CMC SPICE SMUGGLERS!
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Just what it says on the tin.
The driving creative edge in this one was actually antro-ponies in boots. Since their legs are just warped cylinders, the boots are just black tubes. But I found the idea inherently amusing so there it is.
This one has a lot of antrho-pony anatomy issues. May as well pretend that anatomy doesn't exist when viewing this one and go from there. And those are some pretty bad pony faces. This one was one of the first to be colored and shaded so it is the worst out of the lot.
Imperials, or "I want those pony smugglers... Alive. So they can be... properly disciplined."
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Celestia and Luna as Moffs. Revisting and developing the boot fascination. The shading on this one is pretty splotchy. Need to work on that.
More Pony Scoundrels, or "Rarity hates trash in the cockpit."
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Rarity and AJ as two unlikely partners. AJ's a down and dirty gunslinger while Rarity is a con-artist, gambler and faux-socialite! Together, they engage in illegal shipping. They probably mostly laze around on the ship and get on each others nerves while the CMC have to actual unload the shipments.
Rarity's hair is based off of her messed up hair in "Suited for Success". I always liked that one. I'm somewhat torn with AJ though, her hair is probably just hidden behind her hands and back, but short hair is actually a interesting variant. However, the less said about AJ's anatomy the better. It just looks somewhat off, legs and arms. I just doodled something and went with it. Should have found a reference photo.
Out of the bunch, I like this one's colors the most. And it has a background! Surely that's worth like, 2 points or so... Bringing the final score to like, 12.4 out of 26 maybe?