About a week ago, I received a huge box from Steve Jackson Games containing my loot from the Ogre Miniatures 1 Kickstarter campaign. I've started painting them, and I'm very happy with the quality - and quantity - of models I got. The sets will be in stores pretty soon, and the price just can't be beat: $40 gets you 42 individual infantry (meant to be mounted 3 to each of the 14 bases), a command post building, 8 GEVs (hovercraft), 8 heavy tanks, 6 missile tanks, 4 howitzers (emplaced), and one each of an Ogre Mk III and Mk V. Set 2 is in the middle of its own Kickstarter campaign, and will include 18 more infantry, 6 superheavy tanks, 4 mobile howitzers, 12 light tanks, 12 light GEVs, 6 GEV personnel carriers, and one each of a Fencer and Ogre Mk IV.
So what does this have to do with BattleTech? Most of these units make fantastic stand-ins for BT vehicles. In the Set 2 campaign comments, someone already said they plan on using LGEVs as Savannah Masters, and I suggested the SHVY and missile tank would make great Demolishers and Hunters, respectively. The cybertanks - Fencer and Ogres - would need custom designs, being gigantic, but I'm interested in hearing what folks would use the other miniatures for in BattleTech.
I've attached a picture of what each set includes (black background are Set 1, white background are Set 2).