r/battletech • u/Vote_for_Knife_Party Clan Cocaine Bear • Jul 29 '26
Meme DEPLOY THE BOY!
A bit wobbly, but it'll get that PSR under control shortly.
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u/Maximum_Boros Jul 29 '26
If the wind catches it, it's gonna move faster than the real thing
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u/TheBdougs Jul 29 '26
Which sucks because the best part of the Urbanmech is that you can't get a ticket for speeding in a school zone.
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u/Malkryst Jul 29 '26
Then you get fined for going so slowly on the highway and causing a 3 mile tailback...
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u/TheBdougs Jul 29 '26
That's why mine comes with hazard lights.
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u/Kalabajooie Tetatae Empire Jul 30 '26
You need to get one of those orange triangles the Amish use on their buggies.
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u/Far_Side_8324 MechWarrior (Clan Nova Cat) Aug 09 '26
Now I'm imagining an UrbanMech painted in red-outlined orange triangle pattern camo for some reason...
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u/Maximum_Boros Jul 30 '26
I double checked. Unlicensed e-scooters are allowed to go faster than the urbanmech in my state.
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u/ABurntMillipede Jul 29 '26
That flower pot is about to take 20 damage.
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u/TheOtherOtherViper Clan Magical Liopleurodon Jul 29 '26
That's what it gets for not submitting to His Celestial Wisdom.
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u/xczechr Jul 29 '26
Is this actual size?
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u/TheOtherOtherViper Clan Magical Liopleurodon Jul 29 '26
It's meant to be 1:1 scale, if that's what you mean.
(It's also further evidence that light mech pilots definitely sit in the center torso to some degree)
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u/DePraelen Jul 30 '26
If so, it's honestly much bigger than I expected. Like, that cockpit is huge when you compare it to the building behind.
It looks like it's about 2.5 storeys tall once its full standing.
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u/TheOtherOtherViper Clan Magical Liopleurodon Jul 30 '26
Urbanmechs are 9 meters tall if I remember correctly, making it a little over two stories tall. The building behind this urbie is two stories tall (maybe two and a half with those crenellations).
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u/NewsOfTheInnerSphere Loremaster Jul 29 '26
As foretold by prophecy! The inflatable Urbie returns! 🎉🥳
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u/GlassjawXVIII Clan Blood Eagle Jul 29 '26
Where is this?!
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u/Vote_for_Knife_Party Clan Cocaine Bear Jul 29 '26
GenCon in Indianapolis. Some stuff going on tonight, but the real kickoff is tomorrow AM. CGL is pretty well represented, as is a bank of operational Battletech Pods.
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u/GlassjawXVIII Clan Blood Eagle Jul 29 '26
Amazing! Stuck in the UK but I hope everyone has a good time
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u/lostinstupidity Jul 29 '26
GenCon, that's the Indianapolis events center behind it. Pretty cool place, but GenCon is gonna need to find a new venue, because the center is WAY too small for the number of attendees, at least it was last time I managed to snag a ticket, back in '08.
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u/Not_3_Raccoons Big stompy Robots Jul 29 '26
Depending on the wind, only slightly slower then an actual Urbie
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u/Malkryst Jul 29 '26
If they put that on their online store my bank account might be in trouble 😆
I want to fill it with helium and tether it to my house 🤣
Urbies gotta Urb!
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u/Lamont-Cranston House Davion Jul 30 '26
Air Pump Online. Reactor Online. Sensors Online. Weapons Online. All Systems Nominal.
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u/Flimsy_Caterpillar58 Crochet creator Jul 29 '26
I need dis on my backyard
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u/Vote_for_Knife_Party Clan Cocaine Bear Jul 29 '26
Same, with the addition of a series of holiday-themed hats.
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u/TheRealLeakycheese Jul 29 '26
Played a game with a force of 8 UrbanMechs defending a city plaza this evening, the little fellas won the day.
Urbie forever!
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u/Banlish Jul 30 '26
You could just go out back, there are probably a few trash cans in the alley next to the dumpsters /s ;)
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u/paulys_sore_cock Jul 29 '26
What do you think one costs?
A big dino from here is about $5k. cuttingedgecreations.com/collections/custom?page=2
So, maybe $10k?
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u/Vote_for_Knife_Party Clan Cocaine Bear Jul 29 '26
Potentially, depending on how precious Topps wants to be about the IP.
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u/BrogerBramjet Jul 30 '26
So I know a little bit about this. Seems the CGL powers thought they'd get BOTH an Urbie and a Marauder (or Timberwolf depending on which CGL'er you talk to). However, the company who made the Urbie would have been tied up on two Mechs for the entire year. Not a feasible thing. At the time of the discussion, there were talks of the other Mech being built.
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u/Astartes41 Jul 30 '26
Well. I didn’t know I needed a new slot in my budget until now. Or does this still fall under the “nerd stuff” category?
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u/Psygnal Jul 30 '26
The moment they do a life-size inflatable Timberwolf is the day I get a second mortgage to buy one.
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u/prdarkfox Jul 30 '26
I'm definitely not complaining, but they're getting a ton of mileage out of the Inflatable UrbanMech. How many GenCons has this been? Three? Four?
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u/Vote_for_Knife_Party Clan Cocaine Bear Jul 30 '26
The oldest pic I personally have is 3 years, so that's our minimum age.
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u/Timely-Cobbler4176 Jul 30 '26
Where it this
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u/Vote_for_Knife_Party Clan Cocaine Bear Jul 30 '26
GenCon in Indianapolis. Specifically, the East side of the ICC, a tiny plaza just north of the intersection of Georgia and South Capitol.
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u/Far_Side_8324 MechWarrior (Clan Nova Cat) Aug 06 '26
Trothkin, am I a bad Clanner for wanting an inflatable Timber Wolf/Mad Cat?
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u/Vote_for_Knife_Party Clan Cocaine Bear Aug 06 '26
Neg, it is perfectly reasonable to want such a thing, which would be extremely cool. Though I have concerns of how well the Timber Wolf's somewhat noodley limbs would translate into inflatable form, to say nothing of the chicken legs (a Marauder would have the same problems).
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u/Far_Side_8324 MechWarrior (Clan Nova Cat) Aug 09 '26
I would think that if the inflation tube ran to the CT, the legs shouldn't be too much of a problem. The boxy arms could be held up with guy wires attached to the side torsos if need be, I assume. Either a Mad Cat or a Marauder (presumably the Reseen design after the Unseen fiasco) would be awesome alongside the UrbanInflatable above, IMHO.
Ye gods, what if someone decided to do a 1:1 scale Atlas inflatable?
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u/foehammer111 Gray Death Legion Jul 29 '26
Seeing Urbie is like my Mecca