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Build Your Own Battlemech

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the autocannon-20-always-a-good-choice dept.

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.

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  1. Sigh.. by ruszka · · Score: 4, Funny

    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

  2. Shameless link to an old joke... by Rhubarb+Crumble · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...but it had to be done.

  3. That does it! by JBMcB · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm turning my Sunbird into the Knight 2000... Anyone know where to get kevlar and titanium cheap?

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  4. Here is a Mirror by legomad · · Score: 5, Informative

    www.mektek.net Scroll halfway down the mainpage.

  5. What a dilema.... by ivrcti · · Score: 5, Funny

    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....

  6. I love mechs by foo+fighter · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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  7. Re:BattleTech in recent times by mskfisher · · Score: 4, Informative

    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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  8. Re:Best Dad EVER!! by tb3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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