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Re: What is a mech supposed............
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lugnet.town, lugnet.build.mecha
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Sun, 22 Oct 2000 01:20:32 GMT
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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?"
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> 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.
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> --
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> Paul Davidson
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> 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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| (...) It has to mimic movements of organisms like a spider. Does it have (...) 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) -- Chef ICQ:84584424 AIM: Jedi101673 (URL) Dale (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| There aren't really any hard and fast rules, but: (...) No, the Labors in PatLabor were used for all kinds of civil tasks. (...) Not necessarily huge, although most people would say that if you get too smal, you really have powered armour instead of (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| 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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.town)
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