Our Live Q&A with MechWarrior: Bulldogs creator D.C. Bruins is scheduled for Monday, April 12th at 7:30 pm EST.
I'll be sending invites to join that chat out later today to all of the $10 tier Gallery patrons. Check your email inboxes for those. I'll also include anyone that has averaged more than $10/month in contributions since joining, since a number of you were giving in that range before I added the second tier. All of those patrons will have the chance to join in on the stream...
2021-04-11 16:15:47 +0000 UTC
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Hello everybody, hopefully you've all had a chance to catch MechWarrior: Bulldogs, the animatic by D.C. Bruins that the first artist grant from Gallery 3025 helped produce. Before I turn my attention to our next project I want to make sure I've done as much as I can to drive the attention and support of the community Bruins' way.
If you follow my work on Renegade HPG then you're probably aware of my affinity for the old CCG and my personal project to update and create custom cards for t...
2021-04-07 14:48:25 +0000 UTC
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We did it Patrons! Thanks in large part to your support, D.C. Bruins' newest fan project is complete and ready to share with the world!
Unfortunately YouTube doesn't seem to allow early access to the video when it is setup for a scheduled premiere, but I hope that you all can hop online tomorrow (4/5) at noon Eastern Standard Time to watch it go Live!
I've seen this over a dozen times now as we've tweaked it to make it perfect to share with all of you, and honestly I loved t...
2021-04-04 22:28:06 +0000 UTC
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Bruins' animation should be posted within a week, which means it's time to schedule a Live Q&A! I wanted to reach out to the $10/month patrons to see what time would work for each of you to join us for that recording. Options are Sunday the 11th at 7 pm EST or Monday the 12th at 7:30 EST.
2021-03-30 14:15:51 +0000 UTC
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Cross posting from Renegade HPG...here is an artist spotlight featuring another idea I had to help support artists in the BattleTech community.
My recent giveaway for a custom Warhammer WHM-6R card for the BattleTech CCG featured Florian Mellies 'Blast from the Past' illustration, a modern take on the classic BattleDroids/BattleTech box art. Florian asked if I wouldn't mind sending some extras his way to pass along to his high level Patrons, which seemed like a no brainer. Then it occur...
2021-03-30 10:55:05 +0000 UTC
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The Gallery Patreon has been a little quiet this month while we wait for Bruins to complete his animated short. With that in mind I wanted to share a little update on future plans to keep everyone's anticipation levels high for what the Gallery's is planning for round two.
Jarrod Owen is an Australian based artist that has produced a number of character portraits for BattleTech in the past (see his likeness for Justin Allard here). These sketches are featured in several pre-Kickstarter ...
2021-03-23 22:57:00 +0000 UTC
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A little update here for you fine folks. Bruins checked in to let me know he's "definitely in the final stretch" on the animation project that we are all eagerly anticipating. While we wait, here is another short clip from the storyboard to further stoke your excitement.
2021-03-03 04:32:12 +0000 UTC
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Sirdubdub is hard at work on his upcoming animation and the Gallery continues to build support. While you wait for an update on that project here's something you may enjoy in the meantime.
If you've had a chance to catch any of the early Renegade HPG episodes it will come as no surprise that I am a big fan of the old CCG and have made many custom cards to enjoy at home for this old game.
As a thank you to all of those that have supported the channel and helped it grow to ove...
2021-03-02 03:46:03 +0000 UTC
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Early fundraising continues for the Gallery. Two and a half weeks in and we're already well over $200/month with almost 100 individuals patrons. I've been "cold calling" like crazy on Facebook Messenger to rally as much support behind the cause as possible. My goal is to get to $500+/month ASAP because that will put the Gallery in a position to produce high quality pieces for the community on a monthly basis.
Whatever you guys can do to help spread the word will help a...
2021-02-17 19:27:44 +0000 UTC
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Work continues on D.C. Bruins' animation. Here's another sneak peak for our Gallery patrons to enjoy while they wait. In it we see that the hunter becomes the hunted.
Gallery 3025 continues to gain steam as we approach the $200/month funding mark. I've been reaching out to people each day on Facebook Messenger (many of you have caught those messages, and several have signed up because of them). The biggest challenge at this stage of the game is getting the word out so people know what w...
2021-02-12 13:56:18 +0000 UTC
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A new support tier has been added to the Gallery. To help keep the Patrons engaged with the creators I'm going to coordinate regular, Live Q&A chats on the Renegade HPG YouTube channel. A recording of these chats will be available for the public after they air, but Patrons backing at the new $10 level will have the opportunity to join the chats live and contribute their own questions to the discussion. At some point I expect participation will need to be capped, but I don't foresee that b...
2021-02-11 20:48:24 +0000 UTC
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The Gallery's first collaboration is officially in motion. I connected with D.C. Bruins this morning to talk about his newest fan project and how Gallery 3025 could support his work. While it is still early and we don't have the resources for a full commission at this point, what we can do is help push this existing project forward by giving Bruins some of the resources he needs to focus on his animation. In the meantime I will be sharing updates and sneak peaks with the Patrons (not too much...
2021-02-05 20:29:05 +0000 UTC
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I woke up this morning to a note from Scroggins sharing this recent piece by Dmitriy Leonovich. This type of unique vision and insight into the world of BattleTech off the battlefield is right in line with some of what I'm hoping to explore with Gallery 3025! Check out more of Dmitriy's work at
https://www.deviantart.com/leonovichdmitriy
2021-02-05 12:21:04 +0000 UTC
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Sirdubdub himself, D.C. Bruins was kind enough to let me share this brief teaser from the storyboard for his current fan project. If you aren't familiar with Bruins' work, drop what you are doing right now and watch Frihet: A Mechwarrior Film
https://youtu.be/luIKMpl1lfk
and follow that up with
https://www.youtube.com/watc...
2021-02-01 05:13:57 +0000 UTC
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Thanks to everyone that has been or will shortly throw their early support behind this project. It's been less than a day and we already have a dozen supporters with over a hundred commitments that just haven't caught the launch announcement yet.
These early stages are very important because it is going to be a lot more challenging to rally support behind the idea when that support has yet to reach the critical levels needed to start securing commissions. You're willing...
2021-01-31 16:46:46 +0000 UTC
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