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So do I - I've got IS Standard, Hauberks, Kanazuchis, Rottweilers, Voids, Infiltrator IIs, Phalanx, Grenadier, Kage, Gnome, Toads, Coronas, Golems, Afreets, Rogue Bear and even some random Fa Shih armour from a friend who bought too much - but a nice new set in plastic isn't a bad idea.

Oh I'll end up with quite alot of that IS Standard. Already have alot of Elementals from the KS, but need more.

I might have a Battle Armor addiction problem.

I have an elemental binary myself, gonna upgrade that to a trinary soon. Probably collect a companies worth of IS Standard.

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
Oh I'll end up with quite alot of that IS Standard. Already have alot of Elementals from the KS, but need more.

I might have a Battle Armor addiction problem.

It's only a problem if you look at it negatively!


Battle Armor is a thing I'd love to see a 28mm release of, if only for a display/diorama bit.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
Oh I'll end up with quite alot of that IS Standard. Already have alot of Elementals from the KS, but need more.

I might have a Battle Armor addiction problem.

It's only a problem if you look at it negatively!


Battle Armor is a thing I'd love to see a 28mm release of, if only for a display/diorama bit.

https://www.ironwindmetals.com/index.php/categories/cat-battletech/cat-bt-oe/product/battletech-bt-210/category_pathway-205

 Kanluwen wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
Oh I'll end up with quite alot of that IS Standard. Already have alot of Elementals from the KS, but need more.

I might have a Battle Armor addiction problem.

It's only a problem if you look at it negatively!


Battle Armor is a thing I'd love to see a 28mm release of, if only for a display/diorama bit.

There's a chance you might see one in metal some day to go along with the 25mm Elemental from Iron Wind Metals

I'd rather see the more recent designs...no matter the material.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
Oh I'll end up with quite alot of that IS Standard. Already have alot of Elementals from the KS, but need more.

I might have a Battle Armor addiction problem.

It's only a problem if you look at it negatively!


Battle Armor is a thing I'd love to see a 28mm release of, if only for a display/diorama bit.

Very true.

I too would like updated 28mms of the Battle Armor, I could find a use for them.

 Ghaz wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
Oh I'll end up with quite alot of that IS Standard. Already have alot of Elementals from the KS, but need more.

I might have a Battle Armor addiction problem.

It's only a problem if you look at it negatively!


Battle Armor is a thing I'd love to see a 28mm release of, if only for a display/diorama bit.

There's a chance you might see one in metal some day to go along with the 25mm Elemental from Iron Wind Metals

There are also 2 Hauberk Commando sculpts, too, with this search.

Someone on the BT forum played a version of Alpha Strike that was closer to being BattleTroops/ClanTroops in scale. I don't have all the details on how they set it up, but there is a Battle Report of it here. He called it Infantry Strike, and I would be hard pressed to say I wouldn't want to try it out. It might even bring some of the Games Workshop guys in to the game.

Next up, the Vulcan...

Finally, a mech i do not already own in metal and i would not mind having one.

Got a Vulcan in the original Alpha Strike packs.

Weird machine. Not a fan, but the redesign is interesting.

Like pretty much all of the new plastics, a superior redesign and much more desireable than the metals based on the original TROs drawings.

Well, there are quite a few metals i own that are great, they have not made plastics so who knows if it would be better. i like the sculps of my crimson langur, stalking spider, original glass spider, original raijin, 3rd version of the blood asp, mech scale xerxes ASFs, enyo strike tanks among others.

I am just curious what lance pack the vulcan will be in.

From the Official BattleTech Forums a little something in the works that some may find interesting.

XannKortal wrote:However, with the introduction of the AGoAC and Clan Invasion boxes representing new introductory points: how does CGL define the Introductory (i.e., the non-tournament, but also non-advanced) rules?

Adrian Gideon wrote:It's all in the process of an overhaul. The old ('current') Introductory/Tournament/Advanced/Experimental system, just like the prior Level 1, 2, etc. system was too tied into the fluff and lore to really be a good breakdown of rules and gameplay level.

 Ghaz wrote:
From the Official BattleTech Forums a little something in the works that some may find interesting.

XannKortal wrote:However, with the introduction of the AGoAC and Clan Invasion boxes representing new introductory points: how does CGL define the Introductory (i.e., the non-tournament, but also non-advanced) rules?

Adrian Gideon wrote:It's all in the process of an overhaul. The old ('current') Introductory/Tournament/Advanced/Experimental system, just like the prior Level 1, 2, etc. system was too tied into the fluff and lore to really be a good breakdown of rules and gameplay level.

The old Level 1, 2, 3 system wasn't really tied in to fluff, but was tied in to how much rules crunch you wanted to do and how far one was willing to take the munchany equipment. Of course, that was pre-Jihad, too, before "RetroTech" was brought in. Rifle Cannons (basically what we use with our armies in the 21st Century) would be Level 3 because of their odd rules interactions with Standard Armor, Battle Armor, Buildings, and Structure.

The "current" system has the Standard/Advanced/Experimental system tied to the fluff. For example, the Hatchetman, which would be classified as Level 1, is classified as "Experimental" on the Record Sheets provided by CGL as part of the Kickstarter releases, even though it is quite "Standard", if not "Introductory", by the time the Clans invade. Mixed Tech is "Experimental" for Operation Bulldog, but "Standard" by the time of the ilClan with numerous TRO and regular units being Mixed Tech by the time of the Hour of the Wolf.

From a realistic standpoint, in order to include everything, and be consistent, a return to something akin to the "Level" system might be in order (and easier to consistently track), but it would require a rewrite or removal of Total Warfare and/or the Battlemech Manual.

 aphyon wrote:
Well, there are quite a few metals i own that are great, they have not made plastics so who knows if it would be better. i like the sculps of my crimson langur, stalking spider, original glass spider, original raijin, 3rd version of the blood asp, mech scale xerxes ASFs, enyo strike tanks among others.

Yes, and no. The original sculpts were based on designs taken from TRO: 3025, 2750, and 3050 tend to be the worst. Many of those designs are great, but others are quite... lacking. Take the Lancelot, for example. Horrible in drawing, worse in original sculpt. The latest plastic is at least workable, though, I prefer the STL mock up someone made.

The Firestarter is one such offender. The original artwork makes it a gawky affair. The Ral Partha and Ironwind models do little to improve this design. (I'm not faulting them, though, the fault lies more in the original drawings.) However, it looks like the design CGL will be releasing, along with the Vulcan above, will more closely follow the schema of Mechwarrior Online, which looks amazing.

Another interesting offender is the Stalker. A great Assault mech, but the original design is akward. Just reversing its knee design makes it sooo much better.

Well, there are all sorts of innuendo about the design of the original stalkers shape that have led to some rather.....erotic paint schemes.

The stalker II from IWM actually looks more like the MWO design. it was nice enough i bought one even though i was never a big fan of the stalker.

Yeah I'll be honest, I never really saw it that way.

I always saw the Stalker as kind of the front of the space shuttle on legs.

So, you never saw the throbbing purple headed stalker paint scheme?

It's not technically classic, but master unit list has been updated with ilClan material, including the new factions from Tamar Rising, and some that have not been mentioned before, like Star League Clan Wolf, or the Clan Protectorate. It also will incorporate the IS Clan General list if you click on Alyina Mercantile Militia, or whichever general list is associated with your faction, which I thought was a major upgrade.

I have the original master unit list circa 3075 on PDF but since we rarely play past that point (usually 3067 is the cutoff unless we are playing a WOB settings)

 Gitzbitah wrote:
It's not technically classic, but master unit list has been updated with ilClan material, including the new factions from Tamar Rising, and some that have not been mentioned before, like Star League Clan Wolf, or the Clan Protectorate. It also will incorporate the IS Clan General list if you click on Alyina Mercantile Militia, or whichever general list is associated with your faction, which I thought was a major upgrade.

clan protectorate is something thats been mentioned before. it's a sea fox/nova cat state that is a FWL member.

the extinct list is actually kinda depressing... when did the fire javalin go extinct?! :(

For those who like fancy books, THIS was supposed to be on the store today:

Cubby wrote:Sorry, all, I spoke too soon - the store listings may not be ready, and that's above my pay grade.

Since people were guessing, what I'd hoped to get out was the Warrior trilogy in hardcover and leatherback editions. Still working on that, but it may not be today. My apologies.

 Ghaz wrote:
Next up, the Vulcan...

Good. I always liked the Vulcan, it did things very differently, completely ignored the meta and yet made sense in doing so. Only comperable mechs are the Firestarter and the Flea.

Got quite a bit of battletech in again this weekend. and even more new players. the explosion of classic battletechs resurgence just keeps going...not like i would be unhappy about that

I posted some pics of the 3d hex board the store had in the other topic (pics of your recent games), i was requested to set up a city and this is how it turned out-






My first game on the table was explosive....literally.

this is the turn the bushwacker and typhoon faced off against a suicidal thunderbolt.....1 LRM 15 ammo crit later and all three of them died in an epic explosion.

then the battlemaster and stalker traded heads-gauss VS ERPPC+medium laser.

only my lonely little razoback survived for my side.

For those wondering about the contents of the upcoming Technical Readout: Dark Age, reports from Origins (where they have a few early copies available) list the following 'mechs:

Gun
Arbalest
Crimson Hawk
Koshi standard
Mjolnir
Anubis
Cadaver
Crosscut MOD
Dola
Jackalope
Pack Hunter II
spider
Wulfen
Eyrie
Blade
Havoc
Jaguar
Rokurokubi
Storm Raider
Tiburon
Arana
Calliope
Cuirass
Night Stalker
Raven II
Scarecrow
Goshawk II
Stalking Spider II
Violator
Argotera
Avalanche
Black Hawk standard
OMNI Centurion
Enforcer III
Gracedigger
Raider
Sarath
Shockwave
Ursus II
Wendigo
Bakeneko
Dark Crow
Exhumer
Gryfalcon
Hitotsume kozo
Kheper
Mad Cat III
Thunder Fox
Anzu
Shadow Cat II
Vulpes
Vulture Mk III
Vulture Mk IV
Dragon II
Karhu
Lament
Loki Mk II
Scourge
Ursa
Blood Reaper
Carronade
Gallant
Hound
Mangonel
Thor II
Black Knight
Cave Lion
Jade Hawk
Mad Cat Mk IV
Prefect
Shiro
Sphinx
Tian-Zong
tundra Wolf
WArwolf
Bruin
Doloire
Zeus-X
Omen
Stalker II
Juliano
Night Wolf
Onager
Orochi
Peacekeeper
Shrike
Tenshi
Atlas
Atlas III
Jupiter
malice
Xanthos
Poseidon
Ares

I am sure this will surprise nobody, but i played more battletech this weekend.

I have about 160 different mechs, tanks, battle armor, etc... so i tend to try and run some units that do not get a lot of attention.

Our comstar player is obsessed with crabs, king crabs hermit crabs etc.. so i did battle against his crabs

i brought the heavy gauss stalker, a gauss variant cestus, a falconer (being played by a hector) and a silly valkyrie

For a guy who complains he never gets successful crits, me managed 2 triples and a double this game. most of them causing engine hits that forced most of my force to withdraw.

Only the valkyrie survived and decided to run away. the only crowning achievement for my side was taking out his commanders king crab to a combination head shot.

3D renders of the Ostsol (prototype can be seen in the KerenskyCon photos). I'll definitely be adding this beauty to my Crater Cobras.

We have an Ostsol in our campaign organization that was refit to be a MedLas carrier.

Still fragile as heck, but has gotten a lot of Vehicles on its tally.



Edit: Though, what's scarier is the Awesome the player modified with some Star League tech. +3 Jump Jets, +4 MedLas forward, and +4 MedLas Rear, all acquired by swapping to DHS.

I used to hate the Ostmechs, I guess that it was due to first seeing them in Citytech. Project Phoenix ones grew on me, the newer ones also look very nice. I'll have to grab a few.

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 Charistoph wrote:
We have an Ostsol in our campaign organization that was refit to be a MedLas carrier.

Still fragile as heck, but has gotten a lot of Vehicles on its tally.

Spoiler:

Ostsol OTL-4SK Special K
Mass: 60 tons
Dry Cost: 4,912,000 C-Bills
Total Cost: 4,912,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,223
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Armament:
7 Medium Lasers
================================================================================
Equipment Type Rating Mass
Engine: Fusion Engine 300 19.00
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 23 13.00
Heat Sink Locations: 4 LT, 3 RT, 2 LL, 2 RL
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 144 9.00
Head 8
Center Torso 22
Center Torso (rear) 6
L/R Torso 22
L/R Torso (rear) 4
L/R Arm 8
L/R Leg 20
================================
Equipment Location
---------------------------------------------------
2 Medium Lasers RT
2 Medium Lasers LT
2 Medium Lasers CT
Medium Laser HD

BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 5 Points: 12
5 4 4 0 0 3 0 Structure: 5
Special Abilities: ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA

Edit: Though, what's scarier is the Awesome the player modified with some Star League tech. +3 Jump Jets, +4 MedLas forward, and +4 MedLas Rear, all acquired by swapping to DHS.

That Ostol is cutting it really close. One med laser on the back, and the pain starts.

M.