That image was used for the cover of an issue of
Computer Games Strategy Plus, if anyone remembers that magazine. Things you can't see in that resolution are the "NO RADIO" sticker in the windshield, Blair's signature on the toe (he caught a world of ********** from management when they found out), the pilot's name (COL. LINGUS), and five "Greenpeace" signs in various places on the 'Mech. (He was kind of a treehugger in those days.) I always thought the "NO RADIO" thing was the funniest. If you live in Los Angeles, it helps get the joke.
I have a ten by ten FOOT vinyl print of that image adorning my living room wall. Blair traded it to me for a month's rent when he was short, once. I've had artists for roommates for years; I get neat stuff to hang on the walls, and there is always someone (me) that can come up with the necessary coin at the first of the month.
Blair left Activision before the game came out, and someone else flipped the model l/r, retextured it (using Blair's clan and numeric insignia) put his own name on it, and used it for the box art. It's painfully obvious that they're the same thing if you see them together.
I always thought the 'Mech was too spindly looking and not beefy enough, but it's understandable given that he was working from a Ral Partha miniature that was
also too spindly.
Depicted is a former pad with the vinyl print sort of visible at right. It'd take a better one, but it's too dark right now.
