Rebuilding this in Blender as a proper subdivision model. There's a lot I wasn't doing right in Max. I probably won't have a lot of time to work on this but it sometimes helps to retrace your steps and figure out where you went wrong.
I think once things stabilize I may start sketching again and posting it here. It's the part of the process I enjoy the most as well as what people seem to enjoy most.
In progress, trying some things out. Idea for a demolition or melee arm with an additional joint at the shoulder for snapping the claw forward. Needs a model to try out the animation.
Slowly getting the rats nest cleaned up. Moved the tower to the back of the desktop so as to not hobble the standing desk. Much easier to ink standing where I can move my head around more. Plus a few weeks of this and my ass will look fantastic XD