RE: Alternative Monster Mech

You guys are killing me here with your models, diecast toys and
miniatures.....

Jason

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From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
[mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU] On Behalf Of John K Lerchey
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:20 AM
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: Alternative Monster Mech

Wow.  Robin, color me jealous.	That is NICE!  How big is it?

J

John K. Lerchey
Computer and Network Security Coordinator
Computing Services
Carnegie Mellon University

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Robin Fitton wrote:

> I found this monster mech in a games store in Woking UK called Fun and
Games 
> in 96 (long since closed). I only recently re-discovered it whilst
working 
> through an old figure box. I stripped it and took some photos.
>
> Hope the Link works:	  http://tinyurl.com/yswv3
>
>> From: "Bradley, Jason (US - Minneapolis)" <jabradley@deloitte.com>
>> Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>> To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
>> Subject: RE: Brigade Mech?
>> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 17:00:24 -0500
>> 
>> Id kill for a model of the Monster. MAC III I think it was called?
The
>> miniature is close enough I will probably pick it up but a model
would
>> be even more cool.  At one point the toy was out and I actually saw
one
>> in the toy store but wasn't quick or smart enough to pick it up then.
>> 
>> 
>> Jason
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU] On Behalf Of Ryan Gill
>> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:55 PM
>> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>> Subject: RE: Brigade Mech?
>> 
>> 
>> At 12:16 PM -0500 7/8/04, Bradley, Jason \(US - Minneapolis\) wrote:
>> >That's essentially the "Monster" from Robotech isn't it?
>> 
>> Variation on the theme. Originally very much larger than a ~70 ton
>> mechs based on my recollection of the scales of various mechs from
>> battle tech and the originating source Super Dimensional Fortress
>> Macross.
>> 
>> I always wanted to build a Mech for Battle Tech based on the Destroid
>> Monster with 3 power plants, a three man cockpit and the 4 Long Toms
>> and 6 ER PPCs or something suitably larger. If you look at the
>> Destroid Monster there are even some very large vents on the back
>> that would make a great argument for a massive array of heat sincs.
>> The cost would be enormous. Great for taking out Dropships....
>> 
>> http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models/yellowsub/ys_monster.jpg
>> 
>> Then there is
>>
http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models/yellowsub/ys_monstersize.jpg
>> 
>> That's in scale iirc from the macross mecha drawings for
>> pre-production. ie in scale to the Defender/Rifleman, Spartan/Archer,
>> Phalanx/Longbow, Tomahawk/Warhammer, Tactical Pod Glaug/Maruader
>> Macross/BattleTech Mechs. I figure a Monster would be somewhere in
>> the range of a 500 ton mech, more on the scope of an Anti-Drop Ship
>> craft with massive weapons.
>> 
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