short answer to both questions , i saw lt choowies pit at frugal , realy nice !!!, i didnt join frugal cuz of the iqc addy thing , question 2 the mech is built on the side of my office in my shop , the sim is one small part of a larger project[the whole second floor] im working on , you enter the pit thru a bulkhead airlock door , the mech is 14ft tall the legs are storage closets for the shop . more pics at simpit.org [ i dont want to tye up this thred ... ] keep in mind shes still a WIP