Warring At Play

[Signal Lancer]

Good stuff as usual Pol.

I tried to convince the Reprolabels guy to do a Predacon sticker set for the Happywell bots, but he was worried about copyright issues. Pfeh.[/i]

How is that a potential issue compared to everything else he does?

[Polenicus]

Sorry, seems I forgot to update here again ><

UPDATE!

Notes:

1. See? Ask and you shall now receive. Can I play gamez nao?

2. The Wheeljack fire extinguisher thing is Canon. Watch MTMTE.

3. For those unclear, that little gray and blue Gundam trailer thing was Roller. According to Optimus' G1 tech spec, his three components: Prime, Roller, and the Battle Deck, were not only interlinked, but interdependent. They Shared one mind (Housed in Prime), but also shared each other's pain. This is no secret, and Ravage knows this, and uses it to his advantage. Hence him targeting the weakest of the three components, the unarmed and lightly armored Roller

[Chaos Incarnate]

Man, that Ravage kitty is a sneaky bastard, taking advantage of Prime's only weakness.

I'm becoming more and more impressed with your effects, especially the set effects. I love how you've integrated your set with reference shots of actual ductwork.

[Polenicus]

UPDATE!

Notes:

1. Not much to say, just thought Hot Rod needed a little time to shine.

2. Yes, I know the Grimlock bits were subtle as a sledgehammer. Sue me.

[Caterwaul]

Sometimes unsubtle works. At the least it reminds us he's still there.

[Polenicus]

Okay, time to move things along a bit.

... What, and answer some questions?

NO! Silly readers! I shall only give you more! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

UPDATE!

Notes:

1. ZOMG THE BANTER! It might be a bit cheesy, but... I just can't seem to do a sword battle without it, at least not between two personality types like Hot Rod and Razorclaw.

2. I know you probably want to see what's happening with the Shinkis. Don't worry, that's coming.

3. This update is notable for having the least number of effects that I hate. There's one panel in particular (Hydradread tearing off between Camshaft and Smokescreen) that just didn't work, but aside from that, I think a lot of it worked as intended. I think I've also gotten past my block about telegraphing hits, thanks to studying some of Dila's stuff. Warring at Play, now with slightly less sucky effects!

4. Two fight scenes, and the only thing that exploded was a smoke grenade... what the hell is wrong with me!?

[Polenicus]

UPDATE!

Notes:

1. I'm going away to Anime North, and while that potentially put me out of communication, I will still have my laptop and all my files, so hopefully it won't delay the NEXT update too much.

2. The shots in the kitchen were taken over a MONTH ago. I can't believe i'm only just NOW getting to them.

3. Yes, the living room is a mess. That area has been colonized by my roommates, and is therefore in a perpetual state of disarray. Nothing I can do.

4. Yes, that is a cat sleeping in the living room. That's my roomie's cat, Isis. She likes to watch me photograph my scenes. I may upload more pictures of her later.

[Chaos Incarnate]

Well, on TFW, a lot of people were concerned for Strarf and Arnval's well-being. But here on BSW, we know that Shinkis are tough and awesome. Strarf will kill them all, I know it!

[Polenicus]

UPDATE!

Notes:

1. I know you all wanna see what's happening to the Shinkis. Don't worry, we'll get to that. I just needed to wrap up this loose end. Keep in mind, all of this stuff is happening concurrently.

2. It's hard to see due to the SFX, but Prowl blocked Rampage's sword with his stun baton, not his arm.

3. The Autobot policy of not killing Decepticons in cold blood might seem naiive, but it's really rooted in Optimus Prime's belief that once Megatron's ambitions are put down, there must be some sort of reconciliation with the Decepticons if the collection is going to endure in the long run, and killing Decepticons out of vengeance or fear would only poison that. The belief will naturally get awfully strained in the future.

[Polenicus]

UPDATE!

Notes:

1. Yay Eukrante! She's been sitting in the wings forever, FINALLY I get to introduce her!

2. In case it's not clear, the Decepticons hadn't opened Eukrante's box yet. After all, not all of them have their upgrades installed yet.

3. I bought Eukrante, Strarf and Arnval at different times, but from the same online store. So yes, they really DID come from the same place.

4. Eukrante's Intelligent Device's name is 'Kira'

5. Special thanks to Chaos Incarnate for creating the graphics used to make the 'magic rings' used on the Divine Buster Barrel Extension