Filling in the Syberian AutoMechs (Open Thread)

[Luciora]

Baley's Alt form would have to be an ibex 😅

[HABeas2]

Baley's Alt form would have to be an ibex 😅

Possibly. I realized mid-way through he'd need to be a jeep-type of vehicle and that's why the Bailey model has no windows on his door "wings." (In retrospect, I probably should have used the Beach Beetle as my baseline.)

- Herb

[Giovanni Blasini]

Baley's Alt form would have to be an ibex 😅

They have more wheels, but the new Wheeled Scout minis from IWM might work well, too.

[HABeas2]

They have more wheels, but the new Wheeled Scout minis from IWM might work well, too.

Hmmm. Some of the Beetle configs shown are six-wheelers... But, I'd use Wheeled Scout for a different body type, maybe.

The Ibex is just four wheels, so the Bailey Beetle should work in the Beach Beetle configuration. That would delete the door wings entirely and shrink down the hand weapon. It's a communicator configuration, but one without a dish. The color scheme remains unchanged.

Yes, I think about things like this when I doodle.

- Herb

[Daryk]

Bailey's pink is maybe a little TOO pink, but other than that, WIN! ;D

[HABeas2]

Bugs and Dozers! Hooray!

- Herb

[Wrangler]

That's really cool!

[Giovanni Blasini]

Bugs and Dozers! Hooray!

- Herb

Those are great!  I love that you have all the variant details in the art for each too.

[RifleMech]

 Very Cool! 

[HABeas2]

Gliders and Hounders!

- Herb

[Giovanni Blasini]

Neat!  I wasn’t sure on the Crossbow for Powerglide, but it definitely works.

[Wrangler]

I have figure out how to insert these pictures into the book.

[HABeas2]

I have figure out how to insert these pictures into the book.

I've been periodically tweaking my copies here. But it will be some time before I have a final copy to give you.

- Herb

[glitterboy2098]

so i had a silly brainworm, and while i ultimately decided it truly belonged on Wasteworld, i'm posting it here for what i hope will be obvious reasons.

Primus Libertas was a 'wonder weapon' created by the Western Pact, with at least two known examples having survived the nuclear conflict that rendered Wasteworld into its post apocalyptic state. Referred to by the inhabitants as the most advanced 'robot' the WestPact ever produced, it is clearly an automated battlemech. Its physical design is outwardly unremarkable, with a broad rounded torso, bulbous shoulders, yet long spindly limbs giving it a lanky look. despite its sophistication of tecnology, the design looks rather primitive, as a result of the retrofuturistic aesthetic that was in vogue in the core WestPact territories at the time of The Last War. internally however, the technology used is extremely advanced, indeed more advanced than other known examples of pre-war technology on Wasteworld, in either the Western pact or the Eastern Federation. operationally, it is a battlemech designed almost exclusively for tactical nuclear warfare, mounting an Arrow-IV missile launcher with a disturbingly large payload of 11 tons of ammunition, with most of that payload given over to at least 8 tactical nuclear missiles comparable to the Star League's Davy Crockett-M. whether the fifteen conventional munitions carried in the one example the Interstellar expeditions field team was able to investigate was a standard loadout, however the presence of a TAG designation system within the head suggests that at least some conventional munitions were standard, most likely for defense at ranges where the unit would be vulnerable to the blast effects of its own nuclear warheads. a large pulse laser, mounted in the central chest just below the head appears to be primarily a backup weapon for close in defense.
Two examples of the design are known to exist. The first, ostensibly a prototype, was said to have been developed just before the war, but not completed in time to be deployed before the The Last War. It was apparently found by a remnant faction of the WestPac military turned techno-religious cult calling itself the Fraternity of Iron, in the ruins of the WestPact primary Capitol. and was deployed against the last surviving fragments of the WestPact military proper, being destroyed in the process. a second machine was later built by the Fraternity, most likely using salvage from the first and some supply of spare parts located within the original development lab. It is not known if more examples exist, elsewhere in WestPact territory, but the ISE field team believes it is likely. accounts of the first machine's deployment describe it as marching relentlessly towards its enemy, raining nuclear fire onto the bunkers and emplacements of the WestPact military base, all while shouting patriotic and propaganda slogans. Apparently while the Fraternity was able to reprogram its IFF systems to turn it on its creators, they left the rest of its operating system intact.
That field team was able to investigate the wreck of the first machine, which is where much of the known information came from. while the armor is very primitive, more in keeping with the known technology of the world, however the internal frame, motive systems, and computers appear to match the level of quality of the star league. most disturbingly, the design and part ID numbers for much of the internal systems, as well as what fragments of programming they were able to pull from the remaining hard drives, indicate that it is of Syberian origin, with many of the parts apparently being repurposed from the Leader class of automech. where the governments of Wasteworld obtained this technology is unknown at this time.

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Primus Libertas PL-1

Mass: 85 tons
Chassis: Standard Biped
Power Plant: 255 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 32.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 54 kph
Jump Jets: None
     Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Primitive
Armament:
     1 Large Pulse Laser
     1 Arrow IV
     1 TAG
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 2750
Tech Rating/Availability: E/F-F(F*)-F-F
Cost: 14,640,160 C-bills

Type: Primus Libertas
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Experimental)
Tonnage: 85
Battle Value: 1,449

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  8.5
Engine                        255 Fusion             13
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sink                     18                      8
Gyro                                                  3
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor (Primitive)      160                    15

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            27        24   
     Center Torso (rear)               11   
     R/L Torso               18        20   
     R/L Torso (rear)                  10   
     R/L Arm                 14        12   
     R/L Leg                 18        16   


Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand

Weapons
and Ammo                           Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage
2 Heat Sink                           LL        2        -       2.0   
Large Pulse Laser                     CT        2        10      7.0   
Arrow IV                              RT        15       10      15.0 
4 Heat Sink                           LA        4        -       4.0   
Arrow IV Davy Crocket-M Ammo (8)      LT        8        -       8.0   
CASE                                  LT        1        -       0.5   
Arrow IV Ammo (15)                    LT        3        -       3.0   
2 Heat Sink                           RL        2        -       2.0   
TAG                                   HD        1        0       1.0   



Proxy Mini: Spartan.

yes.. Liberty Prime. originally i'd imagined it as a syberian 'evil optimus'.. but the more i worked on making the mech work, the more i realized that i really needed to remain closer to its inspiration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3l6oGGcROA

[Daryk]

Based on that video, you're just missing a Bombast Laser... ;D

[glitterboy2098]

Based on that video, you're just missing a Bombast Laser... ;D

Considered it, but given the syberia connection i gave it, the weapon's introdate wouldn't allow it. And i doubt wasteworld could have invented it themselves.

[Luciora]

Blazer. 😆

[Daryk]

Heh, that would be possible, I think... I mean, a Blazer Cannon is two Large Laser cores and a case of duct tape... ;D

[HABeas2]

so i had a silly brainworm, and while i ultimately decided it truly belonged on Wasteworld, i'm posting it here for what i hope will be obvious reasons.
...
yes.. Liberty Prime. originally i'd imagined it as a syberian 'evil optimus'.. but the more i worked on making the mech work, the more i realized that i really needed to remain closer to its inspiration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3l6oGGcROA

Not to burst any bubbles, but the LP-838 Patriot, in Plenty of Room was meant to be their version of Liberty Prime (hence the "LP"). It was a 40-ton 'Mech that mounted a large laser (to mimic the beam weapons) and an "arm-mounted heavy rifle, modified to fire specially prepared nuclear ordnance" (to mimic its "nuke grenades"). I didn't give it a robotic control system, but since such a control system would've been about the same, I didn't feel much of a need to. (I'd recommended the Thunder for its proxy. I felt it matched Liberty Prime's look best, IMO.)

The "Eastern Federation" who represented Wasteworld's USA analog, DID already have their own AI tech which might have done the trick (as seen with their Milibots and Handybots), which could have made autonomous Patriots possible. No Syberian tech required!

- Herb

(P.S.: This is not an admonition in any way, but since this thread is all of 3 pages from lock-down, I might recommend any non-Syberian NebCal units get their own threads, so they have more room to discuss.)

[Lycanphoenix]

Re: Star Empire tech...
Most definitely, but probably only by accident (incoming visitors from the Star Empire). After all, a KF jump EMPs everything from the inside-out.

Edit: Nevermind, seems I was viewing the wrong page due to a forum glitch.

[HABeas2]

Let's see...

Jacks, Leaders, and Lifters...

I *NEED* to be writing stuff soon!

- Herb

[Lycanphoenix]

From the perspective of AutoMechs... Omni technology would be the "medical" discovery of the century.

[Luciora]

Tracks and Wheeljack are my favorite kitbashes.

[Wrangler]

I've been periodically tweaking my copies here. But it will be some time before I have a final copy to give you.

- Herb

Keep me in the know and I will adjust make a new version

[HABeas2]

Rotors, Sneakers and Sounders, ahoy!

- Herb

[Luciora]

Hmm if I were to do a Hermes, I'd incorporate the wheel into either the shoulder or the cover.  Just to avoid it sticking out at an angle.

[Wrangler]

Great work, but I thought Sounder was based on the Thunderbolt ⚡ or Griffin chassis

[Giovanni Blasini]

Sounder is based on the Thunderbolt overall, but also has a head.  That wasn’t completely clear when I started my fanfic, but we can blame that on early installment weirdness.

[HABeas2]

The Sounder in TRO Syberia uses the Primitive Thunderbolt chassis type.

- Herb