As I had already hinted at in my post about Clan Mech availability, I wanted to build and paint a typical Clan Wolf Star and ended up with two Timber Wolfs, one Stormcrow, one Mad Dog, and an Ice Ferret, to use the Clan names. One Timber Wolf is the […]
The 4th Succession War remains one of the most popular eras for Battletech gamers. It was the “original” era of Battletech and is fleshed out in much more detail than earlier conflicts. The grand story is described in Michael Stackpole’s legendary Warrior trilogy. More detail is given in FASA’s various […]
For the Clan invasion, FASA originally provided the Clans with 16 Battlemechs from 20 to 100 tons. All of these are Omni ‘Mechs, meaning that their loadout can be reconfigured easily. Other ‘Mechs, such as the IIC variants of Inner Sphere designs and other Clan-designed ‘Mechs, were only added later. Similarly to […]
After trying various paint schemes throughout the last 3 decades, I’ve now settled on a straightforward green scheme for most of my Inner Sphere ‘Mechs. Green is suitable for at least the following units: SLDF and hence Eridani Light Horse Lyran Regularss Davion Crucis Lancers ComStar in battle, as the […]
While Battletech can be played on 3D terrain with range rulers for measuring distance, it is most commonly (and most conveniently) played using maps with hexagonal divisions. This makes it easy to move your units and measure distances, and is what the game was designed for. In that sense Battletech […]
This is a listing of useful websites for the Battletech board game. General Official site – includes universe information and free downloads. Official forum. Master unit list – lists availability, factions, in which book to find them, and Alpha Strike cards for all Battletech units. Lords of the Battlefield – […]
Battletech is about war. “In the future there’s only war” paraphrases a quote about the Warhammer 40K universe, but it is equally applicable to the Battletech universe. Here’s an overview of the most important conflicts and how they lend themselves to gaming. 4th Succession War, 3028-3030 This is the most […]
I finally managed to get a company of Battlemechs in a new green paint scheme finished. The base color is Vallejo Medium Olive, highlighted with Olive Green and Golden Olive. I plan on repainting most of my non-Kurita ‘Mechs in this scheme, since the bright green looks much beter on […]
During the December Ducosim, we played a four-player mini campaign (two battles per player). One of the first battles and the second battle took place in a city. This was the first time we played on my modular 3D terrain, consisting of four styrofoam boards of 60x60cm. Most of the […]
This is a tutorial illustrating how I paint my mechs. The first step is cleaning flash and moldlines off the miniature and basing it. I use bases made from airdrying modelling clay (Faber Efaplast Classic). An alternative that needs baking in the oven is Fimo. Applying primer is the second […]
We Dutch Battletech guys are playing a new campaign. Preparations included building our forces within the guidelines set by the campaign gamemaster. In my case, these were Arkab Legion, being able to use Draconis Combine and mercenary mechs Only Inner Sphere mechs Tech level: 3055 10,000 points of Battle Value […]
[lang_nl]Ook dit keer heb ik weer een mengelmoes van verschillende miniaturen te presenteren: Warhammer, Thunderbolt en Archer voor de Arkab Legion Black Knight, Rommel/Patton en Striker in Hinterhalt camouflage Rommel/Patton en Striker in het groen Chameleon Heavy Gear Imperial Navy Troopers met Heavy Repeating Blaster Twee 1/6000 schepen: Essex class […]
