Thanks, colleagues! I've liked Phil Foglio's work since he was doing strips for Dragon magazine back in the 'eighties - but much as I love the Girl Genius series, I've never been too drawn to his mecha. ( Some of the
clanks are pretty cool, though. ) I'll direct your attention to the youtube video linked in the first post.
The 'Reaktor' mentioned earlier will get alclad copper, and I wll be adding accents in various metallics here and there. Currently working on a suitable base.