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Shimmering-Sword — Quad Mech Quick Sketch
Published: 2010-08-08 23:06:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 23483; Favourites: 414; Downloads: 2014
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A quick sketch requested by viewers at the end of last nights stream. Demoing my concept sketching at high speed, though I have drawn mechs similar to this many years back.A large quad mech made to field MCCs, Magnetic Compression Cannons. A somewhat crude but powerful combination of conventional propellant accelerated projectiles, aided by an additional magnetic rail.
The penetrating power afforded by such high velocity rounds make them effective in open areas, creating dead zones for ground control.
Though slow, these quad mechs are very nimble, able to maneuver their guns even at close range and reach vantage points other fire support systems cannot access.
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I like this design, too often we see quadruped mecha either based on cat/hound leg structure or flat and spider like, this one takes the cake in that it offers that high rise effect so many lack. I'd like to see you embellish this design more.
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Ya never know, I might some day.
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Funny, I drew up an idea for something sort of similar, but a much smaller tank killer. Those eyes make me want to see some sort of chibi version.. I don't know why.
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lol yea, cute n cuddly big eyed mech.
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lol, in the future the wheel will be forgotten, and someone will have to reinvent it to use one
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blarg blarg blarg! that leg is so rough! blarg blarg blarg blarg
Honestly, sweet mech. I love that nasty little cannon. Whatever that puts a hole in will regret it immediately.
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lol, no time to regret.
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Nice, though I think ya need to overthing the whole thing... legs don't look all that stabel.
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Maybe not rock solid, but still nimble. Or is it something else?
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hat nimbleness is kinda akward... do not know if those would work...
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A small version of it could totally fight on the Cartel side in HL2:Ep3 ^^
Nice job as always.
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The bad guys in HL2, combine soldiers, striders etc ...
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Assumed so, didn't know / forgot that was their name.
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That is the correct response
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ohhh yeahh i got it right
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Quad mech, Yes, that's the proper term, rather than 4 legged mech
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Quadruped is probably the most proper
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Hmmm, I think Quadruped is sound more suitable, cool
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ooooooh...looks very unusal...might make the rangers go WTF!...pretty cool...welll done!
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You really can't stop throwing great ideas out there can you!
Coupla questions bout your concept, whats the fire angle on the Y to Z also what is the fire rate and magazine capacity?
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Hehe. Like it's elevation firing angle? It's not howitzer status or anything, but it has fair articulation, which is supplemented by the mechs flexibility in the torso and limbs.
If rapid fire is needed the gun can be fired propellants only, about 4 second reloads. Haven't decided on capacitor charging rates for my story, so for now lets just say 8sec for a rail accelerated one.
Mag capacity, dunno, a lot 
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This is for a story? Are those reference pieces? I am gunna subscribe to what ever chian your writing on!!
Thought about an aviation unit yet?
or a small infantry bot, I used something called a L.I.N.U.X killbot Linear.Indentification.Nexus.Utility.Exterminator a small 1/8 scale tank-esk robot with a machine gun. I used that concept in one of my stories and I'd be happy to see you use it.
It was used as a swarm of hive linked bots that would flood a battle field using high powered motors and a complex sensor array to identify bunkers, targets and strategic areas then switch to agressive and use that information along with their .50 burst fire weapon to reak havok or explode with a 3 pound charge of C4 near a large concetration of enemies when it ran out of ammo. Imagine 3-500 of those things roaming a battlesite eh?
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They are for a story of mine, but it's all in my head right now.
You're right I'm lacking in the airforce sector right now
For my story I'll mostly be avoiding certain technologies (even if they are already being developed) that upset the classic style of infantry and armor combat. Things like drones, nanotech, and such. Just a style choice I guess.
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No probs dude, my story was tech versus human on a 'Not so bad' terminator style spin off. Hope you put it on paper!
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win, but the gun looks like an 88, and the armour evokes a German half-track.
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So it's an 88 the size of the Yamatos main gun, with mag rails built into the barrel, mounted on a half-track with legs
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sorry, it's just there's no scale indicators, except maybe the chin turret, which I assumed was an anti-personnel weapon, certainly no larger than 20mm, which makes the main gun about 88 sized.
I think the Wehrmacht stylings are pretty cool, anyway.
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Yea it's true, I didn't make this ones scale properly apparent. But huge is my intention none the less.
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When you say "quick sketch" how long are we talking?
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I'd say it took about 40 minutes, tops.
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Hm, I didn't time it, don't think I spent more than 20mins on it.
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Damn you work fast. Does that include the after editing, or are you just that good?
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Throwing on a quick levels/color adjustment and stamp takes no time at all
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Awesome. Reminds of me of the Geth armatures off Mass Effect
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Except this would rock em in the face
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