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[ScarecrowES]

Actually, if you look at the orthos versus the model, the arms, where they join to the shoulder are different angles. In the orthos the upper arms cone out from the shoulders spread very far and more laterally. The arms then bend downward at the elbow.

If you look at the model, the arms are much more vertical from the shoulder and do not deviate at the elbow. The exposed section of upper arm is about the same, which means it's placed slightly lower due to the angle on the model.

So in effect, they ARE sitting lower both because the shoulder is attached lower and because they're oriented more vertical. On the upside, they're also much closer to the body, so the mech is more narrow.

[Gas Guzzler]

While I'm not really concerned with this mech, I do hope that the Night Gyr's arms are close to the height depicted in the concept art. Knuckle-dragging arms would really kill a slow Clan heavy Omni-mech...

[C E Dwyer]

Gas Guzzler, on 11 May 2016 - 12:24 PM, said:

Compare the images in the countdown to the blueprint. In the blueprint, the CT energy hardpoint lines up a tad bit higher than the lowest hardpoint in the arm.

Looking at the image in the countdown, the CT hardpoint lines up with the second highest hardpoint in the arm.

I guess they decided they were too high?

well in the original version it wouldn't fit through the revolving doors of Harrod's.

I mean what's the point in taking back Earth if you can't go to Harrod's ...

[ScarecrowES]

Gas Guzzler, on 11 May 2016 - 01:40 PM, said:

While I'm not really concerned with this mech, I do hope that the Night Gyr's arms are close to the height depicted in the concept art. Knuckle-dragging arms would really kill a slow Clan heavy Omni-mech...

I don't think any of the recent mechs have done as well with arm placement as their art shows.

[Gas Guzzler]

ScarecrowES, on 11 May 2016 - 01:42 PM, said:

I don't think any of the recent mechs have done as well with arm placement as their art shows.

I think all of them have been pretty close to their art.. this is the only one I really noticed.

[SgtMagor]

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[Bishop Steiner]

Gas Guzzler, on 11 May 2016 - 01:50 PM, said:

I think all of them have been pretty close to their art.. this is the only one I really noticed.

warhammer almost was really off. Still didn't quite catch it, but that was one of the last times Russ gave us a really early sneak peek, too.

[Tarl Cabot]

Chimera11, on 11 May 2016 - 12:45 PM, said:

Yep, it looks like they changed the angle of the arms to be more downward, probably to make it less wide. That might hurt the mostly energy variants a bit, but it doesn't really matter for most of them.

But that is one the real issues for humanoid mechs, Many have low slung arms that is scratching its crotch without the ability to temp raise an arm to make it easier to fire over obstacles, whether it be over terrain, buildings or your fellow team mate.