YAY Pink! My daughter's first mech was a hot pink Atlas. It would put the fear into her opponents. Back then I worked for FASA and Virtual World Entertainment opening the first Battletech Center in Chicago. During that time she got a lot of simulator time in piloting a Vulture as fire support for our strike team. Her first question was can they change the color to pink.
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Thanks for this Ashley. I'll be adding more to the blog this weekend.
ReplyDeleteGood, good. Look forward to seeing what you do and my thanks to you for stepping into the breach on this one, as I know it will be a lot of work.
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YAY Pink! My daughter's first mech was a hot pink Atlas. It would put the fear into her opponents. Back then I worked for FASA and Virtual World Entertainment opening the first Battletech Center in Chicago. During that time she got a lot of simulator time in piloting a Vulture as fire support for our strike team. Her first question was can they change the color to pink.
ReplyDeleteAnd the answer is of course they can.
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