Mainstays of ComStar and hailing originally from TRO 2750, the
Crab and the
King Crab are two superficially similar 'Mechs but really quite different. The
Crab was a medium energy boat while the
King Crab was a hulking monstrosity that could cripple almost any 'Mech instantly, assuming it got in range. For more information on the latter, see the
'Mech of the Week article. The
Crab doesn't have a modern article yet.
The
Crab, despite its age, still only has
a single sculpt initially hailing from the Ral Partha years and still with us today (20-804).
The
King Crab has two sculpts, the
original 2750 sculpt (KGC-000) (20-899), also initially released by Ral Partha, and its Dark Age makeover (the KGC-009) released by Iron Wind Metals (20-5108).
By now, you should know the drill. Please share any painted
Crabs or
King Crabs you have.
And, like always, thank you for reading and especially thank you to those of you who will post.
Our next three fortnights will be:
- Clan: (12/17) Dire Wolf (Daishi)
- New Year's Special: (12/31) First generation battle armor
- Inner Sphere: (1/14) The Atlas family (Atlas, Atlas II, and Atlas III)