Cale Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 For PennLUG's August 2013 meeting our member Nate Brill challenged us with building a Tachikoma. The entries were judged via popular vote. Being a train fan I gravitated towards a train themed Tachikoma. This was my entry which won the challenge. The class A5s Shunter Tachikoma. Designed for moving single or small groups of rail cars in tight industrial areas. This Shunter Tachikoma is capable of travel both on and off rails for maximum maneuverability. While it can be controlled by a human operator via remote it is primarily intended to operate autonomously. The A5s class features advanced A.I. capable of following car movement orders, It can examine it's surroundings, determine the the most efficient way to move cars to their destination and deal with any unforeseen obstacles. Flickr Gallery Cale Quote
Anticyclone Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Oh my goodness, it's adorable! Nice work. Quote
Hey Joe Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Hey, very cool. I didn't realize that the word 'shunter' was used by Americans. Here in the Midwest I've never heard it used. Maybe you've been hanging out here too much, as have I! Quote
kage28 Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Nice Tachikoma! You definitely captured the look and feel of these AI tanks! Quote
harnbak Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Very cool original model - I'm a conformist!. Quote
Jorrith Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 <-- Loves the work of Masamune Shirow Excellent model, and a very original variation of the Tachikoma tank! If you happen to have a LDD file of this beauty, please share! Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 WOW this shunter/mech could be stay in the sci-fi forum! I love how looks cute, powerfull and amazing at the same time! :wub: Quote
Cale Posted January 24, 2014 Author Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the kind words every one. Hey, very cool. I didn't realize that the word 'shunter' was used by Americans. Here in the Midwest I've never heard it used. Maybe you've been hanging out here too much, as have I! We dun't usually use the word shunter. We prefer the term switcher. But this isn't really American so why not use the term shunter. I thought it had a nice sound to it. Nice Tachikoma! You definitely captured the look and feel of these AI tanks! Thanks. I really wanted to make this a proper Tachikoma. Cale Edited January 24, 2014 by Cale Quote
UrbanErwin Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 It looks really cool, very creative sci-fi train crossover Quote
Doom2099 Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 As always, Tachikomas use their cuteness to win! This is really well designed, and a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing! Quote
Hrw-Amen Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 I am not familiar with these Tachikoma? Which is a surprise as i did see two (I think.) Ghost in the Shell movies, but that was like twenty years or so ago, so memory not being what it used to be I may just have forgotten them. Still it is a nice idea. I could see something like this in a future war zone bringing up ammunition car from the rear on a specially laid railroad then taking the contents around to different units as required seeing as it can act off rail as well. Quote
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