Why there are delays with new episodes of Alien Mercenaries:

:-D

Customs-palooza! O_O!!

While the snow on my set melts away (stay tuned for an update on this soon), I've been busy making more customs characters with the newest parts I have. Some stuff was posted on the forum, and some stuff is going to be posted here. So be sure to check the Octobertoys.com "Ranic's Custom Configurations section () for other stuff.

Heavy Arms Construction Genedrone: I made this guy WAY back in late may/early june, and I'm pretty sure I never posted the pics anywhere. I invisioned this genedrone being used for repairing damaged vehicles, buildings, space ships as well as being used in construction of buildings. Their large arms provide them with incredible strength and 2 laser-cutters/welders are mounted on their backs to help during building. As they have the back-pack (i.e. "drone") head, they have a very low intelligence and fulfil their functions without much problems.

This configuration eventually evolved into the Zov'rass character from Alien Mercenaries, and as I never got a chance to order more greay phase arms or yellow buildmen parts, I've not had the option of re-creating him. I may re-create this design for other purposes down the road, so don't be surprised if it pops up in one of my photo-comics.

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(Angled Front View)


S.O.D. (Security Optical Drone): This was just something I threw together with some spare parts for fun one day. It's since been disassembled but can easily be re-assembled as it's just made up of 13 parts (4 shins, 4 Gobon Discs, 1 Gobon Sphere, 2 Phase Arm Male/Femal connectors, 1 Bean-bot Pelvis & 1 Crayboth arm). I picture these things walking around highly top-secret labs using their enhanced eye-sight to search for any intruders. Laser cannons are mounted underneith them and have both paralyze & energy-blast settings.


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(Angled Close-Up)

(Next to Scar Phyden for scale)

Antixx Ground Trooper: Had the thought for this guy a little while ago, back in December I think, and it took a bit of configuring before I got the shape juuuust right. The head was fun to make, and I really love the colors of green & black; they just REALLY pop together.

As I mentioned in my last post, the Antixx are a very dangerous race of large ant-like creatures that have been plaguing the galaxy for several years. They're really hard to get rid of, and tend to just cause more harm then good once they show up. None of this is done out of malcious or evil intent though; they're very much just like standard Earth ants except bigger and a bit nastier. The ground troopers have 6 limbs (an Aerial Warrior has 2 legs, 2 arms & a pair of wings), two being used for manipulating objects, & two used in conjunction with arm cannons

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(Angled Close-Up)

(Battle Stance)

(Comm. Grott & Rdd'rum encounter!)

Comm. Grott: "An Antixx? HERE??"

Rdd'rum: "Quick! Shoot it before its too late! If one knows, they'll ALL know!"

-Bah'glenn

Nature Shot: Antixx Ground Trooper v1 outside

Took this picture a few weeks ago back before the snow fell & covered every square inch of my photo-shooting areas. Will take a few more pics of this guy tonight & upload them here or on the forums when I get the chance. Also have another antixx sub-species to photograph, but I have a few more pieces to sculpt on it before I do that.

Antixx Ground Trooper


Brief info about him: The Antixx are a race of ant-like aliens that spread out over the galaxy, constantly sending scouting parties to find new worlds to extract food & resources from. Once one of them discovers the planet they're on is suitable for colonization, they'll send out a signal to the other scouts who then all send a joint-message to the main colony of their findings. The planet will soon be covered in swarms of antixx in less then a week. VERY dangerous and nearly impossible to get rid of once they've begun planet-fall. Have become a more recent threat in the galaxy, around the time period of the Alien Mercenaries.

(OH & that purple guy in the background is a Violos Buildman with some clear pieces. He's the starting of another character, so when he's all finished expect him on the blog/in the Glyos Forums soon.)