Joshh
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I'm an avid Command and Conquer fan, and am watching something like 60-70 promising mods for C&C or related games! Besides being a fan, I am the head Particle Artist for Red Alert 3 Paradox, and I occasionally make concept art for kicks and giggles. If you want to reach me, just leave a comment or send a PM my way, and I'll be happy to respond.
This is the first piece of concept art I've done to feature an ambiance. Here the Syndicate Stymphalian Copter is hunting down fugitives by a Sprawl's exterior wall, while a storm brews in the sky. The Stymphalian is a helicopter that uses a grenade launcher to throw smart bombs that use a rudimentary AI to identify enemy targets and rolls toward them, latching on and detonating with impressive force. It is capable of deactivating it's internal gyroscope and spinning rapidly, throwing smart bombs every which way.
Himmmmm.... Looks like a gunship, which is great for the Phoenix, but the Stymphilyan drops these little buggers,
Themushroomkingdom.net
It is a heli-bomber. Think of a more traditional utility helicopter that throws bombs out a door. Except futuristic. Think of the King Raven from the Gears of War seres.
Xboxgazette.com
Ok, that helicopter in the link is really sweet.
Yes, I've read that it throws what are essentially Bomb-ombs, but that isn't altogether incompatible with my design. The launcher on the left wing is just a standard grenade launcher - the belt feeds it ammo, and these Sagittarius Bomb-ombs can't be too huge - I'm thinking like bowling ball size. So I can rationalize the weapons.
I don't think that this design would work for the Phoenix though, because it needs to transform into a plane. This is too standard attack chopper-ish to do that. On a side note, check out the Chariot Transport Chopper page for an interesting design for that.
Sorry about the long post length.
Ah heli that transforms into a fighter? When considering the Syndicates sci-fi connection... the helicopter from The sixth day Images.blu-ray.com ? Whatcha think?