Re: Alternative Monster Mech

that's why I said, "quietly". ;)

we could NOT ask either brigade or gzg to do anything illegal.	it would

be... wrong.

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

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Robin Fitton wrote:

> I was thinking of asking that, but wondered about copyright. Btech has
that 
> nasty history of a hobby game getting embroiled in legal battles over
the 
> figures and artwork.
>
> R
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>> From: John K Lerchey <lerchey@andrew.cmu.edu>
>> Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>> Subject: Re: Alternative Monster Mech
>> Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 10:37:50 -0400 (EDT)
>> 
>> Drooooool.
>> 
>> Maybe you could let Tony at Brigade or Jon at GZG ... borrow it for a
week 
>> or two, and if a mold were quietly to be made....
>> 
>> ;)
>> 
>> J
>> 
>> 
>> John K. Lerchey
>> Computer and Network Security Coordinator
>> Computing Services
>> Carnegie Mellon University
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Robin Fitton wrote:
>> 
>>> John,
>>> 
>>> The feet fit snug into a standard hex (purpose made for it I would
say) 
>>> and it feels about the right size. Compared to the new 100ton mechs
from 
>>> IWM it is small.   When I get chance I will take a picture of the
parts 
>>> next to an old Stinger and a Battlemaster.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> R
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: John K Lerchey <lerchey@andrew.cmu.edu>
>>>> Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>>>> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>>>> Subject: Re: Alternative Monster Mech
>>>> Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 10:19:43 -0400 (EDT)
>>>> 
>>>> 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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