When the weasel was selected I was pleasantly surprised, bemused... and then worried.
I half suspected a pitchfork-wielding mob of angry internet users to turn up on my doorstep for even submitting such an unserious design for a beloved tactical intervention simulator; but it turns out the general reception was the equivalent of an obliging wink and a nod.

So how do I follow on from that?
A bigger weasel! Although this one's not a weasel to be precise; it’s a Ratel, more popularly known as the Honey badger, which is also from the Mustelid family. Honey Badgers are pretty badass, and generally don’t give a ****. Which lead me to pair it up with the Mag-7: It’s bigger than the (glock) weasel, but relatively small compared to those it fights with, it's ferocious up close being a one-hit kill and can take anything down, plus in the case that I do get killed - I don’t really care because it’s so cheap.

What’s that in its mouth?
It’s a snake. Honey Badgers love cobras, which also feature in the design but additionally is hinted at with the magazine which resembles a decapitated snake. Tasty!

Honey badgers also eat honey, so I’ve taken the wasp detail from the Swarm P90, modified it to be fatter with thicker legs and slightly more bee-like, and applied them over a honeycomb backdrop on the foregrip and weapon top.

The main illustration looked a little isolated so to frame it a little better I incorporated silhouetted flora to hint at its natural habitat.

One of the technical issues with the Mag-7 is that a few of the player facing panels are repeated on the reverse but in different locations. Luckily the Honey badger is pretty shapeless due to its loose furry skin, so I’ve modified the body positioning to work around this. Whilst fixing this, as a nice touch I’ve also swapped the feet over so its like looking at the same animal from the other side - the head area is repeated though so the dead snake stays the same.

This one wears pretty well. I’ve kept the main illustration durable until Battle-scarred where some of the hind starts to wear.

Let me know in the comments below if you care or not.

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