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Title: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Grognard on 14 February 2012, 11:58:28
At least, I'll try.
There are hundreds and thousands of really cool gaming sites and Battletech related blogs and fansites.
Some sites are well known, like IWM and CSO. Others aren't.
I have my lists... and I like to hear other people's favorites as well.
I'm NOT trying to sell stuff.  So please don't post a link to an auction site.

I'll start off with just a few of my favorites, and I hit them daily.  Both sites are family friendly-ish.

www.battletechuniverse.org

www.lordsofthebattlefield.com

A few favorite blogs:

Ronin' Ramblings - blog within a fansite
http://www.battletechuniverse.org/hpguplink/viewtopic.php?p=168755#168755

http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/

http://panther6actual.blogspot.com/2011/11/heroic-6mm.html

What do y'all have listed as favorites?

Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: House Davie Merc on 14 February 2012, 14:50:12
Lords of the Battlefield has been the site I've met more players through then any other .

http://heavygauss.com/ (http://heavygauss.com/)

That's Dave Fanjoy's site .  He has great pictures of a HUGE amount
of minis on there . He's quite a few extremely rare minis on there
as well as the various different sculpts of most of the mass produced
minis ever made .
Perhaps all of them .

It's a fantastic resource for looking up detailed pics of older minis .
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Lysenko on 14 February 2012, 15:03:27
I love Paint-it-Pink! Panther 6 knows her stuff!

I also was pleasantly surprised by the BT Arbitration podcast. I love the reviews and lively discussion by Arbiter and crew. :)

http://arbitration-studios.squarespace.com/ (http://arbitration-studios.squarespace.com/)
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Grognard on 16 February 2012, 22:09:00
TWO great sites I've heard of in the past, but seem to have failed to make it to my favorites folder...
fixed that!

Here is one I'm surprised no one mentioned: I use it to reference almost EVERYTHING.
The BattleTech Wiki @ Sarna
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Main_Page

Also, a font of general scifi sillyness and some really good fanfiction... but NOT for the faint of heart.
SPACEBATTLES!
http://www.spacebattles.com/index.php

And another awesome reference site, full of free game aids and helpful programs for gamers.
http://www.pryderockindustries.com/

What else do YOU have on your favorites list?
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: martian on 17 February 2012, 01:36:34
http://www.mechwarrior3.org/ (http://www.mechwarrior3.org/)

http://punakettu.deviantart.com/ (http://punakettu.deviantart.com/)

http://flyingdebris.deviantart.com/ (http://flyingdebris.deviantart.com/)

http://shimmering-sword.deviantart.com/ (http://shimmering-sword.deviantart.com/)

http://walter-nest.deviantart.com/ (http://walter-nest.deviantart.com/)

http://mecha-master.deviantart.com/ (http://mecha-master.deviantart.com/)
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: skiltao on 22 February 2012, 22:31:57
Besides what's already been posted so far...

General resources:
http://isatlas.teamspam.net/
http://iscs.teamspam.net/
http://www.solaris7.com/
http://www.warrenborn.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/cbtwriters/
http://www.go.to/LegoMC

Unseen resources:
http://www.gearsonline.net/series/battletech/
http://mahq.net/
http://www.brianscache.com/
http://terrania.us/hg-fasa/
http://www.alex.kaempen.org/

A few more forums:
http://www.heavymetalpro.com/
http://www.ourbattletech.com/

A few more blogs:
http://battletechreader.blogspot.com/
http://mechdudesblog.blogspot.com/
http://giantbattlingrobots.blogspot.com/

A few writer's blogs:
http://benhrome.wordpress.com/
http://thewelshmanwrites.blogspot.com/
http://bpardoe.blogspot.com/
http://thebattletechstate.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: SteelRaven on 04 May 2012, 23:27:36
Still my favorite site for BT images
 http://ppc.warhawkenterprises.com/1.html

Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: mechwarriorgarya on 05 May 2012, 21:10:12
Jymset's site, love it for the listing of some of the Battletech articles from old gaming magazines.

http://webspace.webring.com/people/uj/jymset/index.html (http://webspace.webring.com/people/uj/jymset/index.html)
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Grognard on 05 May 2012, 21:10:44
ooohhh...

many entries to the favorites list I see..   O0
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: jymset on 06 May 2012, 02:34:38
Jymset's site, love it for the listing of some of the Battletech articles from old gaming magazines.

http://webspace.webring.com/people/uj/jymset/index.html (http://webspace.webring.com/people/uj/jymset/index.html)

:o oh wow, I keep on forgetting webring made a mirror of that thing when geocities went bust! You humble me, kind sir.

EDIT: back when I started hanging out on the net regularly to get my BT fixes (think 14 years ago) the 2 sites I most relied on were Wars in the Inner Sphere (a small tribute to that is on my own page) and http://www.mordel.net (http://www.mordel.net) - the latter is still around and the most heinously forgotten still-active page. What you get is:


Edit 2: re Mordel's forum. I think it's pretty telling that this forum's rules were based on his, and while since much-modified, he's still credited as partially responsible. Makes me smile every time I reread the rules (as anyone should).
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: MemphisMark on 06 May 2012, 11:48:50
I have just started up my own blog on Battletech and the other wargames I play. While I'm still "moving in" (i.e. I'm not 100% set up the way I want it to appear) you can visit me at http://www.thebattletechzone.com (http://www.thebattletechzone.com).
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: timoteob on 08 May 2012, 11:02:21
Try this site for a nice rules light campaign system:

http://battletech.infectiousdarkness.com/
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: eldrwyrm on 08 May 2012, 21:18:26
http://nogutsnogalaxy.net/

They do a weekly podcast that focuses primarily on the electronic versions of the games.  Pretty entertaining and getting better as time goes on.  Randall is supposed to be on the show next week.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: ThelVadam on 09 May 2012, 09:08:30
While I am biased towards my husbands and my work on Arbitration (gotta plug it, and yes I am MrsArbiter)

I also like the Scrapyard Armory, Lords of the Battlefied, and Solaris 7, but then I am a Miniatures and Tech head more then anything else.

http://arbitration-studios.squarespace.com/ - Our Podcast
http://www.scrapyardarmory.com/
http://www.lordsofthebattlefield.com/
http://www.solaris7.com/
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Grognard on 14 May 2013, 16:12:27
Y'know I think the reference material on this thread makes it worth stickying.
HEY MODS: Would that be possible, please?

So I took some time to use this thread to go back and visit alot of the sites I havent hit recently...
Some haven't been updated in months! (cracks whip menacingly)

My favorite has been on vacation for nearly 3 weeks, so perhaps he's back now.
http://www.battletechuniverse.org/hpguplink/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17402&p=174631#p174631
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Wildonion on 14 May 2013, 18:03:39
I hope this gets pinned. It would be a wonderful resource, both as a way to get more BattleTech info and as a way to broaden the community.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: DarkISI on 14 May 2013, 18:10:57
Not very useful for the English speaking community, but probably the most up to date German site:

http://hpgstation.de
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: SCC on 14 May 2013, 18:36:01
MechGround is still recovering from being hacked, which is a pity as it was a good resource if you were trying to figure out the first book a given design appeared in
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Fear Factory on 14 May 2013, 21:30:37
WarhawkPPC...  wow, I remember going there on a dial up connection!

Anyone remember BattleTech Soundtracks?  Someone made a lot of original music for each faction.  It was a link on BattleTech Mod Productions.  I wish I got all that music while I could...   :(
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: SteelRaven on 14 May 2013, 21:40:20
Not very useful for the English speaking community, but probably the most up to date German site:

http://hpgstation.de

Found a few good pics there from Google, makes me regret not taking German 1 in high school.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Top Sergeant on 14 May 2013, 23:03:30
Thank you for the links!

Some of my favorites are long gone: Albatross's House Marik site, and Deathfrombeyond's Kurita site, and the Asgard Steiner site.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: I am Belch II on 15 May 2013, 00:53:33
Great links, I got to check these out more. Need more of a battletech fix.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Red Pins on 15 May 2013, 09:02:20
Tagged.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: St.George on 16 May 2013, 04:29:42
That the Founder,we have this info still out there.  O0

Lot of peeps tell me they still use some of these sites to draw apon.

"Let wisdom be your shield,and info be your sword!"  O:-)
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: DarkISI on 16 May 2013, 05:37:18
Found a few good pics there from Google, makes me regret not taking German 1 in high school.

You could always try Google translate :)
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: mbear on 16 May 2013, 05:41:28
Found a few good pics there from Google, makes me regret not taking German 1 in high school.
Of course you could use Google Translate, for an... interesting.... translation.

Tagging for future reference.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Grognard on 17 July 2013, 13:24:10
this is nice.  Found that one of my fave blogs is still active.

http://www.battletechuniverse.org/hpguplink/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17402&p=174833#p174833

the link to "all the arguements of the Gunternet" is hilarious!  Heck, the comments had me rolling. LOL.

I will try to catch the Ronin at Historicon.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: YingJanshi on 04 August 2013, 16:56:09
TAG
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: deathfrombeyond on 10 February 2017, 11:31:50
Thank you for the links!

Some of my favorites are long gone: Albatross's House Marik site, and Deathfrombeyond's Kurita site, and the Asgard Steiner site.

Whoa! I had a Kurita site? When was this?
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Mapmaster on 10 February 2017, 12:13:11
hey guys, um... mapmaster has a blog. just saying...

nah. i kid. my blog sucks. it's just product information for now, but it will get better. i promise!
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: panzerfaust150 on 05 April 2017, 12:20:12
Starting a new blog geared towards Alpha Strike if anyone is interested:

http://alphastrikepfaust.blogspot.com/ (http://alphastrikepfaust.blogspot.com/)
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: panzerfaust150 on 17 May 2017, 10:21:36
Just wanted to bump the thread to let people know that the Alpha Strike blog is still going strong, I have added some articles, and made some additions to some old ones. Needless to say? More is a coming, including some Lyran companies, and I will be creating some new units as well, and I intend to have people play follow along as they are born!

So pay a visit and spread the word!

http://alphastrikepfaust.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: kaliban on 27 May 2021, 09:59:29
just starting a fan made blog about Outworlds Alliance circa 3025:

https://owa3025.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Grognard on 27 May 2021, 20:06:35
ummm.  Wow.  this thread is 9 years old.  Guess I need to go thru all the suggested sites and see who all are still active.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Rainbow 6 on 28 May 2021, 04:15:26
ummm.  Wow.  this thread is 9 years old.  Guess I need to go thru all the suggested sites and see who all are still active.

Our Battletech and Mordel certainly are.
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: DarkISI on 28 May 2021, 06:11:30
ummm.  Wow.  this thread is 9 years old.  Guess I need to go thru all the suggested sites and see who all are still active.

https://hpgstation.de is also still running (or running again to be more precise, since I had no time to take care of it for a while).
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: MarauderCH IIC on 28 May 2021, 06:41:40
WolfNet Radio podcasts
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Daryk on 29 May 2021, 11:19:38
This useful site is still around: https://www.gruese.de/innersphere/
Title: Re: Listing my favorite BattleTech blogs and fansites
Post by: Wrangler on 29 May 2021, 13:21:40
There the BattleTech_Fanon_Wiki (https://battletechfanon.fandom.com/wiki/BattleTech_Fanon_Wiki) . It's were sarna.net sent all the fan created story , mech designs, and source books.