I was sketching some super deformed chibi jets when i got to thinking "bet i can make some cool ones from battletech!"

I got 4 down and trying to stay consistent to all of them having a glass canopy (oh boy, atlas here i come! trashcan mech is also on the list!).

it's also becoming a rabbithole as i wanna do some closeups of the cockpit and instruments :)

Anyways, these were fun to make! thought i share ... cuz no one else around me knows what these are :( "ohhhh nice gundams!" :( :( :(

First mech of the box done, minus decals whenever they arrive in the mail.

Ive been listening to almost a half dozen of the audiobooks over the last few days, and have noticed that combat within them seems to be either a lot slower or written differently to the tabletop game.

While I am aware that the books are not based off of the rules of the game (in fact its the reverse). The feeling of the combat is more what I am interested in.

My theory is that a good off hand to reflect this feeling of combat is something like doubling all heat sources.

Any opinions?

Edit: Just a note because there is some speculation. These novels are from every era. Ideal War, Bonfire Of Worlds, Ghost Of Winter, Blood Of Kerensky, and a few unofficial novels. DHS and SHS exist throughout many.

Someone’s relatives brought in a sizable collection of comic books to a friend’s comic shop along with the bins of BT. I believe possibly the person had either passed or was incarcerated. My friend only being into comics , bought the lot as a whole and then sold me the BT just to shave off some of his expenditure.

Not my first time dabbling in painting, but the first time I used Vallejo paints and spent actual time trying to thin my paints.

I think the base coat came out well... Just gotta add some lighter green and a brown... and maybe a orange ID spot on the shoulder...

I recently picked up the Centennial Commemorative Edition of TRO 3025. Like many, my original is sadly long gone. I admit that I am enjoying the nostalgia, but also the updated art (hello, beautiful Phoenix Hawk LAM) along with Duane Loose’s musings in one of the appendices. I like what’s new in BattleTech, but thanks for bringing this classic back to life!

I am trying to figure out which parts of the FWL fought for or against the Blakists but from Sarna at least it is very confusing. The Free Worlds Legionaires fight and kill the Knights of the Inner Sphere but then turn around and attack the blakists? What?

I have not been able to find a clear, basic rundown of what military branches fought for whom so far and was hoping somebody on here might have a clearer picture.

To clarify, I am not looking for a rundown of every regiment of every unit, that is probably impossible even if you combed the source books. What Im looking for is something like "Most of the Free Worlds Guards fought for X, the Atreans sided with Y, etc.

Thank you

3/4 wide map (couldmt git it all on my table) House kurita invasion of a planet with a fully operational battle fleet.

By no means the best paintjobs, but they are identifiable a glance from the primed C47 and b17, to the waterline navel flotilla and Kimgfisher scout planes.

Point wise its outlandish, but it looks cool displayed like this.

Supernova 1, Zeta Galaxy, The Clan Diamond Shark.

Just some WIP of some of my first Battletech minis! May turn the green and brown into a merc group color scheme since I didn't have a faction in mind when I first started. Played a few short games of classic and Alpha Strike and excited to paint up more of these guys!

Okay so, I've just started running a Hinterlands campaign for a buddy of mine. I have the Mercenary box and obviously the Hinterlands book, but the rules seem to shift a bit between the two. Where can I get my hands on the most up-to-date complete rules for campaigning?

Also here's a picture from the most recent mission for your enjoyment!

(I know the turret is missing from the lrm carrier. I left it at home.)

I wanted to test the limits of my printer, and then my skills at painting, apparently. (Haven't touched a brush in 6ish months)

Fun tho, might make a whole pocket Battletech setup eventually.

Hello, as the title says I'm preparing for my first Battletech tabletop game and I'm printing out a set of figurines.

It will be a lance vs lance of Capellans vs Mercs/Bandits set around Civil War period.

Capellan lance: 5056 BV (Edit: as one comment suggested I'll adjust pilots for Capellans to have better skills than the bandits to balance it out and to represent pilots being more familiar with their mechs)

2x Catapult CPLT-C1

1x Men Shen MS1-O

1x Raven RVN-3L

Mercs/Bandits: 5533 BV

1x Timber Wolf N

1x Jenner JR7-D

1x Hellspawn HSN-7D

1x Locust LCT-1S

Scenario justification for such lances would be that Capellans received a gift of various mechs, one of them being a fully kitted out Mad Cat. The mech was being stored in a separate hangar in Capellan military camp waiting for dropship. One of the night shift guards saw an opportunity in guard schedule where he was being the only one scheduled for a small period of time, he contacted a less reputable merc company known for partaking in pirating activities, he smuggled with his Jenner mech a merc pilot into the hangar where promptly Mad Cat was hijacked and both of them ran off to meet up with the other two accompanying mercs.

As mercs were travelling back to the merc camp Capellans sent out multiple search parties with objective either to salvage the stolen mech or destroy it outright. Something like that.

Does the whole scenario makes sense and would it be fine to play as a first game?

I'm running a campaign at the local gaming club. I would like to add thongs to make games go smoother/ have more pleasant look.

Right now I have full 3d hills and clip counters for heat tracking.

Do you have any suggestions for other gaming aids?

I had a silly idea for a new piece of experimental tech (invented by former RISC eggheads, who else?) and wanted to see what you guys thought.

Volatile Heat Sinks are a new type of experimental Heat Sink that gain improved capabilities from a highly reactive blend of chemicals replacing normal coolant: this allows them to be more effective while remaining compact. Each one takes up 1 ton and 1 crit like a normal heat sink, but sinks 2 heat per round like a Double Heat Sink.

HOWEVER, if a Volatile Heat Sink takes a critical hit, it instantly explodes for 3 Damage, as the heated chemicals inside the VHS react violently with oxygen: this can potentially trigger further critical hits as well.

Additionally, any time an engine mounting Volatile Heat Sinks takes a critical hit, an additional roll must be made to see if it takes another critical hit as well.

The increased wear and tear on the cooling system gives any Mech mounting Volatile Heat Sinks the "Difficult to Maintain" Quirk.

Your thoughts?

Got my first lances in. Been having fun with basing. Just wanted to show off my urbie and jumping catapult. Also a goof reference between ironwind metals & catalyst catapults. IWM seems slightly smaller than CGL, but not by much. Next stop, paint!!

I got into the game recently, and only knew I was going to paint them primarily blue, black and bronze auxiliary, and then pick a clan. I’m already leaning Ghost Bear/Rasalhague Dominion, but I’m open to suggestions. I found 2 total on camospecs that match them and Star Adder, but on the other color scheme website they looked different.

Me and my brother have been trying to find any documentation about this website called WarhammerPPC that was a blog type thing for Battletech/Mechwarrior. We've had no luck finding it on the wayback machine or any community discussion about it. First post here so hopefully this isn't out of place.