I'm sure it's obvious, but I haven't done anything on here in a while. I just finished my finals and I'm done with school. I did create a website for the Prototytan Project, but before I can post it, I need to make some changes, like getting rid of things the teacher required for the website and replacing them with stuff I actually want. And I have to find some money somewhere to pay for it.
But now that school's over, i've been thinking a lot about the Prototytan Project and where I want to go with it. I'm looking forward to going back in Megatrons Anonymous also. In the mean time, I ordered the RtS Legends from TFSource (and got my account info stolen, but that's getting taken care of now) and I love them! Those things are awesome. They've got me interested in making my own Legends figures even more and an idea struck me. I want those little Legends to have weapons and accessories! If I could make a rifle for Prime and a scope for Megs's alt mode, that would be great, but why stop there? There are a ton of opportunities for the G1 Legends.
So that'll be my first step to the Prototytan Project, putting the comic, the models, and original characters on hold. I'll be designing them soon and modeling them after that and posting pictures of all of them when I can.
Showing posts with label legends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label legends. Show all posts
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Protofriday - Plans
With Megatron taking over the blog here, I think it's a good time to reestablish what exactly the Prototytan Project, and specifically what I'm going to do with it. The Prototytans are a new faction of Transformer created solely by me. At first, I was just planning to make a comic featuring them with our regular Autobots and Decepticons, but as their designs became more technical and their numbers grew, I thought how I'd like to see more of these guys. I put an awful lot of work into them (or at least I will), and I wanted to make something of it. So I planned to model out the Prototytans alt modes as detailed as possible and sell those models on Renderosity or Turbosquid, and hopefully be able to sell them from my own site. I thought it was a pretty ambitious plan that would hopefully get me some decent returns.
And then I found Shapeways. I had originally hoped to do some kitbashes of my characters, but having tried one, I gave up. Not totally! But after seeing some of the stuff created on Shapeways, like Venksta's WSTs and his Skyfall upgrade kit. I had no idea you could make anything so intricate from 3D models. I know it's pretty cost prohibited, but I feel pretty strongly about the viability of my Prototytan designs, so I think it's worth trying.
Now I'm not a total fool here and I'm not going to spend a ton of money on a model without some small-scale trials. That's what the Legends scale is for, right? Something I'm a huge collector of already. So before I try doing any full-scale Deluxes or Voyagers, or whatever size they'll end up, I'm going to make some simplifications and pump out some Legends.
Crap, now it's Saturday. Anyway, as I was saying I'll be making some Legends to go along with my collection. I'm not sure now if I'd try to mass-produce these Legends figures, but I'm pretty sure the bigger ones will never be made for distribution. Those things are going to be expensive! I'd be lucky if the sale of 3D models would cover the cost of just making the originals.
Everything's still a while away, and the comic itself is still my top priority. One day though, I intend to hold my Prototytans in my hand and hopefully not break them somehow.
And then I found Shapeways. I had originally hoped to do some kitbashes of my characters, but having tried one, I gave up. Not totally! But after seeing some of the stuff created on Shapeways, like Venksta's WSTs and his Skyfall upgrade kit. I had no idea you could make anything so intricate from 3D models. I know it's pretty cost prohibited, but I feel pretty strongly about the viability of my Prototytan designs, so I think it's worth trying.
Now I'm not a total fool here and I'm not going to spend a ton of money on a model without some small-scale trials. That's what the Legends scale is for, right? Something I'm a huge collector of already. So before I try doing any full-scale Deluxes or Voyagers, or whatever size they'll end up, I'm going to make some simplifications and pump out some Legends.
Crap, now it's Saturday. Anyway, as I was saying I'll be making some Legends to go along with my collection. I'm not sure now if I'd try to mass-produce these Legends figures, but I'm pretty sure the bigger ones will never be made for distribution. Those things are going to be expensive! I'd be lucky if the sale of 3D models would cover the cost of just making the originals.
Everything's still a while away, and the comic itself is still my top priority. One day though, I intend to hold my Prototytans in my hand and hopefully not break them somehow.
Friday, May 1, 2009
No news is good news, right?
Well, not exactly. Right now, no news is just that... no news. I wish I had more to update with, considering how long it's been since I updated last time, but I really haven't done anything. I'm still planning now, but as with most projects in my life, planning is a lot easier than implimenting.
I'm making very slow progress on my tank animation, mainly just cleaning up the tank model itself. After that, I need to skin the whole thing and make it pretty. I'm going to change a good deal of the animation though because at the end of the movie, the tank's going to TRANSFORM. Yeah, it's not a huge surprise considering who I am, but it will look cool (I hope) and it would show off more animation than just the tank rolling around. I'm still trying to figure out how to cut it up, but once I finish skinning, I should be able to slice that thing into pieces. It won't be a very detailed robot mode, but it'll get the job done. And my favorite part - the tank's giant cannon barrel is going to become a massive hammer.
On other school-related news, my graduation date has been pushed up to September 12. Don't ask me how, the school's messing with schedules left and right. My other classes are going good as well, but they both have big projects, making this one of the most packed-in terms I've had in a long time. Thank god I've got a week break coming up, though I'm still trying to decide if I should work it or not. On one hand, I need the money; on the other hand, I need the sleep.
I've also started coming up with an idea for another Transformer photo-comic, this one using actual photos! It's based around all the Legends figures I have. Of course, I don't really have time to do this, so even if I get a good story written up, I'm going to have to shelve it until I'm at least done with school. I hate how my mind wanders.
I'm making very slow progress on my tank animation, mainly just cleaning up the tank model itself. After that, I need to skin the whole thing and make it pretty. I'm going to change a good deal of the animation though because at the end of the movie, the tank's going to TRANSFORM. Yeah, it's not a huge surprise considering who I am, but it will look cool (I hope) and it would show off more animation than just the tank rolling around. I'm still trying to figure out how to cut it up, but once I finish skinning, I should be able to slice that thing into pieces. It won't be a very detailed robot mode, but it'll get the job done. And my favorite part - the tank's giant cannon barrel is going to become a massive hammer.
On other school-related news, my graduation date has been pushed up to September 12. Don't ask me how, the school's messing with schedules left and right. My other classes are going good as well, but they both have big projects, making this one of the most packed-in terms I've had in a long time. Thank god I've got a week break coming up, though I'm still trying to decide if I should work it or not. On one hand, I need the money; on the other hand, I need the sleep.
I've also started coming up with an idea for another Transformer photo-comic, this one using actual photos! It's based around all the Legends figures I have. Of course, I don't really have time to do this, so even if I get a good story written up, I'm going to have to shelve it until I'm at least done with school. I hate how my mind wanders.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Legends
I'm not a huge Transformers collector - I don't go out and buy every figure from any of the lines and I'm generally turned off by Hasbro's insistency to repaint every figure they've made. Before last year, almost every Transformer purchase since G1 has been a Megatron (and I still didn't buy every one they've released - stupid Titaniums). This last year has changed that a bit because I'm engaged to a special girl that's latched onto my collection and picked up most of the main Animated line - except the repaints, of course.
But since the 25th Anniversary, I've found myself rabidly collecting the Legends class. I even got the Target exclusive 5-packs. The toys are cheap and really well done for their size (most of them at least); they usually have decent articulation and more elaborate transformations than just flipping the chest over the head and the legs up. Some of them are better designed than others (I'm looking at you Vector Prime/Scattershot), but I'm surprised to say my favorite so far is Wheelie. That's right, that same little guy we all used to hate, with the giant flip-up face cover and his gangly arms has evolved into an awesome figure. He may not have the best articulation or the most involved transformation, but he certainly has a great balance of both of them. He has a transformation similar to Legends Brawn, but without the letdown of his legs visible on the roof and his feet sticking down below the tires. His feet fold in for vehicle mode. It's amazing.
So Wheelie's come a long way and, in truth, the 25th Ann. Legends line has done the same for a lot of the Minibots from over 22 years ago. I would have liked to see a few more of the first wave get updates (Specifically Huffer), but it's certainly nice to see those little guys get some big love.
But since the 25th Anniversary, I've found myself rabidly collecting the Legends class. I even got the Target exclusive 5-packs. The toys are cheap and really well done for their size (most of them at least); they usually have decent articulation and more elaborate transformations than just flipping the chest over the head and the legs up. Some of them are better designed than others (I'm looking at you Vector Prime/Scattershot), but I'm surprised to say my favorite so far is Wheelie. That's right, that same little guy we all used to hate, with the giant flip-up face cover and his gangly arms has evolved into an awesome figure. He may not have the best articulation or the most involved transformation, but he certainly has a great balance of both of them. He has a transformation similar to Legends Brawn, but without the letdown of his legs visible on the roof and his feet sticking down below the tires. His feet fold in for vehicle mode. It's amazing.
So Wheelie's come a long way and, in truth, the 25th Ann. Legends line has done the same for a lot of the Minibots from over 22 years ago. I would have liked to see a few more of the first wave get updates (Specifically Huffer), but it's certainly nice to see those little guys get some big love.
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