anyway while we were all having our hearts broken by the repeated triumph of evil (the Dodgers), I was taking some glamour shots of a set of 1st Canopian Cuirassiers I painted up for Brian at Fighting Pirannha Graphics.

I'm so over yellow, man. #battletech #miniaturepainting

Sharpie saying "If I fits, I sits." Hello baby!

A lance of Lyran Guards. From left to right: Thanatos, Bushwaker, Griffin, Falconer.

My cat, Sharpie, had some medical expenses recently that put us back more than we had budgeted for. To recoup the costs and make it through the month, I'm selling a lance of #miniature #battletech 11th Lyran Guard for $400 and free shipping with the continental US. DMs open!

Guy who's pretty sure the poem goes "First they came for the communists and then everything was cool forever :)"

A painted miniature of a Linebacker 'Mech. It is painted in tan and red-brown desert camo with some panels painted green. The cockpit glass is blue. The emblem of Clan Jade Falcon is on the right leg. The number "21" is on the left arm. The miniature is photographed on desert terrain.

A painted miniature of a Linebacker 'Mech. It is painted in tan and red-brown desert camo with some panels painted green. The cockpit glass is blue. The emblem of Clan Jade Falcon is on the right leg.

A painted miniature of a Linebacker 'Mech. It is painted in tan and red-brown desert camo with some panels painted green. The cockpit glass is blue. The emblem of Clan Jade Falcon is on the right leg. The number "21" is on the left arm.

Linebacker
Clan Jade Falcon, Gamma Galaxy

#BattleTech #miniatures

The MRM notes are kinda hilarious
"Forgor apollo for playtest :< TODO:add later"

I said *more* good 40 tonners. The cicada is fine once they figured out how to put an XL engine in it and refrain from doing goofy nonsense with an ultra-5.
Vulcan, Clint, Sentinel, and Assassin all remain deep in hell

Please let this mean we get another one that's OK I hunger for more 40 ton mechs worth taking

The thing that's been cooking my brain about these morons is that basically all food assistance programs serve as price control measures/ag subsidies. Even if you are not on SNAP, you likely benefit from how they help stabilize food prices. It's only possible for them to see life as 0 sum.

I know this is the case for everything right now but like every single big move Trump2 has done has just been hitting the ag sector with huge fucking strays it's insane.

Can't sell food internationally, there's a trade war on.
Can't sell food to aid programs, DOGE scrapped all of those
Can't sell food domestically, no SNAP means government is no longer subsidizing demand

Every farmer in America RN

Damn DJ crazy times really fell off

AI image generation has been an immense aid to the fascist right in isolating them from reality because it means they don't have to pass around the same stale handful of years old "libs crying" photos they've been using since 2016

Five BattleTech miniatures in red and black. Left to right they're a Dervish, Hatchetman, Catapult, Shilone fighter, and Trebuchet.

Wrapped up another BattleTech lance, this time from the Kell Hounds mercenary unit.

This one was a commission where the only prompt was the #MtnDew box. He didn't even specify the mech. So, I envisioned some hotshot #solarisVII jock riding some hot tech and a garish paintjob

#battletech
#alphastrike
#painting
#tabletopgaming
#Miniatures

A miniature of a Locust battlemech, painted in a gradient from red on top to purple at the feet, with gold accents.

Locust LCT-7S, formerly of the Republic of the Sphere, currently serving with the 1st Augustine Arquebusiers, FWL. WIP #battletech

It's not even so much cheese lists-that implies you have to be doing something special. I cannot stress enough that if you are just playing with helm/clantech era flankers then stock in armor goes through the fucking floor and anything slower than 5/8 is a death trap.

Fast cavalry and winning initiative are already very strong and this just supercharges that issue. I don't want to feel slimy for bringing out my nightsky or my wraith

The fact that you're fully eliminating half of the hit locations you have access to means that the ammount of damage required to core a mech goes down significantly and the damage clustering at the ST rival the old BMR TC+pulse combo at TNs greater than 7.

My local group's experience was similar- if you plan for it the ability to deterministically concentrate damage is so incredibly powerful that it often makes the side arc a better target than the rear.

Tips From the Union: Drybrushing - 'Mech Painters Union Drybrushing is a commonly-used technique that most miniature painters will find themselves utilizing at some point in their painting journeys. It helps to pick out and highlight fine detail on raised ...

Forgot to mention this but I wrote a little article on drybrushing for @mechpaintersunion.bsky.social. Nothing groundbreaking, certainly not a be-all end-all tutorial, but maybe you can learn a thing or two from it. #battletech #miniaturepainting

mechpainters.org/tips-from-th...

Battlefront Fox armoured car, in Berlin Brigade camo. Not fun.

Battlefront Fox armoured car, in Berlin Brigade camo. Not fun.

Battlefront Fox armoured car, in Berlin Brigade camo. Not fun.

Things i now regret.

Right, Berlin Brigade camo actually compresses on smaller vehicles. Which makes it way more complex.

And jesus wept. This sucked ass to paint. I've got three more to do, and i'm looking forward to it the same amount as getting a lobotomy. Ugh.

#wargaming
#Berlingbrigade

Sad news in the #Battletech community. I have been informed that Melissa Noe, the "Office Wench" of Iron Wind Metals and wife to IWM Founder Mike Noe has lost her battle with cancer.

May her memory be a blessing

So.

You're in a Ghost Bear recon star, round the corner in a canyon, and encounter this lance of Rasalhague Warriors gnawing on their shields.....

Roll for initiative?

Once again running out my pitch for an NYC office of public oafs to contain these guys

My current Clan Jade Falcon Epsilon Galaxy forces. I'm pretty proud of these guys.
#Battletech

My teal lance about to cross a river during a game of Alpha Strike. #battletech

The Bounty Hunter's 3151 lance. A Griffin-2N in leather brown, a custom Marauder II in bright green, a Warhammer-9K in bright green/dark gray/light gray stripes, and a Loki II Prime in dark gray with bright green arms and legs.

A Federated Suns Dawn Guard lance, all in a diagonally-divided yellow and white scheme. Left to right are a Blood Asp I, Nova Cat Prime, Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) Prime, and a Regent Prime.

A lance from the Federated Suns' First Robinson Rangers, in red fading to black on the shoulders and calves. Left to right they're a Gunsmith, Templar, Chameleon, and Dragon Fire.

A Star of Clan Ghost Bear Beta Galaxy second-line 'Mechs. Left to right, a Marauder IIC, Kodiak, Stone Rhino (Behemoth), Warhammer IIC, and Rifleman IIC.

Here's the last few units I finished. More on the way soon.

Hey Battletech crowd, let's do some big stompy robots art share.
Drop me images of your favorite mech paint jobs!
Feel free to tag your friends.