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General BattleTech Discussion / Re: If you could get pre-painted BattleTech figures, would you?

« Last post by worktroll on Today at 04:06:07 »

Paint a usable group or NONE at all.

Not perhaps as hardline, but in this direction. Having one Star League-themed Orion doesn't help one field a Star League force, unless one is confident enough to try and match the factory paint scheme.

(Which is perhaps a thought - if they're pre-painted with the paint kit colours, then it would be possible to get a simple scheme which can be copied by non-expert painters.)

I enjoy the whole forming, modding, and painting side too much to be really interested in pre-paints. And I'd never get the 'Mech I wanted in the scheme I wanted at the moment. But I'm not the target audience, so it doesn't bother me much.

And remember - this is just CGL trying the waters, to see the reaction. Imagine if they invested in 10 Clan 'Mechs in Ice Hellion colours, or a company in Capellan Reserve colours, and the sales tanked? (Yes, I know, it's likely to be AFFC, Clan Wolf, DCMS, Jade Falcon, and Ghost Bear only.)

I do think though there's a synergy if they can use the Army Painter paints to do the pre-paints, to provide an on-ramp for people who want to match those paintschemes.

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BattleTech Miniatures / Re: Naval Aviation Themed Marauder

« Last post by worktroll on Today at 04:00:52 »

Very nice! Would you consider adding some decals - like warning arrows on the PPCs, and an ejector trefoil near the cockpit?

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BattleTech Miniatures / Re: Deckard_2049s Battletech stuff

« Last post by worktroll on Today at 03:59:23 »

If something is too white, it comes off as devoid of any color on the table and stands out in an unnatural way. 

Best way to deal with that is to use a slightly off-white - eg. Corax White, which is slightly greyish - with good panel lining, and then ghostbrush the edges with pure white. Alternatively, 15th Arcturan Guards use tiger-stripes on the upper arms, which looks really good by contrast.

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BattleTech Miniatures / Re: WIP on some Jade Falcon Delta Galaxy units.

« Last post by avon1985 on Today at 03:53:36 »

Sweet!

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BattleTech Miniatures / Re: Deckard_2049s Battletech stuff

« Last post by avon1985 on Today at 03:53:02 »

WOW! really sweet! 

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BattleTech Miniatures / Re: Naval Aviation Themed Marauder

« Last post by avon1985 on Today at 03:51:47 »

Nice!

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Clan Chatterweb / Re: The Clan Sherlock Holmes be like..?

« Last post by Fire Scorpion IIC on Today at 03:35:04 »

You are a Spheroid or Clan writer working to update the Sherlock Holmes character and write new stories. This new depiction will portray him as a member of one of the Clans living on Strana Mechty circa 3061 (just after the Great Refusal).....

I wanna go back to Strana Mechty angle here

Let's assume that story is adapted by Scorpion Empire media house (gives us option of hindsight) and that it takes place after Great Refusal


Setting:

- London was "center of the world" back when novels were written so equivalent would be Katyusha City as the primary location

- Also gives us that historical flavor and nostalgic vibe (like Sherlock Holmes show from the 80s) which would be appreciated by the target audience


Sherlock:

- Scorpion freeborn or trueborn Warrior (both are option with Scorpions)

- Ex Seeker for quirkiness and substance habit like OG character

- Recruited by the Watch early in the career, made a name for himself as an investigator

- Transferred to Strana Mechty to work in local Scorpion enclave

- After solving several complicated cases there representatives of other Clans started asking for his assistance with complex or unusual cases, sometimes even off-planet, off the record of course


Watson:

- Scientist/doctor like OG character obviously

- Watson in the novels served in the military in Afghanistan where he was wounded and sent home so this Watson would have served as Yeoman on several Seeker parties where he would have been wounded as well

- After recovering he was assigned to Katyusha City as a reward where he works as a doctor

- Lives nextdoor to Sherlock where they meet and start working together


Mycroft:

- Sherlock's sibkin/sibling

- Member of the Watch but in much higher rank and specializing in usual spy craft similar to novel character

- Secretive and not always present on Strana Mechty but available for contact via HPG


Lestrade:

- Policeman from Katyusha City

- Most likely different Clan or even local neutral official if possible

- One who contacts Sherlock with request for assistance from other Clans


Moriarty:

- Mysterious crime mastermind just like OG character, Dark Caste bigwig

- Plot twist could be that he is also member of the Society and his schemes are connected to their plans

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Fan Designs and Rules / Re: Design Quirks you'd like to see? Negative ones too!

« Last post by Daryk on Today at 03:15:59 »

That should be "Hangar Queen"... ;)

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BattleMechs / Re: Filling in the Syberian AutoMechs (Open Thread)

« Last post by HABeas2 on Today at 03:01:13 »

Gliders and Hounders!

- Herb

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Clan Chatterweb / Re: Hibernaculum: (Vacation) Home of Clan Star Adder

« Last post by ANS Kamas P81 on Today at 03:00:08 »

And that's assuming the Adders and the other Clans are still functional fifty years after the WoR; we simply don't know what's gone on in that timeframe.  Like Tassa says, the surviving Clans may have simply fallen at each other tooth and nail, and there may be nothing left to worry about the 3132 blackout.