Everything You Get in July - Unity Marine Corps and Experimental Trenchers!
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It's time for the full gallery of parts and multi-shell breakdown! Afterlife returns to the Digital Forge, and this time it's the Unity Council's time to shine. Dan's been eager to get these particular UC forces back in digital for a while, and your chance to get them is just around the corner!
Unity Marine Corps - UMC Infantry
In the images below, you can see that we've highlighted certain elements in bright orange, blue, green, etc (and you'll see similar images in many of our previous releases too!), and various images say "multi-shell" on them.
These colours mean that each highlighted element is actually a separate "shell" - a complete 3D object that it is possible to move, scale, interchange, or even remove entirely! Want to know how? We've got a few excellent text and video resources for you to check out;
Sonic Sledgehammer's Video Tutorial using MeshMixer.
And finally, an in-depth Blender Tutorial that covers advanced movement and manipulation of individual shells, as well as a whole lot more if you're interested!
The UMC helmets are tough but simple designs, coming as standard with few frills, but do have the option of an eye visor, integrated headlamp, or NOD mount, as well as a comm unit issued to commanders and specialists to better direct their squad in the split-second firefights that break out with resistance elements and PCR troopers in dense urban environments.
Marine armour is extremely tough, being made of layered metal / ceramic composites. This affords the UMC infantry excellent protection, whilst remaining light enough to not weigh down the trooper unnecessarily. Extra abdomen armour and equipment pouches are an optional extra. The integrated back mounted stim-injector keeps a marine operational and focused for up to 24 hours, whilst a communication pack gives a real-time interface with The Sphere, allowing extended tactical situational awareness, as well as strategic assessment from the AI network itself.
The UMC feature a simple armour style, easily modified for any trooper's variation in size. Like their chest protection, the armour plating on their legs are lightweight, but still tough enough to deflect or absorb some small-arms fire. On each pair of legs you'll find an optional pistol and holster, as well as smaller armour panels, various pouches, and magazine attachment clips.
UMC arms come with the same armour style and the chest and legs, with optional shoulder pauldrons which proudly sport the Unity Council logo. Cut for our Pistol-Grip style joint, these are compatible with all our other pistol-grip weapons. There's also a pair of up-armoured arms with an LMG variant for your specialist this month, as well as the standard array of open-wrist joint arms that are compatible with all our Regiments hands holding melee weapons, pistols, or accessories.
Finally, there are two pairs of torsos for both Regiments male and female joint systems, featuring more uniquely posed arms - a two-handed pistol in a shooting pose, and a shouldered UC Smart rifle with a carrying strap! All of these elements remain shelled, allowing you to swap them onto any other torso you want with just a little digital kitbashing!
Finally, we have the weapons of the UMC. You'll have the standard Smart Rifle, as well as LMG in both standalone versions (pictured above) and their pistol-grip compatible variants. There's three sets of hands with armoured knuckle guards in useful poses, and you'll also find the trusted sidearm of the UMC. All the hands are shelled, as well as their armour, and the rifle and LMG both feature folding or adjustable stocks as shells!
Lastly, you'll see a custom high-performance DAG50 Auto and a pair of hands holding a brutal sword. Any of you who know our Afterlife game will know what that means... Yes it's Ellenor!
Ellenor Renard is a peerless opponent in the deadly close-quarter firefights of Unity City. A bored up-worlder with personal wealth and an innate predilection to martial combat, Ellenor is a true believer in the Edicts of Unity, and is more than happy to fight for the Unity Council to reclaim the shattered peace, post-Cataclysm. Ellenor often deploys alongside UMC troops, her custom-fitted body-armour adorned with various sponsored endorsements and logos. Drone-cams follow her every move and broadcast a beautifully edited, uninterrupted victory streak.
Using mnemonic chip implants, Ellenor was able to cram a lifetime of training into a few short years, training her body and mind to accept each new doctrine and perform every combat manoeuvre with fluid grace. Fighting for the Unity Council as a special operative, her wealth affords her the greatest in Afterlife care, instilling in her a near-total disregard for death. Her prodigious skill with a custom pair of DAG50 Autos, and her trademark sword 'Serenity', has already earned her legendary status among friend and foe, alike.
Replete with shells, Ellenor is very customisable. Weapons, extra armour, shoulder pauldrons, and even her head, hair, and cybernetics are all optional!
Trencher Experimental Weapons
Each month we give everyone a little something extra that helps build out the previous month's kit. A loyalty reward for everyone that sticks with us, month after month. In June, everyone that supports us here, or on MyMiniFactory will get all the parts shown below, absolutely free!
Inside the Loyalty pack you'll find
4 x Pairs of arms wielding the experimental Howell automatic rifle conversion of the Lee-Enfield rifle.
1 x Howell automatic rifle (standalone).
4 x Arms holding stick grenades in plain or patched-up fatigues.
2 x Arms with hands for holding rifles in the off-hand in plain or patched-up fatigues.
2 x Arms with Open-Wrist joints in plain or patched-up fatigues.
2 x Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III rifles cradled in left hand.
2 x M42A1 rifles cradled in left hand.
1 x Doctor's satchel held in hand.
1 x Bone saw held in hand.
1 x Pair of binoculars held in hand.
1 x Pair of stick grenades.
2 x Pairs of short greatcoat legs in a kneeling position.
All of these have the hands, weapons, and various accessory elements kept as separate shells for even more customisation options!
We hope that this breakdown has given you lots of inspiration to plan how you want to use July's bundle! As usual, we've provided the render images in ZIPs, attached to this post, for quick reference. If you have any thoughts, share them down below, or on our Discord
We'll leave you with some example figures of some potential builds for next month's parts!
-Team Anvil
