Hi all! It's been a while since the last time I was on here, however, I've learned that I have either enough time to view the art of others, or to work on my own, with very little choices in between.
I've been attempting to start a YouTube channel for Zoids, a Japanese toy line of robotic weaponized androids stretching back to the early 1980's that has grown and shrunk over the decades, resulting in anime TV shows, highly detailed model kits, card games, video games, and more! It's kind of an obscure franchise, but it's a really cool one that has earned a very loyal fanbase. They are sort of like Gundam and Transformers
Below is a bunch of WIPs that I have been working on for the past 2-3 months.
Shield Liger Ver. 1
Shield Liger Ver. 2
Shield Liger Ver. 2
Shield Liger Mk-IIB
Guylos Dark Army Iguan
Zillon
Iguan Weapons
https://www.deviantart.com/jeszasz/art/Iguan-Downed-Godos-WIP-896250411
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Yeah, same here. It's funny seeing a OER Zoidzilla/OJR Gojulas on this website. God, I've love to get the new Kotobukiya Gojulas, but it's so damned expensive!
It seems that series like Zoids don't get the love they deserve in the West. There is a lot of Zoids artwork on Pixiv, but most of those artists are Asian, and don't post on Western sites like here.
Where I live the Zoids universe and toys are pretty much unknown. I only know of them because of a very confusing video game for the c64 I played when i was young. Many years later, after I got my first internet connection, I wanted to make sense of it all and encountered the Toys and the Chaotic Century series.
I really wish there would a new Anime/Streaming series or something to spark more interest for the Zoid universe outside of Asia.