pipermakes

Holiday extras Pt.1

The first of my Holiday extras~ (Granted these were more of a when they're done they're done kinda thing, just worked out conveniently like this~)

I reached out to my friends over at DeadlyPrint Studio for some more work, this time an effects package for the Narwhal heavy weapons platform~ There's a handful of rad pieces in here from firing missiles to energy blasts. (I've only rendered up a small example of what's in there) and with a bit of work, some of these effects can be made to w...

Jan Work in Progress .2 + Holiday teaser~

Wrapped up the base for the Arowana Pattern armor set  with comparison to the original and classic ThiccFish Mech. I also ran a few test prints to make sure the whole thing can be armored/un-armored (if you choose to build it with magnets).

I'll be starting on the Marlin variant of the armor and then all the add-ons for them as time allows.

There is a chance I might run a little later on this one to make sure I can get everything done for the set, but hopefully it releases...

Jan. Work in Progress .1

After getting all of the Cichlid stuff squared away I've been puttering along on the Base frame for the Commander Redux. This whole suit's like the sturgeon except at the scale of a fleet commander. A base frame that can be built off of for any number of armor configurations.
At this point I'm just getting into the upper leg so the detail there is a bit rough currently. The head and feet are currently placeholders while I work through the designs.

This mech will have an armor varian...

All December files are up on CG&T~

(UPDATE: 12/08/21, all files are now up on CG&&T get out there and make some wild ships~
Please re-download the Fugi fileset and the Heavy 'Koma set as a few things needed to be tweaked)

~Pipes)

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I'm running a bit late on finalizing Decembers fileset. There are a lot of files to organize/assembly guides/pre-plates to finish and I underestimated the amount of work that it would take to get through it. I'm hoping to have the bulk of it up on CG&T...

December Announcements/Filesets

Good morning! It seems December's just begun and the cold came with it. So let's see what's on the docket  for December:

Firstly from CG&T:

*Hello! We are seeing multiple people who aren't having their patron discount applied because their pledges for the month are still pending on Patreon's end. We hope this isn't too much of an inconvenience and hopefully everything will finish processing soon.*

The beginning of the month's always been a bit of a rough time for pa...

Dec. Group render and Last TriggerFish Variant

I'll have an actual December post up when I get back home and can render on my main tower. I've been working on putting together some turntable style videos, and plan to incorporate that into my final render sets~

And finally I've got all the variants together for December. I have most of the pre-supports back already, I just have to test them out when I get back (Around the 2nd) The filesets should be going up on CG&T the 4th as per usual~ I'm going to be including the original tr...

Black Friday 50% sale~

Heyyo~ I'm running a black Friday 50% sale on my CG&T store till the 26th end of day (EST) if anyone needs an excuse to get into the good mech, but has been putting it off and isn't a patron already~

~Pipes
https://comicsgamesandthings.com/shop/?partner=pipermakes

(This is only applicable for folks who aren't subbed, as patreon subscribers automatically get 50% off previous f...

Dec. WIP.3

Working through the 3rd of 4 variants for the TriggerFish Frame~ This one still needs some framework where the add-on pieces meet the original frame, and then some detailing passes, but it's getting close enough that I wanted to put a render set up for it. This one's based on an old kitbash that I absolutely adore, and needed to see if I could work it into the aesthetic~

After this it's just the Calappa racks and then December will be set~  The aforementioned Heavy 'Koma kit, 2 Tr...

Dec. WIP.2

I think I'm about done with this variant of the TriggerFish (Cichlid Carrier Pattern)~
I've got two more variants I want to finish for this month for Decembers release alongside this one. One for the Calappas that will be a little less serious, but I think will still see some use, and then a heavy missile variant to round out the set.
Then it's just cleaning up, making sure everything works and finalizing the Heavy 'Koma. An active month I think, three TriggerFish Variants and some 'Ko...

Dec. WIP.1

Starting off with the First WIP set for December~ I'm working through a couple variants for the Triggerfish base frame, like the Sturgeon, will have a couple of options to accommodate. The hope with this is to modify the current triggerfish base frame as little as possible so things won't need to be reprinted. But I might release these as a complete set with magnet slots added as needed to swap between things. With any luck, for December I'll have an infantry variant, a Calappa hanger variant...

CG&T bug fix~

So somehow we broke the importer for the patreon bit of CG&T for all of PiperMakes. This was causing an issue where CG&T stopped pulling the updated info for the month for anyone after this break, causing this months files to not show up for (mosttly) new subs. This should for the most part be resolved now.
If you're still having troubles (which with the importer fixed should be a non-issue but) with CG&T not showing files there is a manual refresh button on your downloads tab ...

Crucible of Games Narwhal Collaboration~

Good morning you lovely lovely folks~

This one took me a bit longer to get everything tested, but The Narwhal Heavy Weapons Platform is live on CG&T~ As you all know this is a kit I've been cracking away at for two months and to finally see the whole thing come together in the physical has been such an incredible adventure~ And what makes the adventure better then another collaboration with Crucible of Games~...

Nov. Narwhal Heavy Weapons Platform

There's a lot I could write here for this kit. How it had a kinda rough beginning design wise, or how pleased I am with the final xD  This one was an effort! As you all know, I've been working over the last two months on what is my largest model kit to date!

This is the Narwhal Heavy Weapons Platform. A unison of Mind and AI, that work together to command sheer overwhelming firepower.

This kit comes with both a long and short barrel variation, magnetizable/swappable everyth...

Nov WIP.3

This will, I think, be the last WIP update for the Narwhal. I'm getting real close to being done with the kit, and I'm getting pretty jazzed about it~

I.C.B.B.M's (inter-continental ballistic butter missiles) are slotted for two 3x3mm magnets and come in two flavors, mounted on a ball jointed arm for some amount of poseability~

I've just got some underside detailing and the Main cannons/tail left. This kit's been an undertaking, but I'm almost through the tunnel~

~Pipes 2021-10-25 03:26:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Mini sharing with Print Minis~

I was approached by PrintMinis a little bit after I got out from the hospital, about possibly doing a mini swap for October~ Now I'm almost always up for mini swapping, I think it's a great way to expose existing patrons to something new, and it's also a fun little bonus~

Print Minis was kind enough to pass along one of their Centurion Defender class robots as well as a Defender class robot~ They're a bit more D...

Nov WIP.2

Gonna use the pods for a different model set, so I moved the blueberries into the head with the AI core, which, doubles as a sweet hot tub~ The top will be held in place with magnets, and I'll have something modeled to work as a pull tab. I'll be replacing the pods with the two mirrored heavy missile mounts, while the smaller missiles will be incorporated into the rear along with the main ordinance. I've also moved the secondary's to the front with an attached optical sensor suite. The Sturge...

Nov WIP.1

Starting off the First WIP with the progress so far on the Narwhal. I've got most of it blocked out, and had someone suggest the pilots be secondary to the main drone, like the manned gun turrets on older planes. I really liked this idea and kinda took off with it.
And now the kinda lore I've got in my head is that the drone controls all motor functions as well as the main weapons fire, ad the two pilots control the secondary systems and auxiliary weapons systems. And the drone AI is one t...

Oct. Gumroad Codes

Last month of gumroad codes. Then it's all CG&T from here for file dsitribution.

100% off part.1 of the Narwhal and the 'Koma pattern Calappas:
koma chameleon

50% all previous listings:
tachikoma

Octobers filesets are now live on CG&T and gumroad.

~Pipes

OctoberFileset/Announcments

Alrighty~ Septembers over. And now it's October. And I don't know how that happened.

If you haven't made a CG&T account (comicsgamesandthings.com) You should get on it, because come the end of October I will be completely moving my Patreon file Distribution over there as per my last main announcement. It's super easy and if you do it today, by the time the files drop, all your previous month's files will be synced up for whatever months you were subbed for, and the shiny ne...

Oct WIP.3

Hey y'all, I finally have the lower half of the Narwhal where I want it to be, and started throwing together a secondary file set to go along with it. I have a few details left to model but consider these an alternative to the koi. Same undermounted weapon models, so if you're familiar with the koi's magnetization this is the same system. (There will also be a torso piece that lets you use these with the koi's upper body if you're so inclined to have a quad or tripod koi~)

But this way...

October WIP.2 Narwhal

Big drones with big guns. I'm just throwing bits in and seein what shapes I like before I start the actual modeling of the body, and so far the silhouette of this one is really doin it for me.

I do want to have the two cockpits be accessible via a hatch on top, so no fancy petal opening here and it'll be top down viewing, but it should make it easier to model open or closed (Magnet slots with canopies for both open closed probably. These will be splitting the "drone" disk to the left a...

Proxies?

Folks I don't make proxies, I make Mecha.

Please stop asking.
~Pipes

October WIP.1 Name pending

First WIP for the QuadMech weapons platform. The current working name on my files is "Narwhal", but Queen Calappa's also been thrown around a bit~

This is a rough WIP as there's pretty obviously some chunks that are just, not detailed at all, but it conveys, I think, the direction I'm taking this one at least from the waist down~

~Pipes
(The last image is the meme, the mythical, the legendary Queen Calappa)

DeadlyPrint Studios Kaluga Thruster Effects

So I really wanted to make this months file set pop because last month wasn't allllllll that great, and I've always wanted to do something like this, so around the beginning of August I reached out to Deadly Print Studio with some ideas I had, and if they were a feasible thing to work on, and after some back and forth going over design ideas and some rough sketches, they produced for me some very lovely, Kaluga specific, thruster effects! And I'm real happy to bring 'em to you guys for the mo...

September Gumroad Codes

All files are live now.

(As per the second announcement post, this will be the second to last month that I run Gumroad codes so I recommend getting Comics, Games, and Things setup as I wil lbe moving to that platform for patreon distribution entirely. (My models will still be up on the usual spots however.)
Kaluga 100% off Code: fishinthesky
Kaluga Thruster Effects 100% off: thrusterfish
Emotional Support Drones 100% off Code: emotionaldrones
50% off Code: kegdrone<...