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Re: Two assault mechs, one anti-mech aircraft
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Wed, 12 May 2004 02:59:59 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Kyle Vrieze wrote:
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I got the idea for the “sideways can” missle launchers from a comic book
called “Mech Destroyer”, published by Image in 2001.
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Cool. I like the missile racks, they fit the concept very well. Could we get a
scan of the image you were inspired by?
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Next, a version in blue inspired by the Masakari from Mechwarrior 4: Mercs.
It’s main weapons are the four PPCs in the arms, complemented by a pair of
small missle banks. The Mechwarrior PC games are a big inspiration for me.
I classify my mechs into light/medium/heavy/assault based on their scale
heights relative to the mech stats from the game (although Frank
Kopanitsanos’ Masakari is waaaaay bigger than my assault mechs).
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Cute (I know, not the word you want applied to a 20-ton clanking death machine).
I’m not a big fan of “mechs” as such, but I like it. Looks very playable, prime
diorama material.
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Lastly, not a mech but an anti-mech aircraft. If mechs are the tanks of the
31st century, then this thing is the Apache helicopter:
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This is my fave out of the three. Only suggestion would be to either trim the
forward gun down or mount it further back on the hull - as it is it looks flimsy
to me.
I’ve got a couple of those cool missile packs of yours sitting around, too.
Nifty idea.
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This was inspired by Shirow’s description, at the end of the “Dominion”
trade paperback, of the violence done to tanks by anti-tank missiles and the
A-10 Warthog’s cannon. Like many on this board, I love Shirow’s work,
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SNIP
Amen. I’m thinking I’ll drag out Intron Depot tonight and see what I can do
about boosting our group activity some more.
Cool stuff. I’m not a big fan of the colorschemes on the mechs, they seem kinda
fragmentary, but the last one is great.
Soren
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| (...) I googled the comic and found a site with a pic where you can sort of see the missile launchers (the top picture on the page). (URL) (...) It is fairly playable, you can pick it up, set it back down, put it in the dropship, etc., and it won't (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| Inspired by Soren's admonition, I'll try to do a more complete job on this post. I've got a couple of new mechs with "chicken leg" chassis based on the technic click ball joints from the Super Battle Droid set (they're cheap on Ebay these days). The (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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