May just be their take on it, but the lack of lower arm actuators REALLY grates on me.

Looks more like the MkII than the original.

Standard appearance: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/File:MadCat_2.jpeg

MkII: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/File:MadcatMkII.jpg

Lugin said:
May just be their take on it, but the lack of lower arm actuators REALLY grates on me.

Looks more like the MkII than the original.

Standard appearance: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/File:MadCat_2.jpeg

MkII: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/File:MadcatMkII.jpg

I can see where you are coming from, if only cause I really enjoyed the Mechwarrior games. And from playing those games I tend to like the rugged and rough looking western mech designs a lot more than the very flashy (and very humanoid even when it interferes with functionality) eastern ones.

This image looks like an Eastern take on a Western mech, and that is pretty interesting from a design standpoint, so I like it for that.

MacGuffin said:
I can see where you are coming from, if only cause I really enjoyed the Mechwarrior games. And from playing those games I tend to like the rugged and rough looking western mech designs a lot more than the very flashy (and very humanoid even when it interferes with functionality) eastern ones.

Ironic... Many of the first designs for Battletech and Mechwarrior were based on Miyatake Kazutaka's (Destroids) and Kawamori Shouji's (Glaug) designs for Macross.

Kronnang_Dunn said:
Ironic... Many of the first designs for Battletech and Mechwarrior were based on Miyatake Kazutaka's (Destroids) and Kawamori Shouji's (Glaug) designs for Macross.

well I look like a big dumb ass.

I figured that was probably the case, but wasn't certain.

Kronnang_Dunn said:
Ironic... Many of the first designs for Battletech and Mechwarrior were based on Miyatake Kazutaka's (Destroids) and Kawamori Shouji's (Glaug) designs for Macross.

I guess this is what is called 'going full circle' then

While not an exact match, this design closely resembles the "Dark Age Timber Wolf", Mad Cat mk.IV, also known as Savage Wolf.

http://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/Wallpapers/CAT35223_ER3145_Wallpaper_1280x768.jpg (The one on the right)