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Re: New Mecha: Talon
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:27:16 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, danny staple <orionrobots@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Nice. The Bley/Grey look works well on a mech. It gives it that
> metallic utilitarian look.
> This mech says it means business - and is design for close range
> destruction (with the large heavy weight arms - good for smashing),
> while having serious ranged firepower to cover itself while getting in
> to do the damage. I suppose the curves give it a musclebound look.
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> I like the cockpit- the domes behind it make me think of a fly or
> insect.
Those are supposed to be the sensor domes that are linked to a sophisticated
targeting system.
> Very powerful and clunky feel.
As I said to Eric, I was really trying to fuse two mecha styles in to one when I
made this one. I was originally going for a more reptilian look like a snake's
head for the torso (I even had little teeth on the face of it at one
point...lol), but the design evolved differently as I was building.
> Good work Jon.
Thank you!
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> Danny Staple MBCS
> OrionRobots
> http://orionrobots.co.uk
> (Full contact details available through website)
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 | | Re: New Mecha: Talon
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| Ooh - snakes head? that would be an interesting mecha, maybe you could still pursue building one with that goal in mind. Maybe taking on board some of Bryce's techniques with the Rack might get the right look for a snake... I know exactly how (...) (19 years ago, 10-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: New Mecha: Talon
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| Nice. The Bley/Grey look works well on a mech. It gives it that metallic utilitarian look. This mech says it means business - and is design for close range destruction (with the large heavy weight arms - good for smashing), while having serious (...) (19 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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