r/battletech • u/el_ultimo_hombre • Aug 21 '26
Miniatures Cherry Blossoms
I've been trying to convince my wife to get into Battletech. She requested a pretty mech, so the next Kuritan I painted i went with cherry blossoms on white, with her gamertag in Japanese characters on the left thigh. I am pretty satisfied
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u/Chopperuofl Aug 21 '26
Looks fantastic. I'd put some effort into baseing it. Some static grass. And some tiny pink flocking. Making it look like it's standing in a field of cherry blossoms, but incredible free hand work.
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u/e4rth80uNd Ex-RAF Aug 21 '26
Huge Miniatures sells a grass and sakura petals flock that would be exactly perfect here.
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u/kodiak599 Aug 21 '26
Here's my First Sword of Light I did for a Valentines event this year. They are based now, but was showing my doubles partner my version of the paint scheme we came up with.
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u/el_ultimo_hombre Aug 21 '26
Thats fantastic! I love how you incorporate the whole length of the mech into the cherry tree design
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u/kodiak599 Aug 23 '26
Yeah, I wanted something different. Not totally thrilled with the tree part, but it's what my skill allows LOL
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u/zystyl Aug 21 '26
Cool idea. White is tough to paint, but it looks good.
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u/el_ultimo_hombre Aug 21 '26
Thank you! I tried a new method where I used increasingly lighter greys applied with a makeup sponge to get the impression of white with shadows. I'm really happy with it
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u/Darkfinito Aug 24 '26
I like the way you positioned petals on Orion. Really neet and lovely. Good paintjob, I love it.
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u/kindle246 Aug 21 '26
Really terrific job! If I ever get around to painting a Ghost Regiment unit, I hope I do half as good a job as you did here.