Battletech. Show us your mechs!
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Only Two? With the Alpha Strike box I now have five of that sculpt. I have modded one to an A variant with parts from a Hellbringer, a Viper and a Nova.
The full line up:
I stupidly gave both the regular Timber Wolves I got with the Kickstarter to Clan Wolf and the two Pryde legendary variants to the Jade Falcons (which made sense at the time as Aiden Pryde was a Jade Falcon hero).
They are convertible with a bit of effort. For example:
Hellbringer A and Timber Wolf A.
A lot of the arms are interchangeable, separating the bits is the biggest issue as they come preassembled. The biggest problem is the legs on the Timber Wolf, it would be hard to repose them from that walking pose. They are basically the same legs as the Mad Dog/Vulture so they could be swapped with those.
They didn't need any pinning. Seems to be holding pretty well just with super glue.
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They are, and actually quite easy to cut with a sharp knife / hobby saw. They're PVC like board game minis, so you need superglue to reassemble. Superglue seems to hold really well without pins though.
So far. They seem to come in every other clan box so bound to have more than enough eventually. Currently debating whether to start a second clan force to use up duplicates and non Jade Falcon chassis like the Pouncer.
Does the hot water trick work out are they just too springy?
Just interested really, the mechs do look cool as they are.
The hot water trick works to fix drooping weapons or a wonky pose (such as a sky firing Mad Dog). It wouldn't work on the Timber Wolf's walking pose.
Barely springy at all. Quite solid for PVC minis. It worked fine on my Timber Wolf after I cut the peg from under his foot that attached him to his base. My Marauder, while better than it was, still has a slight bend in his gun although I'm sure some time with the hairdryer can fix that.
Biggest issue with them is mould lines. They can be quite bad and difficult to remove. I find slicing / scraping with a scalpel before passing a lighter over it to remove the fuzz left behind works well though.
Biggest issue with them is mould lines. They can be quite bad and difficult to remove. I find slicing / scraping with a scalpel before passing a lighter over it to remove the fuzz left behind works well though.
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Looks like there will be more mechs coming. Mercenaries Kickstarter.
Davion Guards Fire Lance. Planning a full reinforced company of these guys. Vive La Space France!
Now that’s the sort of colour scheme I can get behind. A colourful one.Davion Guards Fire Lance. Planning a full reinforced company of these guys. Vive La Space France!
As opposed to the more common monochrome. Or brown-o-chrome.
They look amazing.Davion Guards Fire Lance. Planning a full reinforced company of these guys. Vive La Space France!
I recently got the Alpha Strike box and painted up the mechs (mostly done) as Jade Falcons and House Davion in a camo scheme I made up:
Got my first game on Thursday
Got my first game on Thursday
Thanks! It is all slapchop contrast it works really well for Mechs, I also have a Clan Heavy Star to paint up to add to my Falcons.Those are really nice!
Ah, yeah, Battletech!
Here is a smattering of 3D printed mechs I made and photographed. Mostly because the CGL plastics were not available in my area at my FLGS... And I am a 3D printer guy, and that's not going to change!
Custom Phoenix Hawk jumping:
Wasp
Stinger - Gunslinger
Valkyrie
These light mechs were my stars, as they are common Fed Sun light mechs, and we ran them in a campaign... They lasted about as long as you would expect! Thankfully, there are plentiful spare parts for those models....
My workhorses of the Inner Sphere, Fed Sun Medium lance:
And my last campaign mechs, the Heavy lance:
3D printing can be frustrating. Fortunately, there is a lot of good uses for the failed prints:
Destroyed mech markers!
Here is a smattering of 3D printed mechs I made and photographed. Mostly because the CGL plastics were not available in my area at my FLGS... And I am a 3D printer guy, and that's not going to change!
Custom Phoenix Hawk jumping:
Wasp
Stinger - Gunslinger
Valkyrie
These light mechs were my stars, as they are common Fed Sun light mechs, and we ran them in a campaign... They lasted about as long as you would expect! Thankfully, there are plentiful spare parts for those models....
My workhorses of the Inner Sphere, Fed Sun Medium lance:
And my last campaign mechs, the Heavy lance:
3D printing can be frustrating. Fortunately, there is a lot of good uses for the failed prints:
Destroyed mech markers!
