---Tyler Provick wrote:
>
> At 08:53 PM 9/7/97 +0100, you wrote:
> >Tyler Provick <bprovick_at_...> has carefully scribed:
> >
> >>>>Sauron1 writes; I still play Epic2nd, but love the new lead,
except for the
> >>>>stupid Warlord Titan! sauron1
> >>>
> >>>Well, Sauron old chap, I have to disagree with you here. The old
titan
> >>>sometimes looked as it would fall over if a Gretchin gave it a
good
> >>>kick, while the new one looks diamond-hard. The new Gargants are
better
> >>>and more Orky too, I reckon.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Actually, I think that the old titan looks gracefull and elegant
(For an
> >>Imperial Titan) as opposed to the boxy Battletech/Power Ranger new
Warlord.
> >
> >You're insulting it by comparing to to Power Rangers; as far as I
> >remember, the big Power-Rangers
Super-Mega-Dino-Fireball-XL5-Hyper-Zord
> >looked like a bloke with cardboard boxes on his arms and legs. What
a
> >coincidence- it was.
> >
> >And I thought that was the point of the Imperium- not to be
graceful and
> >elegant. Eldar yes, Imperium no. It's probably all that heavy power
> >armour the marines wear.
> >
> I did say Gracefull and Elegant for the Imperials. I just don't like
the
> robot, why would they make his legs square? Isn't a circle more
stable? I
> thought a hollow round tube (Like some of our bones) was stronger
then a
> square box of the same width and material.
>
> Tyler
> Why compromise looks and stabilty? For money of course
>
>
--------->>>>>>>>>Also, rounded legs like those of the Reaver,
Warhound and Phantom deflect incoming projectiles, which I would say
is a good reason to have them...
Christian
===
"90cm is short ranged?!? ...you must be an IG player."
Scott Shupe, 25/7/97
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Received on Tue Sep 09 1997 - 06:47:35 UTC