tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179189536773431517.post2659567804011748796..comments2023-09-27T06:31:00.490-07:00Comments on Flash Force 255 Bunker: Battletech - As rich a Universe as Star Trek/Star Wars Has!Shanksowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06455835656613672100noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179189536773431517.post-74805685634852238962009-09-04T10:53:10.866-07:002009-09-04T10:53:10.866-07:00WHAT, my blog hostage?! Man, you were on a roll! ...WHAT, my blog hostage?! Man, you were on a roll! thanks for the links. <br /><br />What about a 1/6th scale Nova Cat huh? Or Griffin/Shadow Hawk. I can see a Battlemast being almost 8 feet tall in 1/6th scale.Shanksowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455835656613672100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179189536773431517.post-10319945859328577262009-09-03T23:19:51.180-07:002009-09-03T23:19:51.180-07:00Speaking of great paint jobs and amazing 3D terrai...Speaking of great paint jobs and amazing 3D terrain, check these sites out. (beware, you might get stuck looking at these for hours!) - <br />http://www.dropshipcommand.com/images/GenCon2006/GenCon2006_128.jpg<br /><br />http://www.camospecs.com/Miniature.asp?ID=4943<br /><br />http://www.classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=gallery&start=80<br /><br />Okay, Im done taking your blog post hostage...you can have it back now. =;-)Archangel 6https://www.blogger.com/profile/05179852408467168155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179189536773431517.post-41698443779210141622009-09-03T22:54:41.977-07:002009-09-03T22:54:41.977-07:00Here is another site that shows the Mechwarrior co...Here is another site that shows the Mechwarrior cockpit in a little more detail...<br />http://www.mechcorps.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=9<br />They even had operational foot pedals for goodness sakes!!<br />The level of immersion you would feel with that cockpit closed all around you, while your foot pedals controlled the direction your Mech traveled in, the joystick controlled your upper torso, and the throttle your speed (not to mention that EVERY one of the 100 or so buttons surrounding the screen worked and actually had a function) UNREAL!!!<br /><br />Oh, great, now I'm never gonna get to sleep tonight! Those were truly some good old days.Archangel 6https://www.blogger.com/profile/05179852408467168155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179189536773431517.post-20611158949973805452009-09-03T22:29:35.291-07:002009-09-03T22:29:35.291-07:00I TOTALLY feel your pain on this one! In my early ...I TOTALLY feel your pain on this one! In my early 20's (while I lived in San Diego no less), my roommate at the time got me hooked on Battletech. He had all the miniatures, and we soon built the 3-D terrain. I got totally wrapped up in the books, and we would spend hours, sometimes days, playing out our battles. <br /><br />I dont know if you remember these, but the first one I went to was in Chicago. It was called "Virtual World", and it was like walking in to a real live Mechwarrior Pilots lounge. They opened one in San Diego while I lived there, and we would drop mad amounts of cash there. Here is a website with some pics of the SD location back in the day...<br />http://kangarookoncepts.tripod.com/VWE_album.htm<br />They would use old fighter pilot training cockpits that were reprogrammed to function as though they were operating Mechs instead of jets. You had to go through a training class and everything. It was surreal!!<br /><br />Thanks for taking me back to those days! Great Blog post!!Archangel 6https://www.blogger.com/profile/05179852408467168155noreply@blogger.com