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Doodler-at-large, Giant robot & militaria appreciator

Haven't drawn people in quite a while. Evauline Brotmeister, hafling mercenary. An odd career choice for a reputably risk-averse subspecies originally engineered as a game/food animal. For a personal setting.

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So it's the usual suspects AGAIN with this new censorship push on Pixiv & Celsys, targeting even mainstream works indiscriminately. (VISA & Mastercard, and likely the Collective Shits from Down Under) A pox, nay, the mark of the devil on the foreheads of all those responsible.

Celsys & CSP have managed to avoid controversy for years, but looks like they've stepped into big doo-doo this time with their obfuscation & scapegoating (possibly due to some retarded UK govt thing). I personally use nothing but default materials so am generally unaffected, but nevertheless...

Just watched the latest ep. of Clevatess, and there's these short sequences that instantly give an uncanny yet familiar feel, whereupon you realize these are actual miniatures being blown up and run through a filter. Incidentally, the director previously worked on a lot of tokusatsu (Ultraman).

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Lost internet access for a week thanks to a confluence of events but service finally restored thankfully. (One technician taking less than ten minutes to fix things somewhere up the line)

A Vessal of the cruder sort oft-seen in the hands of minor realms or exceptional individuals. Constructed from locally-sourced parts built upon a core of critical components made elsewhere & obtained by various means. Crude, yes, but still a war machine of the first order.

'The Unrivalled Scarlet Sun'

On the world of Rux, a Vessal (a portmanteau of vessel & vassal) is one of the pinnacles of Humanity’s achievements, a synthesis of knowledge embodied in a giant humanoid machine with performance that magically scales up with its size --the ultimate expression of the Law of Similarity.

(It's also basically immune to ranged attacks as a side-benefit.)

Thus ends a really good show that, at 24 episodes, had the runtime to properly develop its characters & themes. It's ostensibly an urban fantasy, but take away the trappings & Yuusha no Kuzu fits right into the cyberpunk genre. 1/3

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Reading the manga after the show concluded, and the anime was pretty much a 1:1 adaptation...which makes me think this was written as a straight-up satire, wasn't it? Like, every 3 or 4 pages there's someone obligated to say "Amazing!" "Sasuga Noah-sama!"

SASUGA NOAH-SAMA!  BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!

(Give him 10,000 rean)

Thinking of how everyone back then settled on KC's 'CV shipgirls are archers' design paradigm only for KC to do a rug pull afterwards by debuting the first USN CV in the game, USS Saratoga, with a Thompson SMG flightdeck. Subsequent USN CV would all be armed with guns.

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Reinstalled HBS BT after 4+yrs, now w/BTA mod Art productivity: "I'm still drawing--just in my head." Currently airing shows: "I'll just binge it later." The addiction of sandblasting someone's torso away with the BHA-2S' magshots that I somehow snagged early in the campaign. #Battletech

Didn't realize there was a Goblin week, how timely. Anyways, an Ostrovian Goblin Boltist, a versatile infantry type whose short stature offers certain advantages & disadvantages. See alt-text for the technical blablah.

Goblin in plate armour & leathers, armed with a repeating crossbow & short sword.

The compound crossbow has a magically-powered motorized screw assembly that gives it a draw cycle of 4 seconds, with mana provided through various means.  The helm, cuirass & other steel pieces, manufactory-stamped from bonded steel, are usually worn only when battle is imminent.  These are usually painted with a matte rustproofing compound in earth tones to reduce visibility, although some commanders prefer regimental colours or a polished look.  Underneath is worn a half-brigandine doublet coupled with the leather gorget suffices for everyday marching wear.  The gorget’s raised collar is constructed from cuir bouilli.  Cuir bouilli pieces for the legs are often worn when traveling in spite of the added weight as it offers good protection against typical Harshland flora such as bramblewire.  Not shown but a woolen poncho, raw or dyed in neutral or regimental colours, is often worn, with or without the cuirass.  Natural oils in the wool resist moisture & help protect the armor from rust.

Being technically inclined & of short stature, goblins frequently find employ as boltists.

*Bonded Steel refers to different grades of steel & iron fused together magically to form a solid piece with the desired properties.This arming doublet is composed of a padded upper half & a brigandine lower half.  This is meant to be worn in conjuction with a gorget & short cuirass.  Arming points are provided for the attachment of gorget, fauld & sleeves.

The gorget is constructed of buff leather & cuir bouilli with padding on the shoulders as this is meant to be worn underneath a cuirass.  The collar is of cuir bouilli in multiple layers.

There's a highly visible trend over the past decade in how dungeons are treated more & more often in JP pop media as exploitable resources/business opportunities, probably due mainly to videogame grinding for mats & drops. Influences go both ways.

Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord screenshot.

"Dungeons are resource bonanzas, with gems as valuable as national treasures."An Adventurer`s Daily Grind at Age 29 screenshot

"The dungeon's reset, so you have adventurers coming for all the new chests."Page from the Dungeon People manga explaining the dungeon's arrangement with the ruling government.Page from the D-Genesis manga about the convenience of the Yoyogi dungeon in the modern world.

I get the impression that, after the latest blatant ICEtrocity, a number of 2A-adjacent people on the other site want to speak out against it but can only give the vaguest milquetoast fence-sitting responses in order not to offend & lose a significant chunk of their followers. Musk-trapped.

Resetting my mental state after hyperfocusing on something for the past month. Older-style asgear sized for dwarves. The proportions are a bit misleading due to the helm's bulk & the oversized pauldrons protecting the shoulder mechanisms.

An older-model Dwarven asgear which uses rigid struts & servomotors instead of more advanced, lower-profile muscle cables, thus calling for larger, bulkier plates. The reinforced brim is usually worn when facing taller opponents or arrow showers.

Happy 2026, everybody! Keep that hope alive, yeah? Also, my New Year's resolution will be to finally get around to figuring out Blender.

Oh man, it's been like what, 5 years? since the last time someone said this. Time sure flew by while in sealed-room simulator Namek. (NO, TIME DID NOT FLY BY)

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Elf in hybrid armor powered by 3 different methods--external frame + servos, muscle cables & direct magical enhancement of the wearer's limbs. Elven mental architecture offers an advantage in controlling the sub-arm.

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