For inspiring robots, I mainly use this robot right here:
![[Image: bigfootplayer_dangan-go_0027.jpg]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Frobogeki.sakura.ne.jp%2F2000%2Fbigfootplayer_dangan-go_0027.jpg&hash=ae23ea014e8ff75acf56e4d7160765ff)
![[Image: bigfootplayer_dangan-go_0046.jpg]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Frobogeki.sakura.ne.jp%2F2000%2Fbigfootplayer_dangan-go_0046.jpg&hash=fdcedb59c77d3d79b97b94b1ba1e0a58)
![[Image: bigfootplayer_dangan-go_0073.jpg]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Frobogeki.sakura.ne.jp%2F2000%2Fbigfootplayer_dangan-go_0073.jpg&hash=0da5a81a990b8089e3ba5daf54ae1ee5)
This is the Dangan-Go, a mecha from the anime Basquash. The anime is what inspired me to do this comic. If you never heard of Basquash, it's pretty much mechas playing basketball and I really liked it (the first 10 episodes anyways) and wanted to create my own version of it. I really liked the mechas in this anime and wanted to make something like it. As you can see, it's not a advance looking mecha but one that looks like it was built from scratch, and I want to make a robot just like that.
Other inspirations include Ideon:
![[Image: color-1.jpg]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gearsonline.net%2Fideon%2Fideon%2Fcolor-1.jpg&hash=6fc9c98ff5b3e96d1bfe81938c14b75f)
and this robot from Virtual On:
![[Image: Virtual%20On%20Dual%20Stick%2000.jpg]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xboxist.com%2Fxbox-360%2F2009%2F07%2F10%2FVirtual%2520On%2520Dual%2520Stick%252000.jpg&hash=fe7b7ffcf14948ee4b882a6ab532f700)
I'll admit, I don't know about this robot and just wanted a reference for a face because I remember a particular face from Virtual On, but I think it's pretty cool.
If you want me to keep explaining more about the robot's design, I'll continue but first, I kinda remolded it:
![[Image: 797490.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fpictures.fanart-central.net%2Ft%2FTKGBIdeon%2F797490.png&hash=0bd850e9ed3dec5ac258e68cf8f1fd88)
Most of the changes are on the arms. I changed the shoulders to a ball-and-socket joint with shoulder pads. The elbow has two disk that can turn around to rotate the lower part of the arm with a hinge so the lower part can swing back and forward. Though the hands were supposed to function like normal in the old pic, I made the joints obvious here.
Other functions include air ducts on the top and side. The bottom grill is to dispense excess gas from the energy cartridge. The windows have windshield wipers for rain. The thighs are design so that they can move in any direction. The "boots" are a metal cover to protect the legs. The feet are just triangles to allow jumping but to tell the truth, I have yet to figure out how exactly this will work.
That's pretty much all I have thought of for the design on this robot. I figured I'd know what to do after thinking about it but it's still basically a bare bones robot.
This is the Dangan-Go, a mecha from the anime Basquash. The anime is what inspired me to do this comic. If you never heard of Basquash, it's pretty much mechas playing basketball and I really liked it (the first 10 episodes anyways) and wanted to create my own version of it. I really liked the mechas in this anime and wanted to make something like it. As you can see, it's not a advance looking mecha but one that looks like it was built from scratch, and I want to make a robot just like that.
Other inspirations include Ideon:
and this robot from Virtual On:
I'll admit, I don't know about this robot and just wanted a reference for a face because I remember a particular face from Virtual On, but I think it's pretty cool.
If you want me to keep explaining more about the robot's design, I'll continue but first, I kinda remolded it:
Most of the changes are on the arms. I changed the shoulders to a ball-and-socket joint with shoulder pads. The elbow has two disk that can turn around to rotate the lower part of the arm with a hinge so the lower part can swing back and forward. Though the hands were supposed to function like normal in the old pic, I made the joints obvious here.
Other functions include air ducts on the top and side. The bottom grill is to dispense excess gas from the energy cartridge. The windows have windshield wipers for rain. The thighs are design so that they can move in any direction. The "boots" are a metal cover to protect the legs. The feet are just triangles to allow jumping but to tell the truth, I have yet to figure out how exactly this will work.
That's pretty much all I have thought of for the design on this robot. I figured I'd know what to do after thinking about it but it's still basically a bare bones robot.