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Commission forHe wanted an arrow that could transform into a dagger for one of his RWBY characters; so I came up with this thing quickly. I didn't color it since I don't know the color scheme of the OC but I'll get around to it. I'll release the bow later whenever I draw it, but I figured since I had the arrows sketched out I'd post what I got.
The name of the weapon is just a placeholder I came up with, the official name is still TBA by
IllEatYourself, if there is anything you want tweaked let me know and I'll get on it. Also if you could get me the color scheme that would be great.
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I believe I actually told you the character was Velvet, from the show itself (she's the rabbit faunus Cardin was picking on in the background of that one episode). I decided to make her a member of my OC team, if for no other reason than to write a one-shot or something. As for a color scheme, I imagine her colors would be a mix of white and gold, at least on her weapon they would be. Maybe with some silver because metal weapons.
Alright, this looks SERIOUSLY lethal, I freaking love the name and the design, if I saw one of these pointed at me I'd immediately run for cover or start saying my prayers because dear gosh if this isn't ingenious and scary. My only problem is A) I didn't say it had to transform, just that it had to be designed so her arrows could double as daggers, B) the dagger function is supposed to be meant for emergencies or close encounters, so there probably wouldn't be enough time to wait for transformation, but I might be able to let that slide, and C) these things need to be quickly retrievable so she can retrieve them and immediately reuse them in battle should she ever need to, so once again, there likely won't be time to transform them, but again (although it's less likely this time) I might be willing to let that slide because THIS DESIGN IS AMAZING AND THE NAME IS AMAZING AND AAAUGH!!! If nothing else I will be sure to keep this design in mind for another possible character or weapon if I decide it isn't Velvet's kind of thing, and I will especially keep that name in mind for sure.
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OH! That Velvet! For some reason the name didn't click in my head ^.^'
And I'll explain some of the reasoning for the design.
A) While I could have just designed a stylized arrow that was long and wide enough to be used as a dagger the arrow itself would essentially be a knife fired from an arrow, and then we start getting into stability issues. Which probably wouldn't be that "bad" design wise, but as a archer myself I wanted to make something that would fly straight, be lethal on impact, and fold neatly up into a dagger (as requested...the dagger part at least, not the transforming bit)
B) I based the mechanisms of the Heartseeker Arrow off of some mechanical broad heads I had lying around in the basement, and from my experience they deploy fast. How fast? Ever seen a switchblade? Yeah, about that fast.
C) I had the idea that Velvet would have somewhere around 10-20ish of these arrows in her quiver at any given time so she would have a decent supply of them for awhile. But since these puppies tear deep into the target that is why I put a quick release on the nock, which would be the trigger for the arrow -> dagger transformation. So if she needed to retrieve the arrows she just finds one, twists the nock, and the arrow retracts.
I hope that clears some up your concerns. I'll try and work on the bow design sometime this week but April is always a busy month for me so I'll try my best.
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You don't have to do the bow design if you don't want to. I find myself thinking it would be totally white, with some golden swirly lines on the front, MAYBE a golden string (that's a big maybe, as something about having a golden string seems a bit too fairytale-ish for RWBY). I'm trying to decide if it would be a compound bow or just a modern bow built to have the power of a longbow. As for the arrow design, I was thinking more along the lines of something similar to what can be seen in Monster Hunter 3, because the arrows used in that game are MASSIVE, but look like they'd actually be really effective. Of course, hers wouldn't be as massive, but they would follow a similar design, having a really long arrowhead or something like that. However, your design grows on me more and more, so we'll see what happens. ^_^
Of course, there IS still the fact that Velvet, or at least the version of her that I see most often in the fanfiction a certain person writes, is too sweet and timid to use such a scary weapon design.
And I can understand the deployment thing of an arrow. That's just the use of a single spring, though. This weapon involves a small motor in its design, as well as a lot of folding parts.
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Hey, sorry for the late reply, I've been caught up with school and work for the past week with no sign of relief any time soon. ^.^'
I can, if you want me to, give another shot at an arrow design but this time based off of MH3. However it wouldn't be immediately considering my busy schedule. Anyways let me know and I'll plan accordingly.
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Well, if its not too much trouble for ya, that would be fantastic! I could always compare the two and pick my favorite, after all. 
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Oh yeah, and the color scheme of the arrows themselves would be a mix of white, golden yellow, and metallic silver (for the blades and any inner metal parts, of course).
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Not a problem, but like I said it may take a while for me to find some free time to work on them. I'll play around with the design in my head in the mean time.
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Well done on the design. Very detailed in the drawing and explanation.
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That is actually a really cool idea. And I love how detailed the design is. Way to go!
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Your profile picture is perfect for that. XD
Mine is more like "THIS LOOKS AWESOME AAAAAAAH!!!" XD
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