Model "The Command Shell" Engineer Contribution Hat

I decided to rework my original hat and resubmit it to Valve. I also gave it a new name. Originally it was "The Command Shell", but that doesn't really catch on. So I've changed its name to:

The Texan's Turtle Top!



I changed the green color to team colors. The Team colors blend in more with the character color palette and I think looks better now.

http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/86887

You can see the original green color in the screens that aren't the first one above.

[stevethepocket]

*groan*

*nerdgasm*

[Sel]

Funny, well modeled too, doesn't look tf2ish at all though.

[Ross_C]

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Originally Posted by Selentic

Funny, well modeled too, doesn't look tf2ish at all though.

Thanks, but on being tf2ish, what's holding it back?

[Sel]

The green is very foreign looking, and in my opinion it doesn't really seem like an extension of the character's personality, more their playstyle.

[Shmitz]

Maybe make it a brown turtle, and instead of it being a shell, make it the whole turtle strapped to the engineer's head? It would feel more makeshift, which fits the idea of a lot of existing hats, and would still get the same idea across (and probably be even funnier).

[Sel]

I was going to suggest team coloured koopa shells.

teehee

[Spammish]

A whole turtle strapped to his head may be suit better, as said, especially with jiggle bones arms, legs and head sticking out

[SlayerBlitz]

best engie hat ever!

[Ross_C]

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Originally Posted by Selentic

The green is very foreign looking, and in my opinion it doesn't really seem like an extension of the character's personality, more their playstyle.

I don't know, I think playstyle pretty much is the class personality. I mean I can see how the Heavy's Ushanka fits his personality, but I'm going to assume that his Football Helmet is all about his playstyle.

As for the green, I tried to copy the usual greens we see in TF2 (Lumberyard Grass Color). I think it just looks a bit foreign looking since we're all used to looking at desert environments. I think maybe making the shell a bit more brownish green would help.

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Originally Posted by Shmitz

Maybe make it a brown turtle, and instead of it being a shell, make it the whole turtle strapped to the engineer's head? It would feel more makeshift, which fits the idea of a lot of existing hats, and would still get the same idea across (and probably be even funnier).

I was originally going to go with this idea aswell, along with wiring and all sorts of weird gadgets taped to the turtle. It would've been hilarious but I felt that simplicity is key to TF2, and adding too much noise on the hat would make it a bit overly complex. I think that the turtle shell by itself gets the message across without overdoing it.