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  Re: Site Update (mecha!)
 
Holy Shnikies! That mech is huge! And awesome to boot! I really like the arthropod-ish look to it, and I really like that its design is nothing like any of your other mecha. (Nothing negative, but most of them look exactly alike.) Do more! Greg "For (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Site Update (mecha!)
 
Yeah, you're right about the desert/beach combat, oh well... (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
 
  Re: Site Update (mecha!)
 
(...) Ah! That makes sense. I guess it wouldn't be too safe to fire your gun if every time you did it you rolled backward like tumbleweed. You might be in trouble for desert or beach combat, though! 8^) Dave! (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
 
  Re: Site Update (mecha!)
 
Thanks Dave! Yes the feet are meant to pierce the ground, this way the mecha is more stable when firing shells from the rail gun. Right now, when I place the mecha on a carpet it sinks in only 1 cm, but off course carpet and real-world terrain are (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
 
  Re: Site Update (mecha!)
 
(...) leg/foot design of this mecha in particular; how well would those small feet do at full-scale on real terrain? For the probable weight of such a vehicle they seem likely to pierce the ground--is this a factor to consider in design? I don't (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)


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