Karetsu - updated, trooper designs

Post by **Zupponn** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:34 pm

I like the first helmet better and the faceless trooper looks more intimidating. I'm not sure about the swords, but I have always been a fan of dual-wielding.

Post by **Tzan** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:08 pm

Zupponn wrote: I have always been a fan of dual-wielding.

Thats what Warhead said.

Post by **Cakeman** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:42 pm

Great use of the sp3 torsos with red arms, looks good. My vote is for helmet nr 2, long sword, and the yellow head for the troops. I like the look of the eyes.

Post by **Ben-Jammin** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:50 pm

Long Katana, Second helmet, Black ninja head.

Post by **enders_shadow** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:23 pm

wow. love the color combos.... anyway, second helmet, the samurai look is the one your going for. Black heads for the elite, make them look much more awesome. Also, can't you have both a long sword and a short sword? much like the Katana and wakizashi. that way you can both dual wield and have a bigass sword.

Post by **Warhead** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:03 pm

Tzan wrote:
Zupponn wrote: I have always been a fan of dual-wielding.
Thats what Warhead said.

Needs an emoticon

Hobo's idea of a grey head and black Ninja headgear is a good one. I'd try that.

Post by **Tzan** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:53 pm

Warhead wrote:
Tzan wrote:
Zupponn wrote: I have always been a fan of dual-wielding.
Thats what Warhead said.
Needs an emoticon

Yeah thats what I was thinking when I wrote it.
Relates to beers or moms.

Post by **Elmagnifico** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:23 pm

<---[that's what warhead said]

Post by **Warhead** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:30 pm

Oh, yeah. I forgot.

...Man I miss SueMac.

Post by **Killer Karetsu** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:59 am

Thanks everyone for your comments! They really helped.
So, the dragon helmet looks more intimidating but it also makes Karetsu look a bit eevul, what he is not. So, samurai helmet is probably the choice, and I also like the big sword better. I'm going to show some weapons I've been working on later today, and I'm also preparing the meeting with CoolEyes (immortal) and Karetsu.

enders_shadow wrote:]Also, can't you have both a long sword and a short sword? much like the Katana and wakizashi. that way you can both dual wield and have a bigass sword.

Maybe, but it's quite hard to get many weapons on him. I could make a stash for him (invisible bag or other storage device which holds 2 weapons/other minifig gear, rules are with knights kingdoms stat cards.) but it would be a bit lame. I'll see what I can do.

Post by **Killer Karetsu** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:22 am

Weapons. And about Karetsu's helmet, I chose the dragon one. End of line. Please note too that I have only 1 space police torso, so try to imagine the grey torsos of the troopers to be space police ones.

Here he is with his Sinblade, a weapon of extreme power. Now with a OT piece.

Here is the new bastard autogun. Still pretty much like the old one.

A lot of weapons can be attached to the second barrel. For an example, a flamethrower.

First smg desing.

Second smg design.

Karetsu looks quite cool when dual wielding smgs'.

Here are the two gun designs for the troopers. I'm going to include both.

A futuristic assault rifle. Rapid fire, medium range.

Some sort of a rifle, maybe laser. Semi, long range.

A heavy, sporting a heavy bolter. I'm pretty happy with the design.

One problem though: How to get the heavy to look like he is shooting but still holding the bolter in a good looking way..the heavy's head can't be turned around..

I also noticed that visors can be attached to ninja headwraps. They are quite flimsy, but will hold.

With or without?

Can be added to normal troopers too.

Here they are all posing for a groupshot, guns blazing!

Post by **Bragallot** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:31 am

The pip on the sword is a nice touch, I'm stealing that because one of my heroes is using a similar sword and it's definitely and improvement over the "double handle".

Guns look great, ninjas would be better off without visors imo.

Post by **Finn_striker** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:59 am

I was late again

But my vote is like Cakeman's:

Cakeman wrote:My vote is for helmets nr 2, long sword, and the yellow head for the troops.

New guns look good, so keep going!

Killer Karetsu wrote:One problem though: How to get the heavy to look like he is shooting but still holding the bolter in a good looking way..the heavy's head can't be turned around..

Give 'em another headgear...

Post by **Bragallot** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:06 am

Exactly. A crazy-ass face, bandana and optionally armour work great for this type of troops.

Post by **Killer Karetsu** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:09 am

Hm. Then I have to briklink them. I wouldn't want to make some heads black and some yellow though, I'll stick with the black head.