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Infanterie Kampfroboter

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I was so inspired by the 'Nazi Robots' short film that I designed this German Infantrybot for Freedom/American Mom- all 3 branches have different types of robots, Heer, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine for her to play with ;)

It's not really a Fritz Lang/Flash Gordon 'Iron Giant' style robot design from that period- I liked the bowplate of German tanks, so I incorporated that look, and certain mecha designs just felt right, plus the steel helmet is so typically Fritz...

Primary weapon in the left hand, because the strong right hand is needed for other delicate tasks, like reloading and manipulating objects or wielding a close combat melee weapon.
Because unlike in the grim and grimy 41st Millenium, not everyone is left-handed.

Recoilless PAK and panzerfausts for anti-tank or heavy support fire, MG-131 13mm heavy machineguns for use against unarmored targets and low-flying aircraft. Other versions carry schwere flammenwerfer, heavy mortars or FLAK cannon, depending on the mission.

Issued only to elite formations like the Army's 'Grossdeutschland' PzGr division/Fuhrer Begleit units, Waffen-SS 'teeth' panzer divisions and the Herman Goering division.

While the 'ambush' color scheme of RAL dark yellow with brown and green stripes common on late-war panzers would be more appropriate, as it is the base color for vehicles, this is an infantry bot, not a 'panzerbot'. Panzerbots are much bigger with heavier armor and armament, consequently much slower and used differently. I suppose I should've given it a 'pea soup' camo pattern, seeing as how it's a Waffen-SS machine, but I like olive drab- f**ks with people's Hollywood perception that all things German should be either grey or black.

No need for big air recognition swastikas- at this stage in the war, almost everything in the air was Allied, so they don't like calling attention to themselves.
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OOooh this just radiates mechanical mayhem - I do love these concepts of yours - the over large eyes helps it stand out especially