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Before the AZ/RMZ lines, I wouldn’t have thought that would happen any time soon, but with Trinity Liger finally having a model kit, we’ll have to see if these lines last a while.
At least Murasame Liger has been brought back.
January 4, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Also, speaking of Rainbow Jerk, I hope that they also do something with the Genesis-era designs. I think that this was the peak of the "old school" motorized Zoids designs, when they tried to start making them look more organic, before HMM introduced the idea of adding even more details.
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Also, it took me at least two attempts to get the wings looking right, and I just had to keep tracing over each attempt until I got it right, and make the previous layers invisible/delete them.

On paper, you're gonna have it harder, especially since perspective is gonna make them look wonky.
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Pretty much what I did with Battle Cougar. Referred to the HMM concept art of Shield Liger and Blade Liger to fill in the details, but without my Hasbro Battle Cougar, it would have taken at least twice the time to get the shapes down!

Rainbow Jerk is a cool design too. Anyways, you're welcome!
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Reposted
I love when the trash takes itself out.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
You can also thank the AZ and AMZ designers for inspiration!

I think that the Grade-ups have some of the most potential for the AMZ redesigns. They were clearly rushed out during the OJR line-up without the refinement of the earlier designs, but that just leaves so much room for interpretation!
January 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I recall you saying that you weren’t good at drawing mechs, but this is easily basic concept art levels. Seems that you sketched this while looking at Rainbow Jerk and Berserk Fuhrer for reference. That’s the first step to drawing mechs (and I still do this myself!
January 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
That's not unintentional. I've always felt that the Weyland/Caterpillar P-5000 looked functional, and was the first (and only) reference I could think of on which to base the primary loading arms.

And most work vehicles have that high-visual yellow...
December 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sadly, creativity does not always translate to qualities like wisdom or informative.

Another concept artist who I’ve long admired is a Trump supporter. I still love and admire his work, that never changed, but it’s hard to hold him with the same respect and admiration from before.
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
If I had the money, I’d pay for tutorials just to learn how to “sketch” like that!

Guess I still have a lot to learn regarding coloring/shading/lighting! *Shrugs*
December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Inspiration can come from anywhere, from looking at other people’s art, to the colors of an outfit I saw a girl wearing, to the color scheme of a roller coaster’s track support beans and cars.
September 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Anyways, if you agree, feel free to retweet. Or not. I'm sure that someone's already posted the same thing, but it wouldn't take too long or much effort either way. Apologies if I don't reply for a while. I'll be going back to focusing on art, as I finally have a couple of commissions!
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
And finally, he wants to distract from the possibility that he refuses to release the Epstein files. I'm not going to call HIS indictment of James Comey a mere distraction, because it's far more severe a travesty than that, but we shouldn't lose focus.
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Finally, it might sound cynical of me to say, but I think that Trump is behaving the way he is because he KNOWS this, and he wants to intimidate us into sitting down, shutting up, and just taking it, or to create precedent to prosecute anyone who doesn't.
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
And it is unacceptable for the President of the United States to direct any political party to redistrict an entire state to give people who are unhappy with his policies less means to change them. And he KNOWS that most US citizens outside his base are very unhappy.
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
And everyone else shouldn't have to tighten their pocket books either, when billionaires hold so much economic and political power, while much of what people took for granted less than 50 years ago slip more from our fingers. I frankly don't care what they do, so long as it does not effect me.
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Spending money that I had been setting aside for an annual pass for Sea World/Busch Gardens this fall due to economic uncertainty isn't something that I should have to do. I'm sure that most people have things that they were looking forward to themselves. I myself want to save up to travel.
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Trump has not been focusing on things that should be priorities, and is quite frankly stealing attention away from addressing them. If you're not pissed about the lack of affordable housing, high grocery prices, and rising health care costs, then you should be!
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM