maybe by adding a flame or two you'll get the image across you were intending.....just a thought

Oh, did I give the impression it was a flame sword? Its like a heat knife but longer, bigger, and mech sized. Also I'm not good with flames, though the flame idea would be a good design for the part of the blade that won't be heated. Like a pilots peronalization to their mech. -shrugs- But like i said, I can't draw flames, I'm not that good with MS paint yet and I've been using it for almost 2 or so years.

Thanks anyway, it was a good idea and you gave me an idea of a form of personalization that can be taken for the sword for the pilots. Thanks for that little bit of inspiration.

you're welcome ^^

I was thinknig flames because of how hot the sword would of been....though I will admit......it is really difficult to make pure metal burst into flames without another fuel source

Yeah, metal doesn't easily burst into flames. Still, I can't draw flames in MS paint or by hand, my art skills are sorta poor when it comes to paper and pencil.

I like it ^_^ plus, swords are my fave weapon awesome job

I like it too, its like a light saber but when it turns 'off' its still very functional. Thanks, I occasionaly draw the 'normal' sword but lately i've been trying to draw up items for a mecha story. Glad you liked the image.

Yup ^^ better to put some "personal" touch into things and I'd say this piece is a total success ^_^ good job

and it looks even better. still, I have to wonder what it's made of that it can survive being heated to that temperature and still be tough and light enough to use, and why enemies just wouldn't build their mechs out of the stuff for protection, thus making this weapon useless...

rarity?

Just a random alloy i made up its not a very original name... Mechanium. It can deal with extreme hit (can survive planet re-entry to an extent after that it'd have to be switched out) it can be heated and rapidly cooled with no negative affects and is rather durable. Most mech melee weapons and armor would be made of it. As for the sword being able to go into armor if they're made of the same thing, the joints would be target points not the armor itself.

If you're weapon isn't efficient enough to pierce armor you go for the least protected part of the body. The joints. A mech is just a much bigger version of knight armor... only robotic.

ah, I should have picked up on that, I must be a little fried on mecha logic at the moment.

I try to give some flaws and weakness's a thought when i'm going to make something like a story that involves robots. I try to make big differences than stuff you'd see in Zoids or the gundam series.

1. The mechs in the universe i created are huge, with the exception of a few 'super mechs' that are actually gundam sized.

2. Each mech needs to have its own weakness or share a weakness.

3. Each weakness needs to be hard to get to but easily seen

4. This weakness has to be believable and register as being a real weak spot.


For instance. In Mobile Suit Gundam Zeonic front they stress to 'never turn your back to the opponent.' I started thinking... why? And after purposely turning by back it occured to me most of the shots hit the Mobile suits jump pack which is filled with fuel. Fuel is explosive so that is 'why' it was stressed to never reveal your back to the enemy when retreating or going against multiple opponents.

Sorry if that came across as a lecture. ^^;

I don't mind a lecture on mecha theory honestly.

Ah, ok. I think that's the only real lecture i had at the moment. ^^; Its rare I find someone to talk mecha with.