#sandsteamer

[why-its-kai]

Full resolution detail scans of the production materials printed in the "Monthly Satellite Times" newspaper insert included in the Trigun Stage 4 Laserdisc release. (2/2)

Scanned, stitched together, newsprint paper texture removed by me.

13. Sandsteamer crewmen's heat-resistant clothing 14. Humpback class sandsteamer (front) 15. Humpback class sandsteamer (rear) 16. Humpback class sandsteamer bridge (front) 17. Humpback class sandsteamer suspension 18. Humpback class sandsteamer 19. Humpback class sandsteamer cockpit 20. Kaite (bandaged) 21. Kaite 22. Kaite (heat-resistant clothing) 23. Kaite's father (Richard Trevisick) 24. Milly & Meryl (Bad Lad disguises) 25. Milly & Meryl (pajamas)

[leothel3gend]

Oh hey! Hey guys! I forgot to update you on my giant Vash art piece.

Heres a couple different lightings as the colors change drastically. Im very proud of it!

[lost-technology]

Beyond the Sea

Tri-Tober Fanfic shorts Prompt 5: Sand Setting: All / Any of Franchise Summary: Noman's Land is ancient and holds many secrets in its sands. (Aka, author thinks palentology is neat).

Prompt 5: Sand Beyond the Sea Vash leaned on the railing of the viewing deck of the Flourish watching the endless waves of sand.  “Small” (for a given value of “small”) sandworms breached the surface, chasing the sand steamer and a Grand Worm breached in the distance, against the low-hanging suns.  Some of the other passengers oohed and awwwwed, and some screamed, fearful of a creature that wasn’t anywhere near them.  The steamer shook slightly as a sand-wave hit the hull.  Sand was a dense material and this capering really shouldn’t have been possible, but the native creatures managed to make it work – built perfectly for efficient tunneling and insanely strong.  Vash tried to imagine the sand as water and failed because he had never seen so much water gathered into one place.  Imagining the sands as water just shifted the mental image he was trying to grasp onto back to sand.  Rem had shown him pictures and videos of the ocean when he was a child – the sunlit sea being one of her favorite things, and she often compared its vastness to the black outside of Ship Five’s windows, although she always said that space was…much deeper, much more.  She’d spoken of the interstellar journey of SEEDS as being akin to naval exploration in Earth’s ancient days when island nations found new islands and when people found unoccupied lands.  So, too, were people who found lands unknown to them, but inhabited and there was an entire dark history with that.    He knew that the sand-sea was the result of a water sea that had existed once upon a time. Great waters had buffeted rocks and ground them down into a seafloor, mostly shallow.  There was an entire history of this planet that neither humans nor Plants were privy to.  The worms knew, for as far back as their collective memory could reach, but unlike with his kin, the minds of the worms were something that Vash the Stampede could not touch.  In order for the breathable atmosphere and the protective ozone layer to exist well enough to make human and Plant habitation possible, this world had to have had a history at least somewhat like Earth’s in terms of geology and biology.  Vash had read about it… there had to have been liquid water here in the past – more than the paltry bit to be found in the clouds and occasional underwater springs that were struck, much more.  There had to have been bacteria and bacterial-mats that had generated oxygen, perhaps suffering a mass extinction from their own mindless processes, while paving the way for new forms of life.    Fossils were found occasionally in the rocks and scientists had some idea of how the worms might have come about.  Much more life that had once existed here was gone – Like the sea that had left behind the great swaths of sand loose enough for humans’ machines to plough through and for the descendants of the deep ancient creatures to frolic in.  And so Vash leaned on the railing, trying to imagine this history, hopelessly trying to imagine water, sweltering in his coat in the heat and wondering through the depths of time, past and future, what was beyond the sea. 

[revenantghost]

*places face in hands*

Wolfwood becomes himself when he stops following Knives's path

Wolfwood becomes Wolfwood when he instead follows Vash

[noodle-anime]

Ideal trigun aesthetic: take the sleek sea creature vibes from tristamp (bioluminescence, the emphasis on blues, fishtanks instead of lightbulbs for plants, the underwater feel of the "higher dimension") & combine it with the heavy, busy industrial clunkiness of trimax, particularly evoking the feel of old diving suits

Gimme "sea monsters from ancient times" vibes for the twins and "ancient shipwreck" vibes for the ruins & tech

[orcelito]

So I've had no time to write today bc work etc etc but I've been thinking about it like All day and

I have chapter 17 all plotted out, and tbh could potentially write it in a matter of days, brain willing. It's finally back to Not action, which as fun as action is to write its also fucking Hard. So it'll be nice not having to agonize over the sound of a fucking chain (Twice) etc etc. Add in the fact that it's gonna be angsty as hell (angst is always the Easiest for me to write) & I rly think I could knock this one out quickly.

And the Great news is that. Examining the timeline and what I have planned...

Wolfwood is definitely arriving in chapter 18. And not at the end like I'd suspected. No, he's probably gonna be there towards the Start.

I've gotten through the two most difficult arcs to write for early ITNL, so the ball is really rolling now. We are Finally getting places...

[captainsupernoodle]

On the one hand it's frustrating that tristamp only covers like a week bc there is No Time for Development

On the other hand it's very funny that tristamp only covers a week. A hundred and fifty damn years and knives decides to send his highly experimental super soldier executioner out in the last WEEK to do the equivalent of escorting vash up the driveway. Wolfwood probably spent longer looking for vash than he did actually escorting him. Also in that last week vash got lassoed by the only tabloid writer willing to risk her life for a "stampede exclusive" and then breaks Knives's Uber Special Twin Plant Soup Mindmeld by yelling and also fascinates the conglomerate body of the locals who's been working with knives for a century.

A WEEK.

[player-1]

Quick question, has anyone been in the mood to write a TriStamp Knives and Tessla fic with all the new concept info? Like seriously, Knives had to deal with 149 years with an annoying shit of a older sister constantly pestering him with self-care (Did you even see the bags under his eyes?) or not treating Conrad like a nuisance at most. And of course, if the Plant Snuggie is alive, then Tess has every right to wrap him up in a murder burrito or tumble him in the eye-dome like a washing machine whenever he gets particularly cranky or powertrippy. And bonus points if Conrad (and/or Legato) get to see Knives, the self-proclaimed superior being, get manhandled by his own clothes like a feral kitten.

[lemongogo]

i appreciate that we got so many panels of vash and rem together but i really miss the opportunity to see knives’ whole side of that too tbh T_T

[why-its-kai]

Scans of the "Monthly Satellite Times" newspaper insert included in the Trigun Stage 4 Laserdisc release!

Scanned, stitched together, and newsprint paper texture removed by me. Non-edited scans under the cut.

[dawnblade]

fucking puncha and kick the air i love TRIGUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hellsingmongrel]

LOL Oh, Wolfwood would ABSOLUTELY yoink the bible money without a second thought!

Though let's be fair, other than to talk shit at Nico for doing it, Vash would, too, given the right circumstances. He's got a little bit of a kleptomaniac in him from time to time. The man's homeless as Hell, he probably rarely has two c-cents to rub together, so if he finds a random $$20 bill, WOOHOO! IT'S PIZZA NIGHT!

ok so are yall familiar with that rumor that ppl put money in hotel bibles? well my bestie and I got a hotel room together once and the first thing I did was dangle the room Bible upside down to see if money fell out. to test if it was true!! (no money came out) but she was like ur going straight to hell for that JDJD

can't help but see this happen between vashwood

ww shaking the bible and Vash is standing there yet again asking aren't you supposed to be a priest??!

wolfwood reasons they need money for the road so god will excuse him

[alena-draws]

Commission for @sponsoredbyadhd of Wolfwood carrying Vash after the Sandsteamer episode...I was gladly reminded that this must have happened as no one of the crew is strong enough to carry our large dorito man!

[vamp-bites]

Conversations had while waiting for a sandsteamer.

Made for day 1 of @acetrigunweek “self-discovery/what makes us human” :)

[lost-technology]

Ah, but you see, Legato was so mentally-concentrated, a dick-shot would not have done the job. It was destroying the brain or nothing. Legato is THAT good and was THAT dedicated to making Vash suffer eternally! Now, do I think Vash has handled lots of other bad guys with dick shots? Yes, I do.

If I were vash the stampede I would try to never kill anyone too but I also wouldn't be above shooting a guy in the dick. and basically that's how I would have handled the legato situation

[nimpnawakproduction]

The ultimate reference sheets for all of Vash's outfits in Trigun maximum (with commentaries)

IT IS DONE. I'M FREE. Now I can forget all about Trimax and draw Trigun stampede designs only hahaha (just kidding I have things for Trimax on the stove).

Trigun bookclub was an awesome initiative, I loved the manga with my all heart and wanted to honor Nightow's designs ;w; I also wanted to help my fellow artists with references for Vash's clothes because DEAR GOD it's difficult to understand how the hell he dresses himself in the morning. I have a lot of fun dressing and undressing him like a barbie doll. My hyperfixation is completely healthy.

I put a "read more" section to avoid spoilers :) !

The July coat

The very first coat in Trigun chronology and the one he wores during the destruction of July ! There is not a lot of panels to take references but I tried to stay as close as possible to the manga. I don't know what number of prosthesis he had before but let name this one Prosthesis 1.

Scars map

Next, nakey Vash ! There's A LOT of changes between one panel to another. Scars changes places and forms panel to panel and the design evolved from the first chapters of Trigun, the time we see him naked as Eriks and his undressed state while he was a prisoner on the Ark. I drew the scars that appeared more than once or were in clean view in a panel (but really you can do like Nightow and draw as many scars as you want without thinking about consistency, this boy has been in a meat grinder)

After July underclothes

Or the jumpsuit that gave me grey hair. His suit does not make ANY sense, I don't know how the hell he dresses himself in the morning with this. My solution is that it's very long gloves and chaps strapped to a belt. The position and shapes of the belts changes IN EVERY PANEL. Same for his knee guards, sometimes they're here, sometime they cover his shins, sometimes they are tiny..... I gave up in the end and draw them as we see them in the very last panel he wears this suit. But damn he looks good in it.

Also in all of the 13 volumes, there is not a single panel with a clear view of his holster (I checked...) so here is my interpretation.

This is prosthesis n°2, the design is a little different from the first one so I guess Prosthesis 1 got destroyed (this happens a lot).

After July coat

The very first Trigun coat he wears in the manga ! Very simple, very basic, it gives him impossibly wide shoulders but Vash deserves it. The first one is worn Post July until Vash's confrontation against Brilliant Dynamite Neon. The second one is the state of his coat after the sandsteamer incident. He loses his prothesis after his fight against Monev the gale. He meets Wolfwood with only one arm and stays that way while he fights Knives for the first time.

Eriks

I took liberties with colors because there's no colored panels with Vash as Eriks. Yes I drew him without suspenders because he has them for like 5 panels and then Nightow drew him without them for the rest of Eriks arc so I made choices ;w;

I love the fact that Vash choose to wear tight jeans even in his casual outfits, this boy will not let his skin breath. This is now Prosthesis 3 ! It's way less advanced than the ones he wore in the rest of the manga, the other ones seem to replicate skin.

After his years as Eriks

And now the first Maximum coat, he wears it until the famous Yuri hospital arc! Finally an undersuit that makes sense, I love it, too bad Nightow-san decided that I had to suffer and changed it again to add BELTS EVERYWHERE. We only see his legs in this part of the manga so I gave him the same top because I can.

The tubes he has on his waist are filled with bullets, he can connect them to his prosthesis to have a mini machine gun.

We are now at Prosthesis 4 !

Hospitalization on the Home ship

The famous Yuri hospital phase! Vash definitely shared his wardrobe with Wolfwood, you can't tell me otherwise.

The first outfit still shows Prothesis 4 but he keeps it for like 5 minutes and lost it again against Nine-lives. I don't really know if the prothesis comes with the integrated glove or if there's synthetic skin under it but why would he keep the glove on if it's not intergrated?

The second pictures is the different outfits he wears during his convalescence. I took liberties with the colors, I drew this in like 10 minutes, everything seems easy when you don't have to draw BELTS. We are now on Prothesis 5 ! Nightow drew it as a regular arm so I guess Vash wears gloves on top of it??????

Back on the road in pursuit of Knives

He wears this one after his stay at Home, throughout the Dragon's nest ark and until his 2nd fight against Knives.

I liked the design of his jumpsuit until I looked closer at the panels and saw that the design change ON EVERY ONE OF THEM. Knee guard on only one knee? No kneeguards? Two??? WHO KNOWS ??? I tried to make it work but really go wild with this one, even the author does not know how his pant looks.

Still prosthesis 5, BUT UNTIL WHEN?

Prisoner on the Ark

THEY MASSACRED MY BOY. Did they even feed him at least in 7 months? Those pictures are the definition of the drenched kitty cat left under the rain. Give this man a blanket and a therapist.

Bye bye Prothesis 5 ! And see what I mean when I say that his outfit does not make sense????? It comes out in parts????

After his imprisonment on the Ark

The last suit in the manga! He keeps this coat until the end of the story. From this point, only his hair changes (or the color of his coat).

I adore the little angel wing symbol on his left arm, such a cute addition. Too bad it appears in one of the most traumatic event of his life.

Speaking of his jumpsuit...The return of belts.... But at least this outfit stays relatively coherent except for his kneeguards who appear and disappear panel from panel but most of the time he doesn't have any, so no kneeguard it is. Prosthesis 6 hello !

Final battle and end of the story

It hurted to drew those outfits ;w; And working on the design of his coat when he fights Legato made me realize where Orange studio took inspiration to chose the colors for Vash's coat in the final episode of Stampede ! Great job ! I tried to color the same effects as one of the illustrations showing dark Vash but I'm not really good with colors..... He actually radiates energy but with some purple undertones, I took some liberties because those are my drawings I do what I want.

I'm not sure at 100% that he has a tuft of blond hair left when his outfit turns black but his hair is all black at the end of the fight. His prosthesis is destroyed at the end of the fight. He got another one in the final chapter. So 7 prosthesis throughout the story!