Author Topic: A Monster of a mini! (Read 2805 times)

Luciora · « **on:** 08 July 2020, 14:23:41 »

THOMAS HOGARTH!!!!! approved!

Monster Destroid in Lyran Royal Guard colors.

With some accompanying minis to show scale.

Daryk · « **Reply #1 on:** 08 July 2020, 14:44:29 »

If only there was a way to cram EIGHT LTACs on one chassis... ::)

Syzyx · « **Reply #2 on:** 08 July 2020, 14:46:12 »

Awesome! Where did you even get the MAC II mini?

jimdigris · « **Reply #3 on:** 08 July 2020, 15:32:13 »

:thumbsup:

Luciora · « **Reply #4 on:** 08 July 2020, 15:49:14 »

Kids Logic makes them, and I got mine from Aries Games and Miniatures.

Quote from: Syzyx on 08 July 2020, 14:46:12

Awesome! Where did you even get the MAC II mini?

Ruger · « **Reply #5 on:** 08 July 2020, 16:06:50 »

Well, we know what the next Defiance product needs to be.

Ruger

worktroll · « **Reply #6 on:** 08 July 2020, 17:30:25 »

Nothing succeeds like excess, and you certainly nailed this one! Very nice!

Mecha82 · « **Reply #7 on:** 08 July 2020, 18:32:41 »

Sweet! :thumbsup:

grimlock1 · « **Reply #8 on:** 08 July 2020, 19:27:35 »

Quote from: Daryk on 08 July 2020, 14:44:29

If only there was a way to cram EIGHT LTACs on one chassis... ::)

Super Heavy time?

Daryk · « **Reply #9 on:** 08 July 2020, 19:46:01 »

And then I realize I missed that the arms are carrying THREE each, and not two... :o

LastChanceCav · « **Reply #10 on:** 08 July 2020, 19:55:06 »

Looks like the Archon is going to need a bigger throne room :thumbsup:

Cheers,
LCC

I am Belch II · « **Reply #11 on:** 08 July 2020, 20:02:51 »

That's great, nice job.

Valkerie · « **Reply #12 on:** 08 July 2020, 20:34:02 »

Well done sir! 8) :thumbsup:

Now I'm going to go hide in a bomb shelter until that thing goes by... :o

Major Headcase · « **Reply #13 on:** 08 July 2020, 20:59:51 »

Quote from: Daryk on 08 July 2020, 19:46:01

And then I realize I missed that the arms are carrying THREE each, and not two... :o

If following the old school fluff, the arms are missile launchers. So 6 x Thunderbolt 15s?? :D

Daryk · « **Reply #14 on:** 09 July 2020, 05:00:59 »

Hmmm... that could almost fit... 4 LTACs, 6 Thunderbolt-15 launchers... hmmm... :D

Ruger · « **Reply #15 on:** 09 July 2020, 07:30:37 »

Quote from: Daryk on 09 July 2020, 05:00:59

Hmmm... that could almost fit... 4 LTACs, 6 Thunderbolt-15 launchers... hmmm... :D

Wouldn’t need much ammo, at least to match original Mecha in the original show: 28 rounds for main cannon, and two missiles per tube. Would be about 6 tons of LTAC ammo and three tons of TBolt-15.

Ruger

grimlock1 · « **Reply #16 on:** 09 July 2020, 08:37:23 »

The arms were missile launchers, originally, right? Nukes if I recall. Maybe this should move over to a Fan design thread.

Pat Payne · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 July 2020, 13:29:23 »

Quote from: grimlock1 on 09 July 2020, 08:37:23

The arms were missile launchers, originally, right? Nukes if I recall. Maybe this should move over to a Fan design thread.

Actually... it's complicated. They're officially "totally absolutely may-a-Zentradi-stomp-us-flat-if-we're-lyin' not nukes", but instead "Reaction weaponry" that just happens to behave like meganukes (possibly antimatter weapons), because apparently up through at least the '80s Japanese TV had an informal taboo on having good guys use actual nuclear weapons (give ya three guesses why...) or at least that's what I've heard. Apparently they were intended to be nukes, but they were renamed so as not to run afoul of that taboo.

grimlock1 · « **Reply #18 on:** 13 July 2020, 09:26:16 »

I added a fan design thread.
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=70167.0

glitterboy2098 · « **Reply #19 on:** 13 July 2020, 20:43:26 »

Quote from: Pat Payne on 12 July 2020, 13:29:23

Actually... it's complicated. They're officially "totally absolutely may-a-Zentradi-stomp-us-flat-if-we're-lyin' not nukes", but instead "Reaction weaponry" that just happens to behave like meganukes (possibly antimatter weapons), because apparently up through at least the '80s Japanese TV had an informal taboo on having good guys use actual nuclear weapons (give ya three guesses why...) or at least that's what I've heard. Apparently they were intended to be nukes, but they were renamed so as not to run afoul of that taboo.

actually the arm weapons were just large missiles, usually seen used for surface to air or artillery type roles.

the "i can't believe it's not nuclear" weapons it fired were fired from the artillery cannons on the back, which were fluffed as 400mm weapons. just a hair short of the 16inch guns on a battleship. since the Iowa's used to have 16inch nuclear shells (the 15-20kiloton yield W19) this isn't actually all that unbelievable.