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I am writing a short story and need the schematics of the Escaflowne or any
other mecha robot to add details to my story. Transformers schematics work
too. Particularly, the torso part of the rider and the overall robot itself. I
know Transformers don't have riders, but you get the jist.  
All the help is appreciated.


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Where can I find mecha schematics?


A quick Google search led me to [this
page](http://www.macross2.net/m3/m3.html), where you can find a full list of
mechas from the [Macross](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross) franchise (a
quick browse through some pages there showed me that not all mecha have
schematics there). For example, [this
page](http://www.macross2.net/m3/sdfmacross/destroid-spartan.htm) in
particular has all the details for the "Centinental/Kransmann MBR-07-Mk II
Spartan Main Battle Robot", along with some perspectives and schematics.  
[![Conceptual
schematics](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0gtXfm.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0gtXf.gif)
[![Schematics](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vh820m.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vh820.gif)

[Searching Google for "anime mecha
schematics"](https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&biw=1366&bih=629&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=anime+mecha+schematics&oq=anime+mecha+schematics&gs_l=img.3...0.0.0.460420.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..56.img..0.0.0.afD_v5kWQc0)
also shows a lot of results (many of them are from the website referred
above):

[![Google images
results](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pFA0Bm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pFA0B.jpg)

Some of them even seem to be rather detailed, like this one (despite its small
size):  
![One of the images from Google images search
results](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JhXdP.jpg)

You can always follow the images to their source, and possibly find some more
results that may interest you.

I also found [this other site](http://www.mahq.net/) where you can find some
other drawings of mecha from some series, including
[Gundam](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam). In this one, p.e., you can find
schematics for the cockpit (in the bottom):  
![Cockpit for ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dpfYn.jpg)

I also found [this forum](http://www.mechatalk.net/), where you may find
something if you have some time and patience (I didn't). For instance, in
[this thread](http://www.mechatalk.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=351&start=280) I
found [this
drawing](http://www.gearsonline.net/series/gunbuster/gunbuster/bw62.jpg) from
[Gunbuster](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunbuster).

For Escaflowne in particular, however, I was not able to find anything.


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Search for the phrase「設定資料」in kanji and " _settei_ " in romaji instead of
"schematics" and you will find more. " _Settei_ " means the reference
materials for animators so that when each ones draws the animation cels, they
are consistent with the design. Search for 「設定資料」plus the name of the series
in Japanese (such as エスカフローネ).

If you want to support the production company in question, then buy an artbook
that contains the published _settei_.


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