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Build Your Own Battlemech
Jodrell writes "Hot on the heels of the Back Yard Millenium Falcon comes this: a BattleMech Tree House. Using a couple of packing crates and some angle iron, a very dedicated Dad built a tree house around a Madcat 'mech (or a Timberwolf to those in the know) that stands about 25 feet tall. I want one :-)" And in a related story, BoomZilla points out that you can pick up a Rebel Blockade Runner on Ebay. Of course.
Why couldn't my parents have been geeks and built me a treehouse like that :( Instead my dad has spent his life inspecting submarines, inspecting nuclear plants.. oh wait.. that's geekie enough :D
...but it had to be done.
Why, for the Falcon, does it say "the key is a good base structure"... for which the photo on that page is some guys ass, bent over directly in front of the camera?
I tried viewing the site from fark's link, but discovered that the site was "farked". I'm sure the farking will pale in comparison to the slashdot effect.
I'm turning my Sunbird into the Knight 2000... Anyone know where to get kevlar and titanium cheap?
My Other Computer Is A Data General Nova III.
www.mektek.net Scroll halfway down the mainpage.
I want sooooo badly to show this site to my kids, but absolutely cringe at what will surely be the next words out of their mouths....
Man I love mechs.
What is it that makes 'em so wicked? The massive firepower? The vaguely human-like form? The juvenile fantasy of blowing shit up in a big way for the fun of it? The sharp angles and "future" look they sport?
Damn they're cool. Who hasn't seen one and wished they could be piloting one of those things.
They'd make a great commuter vehicle. I wouldn't have to worry about pricks cutting me off and sideswiping me anymore. No parking spots? Just vaporize a couple lowly cars to make a space.
And how amazing is it his young daughters find it cool, and he games with other women? There is hope for humanity, and this is proof.
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I got most of the images before the other mirrors fried.
Here ya go
I'm not a prophet or a stone-age man,
I'm just a mortal with potential of a super man.
here's a mirror... the CSS didn't copy completely, so it's jacked in a couple places, but i got all the pictures.
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Yeah, but he's going to pay for it in the end. He obviously hasn't watched enough anime to realize what happens to fathers who build giant robots for their kids ...
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Clueless editors.... *Grumbles and swears*
Both Mad Cat and Timber Wolf are correct designations. Mad Cat is the Inner Sphere designation, while Timber Wolf is the Clan designation for that particular Omnimech.
Shouldn't the treehouse be a bit more generic to inspire open ended play? Kids make up all sorts of games, roleplaying (not THAT kind of roleplaying) and play situations: For example, a generic treehouse could be a fort, a pirate ship, a space ship, a storefront, etc.
Obviously someone spent a great deal of effort here, but this treehouse can only be a giant mech...
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