Reaverbots

[duo]

I didn't know that she built the robots herself. There is something cool about greasy women engineers. I'm studying engineering now, but my girlfriend isn't very interested in it. Haha, maybe it's good that she doesn't like to get dirty.

Mr. Diglett, did you ever get a chance to see Castle in the Sky? It came out in '86. Ghibli has some really cool fantasy ideas, but sometimes the plots drag.

[Arne]

I'm currently researching Time Boken and Yatterman. It seems like a show I would've loved as a kid. Here in Sweden they only aired pretentious/weird/cheap eastern European stuff.

Sadly I haven't seen much Ghibli stuff. Just Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. They were ok, but I prefer sci-fi-comedy really. I want to see Castle in the Sky because of the designs, but they don't show stuff like that here and you can't find it on DVD in stores.

[Traingham]

Wow...this is all some really impressive work you've done. Your reaverbot designs are
ridiculously awesome! You put Capcom to shame with most of the stuff you have here.

(Those humanoid styled reaverbots resemble the 'Pantheons' for the MMZ series, though.)

I still think they're pretty good though. I always played with the idea of human-like reavers, but it always turned out a little disturbing. Like Resident Evil disturbing.

[Arne]

Thanks. Yeah, I'm influenced by the MMZ art.

Some more similarities: The evil girl in Yatterman is called Doronjo and her gang Dorobo. Sounds pretty close to Toron (Bonne). The good guys wear a puffy cap similar to the one Roll and her father has. Similar hairstyle too.

In Time Bokan the bad guys have a skull ship (a bridge) which they integrate into their mechas. Reminds me of the one Wily uses. There's a mushroom mecha (first episode) which looks a bit like the Feldynaugt and the flying Proto-Draches in the concept art. I thought I saw Yellow Devil in Gyakuten Ippatsuman too.

Edit: The ladybug 'feldynaught' is often drawn inconsistently. Here's a papercraft version.
paperkraft.blogspot.com/2009/06/ultimate-time-bokan-papercraft.html
Toys:
www.collectiondx.com/news_item/04132009/brave_gokin_time_mechabuton
www.japansuperfantasticmodel.com/images/misc/grip_time_bokan_tentouki.jpg

www.legends-station.com/showimage600.php?pic=mml1/artwork/concept2

[Dragge]

Good to see you around here Arne. I don't know whether or not you got my PM or not back around the time that you went into hiding left for an extended leave. Anyway I still love your reaverbot designs and wouldn't be surprised to see you come up with something else.

[duo]

Great, you scared him off. Now he won't come back for another couple of years. And any hopes of new concept art... Gone!

[Arne]

Nah, I'm still here. I got distracted by old anime shows, and a broken rib. Broken ribs are no fun at all. Don't break your ribs.

I have a bunch of PMs I need to address. After I watch Chikkun Takkun. I don't have any plans to work on MML in this state, although I would need to clean up some of the Reaverbots and do a proper lineup of those.

I should probably watch something sad like Grave of the Fireflies, because lolling hurts my chest.

[duo]

Yeah, it would be cool if you fixed some of your pictures on the megaman page. Some of your other game pages had more love thrown in.

Larger versions of your home made reaverbots would look great, especially that top right blue guy that shoots lasers.

[Arne]

I've posted some old-new stuff on my MML page.

[Bowen Aero]

Oh, so you're the one who makes these. Love your work. I'd go on a fanboyish rant about it, but I don't think anyone would appreciate that.