A group based out of
Bakersfield,
California who, in their own words, are attempting to
build and pilot the worlds first fully operational
anime inspired
mecha.
The group has appeared at
Anime Expo as well as
Sakuracon to speak to what are reported to be packed rooms of mecha fans on the subject of actually constructing a real
mech, a dream that appeals to most fans of mecha anime.
According to their site, the group has
plans and
blueprints as well as
technical data and
theory testing on the various applications of a mecha, such as
construction,
space and
undersea exploration and of course
military possibilities.
While some of the ideas initially seem farfetched or unrealistic, the group is taking a slow and steady approach and demonstrate the attitude that it can all be done, in time at least. Items such as
transformable mecha,
flight and how this would affect war have all been discussed at their QA forums at
anime conventions as well as on their forum boards along with concepts such as events in
Neon Genesis Evangelion, the possibility of using
protoculture and what sort of
bumper sticker goes best on a mecha.
Mechanized Propulsion Systems can be found at
http://www.mechaps.com