Mammoth Concept Art

As we finally get the furniture we need for storage (bookshelves and the like), we’re clearing out the stacks of boxes in the secondary room. In the process we come across stuff we didn’t even remember keeping, such as old notes and drawings. This is one of them.

It’s a very rough three-quarter rearview of an early concept sketch for the Mammoth strider from Heavy Gear. At the time it seemed a natural idea to use V-engines (an internal combustion engine with a peculiar layout — see the game) on the striders as well as on the Gears. Here, there was one in each side torso, oriented vertically. I don’t quite remember why we didn’t go with that design; it may have something to do with wanting to have the Gears keep a special look. I kind of like it, it looks like scale on the back of the machine.

(Also added to the Heavy Gear concept art page.)

Posted by vman at September 26, 2006 11:41 PM