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Two BattleTech 'Mech miniatures, Mackie and Nightstar, beginning the decoration of Star League Royal Black Watch livery: field drab with the green-and-blue Black Watch tartan.

Working on my next group, here's half a #battletech Star League Royal Black Guard lance starring a Mackie. The tartan is pretty difficult but I'm getting the hang of it I think; hopefully the next two 'Mechs improve even more.

Four BattleTech miniatures painted in 10th Lyran Guards livery. The 'Mechs represented are Hatchetman HCT-6D with jump jets in the foreground and Bushwacker BSW-X1, Atlas AS7-D, and Ymir BWP-2B in the background, from left to right. "Lyran Guard equipment is painted blue, with white applied as a broad vertical stripe covering portions of the right torso, arm, and leg."

"I am Kai Allard-Liao. I am a killer of men."

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A set of BattleTech miniatures painted in Escorpión Imperio Seeker Galaxy livery of brown with golden yellow highlights. 'Mechs represented are Stone Rhino, Horned Owl, Rifleman IIC, Fire Scorpion, and Scorpion

Work in progress on a #battletech Escorpión Imperio Seeker Galaxy star! Gotta do details on weaponry and such but the brown turned out a lot better than I expected.

I've heard good things about the sculpt in terms of putting it together. The pictures I've seen of it have looked pretty cool, but I honestly think I might like the IWM sculpt a little bit more (though I will acknowledge that I'm definitely biased lol).

I believe it's in the 21st Centauri Lancers box, which is currently a Barnes & Noble exclusive to my knowledge

BattleTech Jade Hawk miniature in Clan Jade Falcon Omega Galaxy livery of green and steel with splatters of red

BattleTech Iron Cheetah miniature in Free Worlds League 18th Marik Militia livery of purple with significant panels in red and blue

My favorites of my two most recent groups, a Clan Jade Falcon Omega Galaxy Jade Hawk JHK-03 and a Free Worlds League 18th Marik Militia Iron Cheetah L.

Yeah I'm an IS guy myself for the most part, but I can't deny that the Clans have some sick paintjobs and 'Mechs.

BattleTech miniatures from IWM depicting a Hierofalcon B, Jade Phoenix A, Jade Hawk JHK-03, Gyrfalcon 4, and Eyrie Standard. They are painted in Clan Jade Falcon Omega Galaxy livery: "Omega employs a scheme of metallic emerald green on top and a steel finish on the lower halves of their equipment[. . .] Red paint is splattered on the feet and shins of their ‘Mechs [. . .]"

Death from above! Clan Jade Falcon Omega Galaxy march (or jump) their way into the ilClan era and to victory. First attempt at doing #battletech jump jets and at really attempting to do an interesting base. Very happy with the IWM sculpts (except that the Hierofalcon is comically small lol).

Plastic BattleTech miniatures Enforcer, Penetrator, BattleAxe, and Devastator with just the base green of the Crucis Lancers. Also shown are a 2nd Sword of Light Gladiator (in red), and Clan Coyote Zeta Galaxy Black Lanner and Marauder IIC in blue awaiting base coats on the limbs.

My other recent #battletech WIP, I've done the base work for my FedSuns 2nd Crucis Lancers. Just have to do the details and they'll be good to go.

Front angle of the BattleTech Jade Hawk JHK-03 miniature by Iron Winds Metals painted in Clan Jade Falcon Omega Galaxy livery: "Omega employs a scheme of metallic emerald green on top and a steel finish on the lower halves of their equipment. [. . .] Red paint is splattered on the feet and shins of their ‘Mechs [. . .]"

Back angle of the BattleTech Jade Hawk JHK-03 miniature by Iron Winds Metals painted in Clan Jade Falcon Omega Galaxy livery: "Omega employs a scheme of metallic emerald green on top and a steel finish on the lower halves of their equipment. [. . .] Red paint is splattered on the feet and shins of their ‘Mechs [. . .]"

First time attempting to paint jump jets on #battletech minis. For this I used the Jade Hawk I have decorated up for my Clan Jade Falcon Omega Galaxy star. Took some creative liberties by also putting red on the hands; it felt appropriate for a melee focused 'Mech.

BattleTech miniatures decorated in Free Worlds League 18th Marik Militia livery of purple with blue highlights on the left and red highlights on the right, accented by dark brassy metal. 'Mechs represented are (from left to right) Flea, Iron Cheetah, Mortis, and Icarus II.

Just need to add some minor details and varnish and my #battletech 18th Marik Militia lance will be complete! Debating what color to use for the cockpit canopies but will probably settle on golden yellow or similar. Lots of WIPs but wanted to bang this out while I wait for some materials.

Alright, I'll have to try that for the next one. Thanks for the tip!

BattleTech 'Mech miniature JagerMech JM6-S painted in Free Rasalhague Republic 2nd Freemen livery, drab green on the legs and arms, while the torso depicts woodlands at dusk with green trees and blue background. Silver is used to emphasize metal parts, and red Norse runes throughout.

Mostly finished the #battletech JagerMech for my Rasalhague Second Freemen lance. Looking for some #miniaturepainting advice: how do you guys get yellow paint to lay better and be more opaque? Just more layers? Or should I give the area a base coat in a different color first?

Two BattleTech 'Mechs, an Axman and a JagerMech, base-coated in Free Rasalhague Republic 2nd Freemen livery of drab legs and arms with blue torso.

While I wait to varnish and add shadowed recesses to my Dragonlords, I thought I'd start base coating my next #battletech project. Say hello to half of my Free Rasalhague Republic 2nd Freemen lance. Maybe tomorrow I'll get the next two done and do some detail work.

BattleTech miniature models decorated in Federated Suns Second Dragonlords livery of red and brass. From left to right, the 'Mechs are Hellspawn, Enforcer, Gunsmith, and Legionnaire.

More detailing work and basing on my #battletech Second Dragonlords cavalry lance, reborn for the ilClan era. I'll be testing a new way to add definition to the recesses later this week, but for now, this is what we're looking at.

Mouse Kindred Knight, Henry Harrier Kindred Knight, Jackdaw Kindred Knight, Fox Kindred Knight, and Adder Mage sculpted in metal by Oathsworn Miniatures for the game Burrows & Badgers.

A bit of a departure from the industrial future where 'Mechs rule the battlefield, soon I'll travel back to 8th century Northymbra with the Burrows & Badgers minis from Oathsworn Games that I got today. Looking forward to a little bit of variety in my mini painting!

He hasn't played in a long time, and he told me he doesn't remember SRMs being so vicious. We used bases that we printed for my pewter minis to denote where we moved and it worked pretty well.

Played a game of #battletech last night with my dad. It was a pretty close duel (especially after my Wolverine ran out of SRM ammo and his Shadowhawk blew off my AC-5), but a well-placed critical hit to explode his ammo ended the long engagement.

From left to right, BattleTech 'Mechs Hellspawn, Enforcer, Gunsmith, and Legionnaire miniatures, with a base coating in 2nd Dragonlords livery of red with brass accents. The paints used to accomplish this, both from the Army Painter's Warpaints Fanatics line, frame the 'Mechs: Dragon Red to thr left and True Brass to the right.

Forgive the low-quality photo, but here's a WiP of some #battletech 'Mechs I'm painting for a modernized FedSuns 2nd Dragonlords lance. Probably gonna work on all of the detailing tonight and call it done if I have the time.

BIG NEWS: Today marks the 30 year anniversary for Mechwarrior 2 and for this occassion I'm excited to announce my Mechwarrior 2 Remake for Mechwarrior 5 Clans that you can go play right now, featuring the first Jade Falcon mission ‘Silent Thunder’! Please share and support my project ❤️‍🔥

I don't have any advice but I did want to say I love your Sea Foxes. Looking crisp

I'm a big fan of Clan Wolverine, personally. Though if we're only talking Clan Invasion era Clans, I'm gonna be cliché and go with the Ghost Bears. Kodiak, my beloved.

Also, I know the Apollo variant is a Davion Dawn Guard specific 'Mech but also I think it looks sick so I chose it over the Hades variant (my second choice)

Pewter Ares ARS-V1E "Apollo" by Iron Wind Metals, fully constructed, unpainted

Built a #battletech Ares (Apollo) for a custom post-Fortress Republic splinter faction I'm theorycrafting (they also get an OSP-26, MAD-8K, and maybe an AS7-D-H). Related, does anyone know of a way to make a marbling effect that doesn't involve an airbrush and a dried baby wipe?

Power went out in the storms yesterday so I finally sat down and finished a book for the first time in ages.

Read the second half of the #battletech Marauder anthology by Lance Scarinci, honestly had a good time reading it. I liked the horror aspect and it gave me some ideas for RPGs and painting.

Catapult, my beloved. I especially love refitting it with a comical amount of SRMs

Pewter model of the Omega superheavy BattleMech, unassembled

Pewter model of the Omega superheavy BattleMech, legs, arms, and torso assembled

Pewter model of the Omega superheavy BattleMech, fully assembled

Spent about 5 hours assembling the Iron Wind Metals #battletech Omega superheavy 'Mech this evening. Looking forward to painting it for my WoB lance sometime.

Whoever chose to put the signs - you know, the big attention-grabbing black signs with glowing orange letters - on the PA Turnpike saying "Don't drive distracted. Stay focused. Stay alive," is truly inspired. Possibly the most counterproductive signs I've ever seen.

Four BattleTech 'Mech miniatures painted in the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Second Sword of Light livery of bright red, weathered in silver. The 'Mechs are Enforcer (left), Goliath (back-center), Hunchback (front-center), and Gladiator (right).

Finally had a nice day to take my #battletech DCMS Second Sword of Light outside to get some photos.

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If you guys make official Kontio and Hermit Crab minis, my life is yours. It can be metal or plastic I do not care. I have a star and a lance begging for those guys (respectively)