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Ostmechs enjoying an Autumn stroll

Just like Fall in the Ozarks, you can’t take a walk through the woods without someone taking a potshot at you.

Greetings fair traveler,

The Everything Battletech Community decided to kick 2022 off right with this commissioned piece celebrating the Ost-mech line. This is part of an ongoing series of commissioned pieces EBT is funding to enrich the BT universe.

Makes sure to support their efforts and join their discord at:

https://www.everythingbattletech.com/

There is even an 8k version available via their Patreon page.

Enjoy!

-Eldon

Dream Pod 9 work finally sees the light of day!

Hello all, 

So, it seems that the DP9 team plans to release my designs for the NEW New Eden miniature range over the month of January. Nice!

I’ve been wrestling with this project for the duration of 2021. I really don’t know a lot about Heavy Gear; I remember perusing the RPG books back in my teen years. It has certainly been an education. Lots of late nights patiently going over the details of HG lore and what weapon abbreviations mean. 

This gear, or as Edenites call them “Golems,” is a Griffin. This is one of the first designs I produced for DP9. It’s a little rough for the first go; some wonky bits. It’ll come in two flavors. A light grenade version for anti-infantry work and an ECCM version to gum up enemy electronics. It comes with an in-built machine gun and melee claws standard. 

Make sure to visit the original post for more details!

https://www.dp9.com/2022/01/01/happy-new-year-from-the-staff-at-dream-pod-9/

Enjoy and have a happy 2022!

-Eldon

Knife Fight City T-shirt and Patches!

Knife Fight City Cinematic Universe T-shirt.

Hello folks,

Here’s a quick update on a few things going on this Monday. Tex, of Black Pants Legion fame, and I are teaming up to bring back the 80’s in KNIFE FIGHT FORM!!! All profits from this shirt sale will go to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Pre-order yours at: https://astray3.bigcartel.com/product/pre-orders-for-knife-fight-city-cinematic-universe-t-shirt

In more Urbanmech related news, UrbEx patches are now available on the web-shop.

Yes, it has an Iron-on back for the sewing impaired.

Not bad for a first attempt. You can get them on the webshop.

https://astray3.bigcartel.com/product/urbex-3-5-x-3-5-patch

That’s all for now! Have a great day!

-Eldon

The Long Catch-up… and the future? Or how robots ate my life.

Marauder Pack combo example.

Greetings everyone,

Here is a long-overdue update to this much-neglected page. Sorry about that folks, but free time is hard to come by these days. For those who follow my other socials, you’ll know I’ve been neck-deep in work for Catalyst Game Labs and other game projects. It’s left no time to work on the comic. Hopefully, that will change in the near future. ( I would dearly like to wrap up the fourth chapter and epilogue for the first book of Astray3. )

In the meantime, I encourage you to check out my Twitter and Instagram for more current updates. ( Eldoniousrex on both. ) There should be plenty of exciting announcements coming down the pike in the next several months. I’ll also try to update this page at least once a week. Patreon is kinda dead at the moment, but it’s free to join since It charges by comic release and not by the month. ( No comics being released means no charges. ) You can find it here https://www.patreon.com/astray3

And I’d also encourage you to check out the Astray3 store page for stickers, books, prints, and whatever odd stuff I can add. https://astray3.bigcartel.com/

And finally, convention appearances have slowly returned. I’ll be at SpaCon again this year. ( https://spa-con.org/ ) Come by and say hi if you are in the area.

I’ll be back soon!

All the best,

-Eldon

Weekly update Oct. 13th, 2020…The robots that ate my life!

Hello A3 faithful,

First, I’d like to apologize for my long absence. The last few weeks have been chaotic with nary a chance to catch my breath. This missive will be a chance to bring you abreast of the current situation and future plans. 

Sadly, there won’t be a new Astray3 comic this week nor for some time yet. With the success of the Tex Talks Battletech Mackie Packs and the following march of mech commissions, many lucrative opportunities have arisen. Chief among these is creating new official Battletech artwork for Catalyst games. As one might suspect, this has destroyed the production schedule for future A3 comics. 

Don’t panic! Astray3 is not ending! Storytelling is my main passion and the reason I create artwork in the first place. However, the path forward is unclear. I’ll be reexamining the comic’s production process over the next several weeks. It is my hope that I can find a method that will enable me to return A3 to a semi-regular schedule. ( We’ll at least finish the fourth comic volume and epilogue. )

Which brings me to the fate of the Patreon page. With the lack of comic updates, the Patreon no longer serves a clear purpose. I will be shutting it down this weekend. It may return in the future in a different form. That will only be when I can make proper use of the platform and worth the monthly investment. All future A3 news will be right here on the A3 website.

On the upside, Mackie packs are back in stock with new items on the Astray3 store! Vinyl stickers, drink coasters, and prints! Check them out! https://astray3.bigcartel.com/ Merch pictures below!

All the best, 

-Eldon

Weekly update Sept 20th, 2020…Comic page soon!

Hello peeps, 

My estimations continue to be overly optimistic. New comic page is inked and flat colored. I should be ready in a few days. Oops. 

In other news, still waiting on the prints to start shipping Mackie Packs. I’ve started poking my print supplier about shipping dates. Should be shipped this week. I hate waiting as much as you. 

October is almost here! That means it’s time draw some monster girls! I’ll be producing a series of four stickers based on mythological creature ladies. Look for a pre-order campaign about mid-October. Here is the first lovely lady!

Saucy centaur lady stickers incoming!

Also, lots of commission work coming through. ( That’s why the comics late. ) The opening image is a freshly completed commission of the client’s first lucky Hunchback shot. Below is another commission. A client’s Lancer mech. ( I have no idea what that is. )

That is it for now. New comic page soon!

All the best, 

-Eldon

Lancer mech! I have no idea what that is!

MACKIE PRINT PACKS AVAILABLE ON THE ASTRAY3 STORE!!

Hello readers and mech fans,

The new Mackie Pack is now available on the Astray3 shop! This set features 4 8.5″x 11″ premium prints of art used for the Tex Talks Battletech Mackie episode! The pack also includes an UrbEx Urbanmech drink coaster! All wrapped up in an UrbEx envelope for delivery.

Here are the prints in the pack!