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A white Battletech Nova mini, painted with the red claw marks of the Silverroot Keshik

So she's real rough, but I managed to end my loooooong painting dry spell and get some paint on this Nova. He's a Silverroot Keshik Nova, my partner's favourite mech that she discovered through the games - the way she got into the setting.

Pixel art reminiscent of a Star Fox portrait. A fox with brown hair in a gray jacket and gray and red helmet, which has fox ears. They are sitting in a cockpit, and outside the canopy glass you can see the side torsos and arms of a Raven battlemech.

Same as the previous image, only now the pilot is speaking.

Kobold Lead here, my lance is in pursuit!

New PNGtuber. Been wanting to do one of these for a long time.

#furryart #blimpart #battletech

Thanks to Sean for the shout-out for our upcoming Outreach anthology in the latest BattleTech news round-up. Sean does amazing work and we appreciate the heck out of him 💜

Get A Question of Survival by Bryan Young on Audible to watch a new Khan force his Clan to evolve in ways unexpected!

OUT NOW!

A Question of Survival by Bryan Young is now available on #Audible! Get the latest #BattleTech #audiobook, as read by Mauricio Rivero Borrell and Sierra Taft!

bit.ly/BT-Audio-Ques...

#fiction #ilClan #ClanJadeFalcon #ClanGhostBear

battletech comstar flashman with all the livery, a cool blue shaded white paint scheme on an alien planet blue base, front facing

rear view of the mech here you can see a few more details and the reactor warning

here's an older piece that I finally got under the camera lens, a comstar flashman!
#battletech #miniaturepainting #mechwarrior

The contents of the BattleTech: Beginner Box on full display! Dive in to a whole new world of sci-fi, interstellar warfare with the kings of the battlefield, BattleMechs!

Command the kings of the battlefield with the #BattleTech Beginner Box!

Containing two iconic BattleMechs and much more, this box set is everything you need to start playing and learning this forty year-old game!

bit.ly/BT-Beginner-Box

#tabletop #miniatures #mecha #wargame

The 2025 Goonhammer Book Awards: Vote for the Winners! Voting for the 2025 Goonhammer Book Awards is here!

Those of you still around... this ends tonight I think... My book BattleTech: Outfoxed is this close to winning... Want to go vote for it? And vote for Rusty Zimmerman for debut author, too, while you're at it. It'd help us both out a ton. www.goonhammer.com/the-2025-goo...

Urbanmech with custom parts dressed as the postman

Alternate shot of the postal urbie

Original art by Eldonious Rex

Finished up this whimsical little delivery Urbie, inspired by @eldoniousrex.bsky.social 's art! Pay your bills, fucko! #nerdlings #paintingminiatures #battletech

The SLDF 328th Royal BattleMech Division has reached lance strength, pending final touchups and possibly basing.

#Battletech

a battletech Stalker II metal mini from IWM in a purple and desert yellow split scheme with olive and violet pinstripes. PEW! PEW! is on the medium laser arm of the mech. the mech sits on a hand sculpted desert base with scrabble, grass, and a cactus as part of the scene

was fun painting this IWM stalker II. was a more challenging scheme than I'm used to but it was fun figuring it all out, my fav part was doin the lil cactus. customer is hella pleased with the results too ^w^
#battletech #miniaturepainting #mechwarrior

Luciora starts us off with a mono-eyed call to the Gundam SEED series with a lance of Kuritan "Zakus"! I imagine that there is at least one MechWarrior out there that would listen to Lacus in the cockpit!

Ginoxy #1140 finished his SECOND set of 'Mechs from the Scouring Sands box! This time he wanted to match the cover art, and did a fantastic job!

Aidan885 admitted that they don't have much time to paint miniatures, but that didn't stop them from painting up their C-Scale Timber Wolf in beautiful Wolf Beta Galaxy colors!

borbprime paired the art of flourescent paints with a blacklight to paint some wicked energy muzzle flash and glowy cockpits! Next up, you are doing a wireframe paintjob, right?!

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Our first test was a partial success, with us losing the alt text on our second skeet in the thread.

So let's try again! If the alt text goes missing, check out the post at www.instagram.com/ca... !

#BattleTech #MiniaturePainting #cosplay #hobby #HobbyHangout #tabletop

A Raven battlemech miniature, painted in trans flag colors, in front of a trans flag background.

When I was just starting to dip my toes into Battletech beyond a passing interest, I first encountered a handful of raging bigots... only to be very quickly swept up into a queer-inclusive discord. And I'm proud to say I now *run* that discord, and we're over a thousand members strong. Seyla!

Non-binary Griffin for the win!
Absolutely love to see some non-binary rep in BT media 😊

A non binary painted Griffin Mech from the battletech game stands in front of a Pride Flag. The clouds in the background form the Trans Pride Flag.

An interesting read.

Whilst Cis myself, the LGBTQ+ gaming community, and the Trans community in particular, have long been staunch allies and supporters I do not deserve, but I do my best to reciprocate, and ensure my spaces are safe and welcoming to them, while actively hostile to bigots.

As a trans woman that's into #Battletech, I have been grateful at the welcoming space my local gaming store has fostered for the LGBTQ+ community as a whole.

And the guys I play with there are excited that there's another individual that wants to play Battletech with them.

Join the Star League Discord Server! Welcome to Star League, THE Premier Queer BattleTech discord fan server! Whether you're a die hard fan or brand new to giant stompy robots, LGBTQIA+ or an ally, we've got space for you! | 1199 members

If you're looking for a good BattleTech community to help you find your way, I can highly recommend the Star League

Very beginner welcoming, as well as being full of utter nerds about all layers of the fandom

And of course, it's queer AF

A Jade Hawk from Battletech, in black with a white feather pattern on the arms and legs

A Jade Hawk from Battletech, in black with a white feather pattern on the arms and legs

A rear view of a Jade Hawk from Battletech, in black with a white feather pattern on the arms and legs

Jade Hawk from Battletech, went with a kind of "crow" theme on it, compared to my Blue Jay Phoenix Hawk IIC
....do I need to do a whole bird lance now? #battletech #minipainting

Outreach #1 Submission Guidelines OUTREACH - TO THE STARS THROUGH SOLIDARITY Within Geneva’s storied walls of stone, The foundation for the future was laid. To unite mankind under one banner My greatest grandsire Ian did aspire; And ...

As we step foot into an uncertain new year we're announcing the newest BattleTech community initiative organized by the Star League discord server: a brand new fan anthology of short fiction & art by the community, for the community - OUTREACH!

A King Crab BattleMech miniature, painted in the colors of the trans pride flag. One of the armor panels also features a Progress Flag.

My siblings in the Battletech and wider wargaming community are the trans folks who have welcomed me the most since coming out, and I'll always be grateful for them! They've helped me feel community in times when I struggle to find it anywhere else.

Tips From the Union: Scale - 'Mech Painters Union Welcome back, painters! I've taken a bit of a break from writing posts for the site for a few reasons, among them "I started writing for Goonhammer's BattleTech desk," "I've been working on a large Wa...

Really wish @mechpaintersunion.bsky.social's socials were more active, because I keep writing articles for them and then nobody notices.

Anyway, today I talk about scale as applied to #BattleTech miniatures.

An unpainted Battletech Timber Wolf next to a vial of estradiol valerate

She's guarding an important objective.

This is a great read. BattleTech (mentioned in the article) has a ton of trans players and I'd say the vast majority of fandom likes it just fine or, at worst, doesn't care one way or the other because it's more folks to play with.

(King Crab by @versusrev.bsky.social)

BattleTech: A Question of Survival Amazon.com: BattleTech: A Question of Survival (Audible Audio Edition): Bryan Young, Mauricio Rivero Borrell, Sierra Taft, Catalyst Game Labs: Audible Books & Originals

I have just been notified that my book "BattleTech: A Question of Survival", which has won a pile of awards and I really love, was released on Audible today... so... go listen. amzn.to/3LK73Og

I love these!

There's a few other BT models that feel like they were very intentionally designed around Gundam/Zaku mecha like the Horned Owl & Vapor Eagle that might tickle your fancy

5 Battletech miniatures painted with color schemes meant to evoke various Gundam mobile suits, including: Phoenix Hawk IIC as Gundam Bull-G (Gundam Thunderbolt) Executioner as RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type (08th MS Team) Thunderbolt IIC as RGM-89S Stark Jegan (Unicorn Gundam) Highlander IIC as Rick Dias (Zeta Gundam) Grizzley as Grizzly Gundam (G Gundam)

Angled aide view of 5 Battletech miniatures painted with color schemes meant to evoke various Gundam mobile suits, including: Phoenix Hawk IIC as Gundam Bull-G (Gundam Thunderbolt) Executioner as RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type (08th MS Team) Thunderbolt IIC as RGM-89S Stark Jegan (Unicorn Gundam) Highlander IIC as Rick Dias (Zeta Gundam) Grizzley as Grizzly Gundam (G Gundam)

The Gundam Star. All UC except the Grizzly (G Gundam).

#Battletech #Gundam

I have two short stories in the the BattleTech collection here, in case you missed them when they were part of the free fiction program!

This looks incredible! So many amazing little details that really bring that pirate vibe 🏴‍☠️

I've been so excited to announce this zine - we've been cooking on it for a bit, as the #BattleTech community needs more spaces for well-polished short stories. Robot nerds, take a look and send us your submissions!

Yup, as Nopesauce says, this is more to give folks who want to expand their writing and create bigger things more options

There's a lot of folks out there that have trouble writing flash fiction, or want to go for something big, we want to give them that chance

We wouldn't be here without you, friend
Always grateful for what you started 💜