Yeeeah, took a while, but here it is. This time steamponies do a bit more than just showing off. This is serious. Maybe I'll think of some better description later. For now, just enjoy.
omfg its on the first page of 24h most popular asgdfgf
EDIT: Here comes the description. This is definitely the biggest and the messiest thing I've ever did and successfully finished. 30 ponies, 13 airships, at least 6 different types of weapons, whole damn steampunkfied Canterlot on fire, many various explosions and this ridiculous number of changelings. I didn't even try to count them.
But I do want to share some facts about this drawing some of you may find interesting. #1 - Bon Bon is the only pony here who hasn't already appeared as a Steampunk Pony in my gallery. #2 - Each changeling is a bit different (I would have gone mad if I had to draw them all identical). My personal favourite is the one on the left with partially missing jaw, giant hole in his head and broken eye. He's cute. #3 - The Crystal Empire Airship is constructed a bit differently than ordinary Equestrian Airship. And it's not only the design - the ship is one with with complex machinery that allows it to shoot powerful lightning beams. #4 - Mane 6's airships also could use similar machinery (although powered by Twilight's magic) but the changelings destroyed it. (there are still hardly visible remains on the ship's bow) #5 - Lyra's using her mechanical hands to fight, because one of the changelings stole her machine gun. He's visible between her and this poor guy she's stabbing in the eye. #6 - The Wonderbolts are armed. Each of them has a small gun attached to their front leg. They also have small grenades attached to their belts, and that leads to the fact... ...#7 - Those grenades are based on actually used XIX century ones. That means they would probably explode carried that way. Ooops. #8 - Why isn't Rarity fighting with the rest of M6? Because she's trying to fix the ship. (notice the blue glow surrounding the rope). And that requires concentration. #9 - These two ponies helping her are my ponysona and my OC, Vector. Fighting isn't really our thing. #10 - Vinyl indeed uses steampunkfied version of bass cannon. #11 - Oooh, this one is my favourite. What happened to the princesses? Why Cadance and Shiny aren't using their love magic? Take a closer look on Chrysalis and you'll know. #12 - I was lazy and instead of drawing the sky I just opened the window and took a photo of clouds. It worked.
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Oh, and I made a quick update and these 20 missing pixels are on their place. So the resolution is now 1920x1080 and so, the picture can be used as a desktop wallpaper. (to be honest, I'd have gone crazy with screen so messy and crowded, but... well.)
But gather all for whom no love hath made A woven silence, or but came to cast A song into the air, and singing past To smile on the pale dawn; and gather you Who have sought more than is in rain or dew Or in the sun and moon, or on the earth, Or sighs amid the wandering, starry mirth, Or comes in laughter from the sea's sad lips; And wage God's battles in the long, gray ships. The sad, the lonely, the insatiable, To these Old Night shall all her mystery tell...
Our long ships loose thought-woven sails and wait, For God has bid them share an equal fate; And when at last defeated in His wars, They have gone down under the same white stars, We shall no longer hear the little cry Of our sad hearts, that may not live nor die.
A woven silence, or but came to cast
A song into the air, and singing past
To smile on the pale dawn; and gather you
Who have sought more than is in rain or dew
Or in the sun and moon, or on the earth,
Or sighs amid the wandering, starry mirth,
Or comes in laughter from the sea's sad lips;
And wage God's battles in the long, gray ships.
The sad, the lonely, the insatiable,
To these Old Night shall all her mystery tell...
Our long ships loose thought-woven sails and wait,
For God has bid them share an equal fate;
And when at last defeated in His wars,
They have gone down under the same white stars,
We shall no longer hear the little cry
Of our sad hearts, that may not live nor die.
--W.B. Yeats, "The Rose of Battle"
the good and the evil,
this is war
to the soldier, the civilian
the martyr, the victim
this is war.
i was trying to think of a favorite scene in this picture but i just could not make up my mind
Is that Princess Cadance crown? Also I can't tell what else is on Chrysalis belt.