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Re: What is a mech supposed............
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lugnet.town, lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 03:03:31 GMT
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> Does it have to be humanoid?

It has to mimic movements of organisms like a spider.

Does it have
> to be used for war?

No, it doesn't have to fight in war! You could use a mech to go to work,
couldn't you (yes, I know they aren't real)

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Bradley Dale <dinosauria_ca@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:G2t528.HoL@lugnet.com...
> What critera are used to determine if a robot is a mech or not?  Does it • have
> to be used for war?  Does it have to be big?  Does it have to be humanoid? • Is
> a Throwbot a kind of mech (they are big compared to minifigs, they have
> battles, and most are humanoid)?
> 
> 
> In lugnet.town, Paul Davidson writes:
> > Mechs are a Japanese idea -- "what could be cooler," asked one of them • once,
> > "than big humanoid robots that can fight battles and stuff?"
> > 
> > Since then, Japanese anime (animated TV and movies) has been full of • them.
> > If you've never watched any, you're missing out!  Go to your local video
> > stores and look in the foreign/anime section for Macross, Gundam, Pat • Labor,
> > Evangelion etc. etc.
> > 
> > --
> > 
> > 
> > Paul Davidson
> > 
> > Robbie Anderson <B50twice@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:G2syIH.4H5@lugnet.com...
> > > What is a mech supposed to be? Did "Mechs" come from a TV show or • something?
> > > I don't know a thing about them besides they're pretty neat looking. I • never
> > > heard the name "mech" until I looked it up online. Can someone PLEASE • tell
> > me
> > > all the things(or most) there is to know about mechs? If you know • anything
> > > about mechs, PLEASE E-mail me at: B50twice@aol.com. Whoever does, • thanks a
> > lot!



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  Re: What is a mech supposed.........
 
What critera are used to determine if a robot is a mech or not? Does it have to be used for war? Does it have to be big? Does it have to be humanoid? Is a Throwbot a kind of mech (they are big compared to minifigs, they have battles, and most are (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.mecha)

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