[GZG] QUESTION Re: Walkers in 15mm

>On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:08:13PM -0500, Tom B wrote:
>
>>I think there would be a niche to build such a 'rational' heavy
walker,
>>although I guess there could be arguments for quadrupedal. Octipedal
or
>>hexipedal seems a bit complex to me (both to model and in terms of the
>>mechanics) but is probably a bit more resilient from combat damage
(three
>>legs or five legs can work).
>
>It's also easier to "hunker down" with an insectile or arachnoid
>leg-plan, i.e. where the legs are basically starting off out to the
side
>of the body rather than being below it. (In a setting where I was
>building near-current-tech walkers, they were essentially tanks with a
>profoundly rearranged drivetrain and consequent changes to internal
>structure, meant for fighting in urban and recently-urban terrain.) I'm
>not claiming this is the best possible system, just that it's one that
>could as potentially work as any of the other walker designs, and looks
>good.
>
>>I still like the BF2142 look and I have yet to
>>see anyone make a miniature like that in 28mm, 25mm or 15mm.
>
>I concur.
>
>R

A quick question to all those of you interested in seeing some more 
walker minis (particularly bipedal ones)....

If we're talking about medium-sized combat walkers (in the 3-5 metre 
"real" height range, ie: 30-50mm in 15mm scale, with a single pilot 
in the torso "cockpit"), how would you like to see the legs cast? In 
fixed poses for ease of assembly of the minis (each leg a single 
piece casting), or as multi-part castings (each leg broken down into 
"thigh", "calf" and "foot" parts) to allow much greater poseability, 
but at the cost of a much more fiddly-to-assemble kit...?

Jon (GZG)

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