With many thanks to the commenters in the last post (Solander and RJCD particularly), I have just added nine new shields to HeroMachine 3 Alpha's ItemRightShields:
As usual, holler if there are any problems with it.
I now move on to Neckwear with all the great suggestions you guys gave. If you have more, post 'em here.
They look good Jeff.
Yeah, they look Great!
I really didn’t think I could possibly come up with anything else specific, but then I remembered what a time I’d had trying to come up with a vial necklace before on my lonesome. So some of those might be nifty.
http://www.citrus-kiss.com/store/vialnecklace01.jpg
http://www.pilotvials.com/Vial_Necklace_op_125x174.jpg
http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/3e/1/AAAAAnfK0R8AAAAAAD4bQA.jpg
http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.19949758.jpg
http://www.brandonsanderson.com/images/store/Jewelry/mistborn/Vial%20Necklace/MIST-02.jpg
Can be just normal jewelry. I thought they looked neat:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Gothic-Werewolf-&-Vampire-Fang-Blood-Vial-Necklace-Wolf_W0QQitemZ260364809566QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090219?IMSfp=TL090219126001r2370#ebayphotohosting
http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Gothic-Vampire-Bat-Amphora-Blood-Vial-Necklace_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ220369445152#ebayphotohosting
http://www.razortangotrading.com.au/images/uploads/DSC_0513_final.jpg
A normal-sized padlock chain necklace. For size reference I mean:
http://www3.shopsmartbargains.com/images/product/603048/6030486546_MD.jpg
http://leathercatalog.net/images/n218lock.jpg
Can’t wait to see the new set, no matter what you use or not. You’ve done great, man.
A note on shields, some more herald designs in Insignia would be useful. I have a book of they if you need pictures let me know.
Ooooh heraldic insignias are pretty cool.
Neckwear:
http://www.tomsawyerwaistcoats.co.uk/webupload/TSAWYER/CUSTOM/2008/SMALL/harlequin-neckwear.jpg
http://www.beltsbanglesandbracelets.co.uk/jewellery/images/T/unisex_bracelet_shark_0786_thb.jpg
http://www.netpaths.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/flavor-flav.jpg
http://www.fantasywaistcoats.co.uk/pictures/accessories/bow_ties-300.jpg
http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/04/8bit_tie.jpg
http://www.homecinemachoice.com/files/hcc_content/software/joker_tie.jpg
http://www.yourprops.com/norm-4854bea1cd702-Dark+Knight,+The+(2008).jpeg
http://rlv.zcache.com/riddler_tie-p151797145817735750td9w_125.jpg
http://knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/2/24/Neck_Tie_Platter_small.jpg
http://www.wetseal.com/assets/ws/product_images/398447363_lg.jpg
http://craziestgadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/retro-video-game-ties-450×343.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f14/dopeydrummer/tie.jpg
dogtag :http://www.childlessbychoiceproject.com/images/dog_tags__small__9e4w.jpg
http://www.sz-wholesale.com/uploadFiles/upimg7%5CDog-tag_104907.jpg
i would really like to have my previous 2 requests:
# JR Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
revolutionary war neckties,
http://www.history.army.mil/lc/Explore/Expedition_Departure/AltonIL_00038.JPG
and others:
http://image64.webshots.com/64/2/89/36/485828936QsSQok_fs.jpg
this has some uniforms iād like too have too:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/maskirovka77/SFspZhkKa_I/AAAAAAAAYtA/3DLgtGXWPj8/s800/Twilight%20Tattoo077.jpg
http://www.coinlink.com/News/images/washington_portrait.jpg
more to come
– the one afro-amercan dude’s scarf would be nice.
along with all of soloander’s(#19),RSC5’s(#22,26-27, and 33) and fabien’s(#21) neckwear requests(the ones from the last shield update)( i realy would like these) i also like rsc5’s current request in the present post.
I heartily concur with Hammerknight–Like I said, you could even release a Heraldry mini.
Jeff,
Any chance of getting the Shield in the horror section with out the skull in the middle?
I think there shoud be a giant like roman shield. You know, the wooden ones about as tall as a dude and with the metal on the front
Jeff, I’m lending my voice to what a few of these fellows have suggested and requesting some dog tags. Thanks, man.
That horror shield would look good without the skull on it, I agree.
Also Jeff, I’ve noticed lately that you’ve been including the link to the Alpha Lab at the top of these new item entries and I want to thank you. Seems like a silly thing, but it got to the point where I was having to travel back an entire page on this site to locate the last link to it, just to see new stuff.
@RSC5: Glad you appreciate it, but there’s a link to the HM3 Alpha right in the tool bar at the top …
Using the Insignia circle and square with their line color as white will cover up the skull on the shield and let you put other stuff on it.
@Dan: Like this?
http://www.medievalarmory.net/images/RomanShield1.jpg
Here is an example of what I was saying.
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=59181&d=1244492137
Here is a Roman Shield. If you what the recipe for it let me know.
http://forums.ugo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=59183&d=1244493602
Jeff, I have never even seen that red bar at the top. Whether that is because red is one of the most difficult colors for the human eye to comprehend or, more likely, I’m just no good at paying attention.
Hey man, I didn’t DESIGN it, I just blog it š
For neckwear, how about an ancient egyptian esque type pectoral collar
Thought of another neckwear item. Would Harley Quinn’s jester collar be generic enough to use?
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f366/Summerleaigh/HarleyQuinnJoker.jpg
http://www.sidekickcomicsuk.com/blogs/media/blogs/sidekick//harley.jpg
This is regarding the neckties and collar combo from the HM2.5 version. I liked the neckties with different patterns, but coloring the collar anything but white was a problem. Could you separate the collar and the patterned neckties so we can mix and match please? Also, will you be making sleeves for the shirts in your tops portion? Hard to put a long jacket on a character when the sleeves are missing. Thanks in advance.
Mr. Q
Behold! The Egyptian pectoral collar:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Nefereruptah_necklace.jpg
http://www.fotosearch.com/bthumb/IST/IST516/1623251.jpg
Looks good, falls like so:
http://www.timetrips.co.uk/Egyptian-cathy-half.jpg
http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/IST/IST518/three-shabtis-or_~1623110.jpg
Awesome job on the shields. Oh the possibilities… š
For neckwear, what about one of those stacked-loop things some of the women wear in certain African tribes? The ones that elongate the neck?
Also (not sure if it’d go in neckwear or shoulders), what about a mic/walkie-talkie type thing like cops use – the ones that attach either at the collar or shoulder?
What about that thing James West wore around his neck in “The Wild, Wild West” TV series? I’m not sure if you would call it a tie. It matched that blue outfit he wore most of the time.
Possibly a bolo tie, Danny Beaty?
@Whit: No, but thanks for responding to my question. I’ve contacted a guy who has a “The Wild, Wild West” website. I hope he has an answer. Take care.
I’d like to see some armored Gorgets:
http://www.fantasy-armor.com/images/gorgets/AE1700.jpg
http://www.darkheartarmoury.com/martens_gorget2.jpg
http://www.fantasy-armor.com/images/gorgets/AE1704.jpg
http://www.shaabasreplicas.net/pcat-gifs/products-small/neck-late.jpg
http://www.shee-eire.com/Arts&Crafts/Celtic/Jewellery/Gold-Jewellery/GorgetCollars/Photos/glnsheen.JPG
Hey Jeff these shields are fantastic!!
Can’t wait to get stuck into them, we just need to get that nasty little (can’t print/save bug sorted so I can start saving them.
Noticed actually that it moves the character off the page (too the bottom right) once hands are attached. Can’t do the extended view to print either as it is now showing half the background (i.e. the item boxes down the right behind the character instead of it being blank).
Do you know when you might get a chance to look at that or even to make the .png files save to a much better quality? I keep coming up with ideas but I can’t physically save them like I could before.
Those shields are just teasing me now, i wanna get to use them!! lol
Scorp
A rope burn, as if someone survived a hanging.
The bite marks of a vampire.
A large horizontal scar, as if the head of a decapitated person had been sewed back on the victim.
Great Shields, it solved me a problem with an armor chestplate… the regular top didn’t cover the whole torso.
for neckwear we need golf shirt, midchest length pendant (like that kid in “the neverending story”) rapper “dollar” neckwear and the like, all kinds of jewelery, frodo’s ring neckwear, H’mong tribe neckwear (it’s a thai tribe whose women lengthen their necks through the jewelery. kinda primitive-looking), rope hang (naturally), knightly-looking neck protector, sun pendant, moonstone pendant, satanic pentagram pendant, davidstar neckwear, whistle on a string, goggles and glasses hanged on the neck, all kinds of neckwear that fits the shoulder items, skull necklace, key hanged on string, sneakers hanged on shoelaces, workout towel, the bottom folds of a hood – chainmail hood and regular, snake wrapped around neck, ties of all sorts, bowtie, 18th century folding necktie thingy (can’t explain it. nearly headless nick from the HP series has it). second horror mouth on the neck would be nice.
did i mention i’d also like cheeseburger and fries?
gorget would be really nice, and diff kind of chains and a plain medallion so that u coud put a davidstar and others in insignia