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Drawings for weemadando

Posted: 2007-07-10 01:33am
by Havok
These are some drawings/sketches that I have done for weemadando for an idea he had. I'll let him fill in the details as to what that is. Feedback is very much welcome.

(edit: made the first pic a little darker and easier to see)
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Posted: 2007-07-10 01:35am
by Superman
Makes me want to play that PC game 'Rome.'

Posted: 2007-07-10 01:36am
by weemadando
These are drawings which are heading towards my Steampunk Rome RPG book. I basically asked to have him draw legionnaires with muskets and see where that went. Then with a Tetsudo formation. I like where he went with it so far.

Posted: 2007-07-10 06:39am
by The_Saint
I like the second image.... after I knew what I was looking at (a Testudo)... might work better with a foot showing under the nearest shield...



Now if the horde in the last image has muskets I wonder what the Romans have in their shields ... musket balls aren't stopped by a 1/4" of pine or 1/8" iron chestplate...

Posted: 2007-07-10 07:02am
by weemadando
The_Saint wrote:I like the second image.... after I knew what I was looking at (a Testudo)... might work better with a foot showing under the nearest shield...



Now if the horde in the last image has muskets I wonder what the Romans have in their shields ... musket balls aren't stopped by a 1/4" of pine or 1/8" iron chestplate...
In the setting, very few people aside from the Romans have the capacity to manufacture firearms and more importantly, gunpowder.

As such, the armour and shields are still relevant.

But, once the Arabs start acting up or the Chinese are encountered in force it could all change.

Posted: 2007-07-10 10:36am
by Brother-Captain Gaius
Anachronistic Romans = awesome. I've doodled (poorly, I'm not an artist) little sketches in my notebooks of Romanized body armor, combat knives, and kevlar helmets, so this kind of stuff makes me squeal like a fangirl.

Posted: 2007-07-10 04:42pm
by Havok
The_Saint wrote:I like the second image.... after I knew what I was looking at (a Testudo)... might work better with a foot showing under the nearest shield...



Now if the horde in the last image has muskets I wonder what the Romans have in their shields ... musket balls aren't stopped by a 1/4" of pine or 1/8" iron chestplate...
Actually only one guy in the hoard has a musket, and only because he picked it up. The powder and balls, he doesn't have.

Posted: 2007-07-11 02:06am
by The_Saint
Weemadando wrote:<snip>
havokeff wrote:Actually only one guy in the hoard has a musket, and only because he picked it up. The powder and balls, he doesn't have.
Ah makes sense... As for the officer, I'm guessing here, in the second photo I think a large calibre pistol type would be better suited... not sure I'd want to try firing something that size one handed... a musket's hard enough with two hands

Posted: 2007-07-11 04:05am
by TheMuffinKing
Do the Romans have cannons? I would love to see what a Roman artillery battery would look like.

Posted: 2007-07-11 05:29am
by weemadando
TheMuffinKing wrote:Do the Romans have cannons? I would love to see what a Roman artillery battery would look like.
I was actually going to ask you about commissions for the purpose of doing some of their vehicles (like steam trains and ironclads).

Posted: 2007-07-11 09:10pm
by Ford Prefect
Whoa, I remember this idea from way back. The legionaries advancing through the trees is an exceptional piece.

Posted: 2007-07-12 03:49am
by weemadando
Ford Prefect wrote:Whoa, I remember this idea from way back. The legionaries advancing through the trees is an exceptional piece.
Yeah, I've been doing a lot of work on the setting and seeing it visually like that has really put me back on track.

Posted: 2007-07-16 12:38pm
by TheMuffinKing
weemadando wrote:
TheMuffinKing wrote:Do the Romans have cannons? I would love to see what a Roman artillery battery would look like.
I was actually going to ask you about commissions for the purpose of doing some of their vehicles (like steam trains and ironclads).
I've got some ironclad designs in my head right now. Is there anything specific you would like to see? Are these Romans advanced enough to put rotating turrets on their ironclads?

Posted: 2007-07-16 04:22pm
by weemadando
TheMuffinKing wrote:
weemadando wrote:
TheMuffinKing wrote:Do the Romans have cannons? I would love to see what a Roman artillery battery would look like.
I was actually going to ask you about commissions for the purpose of doing some of their vehicles (like steam trains and ironclads).
I've got some ironclad designs in my head right now. Is there anything specific you would like to see? Are these Romans advanced enough to put rotating turrets on their ironclads?
The way I've visualised it - yes. But of course, being Romans, the turrets are turned by slavepower. And the overall design/shape is still reasonably reminiscent of a trireme.

Posted: 2007-07-16 05:26pm
by Singular Quartet
weemadando wrote:
TheMuffinKing wrote:
weemadando wrote: I was actually going to ask you about commissions for the purpose of doing some of their vehicles (like steam trains and ironclads).
I've got some ironclad designs in my head right now. Is there anything specific you would like to see? Are these Romans advanced enough to put rotating turrets on their ironclads?
The way I've visualised it - yes. But of course, being Romans, the turrets are turned by slavepower. And the overall design/shape is still reasonably reminiscent of a trireme.
Yeah... the Romans never were very good with naval assets.

Posted: 2007-07-16 07:28pm
by haas mark
...I kinda want to see 300 again.

Anyway, great drawings. :) Had I more time, I'd crit properly, but I don't.

Posted: 2007-07-16 09:55pm
by Pollux
I find most steampunk unbearable.

But the sheer awesomeness of seeing motherfucking Roman Legionaries in a testudo formation with muskets poking out of the gaps cannot be denied.

I bow to you.

Posted: 2007-07-17 03:52am
by weemadando
Singular Quartet wrote:
weemadando wrote:
TheMuffinKing wrote: I've got some ironclad designs in my head right now. Is there anything specific you would like to see? Are these Romans advanced enough to put rotating turrets on their ironclads?
The way I've visualised it - yes. But of course, being Romans, the turrets are turned by slavepower. And the overall design/shape is still reasonably reminiscent of a trireme.
Yeah... the Romans never were very good with naval assets.
I wish I could still find my original (very bad) sketches of such things.

Stuff like a train with an elaborate face of Jupiter on the front (complete with beard spilling down the sides of the boiler).

Or the pistol with an open eagles mouth as the barrel.

Posted: 2007-07-19 11:28pm
by Havok
Just to let you know I'm still on the job.

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I don't know what my deal is with the skirt things. I just like them.

Posted: 2007-07-20 03:29am
by weemadando
havokeff wrote:Just to let you know I'm still on the job.

*snip*

I don't know what my deal is with the skirt things. I just like them.
On seeing that, I'm insanely glad that I'm still wearing my E3 pants.

Posted: 2007-07-20 05:59am
by Ford Prefect
Havokeff. That is really cool. The level of detail is rather amazing (there's a water pouch!), and the sense of movement through the cape and skirt thingies is well conveyed; I can picture him whirling around to behead the barbarian as well as fire on someone else. Weemadando's setting is just generally badass in concept, but you're really helping it come to life. You're a great concept artist, it seems.

Posted: 2007-07-20 06:48am
by Crazedwraith
Ford Prefect wrote:Havokeff. That is really cool. The level of detail is rather amazing (there's a water pouch!)
I'd assumed that was for gunpowder...

But those are really really good drawings. How long do they take you, Havokeff?

Posted: 2007-07-20 02:50pm
by Havok
Crazedwraith wrote:
Ford Prefect wrote:Havokeff. That is really cool. The level of detail is rather amazing (there's a water pouch!)
I'd assumed that was for gunpowder...

But those are really really good drawings. How long do they take you, Havokeff?
Correct on the gunpowder. 'Bout 20 minutes to a half an hour. If I do some shading, maybe 45 minutes.

Thanks for the good words guys. :D

Posted: 2007-07-20 05:17pm
by Redleader34
This should have been 300.

This Is SPARTAA!!

Posted: 2007-07-20 07:30pm
by Ford Prefect
havokeff wrote:Correct on the gunpowder.
Ooops!