tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080740332681441097.post4451397627384058976..comments2023-09-22T10:36:39.115-07:00Comments on JOHN BEAR ROSS: Painted Arc Fleet Armor by Mike WikanJohn Bear Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16155726230456091639noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080740332681441097.post-82338340057233747562014-03-04T22:26:27.293-08:002014-03-04T22:26:27.293-08:00Forgot to mention, in looking around your blog aga...Forgot to mention, in looking around your blog again and a sale being offered, I am picking up some Rebel Vipers and a MATV Comanche. Keep up the good work! Eventually, I will get some ARC Fleet Walkers too.<br /><br />Thanks much!markmorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244170366992576734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080740332681441097.post-60621457205217619882014-03-04T22:24:01.507-08:002014-03-04T22:24:01.507-08:00JBR,
Thanks very much for your thoughts on the su...JBR,<br /><br />Thanks very much for your thoughts on the subject. <br />In regards to "a-grav field provides a limited defensive shielding." I was actually thinking something along these lines as well! It would make for great game play and add a new element to an army.<br />I think you succeeded in making a more unique vehicle. markmorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244170366992576734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080740332681441097.post-39675815630403568952014-03-02T20:53:34.496-08:002014-03-02T20:53:34.496-08:00That's very kind of you to write, markmors.
I...That's very kind of you to write, markmors.<br /><br />I'm humbled, and grateful.<br /><br />As to the exposed grav pod issue, there are a few thoughts that went into it. <br /><br />I got around the issue of severe shot traps by saying that the a-grav field provides a limited defensive shielding, or a "refractive slipperiness," that provides a limited degree of protection. Not full shielding, mind you, but a severe deflection of incoming projectiles, and refraction/diffusion of energy beams.<br /><br />Also, I felt that the a-grav effect might be limited if the pods were enveloped by the hull.<br /><br />That's the "rule of cool" mindset that went into design, as I recall. I was influenced, coming up, by FASA's Centurion ground combat game, which had a similar concept.<br /><br />A more real-world aspect to the design was this: I wanted them to look different than a lot of what was out there at the time.<br /><br />When I designed these, a large number of a-grav tanks had taken on the "cheese wedge of doom" look (understandable from a tactical viewpoint, of course, but they all looked the same). I wanted to differentiate these models from anything else out there.<br /><br />So, I exposed their a-grav generators, while doing some "handwavium" rationalization about improvised grav-wave deflection.<br /><br />;)<br /><br />Thanks for the chance to explain.John Bear Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155726230456091639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080740332681441097.post-29057277570307372622014-03-02T19:46:49.643-08:002014-03-02T19:46:49.643-08:00I very much enjoy reading your blog and the fact t...I very much enjoy reading your blog and the fact that you pull in all this other stuff I not familiar with.<br />I also like your technical details behind the finished model. Please keep doing that.<br />As an aside, I see the grav tank above as a early iteration in design. The looks are outstanding. In regards to a sci-fi technical standpoint, the exposed grave plates and gas tank-like mechanisms seem vulnerable. As a designer and a veteran who has been around military vehicles in real life, what is your design philosophy on this?<br />Thanks very much for taking the time.<br /><br />I mean this completely as a compliment--I feel that you downplay your creativity and work sometimes(in past posts). You really are at the top of this field or else these companies would not use you. Please keep up the great work and show us more cool stuff!!!! :)<br /><br />markmorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244170366992576734noreply@blogger.com