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Crunch Bandicoot August Winner! (Part 2)

Sun's still out and while the weather's still good, catch some rays or top off with the artillery with some bigger guns. Must be nice being a lab experiment.

https://mega.nz/folder/9cFQXbTK#jEmMfdYh0uoNXyD1CS-Mlg

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September Character Poll

It's time to CHOOSE

And remember, if you're at least an Amusement Enthusiast, you can suggest characters for each month's poll!

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Crunch Bandicoot August Winner! (part 1)

So Crunch may or may not have been my first crush...or you could say my first CRUNCH!

HA!

https://mega.nz/folder/FI0gBLBA#bA_0sxaezrnUCkKr6tK3pQ

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August-September Update!

Going into another little dry spell lads! I am in a bad little situation with this 'job' that's way too far out of town and I am trying my damnedest to get out of it as it's proving to be a terrible and abusive environment that's plainly sucking the life out of me and affecting my personal life.

So I will be doing three things which includes quitting which should, at least happen before the end of the month. I'm taking a week off to I can bring myself back together, and then changing g...

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He is here to make you feel better

He took up another side job as an emotional support bear for anyone that needs it. Tobi likes to abuse is even tho he does this anyway.

https://mega.nz/folder/pANWkCRC#etHveBEtaYN1oOrf748WNg

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Robot Circus is coming to a town near you!

Eventually at least. I'm sorry for keeping ya'll dry for the last month, it's been a little rough but in the meantime I've been chipping away more and more with Robot Circus, so ya'll deserve to see the sketches that will turn into this monstrous 30 page graphic novel plus loads of extras, physical prints and who knows what else!

Please know these are just the thumbnails sketches so literally anything could change, however this do be about how it'll come out...but in color and way cool...

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August Patreon Poll

Just in time for Bowser month! (which will include Bowser at an appropriate time)

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Robot Circus 2: Meet your King Script

It's done! Sure it's a boring ol' script, but this with the first and third now outlined, I can start drawing!

A lot of this would not really be all too possible without the support here so thank you for supporting me!

For all you Dream Makers, you can read it yourself and give me your thoughts! These scripts work more as a guide than concrete translation to the final product so I'm open to ideas!

2022-07-18 22:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Robot CIrcus Character sheet

Each day is a day closer to the circus coming to town.

I'll be putting these up in pairs with the sheer abundance of all the characters that are in RC. Cerra and Spindle are next, followed by Edith, King K. Zino and Arc.

Those it's gonna be a while like most of these things >u>;

https://mega.nz/folder/QM0BWCKI#W0Z-C-Q-3YNqrW5tZOO9ew

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July August Poll winner: T-Bone

Huge and hunky, just how we like it.

https://mega.nz/folder/RI1iSBoR#N4fY-xKk8aZ013UwFGa-FQ

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First Character Poll!

Will it be hot or not? I won't tell but you're now fully responsible for my choices!

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Tobi Gives Gym Advice

I had a really stupid idea and had to follow through

Dizzy, an Amusement Enthusiast is getting only the BEST gym advice.

https://mega.nz/folder/gZ0EBC4T#cbO63e9s5ejXUMNFqBlySw

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The Diesel Dragine: Brac

A rather dastardly visitor.

The first of his kind to come to the railway. A Dragine that drinks oils and explosive cocktails that boasts much about his ability to outperform the other Dragines, but usually ends up making a fool of himself. While Monty tried to help Brac adjust, his own ego got the better of him thinking how 'rev-o-lu-tionary' he is before breaking some truck's and their brakes, simply making everything worse. So bad the other Dragines laughed and sang about him, but i...

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A good flex and stretch

For a LONG and HARD day ahead.

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Change of pace again.

Switching jobs, getting back into actually practicing my fundamentals, and lots of little things coming together from Robot Circus to the fact I might be able to take Patreon votes or requests for characters to draw as my schedule is gonna drastically change.

I can understand the overabundance of Dragines over the last month and some change was a little annoying but I promise, that's over and I'm onto other things to keep ya'll happy!

Maybe some more wholesome beef and Robot Cir...

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Steam Dragine #11 Wolver

Small but mighty little Dragine!

Doomed to disappear, Wolver laid caged up in a scrapyard to let his time come after his contract ran out on his previous railway. Luckily, Donovan found and smuggled him away to the railway that saved him along with a spirit to a brakevan named Frog (his own little cheerleader). After rehab and a newly formed contract,  Wolver returned to his full strength which rivaled some of the bigger dragines and proved to be a very effective asset to the rail...

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Steam Dragines #9-10 Cole and Donovan

Basel, twins!

As the railway grew there was a need for more Dragines, so a Caledonian was bought but instead of one, two arrived. Cole snuck his brother in fear his contract would end if he stayed home only to disappear.  They meant well, but there was no room for both so discussions were held about sending Donovan away. While both Dragines worked in the meantime, they proved to be incredibly strong for their size and more so when working together. The Dragine Master decided to ke...

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Steam Dragine #8 Monty (Montague)

A proud yet modest Dragine that is no stranger to hard work done right. From an enormous family of Dragines, it was inevitable one would come to work for the railway. Not exactly the sharpest hammer in the shed, he is often picked on but rarely notices or lets it affect him. Despite this, has a strong sense of justice and will often put himself in harms way be it from the other Dragines or a runaway train to make a point or save others in danger. While all good and all, his constant attitude ...

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Where the Demon Lurks Teaser HD

This was a lot of work which unfortunately got canned. Apparently working on something while loads of life keeps interrupting it makes for bad animation. Who knew?  

Regardless, while this is shelved now, I do have plans to make something better later one that isn't overworked and perhaps can make something that won't try to kill me either.  

Amusement Enthusiasts get to enjoy this as it would have been presented in HD as with added animation to match what I would want ...

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Where the Demon Lurks Teaser 4K

This was a lot of work which unfortunately got canned. Apparently working on something while loads of life keeps interrupting it makes for bad animation. Who knew?

Regardless, while this is shelved now, I do have plans to make something better later one that isn't overworked and perhaps can make something that won't try to kill me either.

As Dream Makers, ya'll get a nice and crisp 4K reel with some extra motions that would have been implemented in Blender, but all in Toon Boon ...

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Steam Dragine #7 Ford

Goldie Oldie

Ford is from a much older and long forgotten railway with many more shielded Steam Dragines like him. As time went on, more of his kind disappeared with contracts ending and a lack of work for them. As he too would succumb to a lack of a need for work and disappearing, he was traded to a railway that needed a Dragine just like him, with shields!

On his own he traveled to this great railway that saved his life, and now manages his own small rail line there and is gra...

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Steam Dragine #6 Avon

When the railway got busier and busier, there was a need for another Dragine to manage the yard while Fischer began to ran his own rail line, so Avon was wished and contracted as the new manager. Young and not too bright, he brings plenty of pranks to the bigger Dragines that could only dream of getting back at him, but Karma usually gets the better of him when unwise to new things or himself being his own undoing. Regardless of his quirks, he eventually became a frequent visitor to Fischer a...

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Steam Dragine #5 Leyander

what a hot shot!

Came over to the railway when his contract nearly expired and given another chance. His incredibly long neck and tail was initially wished to see if a similar class of Dragine would run better if given would improve stability in towing at high speeds.

Feeling useless since his first day resulted in a terrible crash into farmland, he was wished and contracted with a new color which he now prides on. Though he is a 'big' Dragine, he is the smallest of them all, bu...

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Steam Dragine #4

While already public, have some world building.

The first proper Dragine to come to the railway. Large, strong, and absolutely full of himself, priding on his strength and speed. However that all comes with a constant boastful attitude and stubbornness that can't be broken. Despite his size, he is one of the younger Dragines to the railway, and when he makes a fool of himself, no one lets him forget, but he is getting better...eventually.

Height:15ft
Weight: 18ton
Towing P...

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Steam Dragine #3 Rainer

I got plenty of these coming down the line

Meet Rainer, one of the biggest dragines of the hoard. When ordered by an outstanding company to the railway, claiming they could contract a dragine for a good deal, he arrived with a small belly that could not make enough steam and often fell sick and useless. After some work to give him a chance with better coal and water, he crashed, forcing him to be rehabbed with a new shape (hence why his belly is large and a different color).

Hei...

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Steam Dragine #2 Ferrus

Sure this is up publicly but ya'll get some extra story bits.

While not the oldest, is one of the oldest of the Dragines. While others when the railway was first being established, he was one of the first to be properly part of the railway and not a part timer. A well experienced Dragine who's had his fun and is now usually on the sidelines for the bigger and newer Dragines and tends to smaller jobs, but enjoys it non the less. While some would call him useless and his time being up to...

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Steam Dragine #1 Fischer

 I've been working on a growing ensemble of 'Steam Dragines' as like a character design experiment before diving head first into Robot Circus again.

This here is Fischer, a smaller Dragine who's a bit full of himself and wants to do more than he thinks capable of. He manages the railyard for the larger Dragines to take trains across the country, but occasionally has excursions on short local lines.

height: 10ft
weight: 5 ton
towing force: 20,000 lbf

2022-05-02 21:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Dragines

Ya'll are not ready for the sheer amount of them I made

Or the fact I might make them as adoptables.

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TuftBubble Timelapse

This guy drew my lads a dozen times so he got  a nice B-Day gift in return in which I surprised myself with how well it turned out lol.

Amazingly easier than it looked to make.

https://mega.nz/folder/JFMggDaC#9ja_AgwcCqnWdYyZkQGZqw

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HE-HIM-W(HOLE)SOME

It’s a meme and late to the party :’D

See both the share link!

https://mega.nz/folder/JNEAQRiR#fr2X5RTRYUIkXnSaOiMS-Q

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