Hi everyone!

This is a simple HK-47 reskin that I made because I thought the nasty orange color was.. well.... Nasty :xp:

I realize this isn't a BEAUTIFUL mod, however I just thought i'd share it with you all :)

From the readme....


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HK-47 Reskin By Keiko

This simple reskin, "reskins" HK-47 with a red-ish color.
It also gives him a few bullet holes and some red eyes :D (Hey, he is an "assassin" droid isn't he? ;))

Just drop "P_hk47_01", and "PO_PHk47" into your "Override" folder and you should be good to go!


--Credits--

Fred T. for KT



Since kotorfiles is giving me a fit, this will be uploaded at rapidshare for the time being

---Screenies---

http://img526.imageshack.us/my.php?image=keikosg3.jpg)
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+++Download link+++
http://rapidshare.com/files/151312245/HK-47_Reskin_By_Keiko.rar.html)


Let me know if ive forgot anything


Enjoy :)

--Keiko

Great skin, but one thing:

Slugthrowers are almost extinct in the Star Wars universe, so there's no reason he should have "bullet" holes or any type of holes anyway.

I would say blaster scorch marks would be more like it- maybe some exposed wiring inside a burnt hole.


I probably won't download due to small little things like that, but it's still pretty ace. =]

Slugthrowers are almost extinct in the Star Wars universe, so there's no reason he should have "bullet" holes or any type of holes anyway.
Actually slug-throwers are quite prevalent especially on outer-rim worlds. They are a cheaper alternative in many places far removed from the Republic. Also being explosives are quite common some shrapnel also makes holes like bullets do. :twocents:

OT: It is an interesting skin though...

Hmmm..i'll download this and give it a shot. looks good btw

Great skin, but one thing:

Slugthrowers are almost extinct in the Star Wars universe, so there's no reason he should have "bullet" holes or any type of holes anyway.

I would say blaster scorch marks would be more like it- maybe some exposed wiring inside a burnt hole.


I probably won't download due to small little things like that, but it's still pretty ace. =]

Thanks for your comment :)

I realize bullet holes may not be exactly right, but I thought it mentioned something in his dialog about him getting shot, so I put 2 and 2 together ;)

I'll probably fix this,

thanks again

--Keiko

Trandoshans used slug weapons as late as the clone wars so im sure the holes are fine it looks pretty cool i like the reskin :D

Trandoshans used slug wepns as late as the clone wars so im sure the holes are fine it looks retty co i like th reskin :D

Thanks Bud, Glad you liked it ;)

Hey, even the bowcaster is a type of slugthrower.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bowcaster)

Maybe a Wookie shot him?

Hey, even the bowcaster is a type of slugthrower.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bowcaster)

Maybe a Wookie shot him?

Ditto :)

He was shot by someone with perfect aim, wasn't he? :snip2: Right dead center in the head and chest :lol:.

I think that the colour of the rust and grey areas are well done, but the holes shouldn't be so symetrical. A few offset holes would be more visually interesting than dead center. I also find the hollow blackness of the holes a little fake. Perhaps if there was something behind them (like the exposed wiring that Xbx_Inthusiast mentioned).

Also Tusken Raiders usually use slugthrowers (remember the ricochet off of Anakin's pod racer?).

Didn't Svosh make a skin that had HK pretty banged up?

Hey, even the bowcaster is a type of slugthrower.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bowcaster)

Maybe a Wookie shot him?

To be more precise, bowcaster shots metallic bolts.

That is what a slugthrower is i believe.

Am i wrong?

Hm... Trandoshan weapons in RC throws metallic projectils (like CS projectils IMO), in JK:JA, bowcaster throws metallic bolts (more like a metal mixed with laser for me). In TSL, bowcaster shoots green-colored projectils (IDK what it is, maybe laser or metallic bolts). Correct me if I'm wrong.

He was shot by someone with perfect aim, wasn't he? :snip2: Right dead center in the head and chest :lol:.

I'm not sure if it is possible to do skins that aren't symmetrical. If you can, I think it would require some coding.

Anyways, the skin isn't all that bad. I'd like a little more variation in the color of the rust, and a different mirror other than rapidshare, but still good.

Anyway, the skin is good. Here you go:

Pros:
1. Red color means more menace look
2. Red eyes add more threat
3. There's battle scars (that 2 holes)

Cons:
1. I hope you can create a cool model for HK-47 that looks sophisticated
2. I'm tired of that rusty thing (this is personal)
3. Although the color is cool, but it doesn't match with HK-47's rifle.

I will give it 8.5 for the skin :) (because I like red). If there's no rust and you remodel HK-47 and his rifle, I'll give it 10. Quite nice work.

Didn't Svosh make a skin that had HK pretty banged up?
Yeah, that's my favourite HK-47 re-skin.

Keiko's is still very interesting, and only needs a little tweeking to make it great, IMO. The balance and contrast of the red rust to grey metal works really well.

I'm not sure if it is possible to do skins that aren't symmetrical. If you can, I think it would require some coding.

Actually it only requires editing the UVW map in gmax. As for HK-47, he already has a lot of non-mirrored areas. You can see in Keiko's screenshots that his face and chest plate (where the bullet holes are), aren't mirrored. On the chest, just below the hole there are two rectangles on only one side of the plate, and the rust on his face is mostly on his right (screen left). There is still a lot of his skin that is mirrored, but not in the areas that Keiko drilled some holes into him. :snipe1:

EDIT: Here are the Wookieepedia pages for slugthrowers (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Slugthrower) and bowcasters (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bowcaster).