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Subject: 
Iron Mecha Entry: FD-98 "Washout" Fire Fighting Mech
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Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:05:09 GMT
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Hello,

I know I am cutting it a little close but here it is, my entry for the Iron Mecha Contest, the FD-98 “Washout” Fire Fighting Mech



The mech is armoured with composite materials to resist temperatures above 1500°C without impact to performance nor the comfort of the pilot.

The main cannon, located on the right arm, is capable of pumping over 8000 GPM when connected to a large enough water resource.

It is also equipped with 6 launchers for self-expanding fire retarding foam canisters on the left arm.

Pilot access is through the back of the mech.

Design:

I struggled for almost the whole month with the legs. Then finally after putting away my ExoForce sets, I came up with the idea of a leg that is built around a 1x1 brick core using SNOT to reinforce it. This took a while to get right because of several points of failure since connections were only being held by 1 stud on an angle no less. Due to part limitations, the mech went from white and black to red and black. Which gave me the idea of doing it as a fire fighter.

Once the legs were done on Sunday, the rest built itself. It can be a little heavy for the legs which use a ball joint but the heal on the leg actually helps support the body and prevents it from looking like Bambi on the ice.

I see things I want to do to improve the design of the body and will probably pursue them at a later date.

I would like to thank everyone involved for coming up with a contest that pushed me to build my first Mech MOC.

Jude



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