the big shtick

[THOR]

90% complete in Solidworks. drawn from as many screen shots i could find.

i need to make it 3d printer friendly and then also, mold friendly...

the next decision will be scale. I can print it in almost any scale...

of course i need to add the muzzle and do some detailing at the back of the gun...

let me know what you think because i had to guess on the cockpit and gun.

[PetarB]

Looks interesting but I've got no idea what this is. Of course I haven't watched SDF or DYRL Macross for many years now. Is this some kind of cannon?

[neptunesurvey]

Its a great day for being a Mospeada, Robotech New Gen fan. I will take it in 1/72 to go with my Legioss and Tread fighters and 1/72 Inbit stuff.

[THOR]

for those who don't know...it's called the synchro cannon in the US and was piloted by Rand for an episode with Sue Graham as the main character. it's a rare and small version of the the main cannon on most capital ships. so basically mount one of these on your ship and let it slice through the bad guys until they say uncle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_of_Robotech

"Synchro Cannons

By the Third Robotech War, a new portable reflex cannon called the Synchro Cannon[2] was introduced on Shimakaze-class battlecruisers, and later adopted by the SDF-3 and SDF-4 Izumo. A smaller unit was also hidden on Earth by Sue Graham of the Jupiter Division. The smaller version was used by Rand as a prototype and was destroyed to keep it out of the hands of the Invid in the New Generation episode: Reflex Point."

http://www.kent.net/robotech/weapons/ref/synchro_cannon.shtml

"The Synchro Cannon is the most powerful artillery piece ever designed. Basically, it is a small version of the SDF-3's main cannon mounted on a hover platform. It fires a beam of energy 10 miles long, which utterly destroys everything in its path, no matter the armour."

http://robotech.wikia.com/wiki/Synchro_cannon

The synchro cannon was a type of Reflex weapon based on Shadow technology and fielded by the Robotech Expeditionary Force.

Colonel T.R. Edwards was able to covertly installed a synchro cannon on the Shimakaze-class battle cruiser, Icarus. He revealed this weapon over Optera when by using it to critical damage the Tokugawa, which had been dispatched to hunt him down. (Comic: "Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles 2: Retribution")

A blast from a synchro cannon cleaving through the Tokugawa.

Added by JrofetaFollowing Edwards use of Shadow technology the Haydonites assisted the REF in developing this technology. A new retrofitted SDF-3 was able to obliterate Edwards on Optera from orbit using its twin syncho cannons. (Comic: "Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles 5: The Children of the Shadows")

Other REF ships were also equipped with the syncho cannon including the Garfish-class and the SDF-4. A smaller version was also developed and equipped on some Shadow Beta fighters. (Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles)

A prototype sybchro cannon for use by ground forces was also developed. It was deployed by the REF's Jupiter Division with an advanced scout force sent to Earth prior to the Battle of Reflex Point. However, this weapon was eventually destroyed to prevent it falling into the hands of the Invid. (Robotech: The New Generation: "Reflex Point")

However, the synchro cannon, as with all shadow technology given to the REF was part of an elaborate trap set up by the Haydonites to help facilitate the destruction of the REF. This was revealed shortly after the end of the Third Robotech War when a fleet of Haydonite vessels attacked the REF fleet at Space Station Liberty. Using a disruptor wave the Haydonites were able to initiate an uncontrollable overload sequence in any ship that attempted to fire its synchro cannon, which resulted in the complete destruction of the vessel. (Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles)

http://www.xs4all.nl/~ptn/Vehicle/SynchroCannon.html

The Synchro Cannon is a very high yield direct-fire weapon system designed to attack enemy emplacements and thick mecha concentrations such as those used by the Invid. As such, it is a complement to the Destabilizer weapon systems, which break down Invid force fields, and thus give the Synchro Cannons a clear line of fire. Originally, the specifications asked for a pure particle beam weapon. However, the required firepower/size combination could not be achieved with the then-present technological levels and the cannon was reworked into a fusion-powered plasma cannon, which used twin synchrotrons, and resulted in the nickname of 'Synchro Cannon'.

The Synchro Cannon operates by running a fusion reactor (not unlike those found in fusion turbines) off the protoculture cells. When a shot is fired, a relative large amount of the fusion plasma is drawn from the reactor and injected into a plasma expansion chamber, pre-loaded with a small slug of matter, which is quickly super-heated; this process produces a larger amount of cooler plasma, which can be more easilly handled by the cannon stage. That stage consists out of an ion extractor and divider, which separates the plasma in positive and negative ions. Both stream are then lead to dedicated synchrotrons, which accelerate the matter streams. Both beams are then rejoined in the barrel, and the result is a plasma stream of very high speed and tremendous destructive power.

To the left side of the cannon barrel is the fusion reactor and the matter supply for the plasma cannon; to the right is the cockpit. In the rear of both the cockpit and the powerplant body is one of the propulsion turbofans. The cannon uses a hovercraft undercarriage, on which it can rotate through 360 degrees. This gives the cannon some mobility, but speed is low, terrain clearance is difficult due to the high center of gravity, and the cannon cannot be fired on the move. Consequently, the Synchro Cannon is mostly a heavy support or even a siege weapon rather than an assault cannon. However, the self-propelled cannon lacks any defensive capabilities and relies on other mecha to defend it.

Several of these cannons made it to the Earth's surface during the attack on Reflex Point. However, they were to few in number, and to cumbersome, to have an appreciable impact on the fighting.

[EXO]

Looks interesting but I've got no idea what this is. Of course I haven't watched SDF or DYRL Macross for many years now. Is this some kind of cannon?

Synchro cannon from Mospeada.

I should move this thread because it's off topic but then I know we'll get the whole, why is the 1/32 Legioss project here? The answer is that that project has had a long history with this site and the members and it's one of Shawn's dream projects.

I'll move it later.

[THOR]

sorry i put it in the wrong place...i'll see where it goes on MW so i know in the future. maybe it doesn't belong on this site?

[Ignacio Ocamica]

sorry i put it in the wrong place...i'll see where it goes on MW so i know in the future. maybe it doesn't belong on this site?

It sure as hell belongs to this site!!!! Awesome project!!!

[PetarB]

Now that it's in context I remember what it is. Cool and interesting project!