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 CommissarKhaine wrote:
I cannot do that, since you are talking to a clan Ghost Bear Star Captain. Filthy freeborn.

On a more serious note: close the distance, watch your heat, and consider close combat; a hatchetman would do wonders for you if it can get near the enemy. Oh, and stick together; one-on-one your mechs are hopelessly outmatched.

Really? A Ghost Bear Star Captain? You bottle-born scum!

I know it's almost suicidal to go against clans with IS mechs, I don't expect to win any engagements (being a mediocre general doesn't help). If I do, however, by sheer luck, take any clan mech down, you can bet I will buy that miniature and paint it in my colours, as battlefield salvage. I can't wait! I hope your buddies bring lots of cool clan mechs for me to drool over and try to take out.

By the way, I just learnt that catapults of 3050 can carry Arrow IV artillery missiles. Should I give them a try?

And on a side note, I hope many Ghost Bears look into the barrel of the the Gauss Rifle in this Highlander.









Only the Stalker to go! (one of my favourites, aesthetically)

I finally painted my last mech. And honestly, I feel it is by far the coolest model of the bunch. I love the design and I'd love to have painted it earlier, but it being the very last mech of the company has left me with a good feeling of satisfaction regarding the whole enterprise.









The Mechwarrior Online Stalker redesign is amazing. I really love it and I'm looking forward to field it. I, unfortunately, lost my chance to face Ghost Bears last weekend because of increased workload at my job. I hope to be able to join the battle in the future, maybe as delayed reinforcements!

This last mech is my twelfth, and this means the first company of the Tyrant's Tercio is completed. I hope to be able to build and paint more of these mechs in the future, but they will have to wait. Eventually, I can see myself with a second company or a clan trinary. Maybe another lance and a binary? Who knows, I may ask for input in the future.

I hope to be able to take pics of the whole company, but it will take some time, as I am moving into a new house. The new one has a propper table, and doors to keep my daughter and cat away, so I might be able to take some better pics!

Nice work! I agree MW:O did an excellent job on redesigning some of the mechs. let's hope the singleplayer from harebrained will be cool as well

(as posted in the showcase forums)

I have been able to take pictures of the company I painted during the last months. Here it is, the twelve mechs of my mercenary company taking control of a spaceport in the early stages of a planetary invasion. I am eager to have a chance to use these miniatures in a real game soon.

Honestly, when I started painting, I thought the Awesome and Orion would become my favourite mechs (Due to the lack of a Hunchback, that mech is a real beauty) but the Stalker has stolen my heart.



























Maybe in a far future (a year or two from now, due to lack of funding) I'll be able to add more mechs to my mercenaries. My current plan includes:

-A new lance with a light (Commando), a medium (Blackjack), a heavy (Rifleman) and an assault mech (KingCrab). I will still have no hunchback :_(

-A clan binary, composed of: Puma/Adder, Ryoken/StormCrow, MadCat/TimberWolf, Blackhawk/Nova, Gladiator/Executioner, Uller/Kit Fox, ShadowCat, Thor/Summoner, Ebon Jaguar, and, of course Daishi/Direwolf

It is my intention to paint the clan mechs in mercenary colors as captured/salvaged equipment (unless any of you can suggest me a better scheme, I did not intend to marry myself to any clan and single galaxy, since I do not know their lore extensively, but if you suggest a cool galaxy with great lore -I tend to prefer non-elite units- I can be persuaded)

There is a new beginners box planned for Origins. Price should be decent and it comes with the new "unseens"

M.

I have been painting some more Panther tanks for a Flames of War army. I started with a batch of four:













(Some closeups)





Then followed with four additional panther tanks. I really liked painting them in my cartoonish style. Hard edges and no large curved surfaces go very well with it.









As you can see, the lower shelf of my two-shelf carrying case is finally full of painted miniatures



Here is a sneak peek of what is to come in the future: the first of the eleven panzer IV tanks I have to paint next.





Apart from these 11 tanks, I only have one other 15mm WW1 tank to paint, but I'm trying to build something special to lead the German infantrymen into battle I have 3d modelled it, but I'm not sure I will be able to get it printed, though.