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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/megabots/support-team-usa-in-the-giant-robot-duel

Feel that freedom, baby.

I like the Mark II concept art.
Has Sudobashi released a kickstarter video too?

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

Has Sudobashi released a kickstarter video too?

It'll probably be a Indigogo if they go for crowdfunding.

Will I be branded a traitor if I pledge on that as well?

 infinite_array wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

Has Sudobashi released a kickstarter video too?

It'll probably be a Indigogo if they go for crowdfunding.

Will I be branded a traitor if I pledge on that as well?

Yes.

(Even though I'm sure the Japanese one will be way cooler!)

See, for all the awesome involved in this, I'm just bummed that in the end they aren't proper walking mechs.

Chainsword! lol.

Those eagle gatling guns really made me laugh harder than I should. Brilliant. Just brilliant.

Backed, because I need to see an eagle-shouldered mech driving a chainsword through it's opponent's torso.

Hopefully the Japanese mech's cockpit is armored...

Ok, one video later and I have now gone from uninterested to a wellwisher for robot Team Japan.

I doupt it will have a chainsaw guys. Its likely going to have literal pillowfists as to not hurt the pilot inside. the goal of the fight will likely be who can knock the other over first.

America=Inner Sphere. Japan=Clanner scum

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I doupt it will have a chainsaw guys. Its likely going to have literal pillowfists as to not hurt the pilot inside. the goal of the fight will likely be who can knock the other over first.

After further investigation and the likely health and safety BS, I came to the same conclusion.

Good luck guys, but I withdrew my monies.

My guess is this will likey turn into a marathon of lifting, shooting, racing and stuff like that, culminating in a "Fight"

I think that absolutely depends on how hardened they can get their life support capsule. If they agree upon cockpit armor minimum thickness, and then insist that no weapon be able to penetrate said armor, they should end up wth an SCA style battle, with almost real weapons used with reasonable force.

By the looks of it, the kuratas could be pretty messed up by taking out one of its wheels. (Probable capsizing or leaning, throwing it off balance) Just my thoughts, I'm no expert in battle bots (huge fan of the idea) and it'd be hard to get a swing/shot at it, but the wheels wouldn't be my first choice of mobility for a battle like this.

 2BlackJack1 wrote:
By the looks of it, the kuratas could be pretty messed up by taking out one of its wheels. (Probable capsizing or leaning, throwing it off balance) Just my thoughts, I'm no expert in battle bots (huge fan of the idea) and it'd be hard to get a swing/shot at it, but the wheels wouldn't be my first choice of mobility for a battle like this.

Assuming the Kuratas doesn't undergo modifications as well.
Remember that the Kuratas was originally an art piece; it was not designed with combat in mind.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 2BlackJack1 wrote:
By the looks of it, the kuratas could be pretty messed up by taking out one of its wheels. (Probable capsizing or leaning, throwing it off balance) Just my thoughts, I'm no expert in battle bots (huge fan of the idea) and it'd be hard to get a swing/shot at it, but the wheels wouldn't be my first choice of mobility for a battle like this.

Assuming the Kuratas doesn't undergo modifications as well.
Remember that the Kuratas was originally an art piece; it was not designed with combat in mind.

That is also true. And I'd be surprised if it doesn't change. In its current state though, I find it hard to get over how exposed its mobility is.

The US team should make goo-thrower to gum up the Japan mech's mobility.

I just hope that after it is over we have this:

 Lord Scythican wrote:
I just hope that after it is over we have this:

The other option is aliens invade halfway through the fight, and the robots join forces to fend them off.

 Nevelon wrote:


The other option is aliens invade halfway through the fight, and the robots join forces to fend them off.

I like that option better!

(Also I really hope everyone gets the thumbsup/fistbump reference...)

 Lord Scythican wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:


The other option is aliens invade halfway through the fight, and the robots join forces to fend them off.

I like that option better!

(Also I really hope everyone gets the thumbsup/fistbump reference...)

Robojox?

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 Lord Scythican wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:


The other option is aliens invade halfway through the fight, and the robots join forces to fend them off.

I like that option better!

(Also I really hope everyone gets the thumbsup/fistbump reference...)

Robojox?

Thanks I finally got that memory out of my head...off to get a new Ice Pick.

The best part is that they use Robotjox as one of the examples of robot combat halfway through the kickstarter video.

I threw 25 bucks their way for the poster; man, I would love this to take off as a major sports thing.