Ooh-hoo, the Pandaren love these last few weeks is #real. : )
I really rather like this model; it offers a very tantalizing dilemma because I was already pretty set on using the Beta Brewmaster (the one with the more warlike helmet & pike) for precisely this purpose (a Pandaren Warlord or "Shodo-Pan")... But
this is really rather well-suited to the concept as well, and is custom!
My only gripes are minor ones:
- The SFX are cool but you use (essentially) the same ones for 2 of 3 relevant animations (Attack Slam & Spell); try to find some way to differentiate them a tiny bit more? (
@Direfury seems to have this down pat so tweak his ear)
- The texturing is great & I don't mind the ornate-ness of the pauldrons & what-not, but the sword... It's so
fancy. It's very nice but it feels like a lot is going on (including Team-Color??) for what is essentially just a weapon (for reference, the Pandaren Brewmaster's keg & staff are just a few, muted colors & a design or two at most; most other's are very simplistic (Tauren Chieftain's halberd, Paladin's hammer, etc).
//EDIT// - Also, frickin'... You just
can't make a model based off of artwork (esp. Samwise) &
not post the artwork. Lol. : )
Good stuff!