Marauder IIC
Like the Mad Cat, the Marauder is another mech with a highly distinctive look (as well as an interesting history).
Design-wise, the tree figure is quite similar to the Mad Cat – all that needs to be done is the addition of another flap for the top-mounted particle cannon, and a lengthening of the leg flaps. These changes increase the grid size to 40×40:
Square Packing
Partial CP
Full CP
Folding this is quite straightforward:
Side View
Front View
On hindsight, having a river separating the cockpit and arms from the rest of the body was a bad decision. The river positions the legs too far behind the cockpit, giving it a hunched-over look. A better method would be to take out the river entirely, and give the space to the arms and cockpit; this would allow for more detail in the cockpit as well.
September 30th, 2006 at 8:16 am
i like it!especially the canons
October 1st, 2006 at 1:14 am
Thank you!
No lack of big cannons in the Battletech universe, for sure!
October 2nd, 2006 at 4:06 pm
It looks good.
The cannon is a little big though. I think that if the cockpit were to come from the center of the square and the cannon from the side, the cannon could be thined out more giving it a closer resemblance to the real thing. What do you think?
October 3rd, 2006 at 12:21 am
Yep – swapping the two would allow you to thin out the cannon, but at the same time you might just end up with a bulkier cockpit. Of course, if you use thinner paper (instead of thick florist foil of the kind used here), squishing the flap into a thinner cannon wouldn’t be a problem.
October 3rd, 2006 at 1:08 am
not referring to this model in particular but ok wolf, i am totally convinced that u can create any model with any number of appendages and what-nots u so wish. can u now please try to design something simpler … like a mammal? or a bird or something older folks can relate to … if it’s not too boring for u …
p.s – sorry for jumping in like this. pls delete this post if
necessary.
October 3rd, 2006 at 2:44 am
No worries about jumping in, Boon, valid comments are always welcome!
Doing mammals and birds aren’t really boring, but rather, I find it quite a bit more challenging because it’s difficult to come up with a distinctive look, particularly at the species level. Still, I’ve got some local fauna in mind, mostly of the finned variety, so I think you can expect to see something more familiar in the near future.
October 3rd, 2006 at 3:50 am
YES !!!!!