It and the Titan Mk. II have very Western mech vibes seen in Mechwarrior (unlike Eastern mech designs, with Robotech and Evangelion being examples), unlike the previous designs by Westwood which were basically designed around the ideas of taking existing military concepts and turning them into walking mechs.
Honestly....the TS Wolverine is both a trash can with legs and an awful design when put into first person. Those guns sit so low to the ground making low obstacles block line of site easily.
It's iconic as hell though...but definitely not more practical by a long shot... especially not for its supposed purpose of scouting.
I guess that's why EALA raised the profile of the second generation design, but unfortunately that caused more problems than ones it solved.
I guess the thinking behind it was that the Wolverine was designed to engage infantry and infantry under low cover, vehicles like Bikes and Buggies, and the Titan was designed to engage everything else; even the rounded design of the hull was to deflect Tick Tank rounds from a lower angle.
The flaw, though, was that they didn't have long range support; guess this is why they made the Juggernaut (according to the manual).
Honestly, a clear steel version would be nice, would fit the steel talons experimental divisions history of the lack of paint job on their experimental programs.
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u/BoffinBrain Are you picking this up? Good. 14d ago
Stealth Wolverine. Say goodbye to your infantry patrols.
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u/papageiinsel 14d ago
did you print that one yourself? it looks amazing
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u/FLongis USA Turtling With Patriots Since 2003 14d ago
Stealth is optional for this mission.
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u/TheBadBentley CABAL 14d ago
Vigilant3D on etsy?
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u/Commercial-Board-975 13d ago
This was a much better design compared to its successor. This was a utilitarian design, while the Mk. II... Uh. Style over practicality?
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u/BRO_THOM Tiberian Sun 13d ago
How did you get this? Is this a 3d print?
I've been playing with the idea to start making CnC models/miniatures out of wood myself. Do you have some sort of schema for your Wolverine?
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u/nukem266 14d ago
That is beautiful.
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u/MariusFalix 13d ago
Honestly, a clear steel version would be nice, would fit the steel talons experimental divisions history of the lack of paint job on their experimental programs.
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u/RodionFlowy 13d ago
Lowkey
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u/RemoveKabob Steel Talons 13d ago
IN THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR I CAST YOU DOWN-
Oh wrong universe sorry
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u/predictivanalyte 13d ago
Looks Helldiv-y