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Tomb of War II by *Aikurisu:iconAikurisu:

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Submitted: January 18, 2008
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When we got the tip-off that something big was helplessly floating about in space, without the Alliance's watchful eye, the team quickly assembled with nothing but big credits on their minds. True, it was not often when a smashed tracer beacon was restored to working order by a less than honest cartel, and kept hushed from their own ilk, but my hunch and well-expended creds to the usual insider had given the cords needed to see just what the big deal was.

Big it was, and if my history lessons served me any good at all, it was remembering about the galactic scaled media coverage on the lost ANS – Kastanora. Back then, for something to go missing wasn’t exactly big news, unless it was the pride of the Old Alliance’s ‘Dominion Legacy.’ Nastasha could hardly keep herself from breaking silence. ... Not that anyone could blame her. The Kastanora was something best compared to locating an un-escorted Treasure Fleet on the Baeren Sea. Everyone knew that it was priceless, and the myths that surrounded its disappearance struck horror to many whom were affected by it… not to mention the peace between the nelri and humankind.

It was easy to assume in that way that what we discovered was a relic that would allow us to retire for good, and maybe buy a small uncharted planet, on the side. We wasted no time. We deployed and began what would be a routine salvage operation. No such fortune. Somebody had already beaten us to the prize, and with their greater numbers, it was safe to understand that it would take a while to put them in their place.

Of course, the bastards didn’t know much about quick surrenders. Bloody pirates.

-- A excerpt from the captain’s log of the ‘Sheyenne’, Arden Breyenth.

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I have too many ‘big’ projects in progress, so I thought I’d unwind with something that just comes naturally to me, without having to worry about anatomical details and the such. This was created roughly in 10 hours. No reference, except for being inspired by the likes of Macross II's soundtrack, and the first episode of 08th Team. (Shiro is still a legend for taking on a souped up Zaku with a lowly Ball.) Good stuff.

Artwork and all details included - © Kristopher P. Love
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~Morgalahan:iconMorgalahan: Jan 18, 2008, 11:54:36 PM
Ooooh wow, this stuff NEVER comes naturally to me. Awesome work, you mannaged to make it look nicely un-starwars and un-star trek, as well as nothing similar to any other space style I've seen. Original looks are becoming more and more difficult to find lately. All in all, it's looks pretty damn spectacular.
~Dunne:iconDunne: Jan 19, 2008, 12:17:35 AM
It was a RB-79 K-Type Ball! It was orange had two pairs of arms, a Dual 15 Calibre gun mount and a Tow Cable!

This was sweet, it was almost like reading one of my own pieces!

This gives hint of a Zentradi cruiser in its hinting of that inspiration as you mentioned from Macross. I can see that the debris field also comes from the 1st episode of 08th MS.

Sweet job, especially drawing from Mecha anime!

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*wraith11:iconwraith11: Jan 19, 2008, 5:09:56 AM
That's awesome. Really cool lighting right through. A more sketchy style than what you usually use?

I think the little orange points of light are what really set this off. If it had been just the plain blue it could have looked quite dull (from a lighting point of view... not a detail one of course :P )

Nice.

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*Aikurisu:iconAikurisu: Jan 19, 2008, 7:33:41 AM
lol, well I forgot to mention that it was the soundtrack from Macross II I was talking about, so the thought that this was sparked by a Zentradi ship is unlikely. The only detail from the Kastanora that bares some semblence to my fandom of ships from anime, is its less undamaged side. I was thinking of the Tallgeese III's Mega Particle Cannon design, as I wanted to make this ship one heck of a fleet/planet killer. I'll draw more attention as to why it ended up like it has now, eventually, but it's safe to assume that its end came at the hand of sabotage.

You're spot on about the debris field from the first episode of 08th though. That had plenty of awesome atmosphere. There's something about destroyed ships that always catch my interest. To me, it's equivalent to exploring a forgotten catacomb or an abandoned city. So many tales and misfortunes to be had in them. But yeah, that Ball rocked. The only one I'd ever dare pilot. =P

Glad you like, and thanks for the fav!

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*Aikurisu:iconAikurisu: Jan 19, 2008, 10:37:00 AM
A sketchier style? Nah... but I guess I didn't bother with the main ship's intactness as much. =P That's one reason why drawing damaged stuff is so appealing to me. I don't have to adhere to as many rules with it... or rather rules that require me to be exact.

Agreed on the orange points of light too. (Yay for explosions! XD) I was tempted to go for something without any battle involved, to paint a grimmer 'dead' feel about this work, but you're right. Something would have been missing without it.

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*Aikurisu:iconAikurisu: Jan 19, 2008, 11:05:27 AM
Hehe, thanks. And thank God that it's un-star trek! =P

Drawing stuff like this is a nice chill time for me. Less to worry about, and I dare say it's sometimes even more fun than drawing female characters.

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~Morgalahan:iconMorgalahan: Jan 19, 2008, 4:38:31 PM
My chill time is drawing portraits. I dont know why really, I'm just a lot better at them. I love focussing on the face, hair and eyes, it's what personality in a character means to me.

I took a look at the original nelan pic I started, and OMG, I cant believe I drew that such a short time ago! Compared to my more recent pics, it looks like crap! I cant believe how much I've learned in such a short time!

Did I mention that I like the colour scheme of this pic as well? I do :)
~LIKA--Elvennight1999:iconLIKA--Elvennight1999: Jan 19, 2008, 6:12:55 PM
[[ My english is bad so I couldn't understand the description very well...... anyway, good jooob!! It's dark, I like it! ]]

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~Maddy02:iconMaddy02: Jan 20, 2008, 9:23:56 AM
First thing I thought of when I saw this was 08th -- and it's freaking good. And I know you spend forever on projects so for 10 hours this is beyond awesome.

I like, but then you could have guessed that ^~

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