Re: Alternative Monster Mech

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

>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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