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Line 9: | Sarnaname = | Sarnaname = | Forumhandle = | Forumhandle = − | BTPersona = [[Major General]] [[Robert Madson (28th c.)|Robert Madson]]<br/>Dr. [[Robert Madson (31st c.)|Robert Madson]] + | BTPersona = [[Robert Madson]] | homepage = | homepage = }} }} − '''Robert Madson''' was a [[BattleTech]] fan and a contributor to ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' magazine. He designed the ''[[Rattlesnake]]'' [[BattleMech]] (a derivative of the ''[[Jenner]]'') that was published in [[BattleTechnology#Issue 21|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #21]]. The fluff and accompanying short story for the ''Rattlesnake'' as well as the ''[[SuburbanMech]]'' from [[BattleTechnology#Issue 18|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #18]] was co-written by Madson and [[Craig A. Reed]]. + '''Robert Madson''' was a [[BattleTech]] fan and a contributor to the ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' magazine. He designed the ''[[Rattlesnake]]'' [[BattleMech]] (a derivative of the ''[[Jenner]]'') that was published in ''BattleTechnology'' issue #21. The fluff and accompanying short story for the ''Rattlesnake'' as well as the ''[[SuburbanMech]]'' from BattleTechnology issue #18 was co-written by Madson and [[Craig A. Reed]] who would go on to become a regular writer for BattleTech some two decades later. − ''BattleTechnology'' is not counted among the [[canonical]] sources for BattleTech anymore, but Craig Reed would go on to become a regular writer for BattleTech some two decades later. He eventually got both 'Mech designs canonized: The ''SuburbanMech'' received a writeup in the 2021 [[Shrapnel (magazine)|''Shrapnel'' Issue #4]] (revised over the original, apocryphal writeup); the ''Rattlesnake'' featured in his serialized short story ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' which Reed dedicated to Madson's memory in the header and where it was introduced in part 2 (''Shrapnel'' Issue #7).+ Reed used Madson's name for an [[SLDF]] officer in a (canonical) sourcebook as a homage to his late friend.<ref>As expressly explained by Craig Reed in the forum posting announcing Madson's passing.</ref> − − Reed also used Madson's name for an [[SLDF]] officer, [[Major General]] [[Robert Madson (28th c.)|Robert Madson]], in a sourcebook as a homage to his late friend,<ref>As explained by Craig Reed in the forum posting announcing Madson's passing</ref> and in ''Vengeance Games'' introduced one Dr. [[Robert Madson (31st c.)|Robert Madson]] as the creator of the ''Rattlesnake''. ==External links== ==External links== *[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,38565.0.html Announcement of Rob Madson's death] on the [[BattleTech Forum]] (by Craig Reed) *[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,38565.0.html Announcement of Rob Madson's death] on the [[BattleTech Forum]] (by Craig Reed) *[http://www.clancygernon.com/obituaries/Robert-Madson-3/#!/Obituary Obituary] *[http://www.clancygernon.com/obituaries/Robert-Madson-3/#!/Obituary Obituary] − − ==References== − <references/> [[Category:PeopleReal|Madson, Robert]] [[Category:PeopleReal|Madson, Robert]] [[Category:Authors|Madson, Robert]] [[Category:Authors|Madson, Robert]]
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| − | '''Robert Madson''' was a [[BattleTech]] fan and a contributor to ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' magazine. He designed the ''[[Rattlesnake]]'' [[BattleMech]] (a derivative of the ''[[Jenner]]'') that was published in | + | '''Robert Madson''' was a [[BattleTech]] fan and a contributor to the ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' magazine. He designed the ''[[Rattlesnake]]'' [[BattleMech]] (a derivative of the ''[[Jenner]]'') that was published in ''BattleTechnology'' issue #21. The fluff and accompanying short story for the ''Rattlesnake'' as well as the ''[[SuburbanMech]]'' from BattleTechnology issue #18 was co-written by Madson and [[Craig A. Reed]] who would go on to become a regular writer for BattleTech some two decades later. |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,38565.0.html Announcement of Rob Madson's death] on the [[BattleTech Forum]] (by Craig Reed) | *[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,38565.0.html Announcement of Rob Madson's death] on the [[BattleTech Forum]] (by Craig Reed) | ||
*[http://www.clancygernon.com/obituaries/Robert-Madson-3/#!/Obituary Obituary] | *[http://www.clancygernon.com/obituaries/Robert-Madson-3/#!/Obituary Obituary] | ||
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[[Category:PeopleReal|Madson, Robert]] | [[Category:PeopleReal|Madson, Robert]] | ||
[[Category:Authors|Madson, Robert]] | [[Category:Authors|Madson, Robert]] | ||