Re: [GZG] QUESTION Re: Walkers in 15mm

I would go with single piece, but possibly made so that they can easily
be 
cut for folks that want to re-pose them.

Michael Brown
mwsaber6@msn

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From: "Ground Zero Games" <jon@gzg.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:54 AM
To: <gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu>
Subject: [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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