Author Topic: RedAce's DSL Showcase (Read 197302 times)

090901 · « **Reply #1020 on:** May 08, 2015, 09:49:50 PM »

i need to make a bw with an overly large blade now

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #1021 on:** May 09, 2015, 02:49:24 AM »

Quote from: RedAce on March 20, 2015, 10:43:10 AM

Meh tier BBX team:

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Cutter: Hazard clone. Generic, but the skin looks better than the one on Moros. :P
Hound II: I wanted to enter Cyanide, but Hound II just looks better
Beast: If you've seen HFT Fall 2014, you should reognize this.
Super Gigabyte 5.0: Evolved from HW to SHW.

I don't mind if I win or lose in the first round of what may be the last Battlebots in the series, I'm proud of the skins I gave them.

These look real dope. Your skins look good.

RedAce · « **Reply #1022 on:** May 25, 2015, 11:55:57 AM »

I haven't built DSL IRL in about five and a half months. Must fix this.

RedAce · « **Reply #1023 on:** May 30, 2015, 03:28:28 PM »

Thanks for the positive feedback guys.

This was originally was meant for FullImpact, but I never got around to finishing it, and it didn't look very interesting. Later down, I turned it into a SHW bot because those are rare to see unless you are dedicated to building them. Yeah, yeah, it's generic, but that's a big issue with Tri-bar (or in this case, Quad-bar) spinners, it's hard to make them look cool. So I tried to make it one step further with those horizontal stabalizer bars you see there on I really don't see them often, so I took a whack at it for some originality. And I am seeing why. They are hard to attach if you really want to get artistic. More specifically, in my case anyway, covering the weapon with DSL bars to make it cool cool. Problem is though, they are a massive pain in the ass to attach compared to everything else in here, and I had to settle for sledgehammers since I needed weight.

So overall, I'm giving myself a B- since construction looks passable and the skin looks nice, but the execution, to me anyway, is rough and it's not very original.

helloface · « **Reply #1024 on:** May 30, 2015, 03:32:45 PM »

Don't be so hard on yourself. I think it looks great, IMO one of your better builds for sure.

Lemonism · « **Reply #1025 on:** May 30, 2015, 04:29:08 PM »

I really like this spinner, the frame fits together really nicely, especially for DSL2 and not 3.

On the previous bot, I think the design is very cool but I feel the skin lacks a consistent enough theme. I think it would be better if you stuck with either the blue all the way around, or removed the pink at the top and replaced that and the metal front with a more HD metal texture, maybe with a blue paint/medical decal overlay on top. What program are you using, btw?

Naryar · « **Reply #1026 on:** May 30, 2015, 06:04:06 PM »

It's neat.

Merrick · « **Reply #1027 on:** May 30, 2015, 06:53:23 PM »

Seems fine to me.
What's the motor? The weapon seems kinda heavy.

MassimoV · « **Reply #1028 on:** May 31, 2015, 04:25:53 PM »

I like it, pretty cool.

RedAce · « **Reply #1029 on:** June 12, 2015, 09:26:31 AM »

Quote from: Lemonism on May 30, 2015, 04:29:08 PM

What program are you using, btw?

I used MS paint my bots up to this point. But now, I have gotten Paint.net and it feels really goooood. Seriously, I cannot believe I've been missing out on this for so long. I'm not really used to some mechanics just yet, even with my Photoshop skills, so I'm still learning. I started off with this new bot, which unfortunately, isn't very original.

I took a few notes from looking at other people's showcases with HD skins to see what they did and what I can do "differently" (massive air quotes) while making it work.

Lemonism · « **Reply #1030 on:** June 12, 2015, 10:08:19 AM »

Looks really, really good.
I especially like the addition of the spike strips + matilda plates, the colour scheme, and the way you've done the weapon slot too.
I'm still planning to write a skin tutorial for paint.net, but I'm in exam season right now, so I'll get doing that in a couple of weeks.

G.K. · « **Reply #1031 on:** June 12, 2015, 11:57:47 AM »

You used paint? That's really impressive

RedAce · « **Reply #1032 on:** June 15, 2015, 08:09:50 PM »

Still working with Paint.net, and still trying to improve. With this.

I know the flag lines aren't lined up, but I realized while skinning it, I made the chassis with uneven slopes and harder for me to make it lined up perfectly, and I don't feel like rebuilding and skinning this all over again to fix that.

I apologize if I have offended any Norwegians at all.

MassimoV · « **Reply #1033 on:** June 15, 2015, 08:24:50 PM »

Norway stronk. I like it.

helloface · « **Reply #1034 on:** June 15, 2015, 09:56:21 PM »

Nice use of storm skirts. Real slick overall.

Naryar · « **Reply #1035 on:** June 16, 2015, 02:24:50 AM »

I like it, for a flipper.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #1036 on:** June 16, 2015, 05:10:22 AM »

If you want to line things up, before you export a skin you can mark points on each side with decals.

Merrick · « **Reply #1037 on:** June 16, 2015, 08:26:02 AM »

I really like that.

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #1038 on:** June 16, 2015, 10:41:03 AM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on June 16, 2015, 05:10:22 AM

If you want to line things up, before you export a skin you can mark points on each side with decals.

this.

to clarify, you make an additional template with the decals to compare with the actual one you are using for the skin. Works pretty well.

Nice bots tho. Impressive skins for paint.net.

RedAce · « **Reply #1039 on:** June 16, 2015, 11:00:25 AM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on June 16, 2015, 05:10:22 AM

If you want to line things up, before you export a skin you can mark points on each side with decals.

Huh, I haven't thought of that, especially since I've done a very similar style for the slot decals.

Also, cheers for your positive comments guys.