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Update: Apparently someone asked about the premium mechs during the recent "Hour of the Wolf AMA" and the reply was that their moulds are wearing out much quicker than expected, so it might be that Creative Juggernaut simply can't keep up production.

I guess thats a no-go on a reprint of the other premium mini they did then, whatever it was (cant remember)?

Ryoken. The best 'Mech.

Creative Juggernaut wrote:When we began this relationship between Catalyst Games Labs and Creative Juggernaut it was our mutual intent to do limited production runs of variant BattleMechs. We were successful in that we did deliver multiple product releases, and the fan base liked what they received. The great news is that the demand for such unique variants is far greater than either company anticipated.
Having met our initial order commitments, we are moving onto other exciting and fascinating projects, including our own game, Land & Sea. We are still working closely with CGL on other fantastic products that you will likely be hearing about in the near future.

can't tell if thats a "we're not doing these things anymore" or "theres more coming down the pipe but they aren't going to come right away" more coming down the pipe but the

chaos0xomega wrote:
can't tell if thats a "we're not doing these things anymore" or "theres more coming down the pipe but they aren't going to come right away" more coming down the pipe but the

CGL added the below text to the Black Knight page so I'm guessing they're looking for someone else to make them...

NOTE: This item will be discontinued after this release, as the manufacturer has shifted away from its previous plans. Future premiums are being re-sourced.

"We did this thing that everyone really liked! Demand far outstripped supply. To celebrate, we're not going to do it in the future."

Error. Does not compute.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
"We did this thing that everyone really liked! Demand far outstripped supply. To celebrate, we're not going to do it in the future."

Error. Does not compute.

Likely more hassle to constantly create new molds and maintain a supply for the manufacturer of the Clan Buster mechs than the income was agreed upon for the contract.

New shiny stuff-

Just got my steel warriors order in for new terrain bits and my battletech scale bocage mat from frontline. i was off playing another game but the steel vypers ended up getting love from the inner sphere in my absence.

For those in the USA: Barnes & Noble are getting Blind Salvage Boxes

beast_gts wrote:
For those in the USA: Barnes & Noble are getting Blind Salvage Boxes

Spoiler:

I'm somewhat torn on this.

Yay, for getting individual Mechs. Boo, for not being able to see what you're getting.
Yay, for getting in to Retail. Boo for it being one store's exclusivity.

Also, it's about $8, while average Clan box runs $25 to $30.

 Charistoph wrote:

beast_gts wrote:
For those in the USA: Barnes & Noble are getting Blind Salvage Boxes

Spoiler:

I'm somewhat torn on this.

Yay, for getting individual Mechs. Boo, for not being able to see what you're getting.
Yay, for getting in to Retail. Boo for it being one store's exclusivity.

Also, it's about $8, while average Clan box runs $25 to $30.

Yeah, it's more expensive per mech, but B&N has a lot less floor space to dedicate to stocking Battletech. This let's them stock a total 5 products(this, the 3 "starter" boxes, and their exclusive Force Pack). If this means more Battletech players(and potential demo days like they did with X-Wing), I'm all for it.

 Charistoph wrote:
Yay, for getting in to Retail. Boo for it being one store's exclusivity.

Baby steps. If this does well, it may open up for other retailers once the global supply chain gets back to normal (whenever that may be).

Random question: does anyone know how big the IWM 'Large Gun' (99-601) is?

beast_gts wrote:
For those in the USA: Barnes & Noble are getting Blind Salvage Boxes

Spoiler:

Posted by Adrian Gideon (i.e., Ray Arrastia, the BattleTech Line Developer) on the Official BattleTech Forums:

Quick bit of info, this is NOT exclusive. You should be able to get these from your FLGS soon. Will have a release date real soon.

These contain all the non-exclusive miniatures from the KS. All the minis from the Force Packs.

I keep buying force packs every time I go to my tabletop store, send help!

Yeah I have that problem ("problem") too lol. Once I "level off" my collection a bit (need to get a 2nd box of 3 or 4 more force packs) I might graduate to just buying a blind box or two each visit to get random mechs.

I have been epically resisting the urge to buy more since i already own most of these mechs (and they are already painted) in metal from ironwind. the only boxes i got were to get the unseens i didn't own-marauder, rifleman, warhammer. fortunately, most of the stuff they are releasing are more well known mechs so my collection of the more eclectic units are not going to be redone anytime soon.

I do admit the beautiful resculpts are hard to deny.

The resculpts have ruined me for the rest of the range. I got into the game with the resculpts and have since held out buying any other minis, because I'm a stickler for scale consistency and also hate most of the older sculpts.

I am really interested in getting a collection of the superheavy tripod mechs though, but I don't want to take the risk of then having resculpted versions of them down the line that are of a different size/shape/detail, etc.

Speaking of scale, the original Timber Wolf sculpt would actually fit in pretty well with the plastics as a Mad Cat mk III.



Still, some models are a little taller in white metal than the plastics, if a bit leaner, such as the Mist Lynx.

https://bg.battletech.com/news/core-rulebook-reprints-now-available/

Core Rulebook Reprints Now Available!
on FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We’ve got a raft of reprints of our core BattleTech rulebooks back in stock today, including some with never-before-seen covers, and all featuring updated, corrected errata.

I think I just secured the Wolf's Dragoons Annihilator and Blackjack minis.

And Clan Heavy star for a friend.

time to order that Alpha Strike Commander's edition!

Edit: And ordered!

BattleTech wrote:Now Available: Wolfhound IIC premium miniature, and Touring the Stars: Rocky. And, coming soon: Clan Invasion Blind Boxes! http://ow.ly/gTIp50HZ06y

In 2021, Catalyst ran production and marketing tests of premium BattleMech figures, producing the Tukayyid variants of the Black Knight and the Stormcrow. Only a few hundred of these were ever offered for sale.

Now, thanks to our friends at Monster Fight Club, we are taking this to the next level.

Available now is the Wolfhound IIC. A Clan-rebuild of Phelan Kell’s original Grinner, this fast, aggressive design comes with three different pairs of legs and four arms, allowing fans to assemble it in a variety of poses. The ultimate in battlefield customization! Also, with 4x initial availability, improved efficiency brings the price down $10 to an amazing $14.99.

Due to fan enthusiasm for this design, we will limit sales during the first week to two per person. However, we guarantee future print runs will be made available as we continue to optimize the premium line to your expectations.

Wolfhound IIC Premium Miniature: https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-wolfhound-xx-premium-miniature

https://bg.battletech.com/news/wolfhound-iic-premium-miniature-touring-the-stars-rocky-now-available-coming-soon-blind-boxes/



In 2021, Catalyst ran production and marketing tests of premium BattleMech figures, producing the Tukayyid variants of the Black Knight and the Stormcrow. Only a few hundred of these were ever offered for sale.

Now, thanks to our friends at Monster Fight Club, we are taking this to the next level.

Available now is the Wolfhound IIC. A Clan-rebuild of Phelan Kell’s original Grinner, this fast, aggressive design comes with three different pairs of legs and four arms, allowing fans to assemble it in a variety of poses. The ultimate in battlefield customization! Also, with 4x initial availability, improved efficiency brings the price down $10 to an amazing $14.99.

Due to fan enthusiasm for this design, we will limit sales during the first week to two per person. However, we guarantee future print runs will be made available as we continue to optimize the premium line to your expectations.

Wolfhound IIC Premium Miniature: https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-wolfhound-xx-premium-miniature

interesting, seems there was a bit of a breakup between creatove juggernaut and Catalyst then.

chaos0xomega wrote:
interesting, seems there was a bit of a breakup between creatove juggernaut and Catalyst then.

Monster Fight Club seems to be rapidly expanding. I got some of their terrain (Autumn Forest) when it was on clearance - it's good but I wouldn't pay RRP for it.


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Oh, and:

Blind on the Battlefield

As part of our 2019 Clan Invasion campaign, Catalyst offered a Salvage Box in order to create parity between Inner Sphere (lance) ForcePacks and Clan (Star) ForcePacks. These Salvage Boxes contained one of only fifteen OmniMechs pulled from “wave 1” Clan forces.

The response by our players was unexpected. For those who enjoy the gamble, these blind-purchase products became one of our bestselling items.

To show our appreciation, we are releasing a new wave of Clan Invasion Salvage Boxes, this time offering a random selection from the 93 individual ‘Mechs that were part of our Clan Invasion campaign. Each one is the same high-quality, fully-assembled miniature as found in the new BattleTech ForcePacks, and is packaged fully assembled with a MechWarrior card and an Alpha Strike card.

This product is already available through Barnes & Noble, and will be available soon in domestic and international hobby stores, and through the Catalyst Game Labs web store.

Set up a table for a bit of snowy action tonight. lyrans VS marik. i was busy with my own game so i didn't get much in the way of pictures.

I should have taken pictures of our Aurigan Reach campaign match yesterday. We utilize the Quirks for our Mechs, a few Special Pilot Abilities, as well as a few other special rules like Flamers doing both Heat and Damage like the BMM suggests.

It was performed on the Circle of Equals map. Let's just say, I hated Rubble before, and I hate it now, but bridges are interesting...

Anywho, our company was put in to this arena to face off against 2 lances led by Victoria Espinosa herself.

We fielded:
Myself - Modified Lancelot, Modified Wolverine 6M, and slightly modified Mercury II (2 Small Lasers to a Flamer)
Our Force Commander (FC) - Grasshopper, custom Wolverine II, and a modified Phoenix Hawk (called Hatchet Hawk give you 3 guesses why)
Player 3 (P3) - modified Rifleman 3C, 3C Cicada, and BJ-1 Blackjack
Player 4 (P4) - modified Awesome, modified Stag II, modified Ostsol

Against us:
Campaign Manager (CM) - Victoria Espinosa in her K2 Catapult, Orion, and Grand Dragon
Player 5 (P5) - modified Shadow Hawk, Centurion, and FS9-A Firestarter

The Mission begins:
Our force gathers around the circle, with myself and the Force Commander close to the middle, my Lancelot sitting on top of a Level 2 building to put his swapped in 2 ERLLs to good sniping use. Player 3 takes the back end of the circle and puts his mechs against the far edge of the circle, with Player 4 hugging the middle on the other side.

OpFor gathers mostly in the far edge opposite of Player 3.

As we begin, the FC's and my Wolverine and Mercury II start maneuvering up to engage along our edge and get a feel for what we're fighting. Player 3 has a Long Range Master pilot in his Blackjack (normally pilots the Pulverizer) hop up to a good sniper position to commmand the area, with running his Rifleman up the middle and his Cicada runs up to meet up with My and the FC's mechs. 2 of Player 4s mechs also start moving up along the edge while the Ostsol moves to support the Rifleman.

CM's and P5's mechs slowly move up to engage mine and the FC's mechs. A few shots made, and little damage is done.

FC, P3's Cicada, and I keep pushing up to the OpFor's deployment zone to get in to better positions to make shots and push the OpFor. One of us gets a lucky shot on the Centurion putting two crits in to the Gyro, putting him on the ground for the rest of the game. The rest of the OpFor seems to surround him so we can't take advantage of the fact that he's going nowhere. It could also be that we were pushing aggressively so they didn't NEED to come rushing up so fast.

About that time, P4 announces that he's betraying us. P3 and I are shocked at this news (FM and P4 are roommates, so FM knew). P4 is one of the better players in our group, and he's got some of our best pilots including a Long Range Master in the Awesome! And his Ostsol had maneuvered to have the Rifleman's back. The player mentions that he was surprised that we didn't notice that he was moving up the side, but hadn't shot anyone yet.

I have my Wolverine pull back to try and support P3's mechs, but I can't get there in time as the CM's Orion breaks in to the middle. The FM, Lancelot, and Mercury II keep trying to put pressure on the rest of the OpFor, but it's a hard slog. We're allowed to do Sensor Ghosting, but as its pilot only just upgraded to 3/5, I keep rolling too low to activate it. P4 ends up devastating the Blackjack (CM whispers something to him after it dies) and the Cicada before I could get close enough to help, and the Rifleman is severely hurting, eventually getting legged. As my Wolverine rushes up to try and help, a lucky shot from the Orion takes out his head with the autocannon, as previous damage had earlier reduced its armor.

This is when the CM tells me, "As your pilot sees the autocannon round coming towards his face, the screen turns black and says, 'Simulation Ended.'" The look on my face must have been priceless to see this recently promoted pilot had just been killed, only to find out that it was only a sim.

As we continue on, I drop my Lancelot down to try and move up closer and engage the middle group with as much speed as I can. The Mercury II keeps hugging the edge of the circle to try and flank around to behind Espinosa's Catapult and then engage P4's Awesome from behind. The Hatchet Hawk gets pressured by the Dragon, and the Wolverine II pushes in the middle. The WVR II and Mercury move in to the OpFor's starting area and start pounding the Catapult as much as we can.

A Hatchet Hawk's leg gets destroyed, so he goes down. The Dragon rushes up to try and punish him, but exposes his back to the Grasshopper, which takes full advantage of it. The Dragon falls as well, and gets pounded by the Grasshopper. The Dragon finally stands up, but its movement has been curtailed, not even managing to get turned around to face the Grasshopper, but enough not to show its back.

The Catapult falls down, knocking Espinosa out. FM's WVR II and the Mercury II rush in to take advantage of this weakness and begin to pound it with our weapons and legs. I even tried a couple called shots on it, trying to damage a weakened head, but to no avail. She manages to wake up and stand up, just to turn around. The WVR II's leg gets blown out from beneath it, leaving his movement dead. My Mercury II rushes around the Catapult to continue savaging its backside.

My Lancelot had rushed ahead, getting shots in on the Orion, while managing to avoid enough fire from the Ostsol, Stag, and Awesome to keep running, bursting behind them. But the Awesome had a different target in mind and fired in to the Mercury II, finishing off the head that earlier damage had weakened. The WVR II was hammered to death in the meanwhile. The Mercury II's final shots still hammered the K2, but were not enough to bring down the Commander's Catapult.

At this point the game ended as it was starting to get late, and the only two functionals on our team was the Lancelot and Grasshopper, while the OpFor still had 7 mechs that could maneuver, with several being hardly touched.

After action report/In-Character News & Events:
The simulator pods wind down, and Lady Arano greets the mercenaries. "A difficult fight. I lost my throne when I was betrayed by my cousin, my uncle, and my royal guard. I'd have lost my life if Raju, the captain of my guard, didn't sacrifice himself and stay behind to cover my escape. On the battlefield, we have to be ready for anything..." She is pensive for a moment, clearly remembering that fateful day.

Finally, she speaks again. "Let's boot up another simulation. This time, it will be a combat drop into the middle of a battlefield, with enemy fighter cover..." The simulations go on through several days as the mercenaries' battlemechs are repaired and customized using cutting-edge Star League fabrication and automation. Even the simulator pods are top-of-the-line, SLDF quality. The mercenaries' skills continue to improve as they play out battle after battle while resting, recuperating, repairing, and reloading.

Finally, the orders are given, and the Restoration army departs, heading for Guldra, just one jump away from the capital: Coromodir. Lady Arano explains that the information the mercenaries obtained from the ruins of the bombed-out capital of Itrom led her to a secret hiding place on Guldra, where loyalists placed information that will allow her to decisively win the war. Lady Arano and her combat command quickly depart for the surface.

After some time passes, an emergency transmission comes through. Lady Arano has obtained the hidden information, but her bodyguard was ambushed and she is caught in a trap. Her mech is damaged, and she is making her way to a rendezvous point, but hostile mechs are closing in and will reach her before she can escape. The mercenaries are the only unengaged combat command, and they have just enough time to scramble one lance of mechs to come to Lady Arano's rescue. The fate of the Aurigan civil war hinges on this moment. Lady Arano must survive, no matter the cost.

Pics and a brief review of the Wolfhound IIC kit can be seen at https://hpgstation.de/2022/02/25/wolfhound-iic-premium-mini-bilder/