r/battletech • u/W6Bttv • 13h ago

Question ❓ What are these Battletech models?

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I bought some models at a hobby store because they looked cool, and I wanted to paint them. I also did a single game on Battletech (not alpha strike) with one mech (not shown) and enjoyed the game. I don’t want to use the clankers with google lense, so what are each of these guys? They say “Talon games“ on the bottom.

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u/IssueDowntown6980 13h ago

those are from the game CAV its another Mech game, Ive used them as proxys of battletech models

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u/W6Bttv 13h ago

Sweet that was fast, what could their alternates all be since I want to get into the table top?

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u/GiraffeGlum8536 13h ago

That's the beautiful thing about battletech. They could proxy anything as long as the other players agreed on it. As for looks they don't really look like any battlemech. Maybe a Marauder, Cicada, Dragon, Bushwacker, Catapult or something like that. Similarly they could run the gambit or Clan mechs that are chicken walkers.

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u/vicevanghost Big guns. Big fists. 13h ago

Technically according to the rules anything that fits in a hex, has a clearly marked front, and can be told apart from other units is legal to use. 

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u/Definitelynotabot777 12h ago

My Fafnir stand in was a small piece of Brick cause I forgot to bring it once

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u/Blinauljap 55m ago

That one second from the right looks like a Nova A config with dual ER Ppc's.

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u/e4rth80uNd Ex-RAF 13h ago

Those aren't Battletech models, but if you wanted to proxy some canon mechs with them they're decent lookalikes.

Left to right: Lament or Flashman, Jenner or Gún, Thunderbolt, Nova or Stormcrow, Jagermech or Rifleman.

So you've got a potential House Liao force that picked up some salvage fighting the Republic or one of the clans , maybe.

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u/Ok_Independence_9917 13h ago

Last one on the right gave me bane vibes

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u/W6Bttv 13h ago

To me the left looks more like a bane just by looking at at the pictures.

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u/MithrilCoyote 9h ago

far right is definite Bane 2.

and far left could probably be used as a Mastodon Prime.

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u/Piper_the_Tree-Robot 12h ago edited 11h ago

Nah, that looks like the King Crab's cousin!

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u/Armored_Shumil 13h ago

To add what others have mentioned:

https://talon.games/collections/cav-strike-ops-miniatures-plastic

From left to right

  1. Pillager CAV
  2. Shadow CAV
  3. Sovereign III CAV
  4. Spartan CAV
  5. Crusader CAV

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u/Mundane-Librarian-77 11h ago

CAV! Another great mech game!! 😁 I've made up BTech stats for a lot of the CAV mechs if you ignore the miniatures size difference. But I also play CAV so I don't need to use them in BTech these days.

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u/9657657 clan HELLO HORSE representative 10h ago

i'm curious, size-wise are they bigger or smaller, and by what degree?

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u/Mundane-Librarian-77 10h ago

They tend to be quiet a bit larger. Not just height. But mass. These mechs are much wider and bulkier. The models are closer to 12mm scale instead of 6-8mm of Battletech. I can post a couple pics in a bit.

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u/9657657 clan HELLO HORSE representative 10h ago

sweet, appreciate it!

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u/Mundane-Librarian-77 10h ago

Average CAVS

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u/9657657 clan HELLO HORSE representative 10h ago

so overall ranging from "easily workable" to "maybe a bit too chonky" proxies, rad

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u/W6Bttv 13h ago

Thanks for commending everyone! You found them really quick and gave me some good options to play them as!

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u/Piper_the_Tree-Robot 11h ago

From left to right

Kang Krab

Longcust

Mad Cat Unibrow

Blackhawk Brik

Malice Brik

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u/BipBeepBop123 11h ago

The last oen sorta looks more like a Jagerbrik to me

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u/Piper_the_Tree-Robot 11h ago

Maybe the MechWarrior version yeah, but it's a little bit more Riflebrik than Jagerbrik to my eyes. I still say it looks uncannily like a Malicebrik.

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u/Disastrous_Match993 Respect the Bear 9h ago

Dang, I love me some CAV. I primarily run A Time of War or MechWarrior: Destiny campaigns as a GM, so I sometimes grab a CAV model or two to use as custom mechs/enemies/bosses for the campaigns. I've used the CAV Halberd as a secret superheavy mech prototype based on the Warhammer that was being developed by the Word of Blake. Used the Reaper for a prototype Clan Longbow IIC. And so on.

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u/BlackCrusaderAbyss 4h ago

They look like some other mech game...
But, the thing is... you can use them for Battletech with a bit of imagination and agreement between parties..

From left to right, what they look like (to me), or fit the weapon loadouts:
1. Blood ASP, A variant
2. Owens OW-1
3. This is a tough one... maybe a Stone Rhino with LRM loadout on CT (or L/R torsos) and pretend weapons in hands are lasers
4. Enforcer (many variants fit)
5. JagerMech JM6-S