Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27511601-20170107190552/@comment-4010415-20170107205750

Y'know, I'd actually go on Tumblr and point this stuff out, but I really don't feel like dealing with the inevitable fallout of the... more passionate userbase reacting negatively to it.

Basically, overall...

Did Montecore make those hair models? If yes, then maybe Monty did take the Yang hair model, but I don't think he took the Weiss hair model. It looks vaguely similar but nowhere near close enough. It's such a generic spiral ponytail that I've seen someone accuse RT of getting Weiss' ponytail from an entirely different model.

Those Beowolves only appear in the Red Trailer, and the Red Trailer was made solely by Monty. No one else had a hand in the Red Trailer's creation, aside from Jeff Williams making Red Like Roses. Monty made it himself, on his own, originally as a proof of concept to get Matt and Burnie's approval to make RWBY. Then, he had Jeff make RLR and made edits and adjustments to the Proof of Concept version to create the Trailer version. So, if the Red Trailer Beowolves are ripped Skyrim werewolf models, that's on Monty, not Rooster Teeth, especially if the rest of Rooter Teeth didn't know.

The boots are generic gothic lolita boots. Tall boots with laces that go all the way up, with an ankle strap to both look cool and keep the boot from slipping around while walking or running. I don't think that's a ripped model. If anything, Monty looked at Amy's boot as a reference for parts he was having trouble with (the folds in the back of the ankle). Hell, Ruby's boots in her Slayer outfit are also generic gothic lolita boots.

Monty had a tendency to base articles of characters' outfits on actual clothes and shoes you can buy in real life, so it'd be easier for the cosplayers. Like I said in my previous post: Sun's shoes, Blake's Intruder pants, Weiss' SnowPea dress, Neptune's jacket (iirc, he had a blue one), etc.

Rooster Teeth has actually legally bought models before. The volume 2 Paladin is one of the models they bought. A user has actually linked to the website where you can buy it before. Poser Pro has models you can download for free and use however you wish.

The new points in this post that weren't mentioned before in this thread:


 * Maybe Monty took Yang's hair model, but I really doubt he took Weiss', especially considering I've seen someone accuse them of taking Weiss' ponytail from an entirely different model altogether. It's a generic spiraling ponytail.


 * If the Red Trailer Beowolf models are just ripped, recolored Skyrim werewolf models, then that's on Monty, not Rooster Teeth, especially if RT didn't know. Monty made the Red Trailer on his own, aside from the song Red Like Roses. The Red Trailer was originally a proof of concept he showed to Matt and Burnie, then made adjustments to, to turn it into a trailer and line it up with the song Jeff made (Red Like Roses).


 * If anything, Monty could've used Amy's boots as a reference on how boots are supposed to look, for parts he was having trouble with (like the folds in the back of the ankle).