I went to Origins last week and while I was there I handed out a sheet listing my last 20 unassigned Battlemech miniatures which appear on the CCAF forces roster and asked them to selected 12 for me, and that's going to be my last CCAF unit, Warrior House Matsukai.
The 20 nominees: Pillager (x2), Atlas, Yu Huang, Longbow, Awesome, Cataphract, Avatar, Lao Hu, Men Shen, Hunchback, Sha yu (x2), Dervish, Firestarter Omni, Snake, Hermes, Jenner, Firestarter, Wasp.
They could pick any 12, using whatever criteria they wished. What I got back isn't exactly what I would have done but I think it will be fun and it gets me out of my rut. Every 'Mech got at least one vote, yes that includes the Wasp and Firestarter!
The Matsukai Company is as follows:
Pillager
Pillager
Yu Huang
Longbow
Awesome
Cataphract
Avatar
Lao Hu
Men Shen
Sha Yu
Firestarter Omni
Snake
Each of the above got at least 6 votes. The remaining eight 'mechs received no more than 4 each: Sha Yu (4), Dervish (4), Jenner (4), Atlas (3), Hunchback (3), Firestarter (2), Hermes (1), Wasp (1)
So what do you all think of the Company as it turned out? What 12 would you have chosen? When I (eventually) get them painted I will post pictures.