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bigburt- t1_it36hiw wrote

Badass I love the original reference photo

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Gametologist t1_it3m1ow wrote

Think I found it for anyone wondering

https://www.google.com/amp/s/peashooter85.tumblr.com/post/138761918992/the-gunmakers-of-the-khyber-pass-the-khyber-pass/amp

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CaioDosGames t1_it3uyka wrote

Un-AMPed link. Yadda-yadda-yadda, AMP bad, Google bad, don't use AMP.

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FrenchFreedom888 t1_it47fss wrote

Why though? What is AMP? What's different about your version?

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comestible_lemon t1_it4baof wrote

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ecrzvp/eli5_what_are_amp_pages_and_whats_bad_about_them/

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shponglespore t1_it5180z wrote

That's a far more even-handed write-up than I was expecting. Most of what I see on Reddit is more like "AMP is evil and Google will use it to sleep with your wife and kick your dog!"

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CaioDosGames t1_it56v74 wrote

There are fair uses for it. If you can't spend much mobile data but Google doesn't waste it or the site went down for whatever reason (you could still use archive.org) then you are using it for it's intended purpose, which is good, but if you are paranoid in the Web like some people, then I'd recommend staying away from AMP links. In the end, it doesn't really matter, since you are always being tracked in the Internet in some way or another.

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Fresh-Ad4991 t1_it5x3oy wrote

Yeah I hate how “uneven” it is when people accurately describe corporate power.

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poopoodomo t1_it4u3by wrote

I mean I am limited to 2 gigs of data a month on my phone plan so I will continue using AMP because it saves me money

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Zargabraath t1_it4tzq0 wrote

Am I the only one who finds this eternal anti-AMP crusade more annoying than any of the state evils of AMP?

Seriously guys knock it off before you make everyone start rooting for Google

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CaioDosGames t1_it568x5 wrote

"Everyone keeps promoting having privacy, so I'm starting to side with the mega-corps more."

Seriously though, I simply provided a non-AMP link and told why. How is this annoying?

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ZuniRegalia t1_it4frmi wrote

Lol, the way the dudes holding the gun in the reference photo; "this is the gun we use for portraits, I would never take this accoutrement-ridden thing into the field"

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Norma5tacy t1_it4zyc3 wrote

Like that bearing sword everyone thinks is a giants sword. Purely ceremonial.

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Comrade-Cohaay t1_it4f70l wrote

I got Khyber Pass and Kessel Run mixed up and thought this was a star wars reference.

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forgottt3n t1_it4y05c wrote

That gun labeled Enfield (not a real Enfield) in the 3rd photo is a gun Ian at Forgotten weapons covered and it's kinda crazy to see something one of a kind like that pop up again.

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Norma5tacy t1_it4zjw0 wrote

I love peashooter88. I’ve been following that blog for years and there’s lots of cool info about cool shit. Great for weapon reference and knowledge.

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HEBushido t1_it2ud8m wrote

This is awesome work! I love the idea behind it.

One critique, your magazine angle is a bit off on the gun. It's a bit too far forward..

Edit: I saw the reference, OP is correct

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Top_Entertainer_760 OP t1_it2ygfi wrote

Hey thank you so much for your feedback. I should have used more references. I'll definitely try to be more precise when rendering real world objects going forward, cheers! 😀

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HEBushido t1_it2zpd7 wrote

Yeah absolutely! I'm a bit of a gun nerd.

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TheCaptNoname t1_it2wuee wrote

Would it be better if instead the artist went with a bolt-action abomination of an AK chambered in .308" Winchester?

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HEBushido t1_it2xbrp wrote

No they could just have painted the mag correctly. No one is questioning what round the gun is chambered in. Art doesn't need to be that precise.

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clocks_ t1_it33l60 wrote

I think he was more taking a jab at the absolutely batshit homemade firarms that come out of Khyber Pass (like a bolt action ak chambered in .308) than critiquing op

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dorkswerebiggerthen t1_it3ivi1 wrote

>Art doesn't need to be that precise.

Isn't this discussion about the magazine being 9 degrees off kilter?

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HEBushido t1_it3k0sv wrote

Because that is very jarring. You can't notice that the bore might be too large. But you can notice when a magazine looks wildly off from the real gun. Especially when it's such a well known gun.

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crypto1092 t1_it4iv5m wrote

Why did you get downvoted for this? Lol. You gave your opinion

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HEBushido t1_it4jgux wrote

I don't have a problem with it. My opinion was ultimately wrong.

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crypto1092 t1_it4kakm wrote

Yeah you’re not wrong on the first observation, and then you have the original photo which is a homemade magazine which you probably haven’t seen before. Probably would’ve helped if the reference was included somewhere beforehand

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ImperialSympathizer t1_it3x1h6 wrote

I agree it looks weird but it actually matches the source pic as far as I can tell. Maybe the mag was so strange because it was custom?

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gerffhar t1_it3mwkv wrote

Reference image:

https://64.media.tumblr.com/b3e4cbad0c2812241c5b65961913665c/tumblr_o23qqwZCGY1rwjpnyo5_1280.jpg

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tquast t1_it3sti1 wrote

The angle is actually correct it's just not as long as it should be, the original reference is a 50 round mag

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HEBushido t1_it3v9ds wrote

Huh you may be right!

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tquast t1_it3yjmv wrote

Anything other than a 30rd mag always looks kinda weird

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HEBushido t1_it3yumg wrote

It looked extra weird here, but the original photo looks weird too.

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PainterMusicAtl t1_it32c05 wrote

This is awesome. It’s like a birthday photo of someone from the year 2160.

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4mrkite t1_it3oaeu wrote

Wow Adam Smasher aged very badly

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heyyougamedev t1_it3op6f wrote

He didn't continue beyond the Khyber Pass to find any papayas I guess.

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Fornicating_the_K-9 t1_it349kz wrote

Wow. I have invested time in patrolling the Afghanistan side of the Khyber up to Surobi and a little past, I love this! Amazing work!

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n3rv3_d4m4g3 t1_it4y2zy wrote

The sunrise heading into Surobi at dawn is something I will never forget. Glad you made it home. Blessings.

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tannerpet t1_it3da9k wrote

This reminds me so much of Dune

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dos8s t1_it3dx9t wrote

It's a really cool mixture of some kind of advanced cyborg and really old weaponry that throws off great futuristic dystopian vibes. I feel like I could write a whole prequel that explains this.

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flyingtrucky t1_it4v8vp wrote

Imagine being a cybernetically enhanced super soldier in the year 2062 only to get killed by what amounts to a roomba with a bolt action rifle from the 1930s.

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SupriseSushi t1_it4h8bj wrote

Khyber pass in 2077 maybe! Very cool. Would be interested to see what kind of weapons the gunsmiths in that area would put together in the future, AKs would probably still do the trick.

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cozy_ross t1_it2yr4x wrote

Looks a bit like Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, lol :D

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IntrepidReader t1_it3unqv wrote

Ooooo.. I love it! Felt the willies of his gaze upon my countenance.

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TalentedHostility t1_it4hxk6 wrote

Fucking terrifying to think the guy was volintold to joined the military at a time with cybernetic enhancements- constantly sent back to the fight. Losing a piece of himself every. Single. Time. Until he is barely holding on to humanity- a machine with a better ROI then before. Thats all the higher ups see.

For him its hell on a loop.

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tacopig117 t1_it43nsa wrote

Never thought I'd see khyber pass mentioned here

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httb t1_it4ci2o wrote

Charm your way across the Khyber Pass

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Next_Program90 t1_it4nz8n wrote

Did you mirror the image so that the Rotoscoping is not as apparent? That's a legit technique. Great picture. :)

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Mogetfog t1_it4udup wrote

For anyone uniformed, khyber pass is a region of Pakistan that is famous for its gunsmiths. Not necessarily for their quality but for the fact that these gunsmiths basically hand build thousands of guns out of low quality scrap metal using fire pits and hand tools.

Most of them have no formal education, and no training in how modern firearms work, instead relying on copying what physical examples they can get their hands on, and doing guess work based on pictures. Some of them actually do extremely impressive work, both functionally and cosmetically, while others will make crazy abomination guns that look like they described a gun to a child, had the child draw a picture based on the description, and then built an exact copy of the picture to scale.

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dinosaur_from_Mars t1_it61en6 wrote

Khyber pass is also famous in the subcontinent because it is the path through which most of the foreign forces invaded.

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nolan1971 t1_it573u7 wrote

Love and war, they say all is fair
Take his life, but won't take his hair
Your body parts your country spares
By the way son, here's your wheelchair
He once had to be all he could be
Now he's nothing for no one, nowhere to see
Funny thing, he's like you and me
It's a funny thing, funny thing
Tears streak his solemn stare
Abandoned for wreckage, nobody cares
No one knew what would happen there
No one spoke, no one even cared
Don't ask what you can do for your country
Ask what your country can do for you

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ZuniRegalia t1_it4g16r wrote

Love that of all his cybernetic replacements, his freaking neck has been replaced. Beat that, Anakin!

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turgid_wang t1_it4kay7 wrote

We are not far off from this as reality lol

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nvoima t1_it4ptqr wrote

Neat. Reminds me of the Assembly cyborgs in Aow: Planetfall, hastily reassembled from corpses and mechanical parts.

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KDEEZO t1_it50sbt wrote

This is really impressive and dope!

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shponglespore t1_it51hpb wrote

Khyber Pass? More like Cyber Pass.

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Emperor_of_His_Room t1_it51hs1 wrote

The sounds of Fallout’s “desert wind” echoes through my head while I look at this piece.

Great job, original and gives a good low key disturbing vibe!

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Tipsy_Corgi t1_it5672w wrote

Lite body horror, I love it

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blaughw t1_it56js5 wrote

Cybernetics remind me of the Yaki from X4:Foundations. <3

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-_-theVoid-_- t1_it5e3dy wrote

Great work! Lol, Afghanis always have bling on their AKs.

This guy has bling installed on himself!

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100thusername t1_it5pl8m wrote

What the heck is this. Khyber pass is a place in Pakistan, it's the gate to the west

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jpfeif29 t1_it5q4bk wrote

The AK isn’t fucked up enough to be from Khyber Pass

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Lusty_Knave t1_it61dxn wrote

The new Star Wars series, Andor, was missing a few things that made it feel like Star Wars for me. It needed more droids, a cyborg like this, and more aliens, like, one in an alien wet market that says something like, “Agluba ma galk?” and offers you some weird “reptile” on a stick.

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johnson_tan t1_it6d0ne wrote

Cod steals to make bundles

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lutzauto t1_it4avew wrote

This is scary to me that we are so willing to dehumanize these people still.

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