Filling in the Syberian AutoMechs (Open Thread)

[HABeas2]

I was warned never to turn my hobby into work lest I want to loose interest in it.   :)

 :'(

Damn! I *felt* that...

- Herb

[Daryk]

That's another reason I'm committed to sticking with Fan Fiction vice trying to get published.

[RifleMech]

Noticed an "Oops" in the Biplaner with its armor: it allocates 55 points on 2 tons of Commercial, which is too high.  Here's a revamped version with an extra configuration, that cuts the armor to 48 points.

Biplaner Aerofighter AutoMech Fireboss Config

Very cool. I like the crop duster variant.  :thumbsup:

I was thinking about a Triplane variant for Skyscreamer.
https://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/19/toyworld-tw-fs06-wwi-starscream-prototype-376862  I'm thinking 2 machine guns with a half ton of ammo, a retractable blade at 1.5 tons for the prop on the arm, and 2 RL-10s just because. Plus rockets were used in WWI to shoot down observation Balloons. No wonder Balloon retired.  ;D https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Balloon

To me that the Biplaner roll wise is a close air support vehicle. They're able in being able bring down the pain but unlike modern jets , can linker longer on station. 

I'm curious how the rules would handle the ability of a lam such as the Biplaner.  Would they be able to do a strike like aerospac fighter.  Are they considered true aircraft and not ground vetoles like they're not going to be able to do the same thing I would imagine rules-wise. Especially when you can bring bombs down during a strike or a strafing run.

I believe they'd be treated as an aerospace unit since anything that flies and isn't a WiGE or VTOL is an aerospace unit. I do wish there were rules that allowed slower flying airplanes but the closest there is are Aerospace units on the ground map rules. Something like the original Boomerang in TRO:3025.

Sooo....insanity ensued, and i did this for the Biplaner.  Please bare in mind, i'm not a artist.  xp

Cool insanity!  :thumbsup:

[truetanker]

STARSCREAM SKY STRIKER
XP-21F



'The Starscream Sky Striker [XP-21F] was released as an exclusive to the 2011 San Diego Comic Con International. It included the pilot, Cobra Commander (v47) and a gun accessory intended to be Megatron, the Decepticon leader.'

Yes, a three-way verse!
TT

PS: And also that leads us to a four-way verse, Marvel!

[Luciora]

So, what do you think, Daryk?

[I am Belch II]

STARSCREAM SKY STRIKER
XP-21F



'The Starscream Sky Striker [XP-21F] was released as an exclusive to the 2011 San Diego Comic Con International. It included the pilot, Cobra Commander (v47) and a gun accessory intended to be Megatron, the Decepticon leader.'

Yes, a three-way verse!
TT

PS: And also that leads us to a four-way verse, Marvel!

A F14 in Starscream colors vs a F15.

[Wrangler]

Is that suppose to be Waspinator?

[Luciora]

An ornithopter variant of Waspinator. 

Is that suppose to be Waspinator?

[Daryk]

That is GLORIOUS!  :o

[Giovanni Blasini]

So, what do you think, Daryk?

That's freakin' awesome.

[Daryk]

That too!  ;D

[Luciora]

I'm eyeing a spare Cyrano and wondering if I should ornithopter it now too.

[Daryk]

Why not?  8)

[Luciora]

Depends if I can find my spare fly fishing wings i bought ages ago.

[Daryk]

That's fair... fingers crossed you can find them!  :thumbsup:

[Giovanni Blasini]

I'm still trying to decide if an Unseen Stinger (plastic) or a Svartfalfa protomech would be the better base for a Biplaner based on this guy:

[Wrangler]

I'd go for the Svartfalfa, it was designed with the wings in mind of that style.

When I was doing the biplane image I did.  I remembered a Gobot type that does use propellar mech/robot bodies.



They did quite number of theses for Gobots.

[Giovanni Blasini]

I'd go for the Svartfalfa, it was designed with the wings in mind of that style.

When I was doing the biplane image I did.  I remembered a Gobot type that does use propellar mech/robot bodies.

They did quite number of theses for Gobots.

Oh.  Oh wow.  That's...something.

There are two versions of Ransack that are prop birds in the Transformers.  One gets mentioned in the original writeup, looking like an Albatross biplane:






The other is based on the Vought F4U Corsair.  It feels...very GoBot-like:

[Daryk]

Is that a Tucano, Gio? ???

[Giovanni Blasini]

Is that a Tucano, Gio? ???

Air Tractor AT-802U / OA-1K Sky Warden

[Daryk]

Ah, thanks Gio!  :thumbsup:

[Wrangler]

Oh.  Oh wow.  That's...something.

They made a lot of those, they were originally Japanese toys before they were imported to US as GoBots.  Being a spoiled child in the 80s toys wise, I had many of them.

The image i showed you was Corsair.  I remembered it well, since it was with the Black Sheep Squadron Television Show.

[Luciora]

When I kitbashed my version of Ransack, there is alot of Corsair and biplane DNA mainly because of Crimson Skies mini that was chosen.

[RifleMech]

They made a lot of those, they were originally Japanese toys before they were imported to US as GoBots.  Being a spoiled child in the 80s toys wise, I had many of them.

The image i showed you was Corsair.  I remembered it well, since it was with the Black Sheep Squadron Television Show.

GoBots may not have been as successful as Transformers but they had some cool toys.   :thumbsup:   

[Wrangler]

You know I've been reading the book lately, is it possible to designate automech as City Commander of a mobile structure such as the non-stated Metroplex?

[HABeas2]

You know I've been reading the book lately, is it possible to designate automech as City Commander of a mobile structure such as the non-stated Metroplex?

You mean an Ultra-Magnus? (In Transformers lore, Ultra Magnus is often considered to be the city commander for Autobot City/Metroplex... That is, when they're not having him be leader of the Wreckers, the Autobot Second-in-Command, or a shell driven by a smaller bot in memory of the original.)

If so, Magnum Ultra is a Leader-class AutoMech with a Grand Titan-type Mech mode, and a Indra-like vehicle mode.

- Herb

[truetanker]

GoBots may not have been as successful as Transformers but they had some cool toys.   :thumbsup:

Cyclops ala Battletech style...



Meanwhile, in the Periphery...

TT

[RifleMech]

Cyclops ala Battletech style...

Meanwhile, in the Periphery...

TT

 :o  Ooo :smitten:  I want one!

[Wrangler]

You mean an Ultra-Magnus? (In Transformers lore, Ultra Magnus is often considered to be the city commander for Autobot City/Metroplex... That is, when they're not having him be leader of the Wreckers, the Autobot Second-in-Command, or a shell driven by a smaller bot in memory of the original.)

If so, Magnum Ultra is a Leader-class AutoMech with a Grand Titan-type Mech mode, and a Indra-like vehicle mode.

- Herb

Sorry, I was typing on my phone. I'm talking about Metroplex. I forgot Grand Titan / Magnum Ultra was the Metro's original commander [If I remember right, they did that to hide surprise of him becoming who would be the next Autobot leader toywise].   What I was ask if it possible for a non-Leader Class to be code-bonded or team-bonded to a non-Transforming Automech.  So Ultra is the commander, he can order the city and it's defenses to act, especially the lesser ones.  I remember right G1 toy had walking "Rifleman" like Mech and a small scout car which was extension of the city.  If they were team-bond they would all answer city commander.

The fluff for the XTR Syberia had suggested that Leaders were very rare automechs.  Thus why I wasn't initially thinking mentioning Ultra.  Fortress Maximus would be like that given the original version of him was a headmaster, thus smaller (normal size) transformer could do other things while not being stuck stationary (mostly).

[truetanker]

Where would Headmasters come in?

I have a show box of them in my collection.

TT