Akira style project ** 'Stolen' mech 23.11.16**

[FramFramson]

I wouldn't say it's the most accurate. I think post-cyberpunk (like Ghost in the Shell) is better in that regard, but that's kind of cheating as it's been even less time since that genre began.

TBH, I don't think the bleakness of cyberpunk is accurate at all. People see the world as worse than it really is, compared to the past, because all our media loves to play up negatives. Every era has it's own problems-in-progress that are inflated in the mind via immediacy, but in a lot of ways the modern world is overall a flat out better place to be than it was decades ago.

In fact the only thing I can say is really accurate about cyberpunk is the general idea the information technologies would be the most notable area of advancement, rather than, say, transportation technologies. That, and the general assumption that future culture would change in ways that contemporary readers would find distressingly alienating, rather than familiar-feeling derivations of their own culture (note that this not the same as saying culture would degrade, merely that future shock would loom over any intellectually honest attempt at looking forward). But as far as the future being dark and dystopian... no.

But then anticipating social/cultural changes is one of the things science fiction has always had the most difficulty with, IMO (apart from really blanket stuff, like "there will be less mainstream racism").

It's more than just the general idea that information technology would be the most prominent form of technological advancement, but also that corporations will continue to rise and dominate, often at the expense of civil government, the social contract will fray, and that those information technologies will be used to exert stricter and tighter controls on everyday populations.

For example, metric-based predictive behavioural software is very cyberpunk, and the use of such software to increase control by corporations or governments, especially under the guise of it being a positive, is extremely cyberpunk. Things like "You will get a lower assurance rate if you put this tracking device in your car to monitor your driving habits. And if you don't like that well, what have you got to hide then, citizen?" are - to me anyway - so cyberpunk it hurts.

But in any case, I think I should stop there. Not because I should avoid politics (which is where this is going) so much as the fact that this is Jim's thread for Jim's stuff.

[OSHIROmodels]

But in any case, I think I should stop there. Not because I should avoid politics (which is where this is going) so much as the fact that this is Jim's thread for Jim's stuff.

If that's the case then, how about a picture 



Not much that hasn't seen before (just the road sign) but it will hopefully spur me on to do some more and start to get close to actually finishing the bloody thing 

cheers

James

[YPU]

That does really work for the setting!

Are those signs ever so slightly weathered or am I literally grasping at shadows?

[OSHIROmodels]

They've had some ink stains applied but the arc of the street lights does throw some shadow at the top.

cheers

James

[Elk101]

That's looking great.

[warburton]

Brilliant!

[Steam Flunky]

Absolutely fantastic! 
I would love to game on that table.

[OSHIROmodels]

You could have done the headlights on the van..     

Now then Ray, remember what you said...






And below is a dodgy shot of the 'oh so terrible' workings underneath. The next one will be neater now I know what I'm doing 



Just a little bit of fun 

I did manage to cut out a load more pavements at eh weekend and will be adding the road surface and spraying them this week hopefully.

cheers

James

[Mason]

Brilliant!
 

Roll on October '17!
 


 

[Elk101]

That is cool. Is there nothing you can't do? It's annoying!   

I take it the van was hollow in the main anyway and you just cut away locally to fit? Otherwise that is some undertaking for a block of resin. It's quite an undertaking anyway. Nice work.

[Captain Blood]

Roll on October '17!
 

 

Yes. I'm looking forward to that ECW manor house siege.

 

 

[OSHIROmodels]

Thanks chaps 

Steve, it was completely solid underneath and Phil used some bloody hard resin 

Richard, you better check the votes 

cheers

James

[Elk101]

Thanks chaps 

Steve, it was completely solid underneath and Phil used some bloody hard resin 

cheers

James

Bloody hell!  That's commitment.

[Mason]

Bloody hell!  That's commitment.

Yep.
He should be committed, all right!
 

[Ray Earle]

Ok. I'm very, very impressed.