Due to the relative success of the 'Raptor' VLM, the engineers of the New Empire Of Skaborr opted to continue the VLM line by producing a smaller, more cost-effective walker with the same versatility that was demonstrated by its larger counterpart. Thus, the 'Jackal' was born. Enjoy!
About this creation
Designed to hunt in packs, the 'Jackal' VLM is small, quick, and cheap to manufacture.
The base loadout is sufficient for most operations, and features two anti-armor missile pods and a chin-mounted light laser cannon. A contingent of four or five Jackals is more than sufficient to defeat a variety of larger enemies.
Even standing alone, Jackals are formidable adversaries against infantry and light vehicles.
The legs are light and liable to be damaged in battle, but they are cheap to replace and easy to repair.
Two hard points on the Jackal's main body are capable of supporting additional weaponry, which varies from mission to mission.
Seen here is the Jackal's I-Class loadout: energy weapons specific to anti-infantry missions.
A focused laser can be mounted to deal with distant enemies such as snipers or cowardly officers.
A more generic twin laser repeater is more effective against the mid-range enemies.
The V-Class loadout consists of two anti-armor pods, capable of producing heavy casualties.
Each pod consists of twin, two-shot tubes which are capable of firing individually or simultaneously. Each missile boasts considerable explosive power, but ammunition is limited.
Here, a more experienced Jackal pilot has opted to mix weapons classes. Most commanding officers frown upon the non-standard loadouts, but they have proven to be effective in the right situations.
The pilot and his walker.
That's all, folks! Thanks for viewing, and let me know what you think!
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April 26, 2012 |
Good! my only word of advice is make the legs thicker. |
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April 11, 2012 |
I like it! as for the legs well, if it stands by itself it s good enough for me, who knows what kind of alloy it s composed of, I really like the main pic as well, bravo cody! |
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January 20, 2012 |
Hehe, love the battlefield cover! |
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January 20, 2012 |
Nice walker, and great 'shopping. |
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January 20, 2012 |
Very cool! Love the colour scheme and the guns are epic! Also brilliant work on the edited main pic :D Great work ;) |
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January 19, 2012 |
Very insectlike I can vividly imagine it scanning the battlefield. Outrageously funny yet intimidating. Nice work! |
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January 19, 2012 |
A great MOC and of course a fantastic picture! |
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January 18, 2012 |
Neat, I really like the almost bird-like fragile look of the legs and almost chicken-like body. |
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January 18, 2012 |
Wow! tHIS IS AWESOME! nICE WORK cODY! |
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January 17, 2012 |
That is possbibly the most epic little mech I've ever seen! Must...make...one.... |
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January 16, 2012 |
Please check your Flikr mail ;) |
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January 16, 2012 |
Nice one. Reminds me of a warhammer 40.000K Dreadnought i made a loooong time ago. :) |
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January 16, 2012 |
Quoting Master Shifu Leo J
Wicked firepower for such a compact walker! I'll order a platoon!
I'd be more than happy to oblige, but I only have one. If you look closely in the main picture, you can see that the pilot is the same for all the mecha. ;) Thanks for all the support, everybody! |
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January 16, 2012 |
Great looking mech.I like the size and the weapons on this build. It looks like its a hard hitting fast mover |
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January 16, 2012 |
Cool, looks light and quick. |
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January 16, 2012 |
Man, that's pretty cool! The minifig matches with it well, too! :D |
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January 16, 2012 |
Crafty build! Nice weapons options, too. Sometimes you just need to mix and match! |
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January 16, 2012 |
Those legs are awesome! I also like the cockpit pod, great work! |
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January 16, 2012 |
Wicked firepower for such a compact walker! I'll order a platoon! |
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Suspicious Chicken January 15, 2012 |
Simply awesome, I love the extra weapons you can put on it. The legs go with the head strangely well. Awesome job on this, keep it up! |
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Draa . January 15, 2012 |
Cool. Looks lethal but also looks easy to take down. Great moc though man keep it up! |
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| Mr. Goodkat January 15, 2012 |
I guess there's no real point in shooting at the legs then... you know, because they are so overwhelmingly intimidating, secure, tenacious and powerful... |
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January 15, 2012 |
The spindly legs work perfectly to give it that swift, yet strong look. :D |
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January 15, 2012 |
Needz mOAR pistuns GEars belts and stuffs Dude!!! Nah just kidding Cody, still a neat walker and I love how the cockpit is almost like a pod ontop of those legs. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Pretty good, but those legs look a little too spindle-ish for me. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Great work, very nice parts usage and cool design elements! |
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January 15, 2012 |
Great job! The legs look a little weird tho. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Quoting Freeling ++
Did you base the mech legs off of your legs? :P just pickin man. Awesome mech!
Nah, I'm too short to have this be based off of me. I'm glad you didn't comment on how unrealistic the legs are; you seem to realize that I made this for the fun of it and not because bipedal mecha are the future's mode of transportation. Something tells me that basing the primary ground vehicle of a multi-star system empire off of a chicken wouldn't be the best idea in real life. ;) Thanks for the comment! |
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January 15, 2012 |
It looks small. But very great! |
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January 15, 2012 |
Did you base the mech legs off of your legs? :P just pickin man. Awesome mech! |
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January 15, 2012 |
Quoting Mr. Goodkat
I guess there's no real point in shooting at the legs then... you know, because they are so overwhelmingly intimidating, secure, tenacious and powerful...
Not to mention unrealistically thin. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Nice little walker Cody! May have to make some different loadouts for my APU. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Sweet! |
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January 15, 2012 |
Sweet! Yet another excellent job, I like the veriety of weapons! |
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January 15, 2012 |
Nice Cody! =D |
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January 15, 2012 |
A very fun walker. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Although I enjoy chicken walkers, this seems just a bit extreme. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Great! The legs seem a bit too thin to me, though. Another beam would help. Great design, though. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Great design! It looks something akin to a Raven. I especially like the hard point concept allowing for multiple configurations. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Nice job on this, I like how the round cockpit atop those skinny legs gives this a slightly comical look, while at the same time, I can imagine it on a battlefield. |
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January 15, 2012 |
Wow, very nice build! Love the tag image! |
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January 15, 2012 |
WOW, that's great. The legs are really stable it looks like, what a great Idea ( I need to remember skinny legs.) great job! :) |
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January 15, 2012 |
Great Walker! |
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