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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5208463" data-attributes="member: 19675">Wrenching myself back on topic...I would think that mecha- at least the bipedal ones- would mainly be man-amplification suits designed for industrial use- see Ripley's use of one in Aliens, and other similar things in myriad other movies.I can't really see them becoming militarized due to their high profile and balance issues, but I can see them being pressed into service as platforms for light weapons or improvised weapons by civilians or criminals.For instance, it may be that ManAmp suits- just slightly larger than their operators- are standard gear for Asteroid miners to use.  They'd be useful to do repairs, loading or even the mining of the interiors of asteroids...especially the BIG ones that a family, gang or corporation might hollow out with rooms, pressurize and use as a base.  Like on the moon, the best insulation against the hazards of space would be a layer of regolith between you and the outside.  That interior work would be a lot easier and safer with a ManAmp suit than with an actual spaceship or just guys in space-suits.  They'd be a good platform for drills (mechanical or laser), the "muscle" for moving mined ore or useless rock, air supply, some small maneuvering thrusters & their fuel, grapples & lines, and any sensors you'd care to mention...all while protecting the operators from shards or molten blobs of rock set flying by the mining process.And a mining drill or laser could be used as an improvised weapon.Now imagine you're a claim-jumper or other brigand in the Asteroid Belt.  instead of all that mining gear, you strip your ManAmp suit down to some lasers, life-support thrusters and some extra layers of armor, and you can safely take down similarly suited miners, stealing their precious ore from the mine...or even from within the ship they placed it.  instead of using your drill or laser for proper mining, its either a weapon used directly against the miners, or its used against the ship itself, cracking open cargo holds and taking what is within.With that kind of idea in mind, the DP9 minis seem like they'd make fine ManAmp suits, due to their sizes.  And almost any sci-fi line has nice looking armored guys- I always liked VOID Syntha minis for their classic clean lines.  You might also check out HeroClix minis for guys like Iron Man, Crimson Dynamo, Dr. Doom, Ultron and other "mechanical" looking minis.</blockquote>

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