Every franchise has a mascot. Often the mascot embodies what a community holds dear or finds endearing. The BattleTech community has a very special mascot and... I don't know what that says about us. Nothing good, probably.
That's right, on Miniature(s) of the Fortnight #100, we're looking at... the
UrbanMech! Proving slow and steady wins the race, the
UrbanMech as first seen in
Technical Readout: 3025 brings an AC/10 at a maximum speed that is envied by battle-scarred
Atlases, you know, the ones with major leg actuator damage. (To all of the
UrbanMech fans out there, I'm sorry. I can't do this with a straight face.) If you'd like to use the
UrbanMech in game, check out its
'Mech of the Week article.
Also, for those of you who aren't familiar with the birth of the Arrow IV variant of the UrbanMech,
read the story!The
UrbanMech has only had
a single sculpt so far, produced by Ral Partha and then Iron Wind Metals (20-857). I guess you can't mess with perfection.
Meanwhile, Clan Coyote decided to overhaul the
UrbanMech because "We can rebuild it. We can make it faster, stronger." or something. I have no idea. But we have the
UrbanMech IIC. Yay? If you're of the Clan persuasion, the IIC version is also covered in the
'Mech of the Week article.
The
UrbanMech IIC also has only had
a single sculpt (20-931).
If you have minis of either of these Urbies painted, please share pictures. We'd love to see them! And, as always, thank you for reading!
Our next two fortnights will be:
- 8/17: Vulcan
- 8/31: LAM special!