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Re: Define Mecha Types Por Moi...
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:30:43 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mark Sandlin writes:
> If anything, the mecha of today owe a lot of their humanoid stylings to
> the Jumbo Machinder super robot TV shows of the 70's. However, the
> granddaddy of them all, Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor in USA) was
> remote-controlled by a little kid.
Wow! I guess I was more on the right track with the stuff I am familiar
with than I realized -- I watched Gigantor as a kid in b&w. I also remember
there being a movie called something like "Voyage Into Space" with an
Egyptian looking fellow referred to as the "Giant Robot." Very cool.
This term you used "Jumbo Machinder" is this a German term or is it a
Japanese wannabe German-ish term?
In case you wondered why the questions, I just finished building a mecha
with 2 sets worth of the dreaded dark grey arms from #4793. He's in the way
of a kamikaze explosive device. I was gonna call him something else, but
now I may call him "Jumbo Machinder Gherkin." It has a nice "jumbo shrimp"
feel to it...
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) Yeah, he was just called "Giant Robo" in Japan. (...) I think it may be the latter, but here's a little more history for those who might be interested: (URL) Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's Lego Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) Incorrect. The Zentraedi mecha we see in Macross/Robotech were directly ripped off and used in Battletech and Mechwarrior. Case in point: (URL) Battle pod was used by FASA and renamed the Marauder. They stole the Veritech in Battroid mode and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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