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When it comes to IFVs i am a huge fan of the goblin. but it is tracked not hover.

from sarna-

Goblin infantry support vehicle
Though the Goblin remained a capable tank during its time in the Inner Sphere, the Clan Invasion prompted Johnston Industries to redesign it. A 180 FireHeart fusion engine replaces the LongWay ICE, enabling the infantry bay to be expanded. The new Goblin can now carry a full platoon into battle. In addition, the large laser is replaced with a Sutel Precision Line large pulse laser, and a Harpoon-6 SRM 6 is added to increase its firepower. The redesign mounts two Johnston miniguns, providing even more defense against infantry. Finally, a MainFire Point Defense anti-missile system was installed to increase its survivability. The armor protection was increased from 8 tons to 9.5 tons of ferro-fibrous. Full production of this version, known as the Goblin infantry support vehicle, began in 3053, though some prototypes saw action during the final months of the initial Clan Invasion. BV (1.0) = 485,[9] BV (2.0) = 790

Finished up painting a Lance and a Star over the last couple weeks.

Security Lance

Clan Wolf Repaint.

3D Printed Salvage

Been painting a bunch more Dracs this week

Charistoph wrote:

 Crazy Ivan wrote:
I have managed to get some infantry and battle armour painted. I also converted some hovercraft, I need to find some vehicle profiles that fits them suggestions are welcome.

If you're looking for a Record Sheet you don't want to just build from scratch, the Heavy Hover APC group can usually fit in, if you're wanting some transport for the Infantry.

For tank variants, I'd look in to the Falcon, Condor, or Scimitar.

Thanks looked at the profiles and they look like they fit the vehicles well, the Infantry definitely needs some transports.

aphyon wrote:When it comes to IFVs i am a huge fan of the goblin. but it is tracked not hover.

from sarna-

Goblin infantry support vehicle
Though the Goblin remained a capable tank during its time in the Inner Sphere, the Clan Invasion prompted Johnston Industries to redesign it. A 180 FireHeart fusion engine replaces the LongWay ICE, enabling the infantry bay to be expanded. The new Goblin can now carry a full platoon into battle. In addition, the large laser is replaced with a Sutel Precision Line large pulse laser, and a Harpoon-6 SRM 6 is added to increase its firepower. The redesign mounts two Johnston miniguns, providing even more defense against infantry. Finally, a MainFire Point Defense anti-missile system was installed to increase its survivability. The armor protection was increased from 8 tons to 9.5 tons of ferro-fibrous. Full production of this version, known as the Goblin infantry support vehicle, began in 3053, though some prototypes saw action during the final months of the initial Clan Invasion. BV (1.0) = 485,[9] BV (2.0) = 790

Spoiler:

Thanks for the tip I actually bought these tanks from death ray designs that looks almost exactly like the Goblin.


I also finished painting the command convoy from death ray designs I think they will be useful as objective markers. I have an idea for a scenario where one of the objectives are to steal as many vehicles as possible by moving a infantry unit in contact with them.

Crazy Ivan wrote:Nice looking mechs I really like the red colour scheme.

I have managed to get some infantry and battle armour painted. I also converted some hovercraft, I need to find some vehicle profiles that fits them suggestions are welcome.

Spoiler:

Shadow hawk having a bad day at work.

Those look fantastic, and I love the BA design, who's it from?

Also, the vehicles look sick.

BrookM wrote:Still working on a Hatamoto of my own after seeing those red models, going to take my time with that one, but want one in bright red as well now.

In the meantime, painted up some more pirate 'Mechs, having decided to go with Caledor Sky for all of them, they can be down on their luck mercenaries who have decided to hoist the black flag. These were quick and dirty paintjobs for the most part, though quite enamoured with the Griffin, that one will be my new intro set demo 'Mech from now on. But quick and dirty, these will serve as mooks and campaign opposition for the most part anyway.

Spoiler:

Quick and dirty they may be, but I love the chipped paint look, great job!

Does anybody have any experience with the Initiative Deck they're selling? If so, fun to have or pointless? They're on sale here all of the sudden, so kinda curious if it enhances play or not.

 Albertorius wrote:
Quick and dirty they may be, but I love the chipped paint look, great job!

Thanks! Loving the horde of Kurita 'Mechs you've shared! I love how Kurita just rolls with the bushido vibes and owns it, it shouldn't work; bright red 'mechs with massive swords and whatnot, but it does. Also, full jenner lance, awesome!

 Albertorius wrote:

Crazy Ivan wrote:Nice looking mechs I really like the red colour scheme.

I have managed to get some infantry and battle armour painted. I also converted some hovercraft, I need to find some vehicle profiles that fits them suggestions are welcome.

Spoiler:

Shadow hawk having a bad day at work.

Those look fantastic, and I love the BA design, who's it from?

Also, the vehicles look sick.

Thanks, the BA is silverback power armor from death ray design,

I wish it was as effortless in the game itself. One time I did try it against my regular opponent, she even stood still to make it easier to pull off, I still got dunked on when she shot me out of the air with an AC20 to the cockpit.

BrookM wrote:Does anybody have any experience with the Initiative Deck they're selling? If so, fun to have or pointless? They're on sale here all of the sudden, so kinda curious if it enhances play or not.

We use them for a couple things, but it's nothing that a regular poker deck can't replace.

The most common use is setting up who is playing where and which side of the map. Place one suit next to the map on one side, and put the same number in a stack. Shuffle and have them pick from the stack like a magic trick. They now know who they are facing and on which map.

Another thing we have used it for is when we're doing a big brawl where everyone is piloting a single 'Mech on the table, like an acceleration, Grinder, or King of the HIll. Each person picks a card an keeps it while a mating number is kept in a pile that is shuffled. Wallah, you have Initiative for a group of people. Draw from the shuffled deck to know who moves, then reverse order for Shooting.

BrookM wrote:


I wish it was as effortless in the game itself. One time I did try it against my regular opponent, she even stood still to make it easier to pull off, I still got dunked on when she shot me out of the air with an AC20 to the cockpit.

When the target unit is facing the wrong way, and has a +0 TMM (seriously, that Dragonfly pilot forgot the first rules of piloting a Dragonfly, ABJ or ABR).

Still, I can't tell you how many times I've seen a unit attempting to DFA be shot out of the air. Even did it a few times myself. The Griffin REALLY didn't like landing in front of my Thunderbolt without a Leg.

Yes, my old group called DFA "Dead from Above" since the jumping mech was just a target. I do not recall any successful DFAs in that group's games.

I was teaching my 10yo son how to play yesterday, and while I was reading out all the types of Physical attacks aloud, he stopped me and asks, "What's DFA mean?"

I laughed and said, "It's when you use your jump jets to fly up and then land on top of another mech to stomp them. Unfortunately, it almost never turns out as cool as it sounds."

Last Alphastrike game I had I managed to take out a Quickdraw with aDFA from my Assassin. I'll call that a win!

I'm crazy like that, next game I'm taking 12 Locusts.

M.

Oh no, not the Locust swarm.. while this was in MW5, it was absolute hell to fight against! 😅 Though it was amusing to see my brother's Atlas, completely stripped of everything just so he could fit in as many LRM launchers and missiles as possible, get bullied to death by bugs as he flailed around helplessly. Does make me feel a bit better about our own upcoming mercenary campaign, where I pilot a Locust, so will have to rely on speed to keep myself in the game for sure.

Speaking of the campaign, Weiss' Wolves are done, minus the hovercraft and infantry support, but that's for another day. As is, chuffed to have these finally done, not to mention having all pilots named through adoption hehe. There's no real balance, outside of mashing models into lance formations, though if I had to be honest, mostly taking models that look old to me and well, have a hand or two to grab stuff with, for raid scenarios and whatnot we need to fight them in.



Command lance with Weiss riding in her Sentinel - Wolf Mother. Others are, from left to right: Hex, Liar and Dazzle.



Battle lance: Wrath, Kraken, Daffy and Butcher.



Recon lance: Cranky, Slug, Meat and Toxic.

Next up.. a Commando and four Savannah Masters for a side mission. After that a pair of Merlins and whatever other 'Mech I want to cram into a security lance that already has a Scorpion, maybe a Whitworth.

It's been a while since I last uploaded pictures to the site. Some tonks for the slaughter.






M.

A buddy of mine at the FLGS last night gave me the new blood asp out of the box he picked up since he didn't want it. it is set up as a mixed tech "i" model. I used it as the E variant. to go along with the prime i already own.

I put it in a blood spirits themed list against a friend running his hells horse.

My star was a point of blood drinker protomechs (mechforce UK) they are basically ROCs with 3 er smalls instead of a single ER medium.
a crimson langur, a blood kite, and then the 2 blood asps.

He took a pretty generic list as far as chassis go. marauder IIc, dire wolf, warhawk, storm crow, and mad dog


We traded pretty good most of the game so it wasn't very one sided the only serious loss on my side was the new blood asp since it was hardly damaged when it took a gauss to the face, but it returned the favor be removing the marauder IIc.

The game ended with me only having my blood asp prime and 3 protomechs left standing victorious.

From Reddit - Preview Renders of the Kurita Lances and the 21st Centauri Lancers Command Lance have come out.






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House Kurita Ranger Lance:
Venom
Avatar
Chimera
Panther

House Kurita Command Lance:
Akuma
Shiro
Rokurokubi
Grand Dragon

21st Centauri Lancers Command Lance (Barnes & Nobles exclusive)
Shadow Cat
Shockwave SKW-2F
Stalker STK-8S
Jade Hawk

Damn it, do want me another Dragon, Panther and Stalker.

And feth me, their reddit has become obnoxious with all of that blazer posting..

 BrookM wrote:
Damn it, do want me another Dragon, Panther and Stalker.

And feth me, their reddit has become obnoxious with all of that blazer posting..

Agreed to both points. Also, a Draconis OpFor would be cool to oppose my Wolf's Dragoons company* and recreate Misery.

* This assumes I actually finish painting them. Have the figures, but only painted 2 of twelve so far.

Yeah, not sure how many of those Kurita 'Mechs are available pre-clan invasion, but do want them because damn, they look cool. Especially one that has, is that a large knife in a reverse grip? It shouldn't work on a 'Mech and yet Kurita once again shows that this stupid gak looks awesome!

At this rate I may end up with a large Kurita force even, already slapping AP Kurita red on a crapton of models right now.

 BrookM wrote:
Yeah, not sure how many of those Kurita 'Mechs are available pre-clan invasion, but do want them because damn, they look cool. Especially one that has, is that a large knife in a reverse grip? It shouldn't work on a 'Mech and yet Kurita once again shows that this stupid gak looks awesome!

At this rate I may end up with a large Kurita force even, already slapping AP Kurita red on a crapton of models right now.

Pre invasion? The Panther and the Grand Dragon, that's it

Seeeing as I am myself painting a crap ton of red kuritans, I can't really say much xD. I do need to get the Sommerset Strikers box for the Hattie and Mauler...

 Albertorius wrote:

 BrookM wrote:
Yeah, not sure how many of those Kurita 'Mechs are available pre-clan invasion, but do want them because damn, they look cool. Especially one that has, is that a large knife in a reverse grip? It shouldn't work on a 'Mech and yet Kurita once again shows that this stupid gak looks awesome!

At this rate I may end up with a large Kurita force even, already slapping AP Kurita red on a crapton of models right now.

Pre invasion? The Panther and the Grand Dragon, that's it

Seeeing as I am myself painting a crap ton of red kuritans, I can't really say much xD. I do need to get the Sommerset Strikers box for the Hattie and Mauler...

Pity, but oh well, if the coop campaign goes well enough, we may do another one set in the current era, so plenty of gak to wreck and steal then.

Love the Somerset Strikers set, Hatamoto is a lovely model, still agonising over what to do with the banner.

At this rate I may end up with a large Kurita force even, already slapping AP Kurita red on a crapton of models right now.

Love the red!


Assuming your playing a swords of light regiment, otherwise you end up with other colors...like those second deiron regulars in the back-



I've since added a mauler and the new hatamoto to the force since this was taken. Since one can never have enough hatamotos.

Ooh nice! I am mostly using AP's speed paint as a rough basecoat for mine, nice bit of panel liner even as I retouch all the armour and whatnot with Evil Sunz Scarlet for that lovely bright red that just looks so good on Kurita 'Mechs. Might give a few black undersides / legs as per the art I saw on the Chaos Campaign booklet.

I think my Hatamoto will be the more ornate looking of the bunch when I get around to it, maybe serve as a commander's personal ride.

Will have a more thorough research when the force manual comes in this weekend.

Always remember, just because there is a regimental parade color scheme, that does not mean every 'mech in the regiment sports that scheme.

Sorenson's Sabers Company, Tarwater's Battalion, 5th Sword of Light only has five 'mechs in Sword-of-Light red... and one of those is listed as 'in dire need of new paint'. The others range from plain brown, to camo, to blue and gold stripes.

Nothing wrong with a unified paint scheme, of course. But it's not the ONLY way to paint a force...

That's what cammo specs is for

Many units use theatre specific cammo, however all swords of lights units are elite and always go into battle in parade red as a symbol of the combines military strength.

The example in my picture includes the 2nd deiron regulars black/green cammo scheme found in the house kurita field manual.

 aphyon wrote:
...however all swords of lights units are elite and always go into battle in parade red as a symbol of the combines military strength...

Oh, deary deary me. I'm going to have to quote, aren't I?

From FASA Battletech publication 1627, Sorenson's Sabres,

page 16: "Daniel's Marauder, painted in standard colors..."

page 17: "Shytel's Warhammer is in perfect condition and is brightly painted with long, vertical stripes of blue and gold."

page 18: "Elden's Samurai is in perfect condition. It has been painted white with red polka-dots and bears a crudely drawn shark's mouth on the sides of the nose."

page 19: "Izora's Phoenix Hawk is heavily scarred by laser fire and missile near-misses. Despite its battered appearance (and desperate need of a paint job)..."

page 20: "Cedrick's Longbow, painted in standard colors..."

page 21: "Emory has even painted large sploches of black and blue on his 'Mech..."

page 22: "Sharon's Trebuchet variant, painted in camouflage colors...."

page 23: "Albert's Stinger is in perfect condition and bears a prominent sun-and-sword insignia on its right arm."

page 24: "Dana's Archer is in perfect condition and has been painted a dull silver."

page 25: "Clay's Phoenix Hawk LAM, painted white on the top surfaces and grayish-blue elsewhere..."

page 26: "Eleanor's Hermes variant, painted in desert colors..."

page 27: "Vernon's Wasp is in perfect condition and is painted a solid, dark brown."

This is canon from 3021 to 3026.

As you say, the Sword of Light regiments are, indeed, elite forces. But even here, among such elite and highly disciplined MechWarrirors, regimental paint schemes are not always held to fanatically....

That's nice.....you found some stories from novels.....that are completely irrelevant to the official statement in the field manual that all SOL units go into battle in parade colors. That's called artistic license by the authors of the stories in the novels. not the official standard from the game creator. In this case FASA. Even cammo specs still lists them (the 5th SOL) as using the same parade scheme in the field, with references.

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Canon#Conflicting_information

Truly conflicting information requires two or more omniscient sources to contradict each other, as only information presented to the reader in this fashion is invariably true. Omniscient descriptions naturally supersede any information that is merely presented as a (possibly inaccurate) information within the universe. A conflict between in-universe sources ("Sourcebook Fiction") would be just that, proving that at least one of them must be wrong without proving any particular one to be correct.

More detailed information is generally held to supersede more general descriptions. In cases where it is impossible to reconcile the conflicting pieces of information and neither is clearly in error, in the absence of an official ruling the latest published information supersedes earlier material.

In summary, in the case of contradicting canonical information,

1. any in-universe perspective ("sourcebook fiction") may be wrong, and always yields to contradicting omniscient fiction ("story fiction");
2. detailed information supersedes broader or more generic information;
3. if two equally explicit omniscient sources are conflicting, i.e. provide mutually exclusive statements, in light of the two aforementioned points then in the absence of an official ruling on the matter the later sources supersede earlier sources (see also Retcon below).

This weekend was fedcom civil war day-

My buddy got a few new mechs he wanted to try out in a Davion C3 lance. i ran my steiners and the archon was with me.

He only won initiative 2 times the entire game, near the end, but by that point he was down to 2 mechs and i had lost none.

He did get the personal victory of finally killing both my thunderbolt and crusader that he had been shooting at all game. but he lost his entire lance in the process.

 aphyon wrote:
That's nice.....you found some stories from novels.....that are completely irrelevant to the official statement in the field manual that all SOL units go into battle in parade colors. That's called artistic license by the authors of the stories in the novels. not the official standard from the game creator. In this case FASA. Even cammo specs still lists them (the 5th SOL) as using the same parade scheme in the field, with references.

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Sorenson%27s_Sabres_(scenario_pack)

Not a novel. Canon scenario pack.