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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 34m

:D Thank you!

James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 37m

Thanks!

It's not quite uniform in as much as it is artificially grown, and unpainted, bone; so all the mechanical components can be housed on a chasis that's purpose-grown to accomodate them (like biomech 3d printing I guess).

James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 40m

:D that's the vibe I was going for; too experimental.

James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 41m

I might do recolours at some point.

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 42m

:D and for some reason, they have a surplus of turrets and tank-sized monocycles.

James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2h

I can't find it anywhere :( only heard it in the trailer, but it's certainly something I want to hear more of.

James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you! I like the optimism regarding its performance :D

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2h

It totally -has- to fire on the move :D It doesn't need to be successful (not seeing the wood for the trees seems to be a motif for a lot of experimental projects).

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2h

Like flying the tank in old GTA.

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2h

#Mechatober2025 no 7, Fantasy, was obvious: had to be a wizard mech.

But another thought was floating around my head; "what if Hat, but also... Zock?"

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 1d

:D haha I imagined them moving like Jehuty's, but the idea of them flailling around is just too funny :D

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, the moment it fires on the move, in any direction, it's going to have a catastrophic crash. Absolutely useless... yet somehow compelling.

Also, I was going to do another one today but I got slightly sidetracked in NMS. So, already falling back behind :D

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 1d

#Mechatober2025 no 6 - Experimental. And it's a bone-armoured monowheel-tank.

I have to admit, I got a bit stuck on what would actually make something -look- experimental. Best I could come up with was something that looked so obviously destined to fail it could never be more than an experiment.

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! :D

For me there's a remix of moonlight sonata (on one of the Instruments of Destruction game trailers) that is the right mix of epic and cheesy for my particular tastes.

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 1d

They do go well together.

James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, it is pretty neat :D

James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, much appreciated :D

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2d

Forming patterns and stuff. I'm also struggling to get rid of the idea of her pinging them out like beyblades all over the place :D This idea's writing itself :D

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! It genuinely means a lot to hear that.

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2d

Swarm is 29 so... What about balerina drones?

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2d

:D good game. Yeah, this one's been a 3D block-out in my backlog for a while, as I've been trying to think of something to differentiate it from Simone.

Obvs, I didn't 'cause I was flailing around for an "antique" design.

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, much appreciated :D

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, much appreciated! :D

Oh, I'm just me; some random guy drawing robots.

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2d

It didn't quite go that way :'D

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James_R_Millar @jamesrmillar.bsky.social · 2d

Goddamnit! It's only Thomas the Tank Engine again. I think my default colour-scheme settings need rebooted.

Anyways, it's Mechatober2025 no 5: Scavenger.

I figure it puts fancy bits in the container on its back and has a limited ability to carry things while mono-wheeling about.

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