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Part of last nights LiveStream, stretching my mecha muscle.Bio Synthetic Battle Mechs.
Electro elastic ribbon bundles provide primary locomotion in place of the common hydraulic motor. They provide a wide range of motion from a single joint, allowing very fluid and human-like motion. The bundles are resilient to damage, only loosing the power of severed fibers, where a motor might be paralyzed by such a hit.
While stick and throttle controls with aid of nav AIs can allow a standard pilot to control a biomech, full synchronized motion can only be achieved through a neural link. Siphoning off nerve impulses to the pilots body, the mech becomes an extension of the pilot.
Capable of terrifyingly effective close combat, biomechs are the king of urban warfare.
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Comments: 86
blakheartdeviant In reply to ??? [2010-04-09 01:26:54 +0000 UTC]
super great i wanna fight it so bad >:]
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Zounderth In reply to ??? [2010-04-09 01:19:26 +0000 UTC]
man you have to start some action scenes now! its gonna be epic
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Shimmering-Sword In reply to Zounderth [2010-04-09 08:05:59 +0000 UTC]
I'll have to learn good FX techniques first, composition too
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Zounderth In reply to Shimmering-Sword [2010-04-09 09:14:30 +0000 UTC]
ah well i think you're in the right path no worries there
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resuliac [2010-04-09 00:49:10 +0000 UTC]
love the detail of the muscle ribbons and all the detail on the guns
awsome pic!
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Alpha1ance [2010-04-09 00:40:05 +0000 UTC]
But then were does the pilot control the mech from?
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Shimmering-Sword In reply to Alpha1ance [2010-04-09 08:02:28 +0000 UTC]
Still in a cockpit in the mech, but modified to better secure the pilot, some are filled with liquid too. The pilot can be completely immersed in the mechs body, vision and all, or can keep their head and neck free to look around the cockpit.
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Alpha1ance In reply to Shimmering-Sword [2010-04-09 19:12:04 +0000 UTC]
Ah, so the pilot is still inside, while I figured it would be remotely controlled. Okay that makes sense
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Chizek [2010-04-08 23:42:02 +0000 UTC]
left leg still looks a weee bit off =\
Aside from that its great
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Shimmering-Sword In reply to winkla12 [2010-04-09 07:48:50 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, I'm getting into it
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Horn-Adama In reply to ??? [2010-04-08 21:28:26 +0000 UTC]
Nice mech design as always.
However, considering his urban warfare role, some close range weapon like two shield swords attached on his legs or thorax armor plate could make him more badass ^^
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Shimmering-Sword In reply to Horn-Adama [2010-04-08 22:02:11 +0000 UTC]
Yea, I was going to add an equipment loadout, but forgot and didn't get to it. Extra mags and blades.
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NoviceArtist487 [2010-04-08 20:44:02 +0000 UTC]
Synthetic muscle fibers huh? Kinda like Neon Genesis Evangelion, I take it
The very "alien" look of the mech adds psychological warfare into the mix XD
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Shimmering-Sword In reply to NoviceArtist487 [2010-04-08 22:00:45 +0000 UTC]
Well, Evas arn't synthetic, they are true biomechs, made of real muscle, bone and blood. Otherwise they are very similar.
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PlasmaFire3000 In reply to ??? [2010-04-08 20:34:03 +0000 UTC]
A good retake on an oft-considered mech drive system: synthetic muscle fibers. We aren't too far off from seeing something like this in the near future...
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Shimmering-Sword In reply to PlasmaFire3000 [2010-04-08 21:58:02 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, muscle fiber isn't far fetched, we just need to see what is done with them
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Shimmering-Sword In reply to kabarsa [2010-04-08 21:54:53 +0000 UTC]
I guess some day I have to start those action scenes so yes!?!
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