Mechs?

[malika]

Okay this might sound a bit extreme and anime'ish, however a few of these models actually looked cool and got me thinking, look at this link:

www.dp9.com/Worlds/GK.htm

Im not too fond of the idea that these walkers change into cars/tanks though but we could ignore that whole 'transformers' thing ;D

[CommieRabbit]

For mechs (or suits) I would like to see something along the lines of the Maschinen Krieger range (which has a setting close to this game's).

Pics:







And here's a whole site dedicated the models with LOTS of pics:

www.roboterkampf.com/roboterhtml/index.html

[malika]

Oh I know those, they rock!

[Cobweb]

Wow, is it possible to get those models in the UK? A second question would be, how big are those things?

[CommieRabbit]

Cobweb said:

Wow, is it possible to get those models in the UK? A second question would be, how big are those things?

I would imagine you could get them in UK since I can get them all the way here in Canada. The scale is 1/35th scale, which is a bit larger than 40k's scale.

[malika]

Hmm I think we kind of have to mix ideas here, a small mech two crewmembers or something, keep those round shapes because they are very fitting. Look at the artwork in the unit ideas thread.

[CommieRabbit]

Hmmm... well there's always the "walker" type designs for a more mechy feel. I suppose it's the best of both worlds.










I think some of the spider designs are rather "creepy" which would fit the bizarre super germans of this game.

[DarksonAdmin]

I like the concept of one man walking tanks. I think these would be easy for my sculptor to do and production would not be to high of a price. I will get back to you guys on this. Great ideas.

Cheers
Robert

[malika]

I still think a minimal of 2 crewmembers would be more realistic, one driver and one operating the weapons, but that is just me talking.

[LibrarianBrent]

www.neogentronyx.com/
Yeah.

And one-man suits are not that unrealistic. One-man "pocket tanks" and armored cars were actually produced and fielded during the war, as well as "midget subs".

[malika]

How will a one manned walking tanks kind of machine at the same time walk and use it's weapons with only one crew member? I mean a normal tank also had like several crewmembers.

[CommieRabbit]

With a powered internal exosuit I suppose. Not that I'm against the idea of multiple manned vehicles, of course.

[malika]

Hmm perhaps one manned suits for the germans while the russians would have more crewmembers (more fitting perhaps)

[CommieRabbit]

Actually that's a great idea! It would spice up the different nation's vehicles.

I'd also like to see a russian mech not only need multiple crew members, but also boxier in shape, leading to a more... "cost effective" appearence that russian vehicles are known for. Adds a bit of character! ;D

[malika]

Yus very cool, so make the Nazi version pretty high tech, maybe they would also export these things to Japan who put their own upgrades etc to it.