New still shots, and I'm about 2 of 12 hours into re-rendering the clip at half-speed for better visibility, showing off the new MASER gun pod and (by request) Nietzsche Hammer melee weapon. There are also various minor recolors, and the addition of an extra pair of rear-aspect armor plates that also handily fill in that unsightly hollow nose in the hybrid mode. (these stills are from before that, unfortunately) I kind of think Carmen's usual choice of melee weapon would be twin mid-length blades, stowed on the inside of the engine pods/outside of the lower leg, but a Big Fun Hammer is a better choice for smashing up starships after the missiles are fired, even to the point of reducing the carried antiship missiles by 1/4. (Warning: Hammer is only fun for the person holding the handle!)
As for the MASER pod... I thought of how to do the folding dish, and wanted an excuse to use it. It's just barely small enough to be plausible as carried equipment in fighter mode, but looks almost comically undersized in robot form, the one downside of managing to cram a really large robot into a smaller vehicle mode. The tall fin with the optic on it folds down too, it just has to pop up when the gun unfolds to see over the rim of the EM-shield disk.
![[Image: me262wmasergunpod.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/a/img708/3507/me262wmasergunpod.th.png)
![[Image: me262cwoparts.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/a/img23/4550/me262cwoparts.th.png)
![[Image: me262awoparts.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/a/img856/896/me262awoparts.th.png)
Know your Me-262! The three variants that this transformation can support:
![[Image: me262aai.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/a/img819/6743/me262aai.th.png)
![[Image: me262ahgi.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/a/img577/7743/me262ahgi.th.png)
![[Image: me262ahgii.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/a/img268/9461/me262ahgii.th.png)
Unfortunately, the blended fuselage and engines of the HG.III mean it would require an entirely new build. I've got enough else to do for the project, and counting these separately more German variable fighters already than the rest combined, so 35 degree wing sweep is just going to have to be enough. I could do a V-tail for the early HG.II without much trouble, but it hardly seems worth it.
EditABuncha: Despite much messing about, I can't get the last thumbnail to display. I have no idea why.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
As for the MASER pod... I thought of how to do the folding dish, and wanted an excuse to use it. It's just barely small enough to be plausible as carried equipment in fighter mode, but looks almost comically undersized in robot form, the one downside of managing to cram a really large robot into a smaller vehicle mode. The tall fin with the optic on it folds down too, it just has to pop up when the gun unfolds to see over the rim of the EM-shield disk.
![[Image: me262wmasergunpod.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/me262wmasergunpod.png/)
![[Image: me262cwoparts.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/23/me262cwoparts.png/)
![[Image: me262awoparts.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/856/me262awoparts.png/)
Know your Me-262! The three variants that this transformation can support:
![[Image: me262aai.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/me262aai.png/)
![[Image: me262ahgi.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/me262ahgi.png/)
![[Image: me262ahgii.th.png]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/me262ahgii.png/)
Unfortunately, the blended fuselage and engines of the HG.III mean it would require an entirely new build. I've got enough else to do for the project, and counting these separately more German variable fighters already than the rest combined, so 35 degree wing sweep is just going to have to be enough. I could do a V-tail for the early HG.II without much trouble, but it hardly seems worth it.
EditABuncha: Despite much messing about, I can't get the last thumbnail to display. I have no idea why.
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows