Quote: (Evil and Chaos @ 17 May 2009, 14:13 )
Left Arm & Weapon Shield.
Right Arm & Weapon Shield.
And a bunch of plug-on modular weapons.
Those modular weapons would use the same mounting point as a hypothetical Ordinatus Minoris, and possibly even the same mounting point as the carapace weapons on the Warlord Titan.
It depends on how much you intend to include on the 'plug-on' bits. Just distinctive muzzles, or substantial amounts of the inside 'forearm'? The former wouldn't look very good, IMO, and there could be problems with interchangeability between substantially different weapons. E.g. fitting a chunky powerfist onto the same slot as the three thin barrels of the FW inferno cannon.
I'd be happier if the modular parts included most of the inner surface of the forearm. This'd make it easier to include weapon-specific parts like ammo/fuel storage and certain feeds and pipes. Take a look at the FW titan weapons and see how different they are from end to end. But that'd be even easier to incorporate, and I'd personally prefer it, if any modularity in titan arm weapons happened at the shoulder...
I was thinking of trying to convince you that a modular design with interchangeability between carapace hardpoints and minoris would be the way to go, but IIRC ordinatus minoris can pack a wider range of weapons than carapace points. True?