Getting the PDF version ... might be the best option there.
For our Alpha Strike nights, we usually stick to Stock machines because of the lack of access to support for Alpha Strike PV pricing.
Thanks, yeah, PDF is what I'm thinking of.
My book shelves are overflowing to the point that I've started to box them up in Totes, so I've decided deadtree is out for me going forward, at least till I have a bigger house

I don't plan on playing AS w/ customs, it was just a side project of looking at an old CBT campaign unit & thinking, "how would this convert to AS lances w/ abilities?"
A few of the mechs have some customization on them so that got me thinking about a new "Role" for them & if there were rules anywhere for how to set "Role" for a mech.