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Matrix Dragon
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"717 Technical Diagram"
 
   Nice little extra. I imagined it to be a bit more humanoid, but this looks rather impressive. I like the little touches like the wheels.

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  Subject     Author     Message Date     ID  
  RE: 717 Technical Diagram trboturtle Apr-01-06 1
     RE: 717 Technical Diagram Polychrome Apr-01-06 2
         RE: 717 Technical Diagram mdg1 Apr-01-06 3
             RE: 717 Technical Diagram Polychrome Apr-01-06 4
             RE: 717 Technical Diagram Star Ranger4 Apr-01-06 7
                 RE: 717 Technical Diagram mdg1 Apr-01-06 8
         RE: 717 Technical Diagram Gryphonadmin Apr-01-06 6
             RE: 717 Technical Diagram Polychrome Apr-01-06 10
             RE: 717 Technical Diagram trboturtle Apr-02-06 11
  RE: 717 Technical Diagram Edenclaw Apr-01-06 5
  RE: 717 Technical Diagram E_M_Lurker Apr-01-06 9
     RE: 717 Technical Diagram rwpikul Apr-02-06 12
         RE: 717 Technical Diagram WengFook Apr-02-06 13

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trboturtle
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Apr-01-06, 02:34 AM (EDT)
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1. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   *Sigh*

I guess I've got CBT on the brain -- when I first saw it, I tried working out the battletech game stats for it.....>_<

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Polychrome
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2. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   >I guess I've got CBT on the brain -- when I first saw it, I tried
>working out the battletech game stats for it.....>_<

Ain't that hard. A pair of LRM-15s, a large laser, and an AC/5 for weapons. 60-70 tons with 3/5/3 or 4/6/4 movement. Piece of cake. Everything else is just details.

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mdg1
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Apr-01-06, 08:22 AM (EDT)
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3. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   Looks like a modified Mad Cat on rollerskates :D

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Polychrome
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4. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   You could easily build it off of a Mad Cat chassis.
Sadly, Maximum Tech does not have rules for BattleMech rollerskates.
What I hashed out for the Inner Sphere is actually rather similar to an ARC-5R Archer.

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Star Ranger4
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7. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   >Looks like a modified Mad Cat on rollerskates :D

Interestingly enough, I felt it looked more like a Locust myself; I was pleasantly surprised to see that G had managed to evoke an Image in my mind that was very very close to what he clearly saw.

Why a locust with arms? Well, those 'shoulder pods' clearly are SRM-2's in multiple launch tubes, the chin weapon is an AC-5 and the arm weapon would be a machine gun.



Of COURSE you wernt expecting it!
No One expects the FANNISH INQUISITION!
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mdg1
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8. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   It was the big shoulder pods that evoked the Cat for me. But then, I haven't even LOOKED at a BT book in years, so it's not impossible that there's a better model.

Great pic, either way.

Best/Mario


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Gryphonadmin
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6. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   >>I guess I've got CBT on the brain -- when I first saw it, I tried
>>working out the battletech game stats for it.....>_<
>
>Ain't that hard. A pair of LRM-15s, a large laser, and an AC/5 for
>weapons. 60-70 tons with 3/5/3 or 4/6/4 movement. Piece of cake.
>Everything else is just details.

Er... sure, except for the fact that, if you look, it's only about 10 feet tall. And has no energy weapons. And is not a 'Mech.

You might be able to render a 717 adequately as a ProtoMech - I gather, from what little I've read about the new CBT rules, they're sort of battlemover-ish - but I couldn't really tell you, not having seen the actual rules for PMs, just the hype that they've been added.

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Polychrome
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Apr-01-06, 11:27 PM (EDT)
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10. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   Hadn't noticed the scale indicator. I was mostly doing a quick eyeball conversion. What I suggested would look like a scaled up version of the 717.

Yeah, you might be able to do it as a ProtoMech but I can't do that off the top of my head.

Polychrome


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trboturtle
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Apr-02-06, 03:17 AM (EDT)
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11. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   Well, Protomechs are the stage in between Battlearmor and light 'Mechs -- so they are either overgrown BA or runt 'Mechs, depending on your view.

(For those who have no idea what we're talking about, try http://www.battletecharchive.net/history/protomech.html)

I happen to have the Techreadout they first show up in....

Craig


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Edenclaw
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Apr-01-06, 11:24 AM (EDT)
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5. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   <Insert long-winded obligatory fannish props here>

Very nifty.

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9. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   Eeeeenteresting. What with the small size, fiddly details, and the wheels, I'm getting a sort of Armored Trooper vibe here.

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rwpikul
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12. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   >Eeeeenteresting. What with the small size, fiddly details, and the
>wheels, I'm getting a sort of Armored Trooper vibe here.


Or a Gear from Heavy Gear, it just lacks the V-engine.

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13. "RE: 717 Technical Diagram"
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   >>Eeeeenteresting. What with the small size, fiddly details, and the
>>wheels, I'm getting a sort of Armored Trooper vibe here.
>
>
>Or a Gear from Heavy Gear, it just lacks the V-engine.

yeah yeah! that was exactly the resemblance that occured to me
:D


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