Need another five sheets of the darker blue. Then to airbrush on darker-still blue around the edges, and airbrush some waves onto both the shallow and deep water.
Lighter blue will be 1β depth (half move, mechs half submerged), darker blue will be 2β depth (one-third move, mechs fully submerged).
09.03.2026 09:28 β
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I went back and bought oneπ
If it turns out well, Iβll get another. Could use them in #voidfighter too!π‘
09.03.2026 04:15 β
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Planning the next big #BattleTech AlphaStrike game: Stewart/Marik assault on a Kurita artificial island-military base.
Lots to make so itβs not going to be in March.
At last Iβll get to use the Mauna-Kea & Monitor ships, and 2 Kalki cruise missile launchers. The latter will be the aggressor target.
09.03.2026 00:58 β
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Excellent painting!πππ
08.03.2026 23:02 β
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πIβm thinking of getting them to make some BT fortifications. These could be remote turrets. Give that βbristling with gunsβ look.
And Iβm no Steiner fanπ Youβll find my minis at your borders.
08.03.2026 22:30 β
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Exactly! I want to make some fortifications for BattleTech and want them to look like theyβre bristling with guns. These turrets will be perfect.
08.03.2026 22:27 β
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6 turrets for Β₯990 yenβ¦tempting. A bit small for #battletech but not everything needs to be huge guns.
08.03.2026 12:28 β
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That looks excellent. And what a great name!ππππ
08.03.2026 11:49 β
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Lovely painting, mate!
08.03.2026 10:53 β
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How were they a PITA? Any advice on making them? (Or what youβd do different next time?)
08.03.2026 03:26 β
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That terrain looks fantastic. The bath mat makes for excellent forest!
08.03.2026 03:24 β
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What a good idea!!π€―
08.03.2026 03:21 β
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πππWow, man! That looks excellent. As @apo-bs.bsky.social said, the base is great! A 3D printed piece?
08.03.2026 03:06 β
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The Ravens have their Donar VTOL and two squads of heavy jump infantry left in the fight. The jumpers move toward the advancing Schiltron, and we get a chopper battle!
08.03.2026 00:14 β
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Morning comes and the game continues! All mechs have been destroyed or forced to withdraw. All Drac APCs & infantry gone (again the clan brought a building down on a squad!π). Why clear a building when you can just turn it to rubble?π€
Dracs have the Cardinal gunship and the undamaged Schiltronβ¦
08.03.2026 00:14 β
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Remaining forces:
Ravens: clan infantry x5
Donar VTOL x1
Ashur spotter x1
Hachiman x1
Vapour Eagle
Horned Owl
Shadowhawk IIC
Drac:
Cardinal VTOL
Warhammer
Hatamoto-chi
Panther
Shiltron
APC x5
SRM squad x4π¬halved in a turn!
β¦but one clan squad found the data.
Can they get away with itβοΈ
07.03.2026 15:54 β
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The clan mechs move to block the streets. The Jenner IIC, Incubus, Shadowhawk IIC and Vapour Eagle turn the platoon of DEST into a red smear, and badly damage one APC. The Dragon takes heavy damage. The Horned Owl nearly loses all armour and the Vapour Eagle takes heavy fire from infantry and APCs.
07.03.2026 14:51 β
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Packing the essentials, I see!πππ
07.03.2026 07:08 β
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That is bloody amazingπ
07.03.2026 07:07 β
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Setup. My BMP2 force deployed and rushed forward down the road. My T72 swung wide around the downed B52 and shot at the Leopard commanders in the open and wildly missed. The return fire from the the ambushing leopards was punishing and ripped my T72 to bits.
T72s about to be absolutely chewed up
Sergeitov leads his BMP motor rifle company onto the objective. I was flicking fire all over the shop here with spandrel missiles streaking out and taking down the leopards with some very lucky rolling on the bottom left of shot. Meanwhile the infantry pushed up to the fast food restaurant
My reserves arrive with a full force of BMP2 infantry and layed down a large amount of fire. With Kalashnikov teams and 30mm cannon laying it on, 5+ firepower tests were the order of the day and I was getting very lucky!
By clearing the Aussies off the objective, and thwarting a counterattack, I managed to secure a victory, albeit it *heavy* losses. Still, you canβt make an inlet without breaking 10,000 eggs a day.
Another cracking battle with @leeparnell.bsky.social this evening. A shakedown in prep for a tournament heβs in so we took it slow and went over some obvious stuff thatβs often overlooked. 90pts Breakthrough Team Yankee. Lee with ANZAC me with Soviet motor rifles.
Action plays out in the alt text
05.03.2026 23:32 β
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