaser~

I'll let this one be a patrons only post~

While we're still a ways off from this being an actual release (Mid 2023) I've been working on this in the BG for a bit now, tweaking, refining and just kinda puttering with the forms for the base VoidFrame. I even painted some test prints xD
I really wanted to just make a post for this cause I know you're not all in the discord.
I'll continue puttering with this in the background~
I also wanted to post up some of the initial sketched ...

Feb_Work in Progress 4

(Edit: Added a couple more pics. We do a little bit of compromise, as a treat.
I'll add these to the add-on-files on the discord when I get a chance, I'll see about getting them supported alongside Feb's stuff but don't count on that x'D
~Pipes)

Busy working through the rest of the strike team now~ getting to continue doing things I wouldn't usually get to do given the more monopose-centric nature of some of these models like the snipers or the Squad leader~ I've...

Feb_Work in Progress 3

Been working through the main gun platform~ And I've been working on the poses today. Like the smaller drones, these don't have a whole lot of variance, but there's some there. I've done the same style of infantry breakdown as usual with stuff this scale, varying leg/arm poses to create some variance, differing numbers of back mounted cannons, sensor orb compatible with the previous ghostshrimp orbs. Should be a good little build~

I should be wrapping this guys stuff up tomorrow or the...

Feb_Work in Progress 2

Worked through the rest of the poses for the goodbois, and I started working on the one of the two heavy weapons for the Corydora strike team.

The limited-ness of the monoposed upper torsos lets me do somethings I wouldn't normally get to do, like connected cabling~ And I think a fair bit of this add-on kit is going to be similar to that with pre-posed torsos and legs that are more specific to the one pose. Interplay between them is possible, but it's in a kinda "Your mileage may vary...

Feb_Work in Progress 1

I've pretty much been posting wips of these guys on the discord for the past few days, but I wanted to at least have a few poses done before I made a WIP post for 'em here.

These little guys are a huge pain because I have to completely remodel the center pieces for each pose xD These are the two more "relaxed" I'm hoping to get through the other 2-3 poses tomorrow I want to have one running and maybe one doing the big steppy kinda front feet slam that some dogs do.
I also have a sui...

Looking forward to a productive 2023~

This is the one post a year I get to be sappy and emotional for at least a lil' bit x'D 2022's over and what an absolute year it has been. Now, I know I kinda stopped reiterating it in the monthly posts, but I really really have to say how stupidly thankful I am to you all. Gonna ramble. This project wouldn't be half of what it is I don't think without you folks, I love getting on my computer and being just absolutely jazzed when I see people posting fresh prints, WIPs, or finished m...

[January Release] Corydora Scouting Frame

Edit: 1.7.23: Pre-Supported files for the CoryDora should be up now on CG&T~(there was also a miss-save in the gubbins folder with the tri-tail pistol piece being the lowly single barrel format, but that was fixed in this upload~)
As always if stuff isn't showing up hit the "Check for new downloads" button, and if that doesn't work things might just need a bit of time to catch up~ it was a rather large upload.

~Pipes

Edit 1.4.23: The Raw Corydora files should b...

Jan_Work in Progress 3

This should be the last Work in progress set I do for this month, with the following month being a more tactical expansion as well as a few good boy drone companions/weapons platforms.

I've got most of the preposed pieces set up, and you should be able to assemble quite a dynamic squad with everything that's included. All of the renders so far have been made with pieces from the spread~

I also hope everyone had/is having a good holiday break! I've been mostly relaxing with the f...

Jan_Work in Progress 3

Wanted to get another work in progress set up as it's been a few days since the last one~
I've gotten most of the base models out of the way, and I'm working on posing up the base kit~ I've got a few more gubbins that I want to make for this kit, but it's going to be mostly minimal Base kit for the base squad~ I'll be fleshing out an add of kit the following month to build a unit with a more tactical approach to things with a few mech proxies to fight alongside them. (Good puppers, cannon ...

Jan_Work in Progress 2

Making another Work in progress post as I've wrapped up the base model~ I even actually painted one of the test prints (still need to paint a head but those tests just came out of the vat, and I guess the lenses need paint too..) which fills my quota for the next 2-3 years x'D
I need to make the antenna a bit more robust on the head, but I'm gonna be working off the antenna-less version as a base for a handful of variants for it.

I'm moving along the bits for the base kit, and I;m r...

Jan_Work in Progress 1

Last edit: I will agree that this is about the cusp of what I'd deem worth modeling detail wise on something this scale~ I do think it looks really cool though xD and will continue the theme on the other bits I plan to add this too.

~Pipes

12/6/22 Edit: I honestly didn't think I could get away with doing this in Fusion, but I conferred with another CAD bud of mine, and he reminded me of some really simple things I had honestly completely forgotten about, like...you can loft more c...