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[GDL Irishwarrior]

Wow, that autocannon is looking great!

*Edit* Out of curiosity, where do the casings eject? Or is the ammunition intended to be caseless?

Edited by GDL Irishwarrior, 02 March 2012 - 08:30 PM.

[EDMW CSN]

You sure are talented !!!
Although I do think the nose chin idea was like a combination of the MW4 Vulture and 3050U Nova but that is fine

Edited by [EDMW]CSN, 02 March 2012 - 08:46 PM.

[Terick]

There is one big problem. The Cockpit having a bigger window. In the fluff for the MAD-1R from the 3025 TRO (original, I didn't get the new one) it specifically lists the small cockpit visibility as a weakness.... so increasing the size of the viewing area make it at odds with the fluff for the unit.

Other then the fluff. I like it, you have real talent for this line of work.

[Mordhar]

Terick, on 02 March 2012 - 09:07 PM, said:

There is one big problem. The Cockpit having a bigger window. In the fluff for the MAD-1R from the 3025 TRO (original, I didn't get the new one) it specifically lists the small cockpit visibility as a weakness.... so increasing the size of the viewing area make it at odds with the fluff for the unit.

Other then the fluff. I like it, you have real talent for this line of work.

Cockpit window of the reseen is much larger then one of the old (unseen) design. Therefore, it already conflicts with fluff. I actually made it wider, but reduced its height. In this case, I think effectiveness and functionality are more important. Besides, I made redesign, so it already a big step out of canon.

[EDMW]CSN, on 02 March 2012 - 08:44 PM, said:

You sure are talented !!!
Although I do think the nose chin idea was like a combination of the MW4 Vulture and 3050U Nova but that is fine

After I decided to make separate turret for the lasers, I really used MW4 intro movie as a source of inspiration. Similarity to Nova (although I think Supernova is closer) not intentional, I only used reseen Marauder pictures as reference. However, I also notice resemblance.

GDL Irishwarrior, on 02 March 2012 - 08:26 PM, said:

Wow, that autocannon is looking great!

*Edit* Out of curiosity, where do the casings eject? Or is the ammunition intended to be caseless?

I do not know exact English terminology, so there may be some mistakes.

I made AC as a 120mm, smooth-barrel gun. Recoil handled by dual hydraulic brakes at both sides of cannon. They are integrated with (I do not know the term) recuperators (?). Most space in central part occupied by autoloader and extraction mechanism, only 1/3 by the cannon itself. Ammunition lifted from torso’s storage, to the point where autoloader can take shell and load it into cannon. Extraction of ammo casings occur trough port in the rear part of the cannon. Barrel elevation mechanism uses miomers (it is BT universe after all).

See the picture below for more detail.

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[Crave]

That redesign looks actually very good. I always felt the marauder was kinda ... ugly.
But i would definitly pilot your interpretation.

[Polymorphyne]

Very nice, thats amazing levels of thought going into the thing.

[Xake]

Nice work!!

[Lyon]

I really like your external AC/5 model. Have you considered making a standardized model for an internal AC/5?

[rolling thunder]

The armour on the original Marauder design was supposed to be smooth & an improvement.It was one of the Technologies that was lost in the Succession Wars & rediscovered in the Grey Death memory core.There is supposed to be an airlock access under the canopy on the original which would allow you to enter via chain ladder behind the pilots seat.Equally there was supposed to be a hatch under the Autocannon which allow access to the same airlock.
Fixed medium lasers under the canopy similar to the Nova would look good.Recessing the PPV ports into the arm pods like the original would be good.
Personally the Marauder is my favourite all time mech,advanced technology can only make it better but i like the whizkids redesign for the Marauder ,the 2C. I am begining to collect a lot of them for my table top collection.

[SpiralRazor]

Cockpit is way, way to big...you will be headshotted over and over.

[Brandon Heat]

Thats right!