One-shotting a Butcher Bird with a homing Arrow IV after it jumped behind my frontline might be the most satisfying moment I've had in a game of Battletech.
Edit: one of my most liked posts and I somehow forgot the word "if" in my meme. lmao
Hmm, how would it look if we compared them in three categories:
the basic Prime configuration, a cost-effective variant, and the highest-performance variant regardless of cost efficiency?
Hey, Mechwarriors! I have what may be an odd question. I'm GMing a group through a Clan Invasion story, as a Clan. They have chased a ComStar level II to a Castle Brian. They destroyed the exterior defenders, but I want to have their 'Mechs go into the castle and fight interior defenders. Does anyone know of a map that I could use for this? I've been meaning to try my hand at making one, but between work, school, and getting my son ready for college, I've not been able to male time for the attempt.
If you know of a map that would fit this story, I'd appreciate a link to where I can get it. Please let me know if anything is not clear, or if you have any questions. I'm happy to talk about it!
Thanks, all!
I can identify the Flea on the left and the Owens on the right … but the little guy in the middle eludes me. Thanks for your help!
Are these the DEST infantry from the book "The Mercenary's Star"?
The era dosen't fit.
Any advice for missile racks?
Enjoy
Some recently finished miniatures. Yes the Annihilator still needs some Wolf’s Dragoons decals.
This modification I call the Wyverness and its a placeholder for the normal Wyvern. Inspiration for the paintjob can be seen in the last image.
Sorry for the bad image quality, my phone dosn't like makeing photos of mechs... thanks to fucking AI instead of giving me more manual controls. Still wanted to show these around.
This is my improved version of the building I posted about 2 weeks ago, along with variations.
These are still designed to match the Alpha Strike cardstock proportions. I'm trying to make them semi-modular where the tops, middles, and bottoms can be mixed and matched, though I have no extra versions of the latter. They are designed to print without supports.
Poster: Uncle Hunch Wants You by Squirrelnuts - I downscaled and printed the image with a color toner printer.
Hello all, I am once again back with a few more questionably redesigned BattleMechs. I've meant to do more of these but I've been busy but I hope to be drawing even more soon.
First up, the Hauptmann. This one was kind of a struggle. I want to make it look like a bit more of a believable war machine without entirely losing the Dog With A Cigar design motif that the original designers worked with. I grew up with the MW4 version of the Hauptmann, but I wanted mine to be at least a little distinct from that. Also, side note, isn't it kind of weird that there are mechs named Hauptmann and Taisho? Wouldn't that be a little confusing in terms of communication in a military setting? IDK.
Next, the Thug. I actually like the current CGL design for the Thug quite a bit, but my personal preference is for mechs that aren't strictly humanoid in shape to lean into the inhuman proportions and design elements so I wanted to push that further with lil grabber hands and a more pod-like torso design. In reference to some of the older lineart, the current SRM positions are swapped to being baffled intakes and the launchers are moved up high into boxes on the upper torso.
The Lynx is a mech with an awesome statline but odd artwork. I appreciate the sci-fi vibes of Duane Loose's linework but it can make the actual proportions and layouts of some of these old mechs difficult to read. So I went pretty hard on this redesign, once again applying an aviation design with strong elements of the F-117. It's not visible in my drawing but I imagine when viewed from above this would have a strong delta silhouette.
The Hornet is a very goofy little guy. It's somewhat forgotten among the other bug mechs and because it can't generate very much TMM it's not that great on the tabletop. But all the same I wanted to make a design that feels at least a *little* bit like an actual military vehicle and not an early-game Sonic the Hedgehog boss. (Though then again the Catapults are basically Big Foot so... the metaphor is stretched thin). Also, all of the old lineart of the Hornet features two big thrusters on its back like a cartoon jetpack. But on the record sheets, the jump jets are in the legs except for one centrally mounted, so I changed that in my design while keeping the "jump pack" look.
Let me know what you think and give me your recommendations of silly mechs that could be redesigned! One I'm currently wracking my brain over is the Grasshopper. I'm sure I'll come up with something!
Working on these guys for a while but the Demon Mutts command company is getting close to done. Been a bit of a break between painting but we are back. Next stream I’ll be done. I’m sure of it 😅
I’m happy with the whole company but I think the Archer, Dragon, and the Highlander are my favourite.
Terrain next and once that’s done, battle report!
Currently in beta but you can test it out for yourself at bcengine.org. We have done a lot to bring in hotspots as an option, Alpha strike coming soon. Would love some feedback so I can improve this. join our discord at https://discord.gg/uaqS22Ea7 the facebook page for this is https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590691265696
Taken myself a long time from priming to actually putting paint on them but got a pair of Kuritan's and Lyran's painted up now. Now to just work on the rest of the backlog of mechs.
These were in danger of looking like the French army. After the first few I started making sure the red/white/blue has some space between them.
I was looking at a Hunchback, I think. It has that huge AC/20. How frigging loud is that thing? Do Hunchback pilots go deaf after a few missions? I seriously imagine that cannon going off, and it sounds like a Battleship firing its main gun. The hunchback torso spinning around like a top from the force. Curving the AC/20 shell like the guy in _Wanted_ could bullets. And really, shouldn't the AC/20 have a long barrel? Frigging howitzer size? In real life, if I pulled the trigger on an AC/20, I would probably end up laying on the ground, deaf, and with a concussion. Double vision, cant breathe, neck twisted and cracked. The seat harness up my arse cheeks like a G-string.
Myomer is currently researched.
Maybe battlemechs aren't so fictional after all...