Mecha concept "Gulfen" 2-25-04

I had the idea for a mech that would be extremely top-heavy in appearance but almost skeletal in overall body structure, and this was my first result. To say "skeletal" immediately suggests a kind of ghostly, Specineff-ish quality, so I worked with that in this image. However, it's not really as stylish as I'd hoped for, so I tried again on this one. While I prefer the second image, I like this design quite a bit as well for its more organic qualities.