HCR MINI-Challenge #45 : Iconic Moments in Gaming Ages - MechWarrior

#1

Hey CG Society, I am new to this but I have always watched the modeling challenges.

The game I am picking is MechWarrior. This game was HUGE in the 90’s.

#2

MechWarrior was the first video game released in the BattleTech game series and according to BattleTech.com, there were many types of eras such as:

Star League (2005-2780)
Succesion Wars (2781-3049)
Clan Invasion (3050-3061)
Civil War (3062-3067)
Jihad (3068 - 3080)
Dark Age (3081+)

The story is about a mechwarrior that went by the name of Gideon Braver Vandenburg. His family was murdered and a chalice that proves heir to the thrown of his planet, Ander’s Moon, has been stolen.

The goal of the game is to develop a force of mechwarriors and battlemechs and take revenge.

Edit: accidentally hit enter to submit.

The Fifth Horseman. “Mechwarrior.” Abandonia. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 July 2015.
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/471/Mechwarrior.html/

You can read more on these pages…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior_(1989_video_game)

http://www.hotud.org/component/content/article/43-action/21336

Researching into some of the Battlemechs in MechWarrior 2, I found a list of these guys:
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Category:OmniMechs

Here are some ingame reference, and mech warrior references I have collected.

At this point, I think I have enough research to start some ideas for day 2.

#3

I think my focus is going to be on modeling Mad Cat and Mad Dog.

I spent a little more time looking at the anatomy of these things and found some great reference.

I am venturing on an idea of making a title/environment with the mechwarrior logo. I put together a concept and figured I would come back to it once I am finished modeling.

And with that, project is set and I am ready to start modeling. :arteest:

#4

Best luck! Love Mechas!

#5

Good choice. Can’t wait to see your progress.

#6

Thanks guys!

I spent an hour or so getting the foot pad modeled and already I think my edges are a little too sharp after smoothing… so I will probably go in and fix that tomorrow.

#7

With my job and everything going on, I only had about 30 mins of free time to work on this. Here is the current progress on the leg, I am adding panels and a few extra things,

I also made the edges on the foot less sharp. More progress tomorrow hopefully :slight_smile:

#8

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