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2018/08/10 10:53:45
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Fixture of Dakka
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 H.B.M.C. wrote: infinite_array wrote:My hope/dream is that the lance packs are re-released with the updated design mechs, even if it means a $5-$10 increase in price.
I can live with that too.
If this is how we get plastic re-pre-un-re-seen (I don't even know what we're meant to call that 'batch' nowadays), then that would be fantastic.
More fantastic however would be the classic invasion 'Mechs in Star Packs. There are 16 of them, which doesn't divide by 5, so let's add 4 more Clanners to the list (Kodiak, Turkina, Cauldron-Born, Hunchback IIC), and release them across 4 different boxes. That'd be worth $30-$40 each.
Are mixed Stars of ‘Mechs and Elementals a thing in the setting? Four boxes of four ‘Mechs and a base of Elementals would be pretty cool, I think.
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2018/08/10 13:33:18
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Lieutenant General
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 AndrewGPaul wrote: H.B.M.C. wrote: infinite_array wrote:My hope/dream is that the lance packs are re-released with the updated design mechs, even if it means a $5-$10 increase in price.
I can live with that too.
If this is how we get plastic re-pre-un-re-seen (I don't even know what we're meant to call that 'batch' nowadays), then that would be fantastic.
More fantastic however would be the classic invasion 'Mechs in Star Packs. There are 16 of them, which doesn't divide by 5, so let's add 4 more Clanners to the list (Kodiak, Turkina, Cauldron-Born, Hunchback IIC), and release them across 4 different boxes. That'd be worth $30-$40 each.
Are mixed Stars of ‘Mechs and Elementals a thing in the setting? Four boxes of four ‘Mechs and a base of Elementals would be pretty cool, I think.
Mixed Stars are rare, but the Nova (i.e., a Star of OmniMechs and a Star of Elementals) is fairly common.
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents
cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty
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2018/08/10 14:12:14
Subject: Re:Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Haughty Harad Serpent Rider
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 DarkTraveler777 wrote:Thanks, Ghaz.
Looks like 6" of woods block LoS in Alpha Strike. It would not be difficult to fill a 4'x4' with plenty of LoS blocking terrain to force maneuvering.
Not at all. I spent very little money getting a bunch of micro scale trees and stuff from China, and glued them to sheets of thin plasticard cut in oval-ish shapes. Then I bought a whole city from Game Craft Miniatures for a pittance. Take a couple screenshots of google maps satellite view of some random areas, and set up terrain based on this. You'll have like no clear shots on your board.
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2018/08/10 20:27:19
Subject: Re:Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Stubborn Temple Guard
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Mine novel intro was Ideal War. I don't know how I kept going after that pile of crap.
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27th Member of D.O.O.M.F.A.R.T.
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2018/08/10 21:11:05
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Powerful Phoenix Lord
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Mine was Wolf Pack by Robert N. Charette if I recall correctly...it was a good start (I was also maybe 13). I went on a tear and read probably 15-20 Battletech novels over the course or a couple years.
Generally pretty good, or entertaining enough as a high schooler. Always enjoyed Stackpole's stuff too.
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2018/08/10 21:15:31
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Mighty Vampire Count
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Desicion at Thunder Rift led me in - still have it Always had a soft spot for Lori and Greyson.
Otherwise my favs were the Warrior Trilogy and Camacho's Caballeros
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos 
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/528517.page
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2018/08/10 21:24:16
Subject: Re:Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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Warrior trilogy was great. easily one of the best I agree.
BTW time to brag, I've got hard copies of every battletech novel, including sword and dagger 
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Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two |
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2018/08/10 21:30:28
Subject: Re:Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Mighty Vampire Count
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BrianDavion wrote:Warrior trilogy was great. easily one of the best I agree.
BTW time to brag, I've got hard copies of every battletech novel, including sword and dagger
Is Sword and Dagger rare then? as I have that as well - not got everyone but I think all those upto when the IS took Huntress.
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/528517.page
A Bloody Road - my Warhammer Fantasy Fiction |
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2018/08/10 21:40:19
Subject: Re:Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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 Mr Morden wrote:BrianDavion wrote:Warrior trilogy was great. easily one of the best I agree.
BTW time to brag, I've got hard copies of every battletech novel, including sword and dagger
Is Sword and Dagger rare then? as I have that as well - not got everyone but I think all those upto when the IS took Huntress.
It's pretty rare yes. you could get 50-100 bucks for it on ebay assuming it's in pretty good shape (which considering it's a paperback novel for a wargame thats pretty niche these days isn't bad at all). Basicly due to some weird legal issues with the contract signed (fun fact it was originally going to be written by Tracy Hickman and Margret Weiss) they apparently can't reprint it or something.
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2018/08/11 04:38:11
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Battleship Captain
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Heir of the Dragon here.
And I'm dying for lance packs in plastic. Especially if they got bug mechs!
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2018/08/11 11:30:47
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Found this picture at the BTech forums.
From left to right:
CityTech 2 plastic Mad Cat.
New plastic Awesome.
Re-release plastic Awesome.
El Cheapo plastic Awesome.
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2018/08/11 11:35:11
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Inspiring SDF-1 Bridge Officer
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That Awesome is awesome
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2018/08/11 11:41:36
Subject: Re:Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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think the cty tech plastics are still some of the best plastic mechs that where put out
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2018/08/11 12:09:39
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Locked in the Tower of Amareo
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Presumably oop and thus "good luck finding on ebay for reasonable price"?
Gave in and ordered bunch of plastic lance boxes. Have to dig around for old rulebook i had to scratch worst itch. Eventually get clan mechs for wolf and jade falcon clans as i was drawn to bt by mw2 game
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2018/08/11 12:25:13
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Inspiring SDF-1 Bridge Officer
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tneva82 wrote:Presumably oop and thus "good luck finding on ebay for reasonable price"?
Gave in and ordered bunch of plastic lance boxes. Have to dig around for old rulebook i had to scratch worst itch. Eventually get clan mechs for wolf and jade falcon clans as i was drawn to bt by mw2 game
Some of the Citytech plastics were used for the german starter boxes. Those are still being sold currently.
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2018/08/11 12:26:31
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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tneva82 wrote:Presumably oop and thus "good luck finding on ebay for reasonable price"?
Gave in and ordered bunch of plastic lance boxes. Have to dig around for old rulebook i had to scratch worst itch. Eventually get clan mechs for wolf and jade falcon clans as i was drawn to bt by mw2 game
I've got em city tech 2nd edition was my first Btech box set 
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2018/08/11 12:33:41
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Well the new mechs are nice I wonder if they will actually be released in the UK this time. I had the last starter release on pre order for about 18mths before they gave up on it as vapourware and cancelled the order.
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Your last point is especially laughable and comical, because not only the 7th ed Valkyrie shown dumber things (like being able to throw the troopers without parachutes out of its hatches, no harm done) - Irbis |
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2018/08/11 14:31:00
Subject: Re:Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Abel
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Kara Sloan shoots through Time and Design Space for a Negative Play Experience |
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2018/08/11 14:49:10
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Wicked Warp Spider
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Is Battletech still 6mm?
Think these would work for buildings? They are pretty cheap.
https://www.empiresatwar.co.uk/6mm-CITY-BLOCKS-MODERN-SCI-FI.html
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2018/08/11 14:59:44
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Lieutenant General
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BattleTech has never really had a set scale for the miniatures.
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents
cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty
Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim |
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2018/08/11 15:09:23
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Did Fulgrim Just Behead Ferrus?
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Those mechs don't look half that bad. The production value has gone up, but I'm still a bit bothered by the design...but that's just me I guess.
Time to make some more 3mm grimdark mechs!
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2018/08/11 15:18:34
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Stubborn Temple Guard
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6mm is close enough. Back in the day the scale was 1/285, but sculptors just kinda threw that out in the early to mid-2000s.
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27th Member of D.O.O.M.F.A.R.T.
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2018/08/11 15:19:33
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Regular Dakkanaut
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The more I look at these new plastics, the more I like them. I hope they make more models like these! Definitely picking up one of each set once they become available.
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2018/08/11 16:12:31
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa...
TRO: Clan Invasion?
WTH is that?
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2018/08/11 16:21:08
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Lieutenant General
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Looks like it's similar to the recent Technical Readout: Succession Wars. It might be worth picking up once it's released if it has the new artwork for the Unseen 'Mechs.
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents
cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty
Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim |
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2018/08/11 16:31:00
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Yu Jing Martial Arts Ninja
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Woah...
Well spotted, that man!
I hadn't heard anything about that, I presume it's a newer version of TRO 3050, but the fact that it's on the cards makes you think that minis may eventually happen.
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2018/08/11 16:39:12
Subject: Re:Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Mighty Vampire Count
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Hopefully there will be some uk distibution
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/528517.page
A Bloody Road - my Warhammer Fantasy Fiction |
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2018/08/11 17:50:56
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Steadfast Grey Hunter
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I'm hoping that ral partha will get the new boxes in the UK
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2018/08/11 18:42:22
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Ral Partha hurt my soul when they stopped doing Crucible :(
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2018/08/11 18:55:32
Subject: Battletech - new starter sets coming soon
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Fixture of Dakka
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Thank you very much Tamwolf for the pics.
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Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.
Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?
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