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Post by Charlie on Apr 24, 2021 14:02:56 GMT -5
Customizing Gator invites lots of ideas, and one that I am on the fence about. On one hand, Gator just works as he is, but with a modification or two, could he be even better? I've gone back and forth on that for quite a long time. Yet, even as I assembled the group today, there's a part of me that likes him exactly as he is, and the other part that asks, what can we do with this. Until that decision rolls one way, or another my Gator Unit will remain as it is, plus one additional Unit to finish it out. The Gator head is where I would start adding custom parts. Maybe small weapons from CPs or other zoids, or it could borrow the Hammer Rock helmet when that squad isn't out on the field.
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Post by Snowflake on Apr 24, 2021 18:04:54 GMT -5
I never noticed before Gator's gatling has a central barrel.. what would that even do? Reminds me of as a kid I thought all the barrels on a gatling fired at once, and the idea was to spin it so you could get a solid circle of pain
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Post by Zoidmagnite on Apr 25, 2021 13:46:26 GMT -5
Lionel: I haven't heard the name Bughunter in quite some time. Hope he is doing well. That was on ZP, right? The pic is quite funny, and that's where it's at with army building for sure! Snowflake: that's a curious question. I ran into this video many years ago, and it looks like Tomy showed how it works in the video (it's a few minutes in from the start). It's on Youtube nowadays: link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhs8AEjTHr8Charlie: Yep, I did lots of that back in the 2000s. By the late 2000s, I was doing things like fitting CP-02 on command wolf using just standard Zoid parts: However, it is also important to invoke some limits to ideas:
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Post by Snowflake on Apr 26, 2021 15:03:55 GMT -5
Hey I'm sure they'll dig up a creature that looks just like that tomorrow and you'll feel like a genius. Hmm that video seems to indicate they just fire randomly out of the barrels, without spinning
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Post by Zoidmagnite on Apr 27, 2021 20:30:39 GMT -5
Who knows what they'll uncover? There's lots of dirt on the planet to turn over still. I doubt I'll feel like a genius, though....dumb luck seems more appropriate for such a hypothetical coincidence!
Yeah, it seems that video was for the OJR release of Zoids. I do think it is possible, that after several evolutionary processes and engineering feats, that Gator's fin gun might actually function like a traditional Gatling gun in the NJR. We may never know. Bit since it's sci-fi we can flex the rules towards our liking, anyway. What I like most about that old video is that those "special effects" were still considered acceptable back in the days. I find it fun to see those real Zoid model kits on the big screen, playing out a scifi story!^^
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Post by Maethius on May 5, 2021 16:26:06 GMT -5
I wish I had a picture of my collection, but right now I think it looks like a number of boxes.
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Post by Zoidmagnite on May 10, 2021 19:08:01 GMT -5
I wish I had a picture of my collection, but right now I think it looks like a number of boxes. Yeah, that's what I am trying to build out of, right now. It's a lot of work but it sure is fun to have these guys out! That said, this will be my last post for a while. Need to do some building and such. For my last post, I've assembled my Saicurtis mini sci-fi battalion. They are still a work in progress as well, including some detagging and finding the remaining pilots (or casting them if necessary). That said, here is the bug with big smoking CP-09 guns.
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Post by Maethius on May 12, 2021 15:20:56 GMT -5
Technically, even if the guns weigh more than the platform, those legs should keep them stable enough to fire them!
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