Re: Alternative Monster Mech

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.
>>>> 
>>>> http://brianscache.com/unseen/
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