Ah man, I'm on a mech(a) binge at the moment thanks to finding a long lost copy of Mechwarrior 3 (it's older than me!), but I think I'll wait a bit to see where this RP ends up on the "pseudo-realism" scale.

Paltabor, Heavy Gear and Mechwarrior are more the type of settings I'd go for, but either way, good luck! :)