August 19, 2007
Update on homemade battlemech
I wrote earlier about a functional battlemech that some dude had invented. Turns out, it's for sale. Any wannabe mechwarriors out there should check it out. While not exactly up to "real" battlemech standards, it shoots sponge bullets, walks around and stands eleven feet tall! It was invented by a Japanese dude, who's put the battlemech up for sale.
Here's the blurb from Geekend:
The LandWalker, a real-world functional battlemech. It's 11 feet tall, weighs over a ton, and is armed with sidemounted airguns capable of spraying your enemies with sponge bullets, who will flee in terror at your Gundam-esque fury. . . You can't put a price on that kind of fun. Oh, wait, yes you can, as inventor Masaaki Nagumo is selling the Land Walker for a paltry 36 million yen (around $300,000).
Posted by Discoshaman at 08:20 PM | Comments (0)
August 12, 2007
Massive Mechwarrior Site!
The Banzai Institute has an enormous collection of Mechwarrior information -- graphics, battlemech stats, tips and strategies. . . They have put WAY too much thought time into Mechwarrior. Check out some of the highlights of the site:
For those interested in making their own Mechwarrior pics and graphics, check out their Mechwarrior Graphics Page as well. . .
Posted by Discoshaman at 10:00 PM | Comments (0)
ANOTHER German Mechwarrior Site
How did you get so lucky? Another Mechwarrior site in this hideous language. This one bills itself as Germany’s Wizkids Community. My favorite part is the banner that proclaims something that seems to translate as “Hello Plastic Heroes!” Oh, those wacky Germans. . . They’re a larf when they aren’t invading someone.
So if you’re looking to polish up your German, check out the site. It could be useful one day – Frauleins dig Mechwarrior.
Posted by Discoshaman at 07:35 AM | Comments (0)
August 09, 2007
Cool Mechwarrior Sites: Mechforce Germany
I’m not much for German, but as Yogi said, for those who like that sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they like. So if German-language Mechwarrior interests you, pop over to Mechforce Germany for the latest Deutch-flavored Mechwarrior news and views. . .
http://www.mechforce.de/index.php?aktion=newskat&katname=MechForce%20Germany%20News
Posted by Discoshaman at 07:43 AM | Comments (0)
Clan Wolf Information Page
Clan Wolf fans should check out this massive compendium of Clan Wolf information and stats. Whether it's for role-playing or just general curiousity, this site has everything on Clan Wolf -- clan demographics, poetry, possessed worlds, and battlemech forces. The full history of Wolf Clan is also included. Go and check it out!
Posted by Discoshaman at 05:02 AM | Comments (0)
August 07, 2007
A Sweet Clan Nova Cat Site
For a full history of the Clan Nova Cat, check out this massive collection of Nova Cat information. The most spiritual of the clans, Clan Nova Cat rely on visions to guide them. The page extends from the clan's "Fall of Eden" through their defection to the Star League Defense Force. . . The page also details Clan Nova Cat demographics, major Clan leaders and mechwarriors, battlemech forces, and deployments.
Posted by Discoshaman at 05:19 AM | Comments (0)
August 06, 2007
Homemade Battlemech Video
Check out this video of a homemade battlemech. Every fanboy's dream is their own battlemech (or ravishing alien princess who gives them superpowers or a lightsaber or. . .)
Anyway, here's a video of a dude who's invented a (slowly) moving mech. The cockpit opens, he clambers inside, and it actually moves a bit. Very cool. One debate my kids and I have often is whether or not a battlemech would be technologically or militarily feasible. They really want a Mechwarrior future for themselves.
Posted by Discoshaman at 08:02 PM | Comments (0)
Mechwarrior Blog -- The Bounty Hunter
Here’s a Mechwarrior blog written in-character by a Mechwarrior “Bounty Hunter” -- Stories of 32nd Century. It’s essentially Mechwarrior fanfic written in blog style, with each post being an entry in Chu-i Kenneth Tokunaw’s personal journal. It’s a bit spelling-challenged at times, but give him props for a creative use of the blog format. Here’s an excerpt:
“I haven’t been in the DCMS long, at least not long enough to be where I’m currently at. I’m a Mechwarrior, but my only real training before I joined the DCMS was in a AgroMech MkII. My family comes from a long line of wheat farmers. Until the day my Grandfather left in a dropship full of People from the Combine to fulfill Delvan Stone’s “Relocation” program. “The Inner Sphere needed to learn tolerance between it’s peoples, so peace could have a chance,” my Grandfather would tell me, ” But all it did was miss-place people to worlds full of prejudice and unrealistically forced most of our people move immediately out.” When he landed on Sadachbia, he bought a plot of land where he could raise a family, grow crops, and get away from the “idiotic gaijin” (even though, we were the foreigners).”
Posted by Discoshaman at 04:27 AM | Comments (0)
August 04, 2007
Crazy-Cool Mechwarrior Website: Brick Commander
My kiddos and I make a lot of our Mechwarrior terrain out of Legos. They’re uniform in size and shape, varied in color, and easy to assemble. Lego terrain is also a heck of a lot cheaper than the more professional-grade Mechwarrior terrain. The boys and I do pretty well – we can cobble together a low wall or factory complex that actually resembles what it’s supposed to.
We are pygmies compared to the Brick Commander. This guy assembles some great looking Mechwarrior terrain out of nothing more than Legos. Check out his website’s gallery to see what he has to offer. He basically packages and ships the pieces to you, at 8-9 cents per block. There’s also a mech lab there where you can design your own Lego Mechwarrior terrain. How cool is that?
Posted by Discoshaman at 07:40 AM | Comments (0)
Clan Ghost Bear Compendium
For a full history of Clan Ghost Bear, check out this massive collection of Clan Ghost Bear information. The page also details Clan Ghost Bear demographics, major Clan leaders and mechwarriors, battlemech forces, and deployments. There are also a few Ghost Bear pics, as well as cultural notes on clan specific things like the Clawing Ritual. . .
Posted by Discoshaman at 05:32 AM | Comments (0)
Clan Steel Viper
Clan Steel Viper fans should check out this massive compendium of Clan Steel Viper information and stats. Whether it's for role-playing or just general curiousity, this site has everything on Clan Steel Viper -- clan demographics, poetry, possessed worlds, and battlemech forces. The full history of Clan Steel Viper is also included. Go and check it out!
Posted by Discoshaman at 05:14 AM | Comments (0)
August 03, 2007
Build Your Own Battlemech
This is too funny -- check out this dude who built his own backyard battlemech. Definitely a bit more interesting than a treehouse. A "Comstar Guard" Mad Cat, it stands as tall as this guy's house, and his kids can actually play in the cockpit. The steel leg assemblies on the mech weigh 500 pounds each!
Posted by Discoshaman at 05:43 AM | Comments (0)
August 02, 2007
Cool Spanish Mechwarrior Site: Mechispania
This is a very large, well done Mechwarrior site based in Spain. It has a Mechlab, several well-attended Mechwarrior forums, and sections on Mechwarrior tournaments and Solaris VII. Follow the links for more information:
Spanish Mechlab
http://exodo.centrohakim.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=21&sid=99c5f0de9449ea59f1f2634912458487
Solaris VII Mechwarrior Rules
http://exodo.centrohakim.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=7&sid=99c5f0de9449ea59f1f2634912458487
Mechwarrior Scenarios
http://exodo.centrohakim.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=14&sid=99c5f0de9449ea59f1f2634912458487
Mechwarrior Tournaments
http://exodo.centrohakim.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=99c5f0de9449ea59f1f2634912458487
Posted by Discoshaman at 07:42 AM | Comments (0)
August 01, 2007
Cool Mechwarrior Site: Mechwarrior Italia
Want to polish up your Italian without reading dull language primers? Check out this Italian website devoted to Mechwarrior -- http://www.mechwarrior.it/public/. Given the sad state of the Italian military tradition – they haven’t won many military conflicts since Julius Caesar passed on, I can only imagine how they fare at Mechwarrior tournaments. I imagine if you’re a German or British player, you hope to get a French or Italian opponent. What would really be awkward would be a Mechwarrior match between an Italian and a Frenchman; I can imagine them arguing over who gets to surrender to the other one. . .
Posted by Discoshaman at 07:41 AM | Comments (0)
Other Mechwarrior Blogs
Here's a guy who actually named his blog after his Mechwarrior persona -- Clan Jade Falcon: Iota Galaxy Star Commander Vixen X-02 'Wyvern'. He writes from the Phillipine Islands, where they apparently have a pretty solid Mechwarrior community. They blog is kinda fun, one part confessional, personal blog, one part Mechwarrior fandom. He's a Jade Falcon, but otherwise seems like a good guy. . .
Posted by Discoshaman at 04:38 AM | Comments (0)
