#axe gun

[terkmc]

Commission

[rupertbbare]

[furin1994]

Commission of a Goliath Gunslinger Girl.

[rupertbbare]

Santa Claus by Junq Jeon

[marcamatic]

Over half way through the secondary characters now, this week its Sakata’s weapon:

Since Sakata was based on the myth of Kintarō I knew I wanted axes to be his weapons, plus I wanted to mix them with rifles to pay tribute to Rwby’s weapons, I was actually expecting this weapon to be difficult to design, but it turns out there are a whole host of axe-gun hybrids:

I’m honestly surprised that its such a rare weapon in popular media, but it made it very fun to design, and found a few really gorgeous designs.

Anyway I’ll keep it short this week, here is this week’s progress:

Character Concepts

Background extras:42/42

Main Characters: 13/13

Main character re-designs: 5/5

Secondary Character: 14/14

Secondary Character re-designs: 5/5

Weapon Concepts

Main Characters: 12/12

Secondary Characters: 4/7

Weapon Redesigns: 0/4

Scene Concepts

Interiors: 0/24

Exteriors: 0/20

That’s all for this week, Until next time

Marc Out~~

March 5th Update Over half way through the secondary characters now, this week its Sakata's weapon: Since Sakata was based on the myth of Kintarō I knew I wanted axes to be his weapons, plus I wanted to mix them with rifles to pay tribute to Rwby's weapons, I was actually expecting this weapon to be difficult to design, but it turns out there are a whole host of axe-gun hybrids:

[rupertbbare]

Pair of small axes with wheel-lock pistols, Germany 1620

[morbidology]

Many cultures have had some form of a gun-blade combination due to the fact that they are extremely versatile out on the battlefield. The most famous form would be the bayonet that was used during the Crimean War and the American Civil War. The Germans were also known for their axe guns and a lot of these are preserved in the Historisches Museum in Dresden, as seen above.

[historyfan]

A combined axe/wheel lock gun.

Circa 1609.

As seen at the Fitzwilliam Museum.