So, I've seen this posted at least twice on FB. They were wondering which 'Mech had the most sculpts, and at least one they said they thought it was the
Catapult.
Usually, I'd have simply gone, "Huh, that's interesting. now I'm wondering also.", and then continue scrolling.
But in this case, I think I had the answer.
Several years back I commissioned CSO Artist
wackrabbit to paint 1 of each of all the Mad Cat sculpts for me, minus the 2 Museum Scale sculpts. A few years before commissioning
wackrabbit, I'd commissioned
SpacemanSpiff to paint my RP/IWM MS Mad Cat and Microsoft MS Mad Cat for me, in matching Hell 's Horses schemes. (They Look
INCREDIBLE!!) So I gathered up my CBT Mad Cats, including at least 1 plastic and the 2 Battleforce scale ones, and sent them off. I Eventually got them back, and Yes, they all look Amazing also (all 14!), including the Aidan Pryde that he painted as a Snow Raven in dress uniform!
Anyway . . . here is the list of Mad Cat minis I came up with, and posted as a reply to the 2 FB posts.
Mad Cat - Original Sculpt
Mad Cat - Original Resculpt
Mad Cat - Resculpt
Mad Cat - Plastic Sculpt - Citytech Box Set 1994
Mad Cat - Plastic Sculpt - Introductory Box Set 2013
Mad Cat - Plastic Sculpt - CI KS Sculpt
Mad Cat - Battleforce Sculpt
Mad Cat - Museum Scale - Original
Mad Cat - Museum Scale - Microsoft Special
Mad Cat - Museum Scale - CI KS Sculpt
Mad Cat - Pryde
Mad Cat - Kell Hound (RPE/MFUK Sculpt)
Mad Cat III
Mad Cat IV
Mad Cat MK II (Enhanced)
Mad Cat MK II (Standard)
Mad Cat MK II (Standard) - Resculpt
Mad Cat MK II - Battleforce Sculpt
Mad Cat MK II 4
Mad Cat MK II 5
Bounty Hunter Mad Cat S Mech
I used a combination of the XL file I've got to help keep track of the minis I own, Sarna, and of course IWMs site. Now, in addition to wondering if I missed any, I'm also wondering about the 2 Reculpts on IWMs site.
Which is the
FIRST Resculpt? They've got AR20-603, as well as 20-603RE? And now double-checking I see I've made an error.
I was seeing the "Mad Cat "Timber Wolf" Prime 20-9120", "Mad Cat "Timber Wolf" Prime AR20-603", and "Mad Cat "Timber Wolf" Prime 20-603RE" all in a row, and "Thinking" (apparently didn't do
ENOUGH of that!), that the first one was the Original sculpt.
Now I think the OS is "AR20-603", though the pic listed is shown to be painted in 2013 by Dave Fanjoy, while the "20-603RE is shown to be painted by Ray Arrastia in 2008.
So I guess I need to remove "Mad Cat - Original Resculpt", and just leave "Mad Cat - Resculpt" on the list?
Since I've got the CI sculpt listed also, and Yes, it's a "Resculpt", it's also
Obviously a newer, slightly different Resculpt, while the older Resculpt is really only a slightly large Resculpt than the original.
Also, on my XL file I've got a MC II listed, but I'm unable to find it on IWM's site, so I changed it on my list to MC MK II. Double-checking I can find the
PARTS for a MC II, oddly enough.
The arms (Mad Cat II arm sprue 20-983ARM) and missile launchers (Mad Cat II missile rack 20-983MSR) have the same base SN as the "Mad Cat Mk II (Standard) 20-983". So yes, now my OCD Alarm is going off.
Anyway . . . Do I need to remove "Mad Cat - Original Resculpt", dropping the list from 20 to 19? I believe the RPE/MFUK sculpt should stay, because it
WAS an Official, Licensed mini while it was in production. Not sure I missed any, but also wondering (like the FB People), is there a 'Mech with more sculpts? Or did I actually get it right for a change?
As I told the guy on FB, if I hadn't already had
MY group painted by
wackrabbit, I wouldn't have given it this much thought!
Crap! Also now thinking I listed the BF MC MK II as the "Mad Cat MK II (Standard) - Resculpt",
IN ADDITION TO showing it as "Mad Cat MK II - Battleforce Sculpt"!!
Yes, listing them all by SN would be The Way To Do It!!
Edited to add the Bounty Hunter S!
