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Fun fact - those "new" group shots are 4 months out of date and don't include a number of mechs. Anthony Scroggins posted the actual new renders that should have gone up in the kickstarter update in the Battletech painting and customs facebook group, I'd crosspost but I'm workblocked at the moment.
CoALabaer wrote: Wargamers hate two things: the state of the game and change.
Looking at expanding to normal infantry and recalled that Troublemaker did 6mm plastics. I know they're not the best detail, but has anyone got any painted examples of the Troublemaker human infantry? Thinking that for the price they could be very useful for some Davion or Kurita ground pounder infantry.
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judgedoug wrote: Looking at expanding to normal infantry and recalled that Troublemaker did 6mm plastics. I know they're not the best detail, but has anyone got any painted examples of the Troublemaker human infantry? Thinking that for the price they could be very useful for some Davion or Kurita ground pounder infantry.
I didn't know they had done, but at 8 Sprues for £12 I'll give them a go.
H.B.M.C. wrote: There's just something... off... about the new Turkina. The big frog just ain't as smooth as he used to be.
To me, it's the apparent lack of cockpit from the render. I see that it has that medallion looking feature in the center, and I think it's going to look much better once that's been painted as the cockpit. Right now it really looks like there's a crew hanging out in there, operating it all across the front torso- it really looks like a bridge, rather than a cockpit.
That being said, the arms are a HUGE improvement over the old model.
Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.
Damn... one week later still and I could've added more. Still, an extra $200 was spent on Wave 2 so I should just savor it. Plus it leaves me with loads of lance-packs to buy as they eventually release in shops.
I added another Star Captain pledge when it re-opened, completed it, then went back in again and upped it to Bloodnamed.
I've just got to decide on whether to go back in and add the luxury versions of the Jade Phoenix trilogy. Don't suppose anyone remembers the asking price, do they? I don't really want to unnecessarily risk the wrath of the pledgemanager gods for such trivial information!
I added another Star Captain pledge when it re-opened, completed it, then went back in again and upped it to Bloodnamed.
I've just got to decide on whether to go back in and add the luxury versions of the Jade Phoenix trilogy. Don't suppose anyone remembers the asking price, do they? I don't really want to unnecessarily risk the wrath of the pledgemanager gods for such trivial information!
The Pledge Manager closes for the final time on December 22nd. Any changes to your pledge must be completed by then.
'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
I added another Star Captain pledge when it re-opened, completed it, then went back in again and upped it to Bloodnamed.
I've just got to decide on whether to go back in and add the luxury versions of the Jade Phoenix trilogy. Don't suppose anyone remembers the asking price, do they? I don't really want to unnecessarily risk the wrath of the pledgemanager gods for such trivial information!
The Pledge Manager closes for the final time on December 22nd. Any changes to your pledge must be completed by then.
Yeah, I know that there are still 10 days to play around, it's just that every time that I re-open the pledge, I get the feeling that something is going to go horribly wrong with it. The fewer times that I mess with it, the better as far as I'm concerned.
Does anyone know if the Salvage boxes had any possibility of getting anything exclusive to them? I finally opened my six, and between the Clan Box Set and Wave 1 Stars they were just duplicates.
Also, are the Legendary Boxes reproduced anywhere? IE are all the pilots in those also in the newly released Alpha Strike card packs?
Ghaz said earlier that the legendary boxes will be available via Catalyst Games' webstore and/or at events(you might remember those from the Before Times...).
The Salvage Boxes did not have any possibility for getting anything exclusive--however they're currently the only way for non-backers to get any of the Wave 1 Star mechs from retail, since retailers like Miniature Market got their Salvage Boxes but the Stars/Lances are slated for February and March of next year.
My two were sadly duplicates(Nova and an Executioner) of the starter set mechs. Had hoped for a Summoner, Hellbringer, or Vulture to replace my Grendel with!
I've got all of the available card packs and there's no sign of any of the Legendary character cards in them; the only one that I've got at the moment is the Grayson one that came with my random Legendary. The only way to make sure that you get them all (barring swapsies with someone, or maybe go for pot luck if they hit the CGL store), is to pledge for the whole Legendary Pack.
As far as the non-Legendary Salvage boxes, they're limited to the 15 Clan mechs from Wave 1. All the outstanding Salvage packs that are going to be delivered with Wave 2 are also going to be drawn from those 15.
I'm really hoping for better luck with those, because 3 out of the 4 that I got were sad disappointments; having 6 more turn up next time has to mean that I'll get ones that I want, right?
I will be hoping I have better luck with the five salvage boxes I’m due in wave 2 - three of the four I got in wave 1 were Mad Dogs. My Legendary box was always going to be a duplicate, since I bought the box set, and I got Kerensky’s Dire Wolf as a double.
H.B.M.C. wrote: BTW, anyone found a summary of the AMA that Catalyst did on Saturday?
Summary from the BattleTech Forums and here's a video of the full AMA from YouTube:
Most interesting points from the AMA:
3:22 mark, Questions start and first one is about BT minis coming on sprues.
Loren comments "I hope never unless we have high impact polystyrene like GW"
Randall kind of confirms that yes GW has the best quality of minis, but we have "right out of the box" ready minis which is a good selling point with a good quality for that. Sprues someday? Maybe, but this is our niche for now.
12:40 mark, Loren says "...next 6 to 12 months, big focus on mercenaries overall"
20:00 mark, ETA IlClan print book? Randall says "Spring". Ray says the slight delay is because they're working in tandem with Hour of the Wolf. Most of it written, but artwork and layout paused some progress. It won't drop right with Hour of the Wolf, but will follow afterwards.
23:10 mark, projected date for Wave 2. Answer: Jan 15, all stuff assembled and put in freight around the world, Feb 15 to Feb 25 they expect it all to be at the proper distribution hubs and will begin sorting into packages. By about March 10 latest, stuff ships to first backers for Wave 2. One big factor is how Chinese New Year just shuts down that country. Trying to get things moving before that though!
35:40 mark, odds that vehicles are in next KS? Probably good.
Next question TRO Irregulars due out? close, but also the dev doing that is doing Recognition guides. Less than 2 months, expect it early 2021.
57:30 mark, Will older authors like Charrette show up?!
A manuscript from Bill Keith is sitting on John's drive.
It is a GDL novel for next year.
We're also busy reconsituting the GDL into the new time line.
So expect stories from old and new eras folks.
1:10:00 mark redesigns of vehicles? That would be nice in theory, but they have a lot of Mechs to go through and they've been focusing on fundamental ones. Will they go through all vehicles? Maybe not, especially nothing recent. We have many many years of redesigns to go after all.
1:20:00 mark Someone wants a Scroggins redesigned Thorn. Redesigns are continuing!
1:22:00 mark Renegade legion? Well there's a patreon from another dev out there and a test pdf out there. Drivethru has playtest rules according to Randall.
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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
totalfailure wrote: I will be hoping I have better luck with the five salvage boxes I’m due in wave 2 - three of the four I got in wave 1 were Mad Dogs. My Legendary box was always going to be a duplicate, since I bought the box set, and I got Kerensky’s Dire Wolf as a double.
I'm legitimately jealous of all your Mad Dogs/Vultures! All I got were an Executioner and a Nova
[EDIT]: A nice note from one of the posts after the summary:
"... they're working on a city map pack that's going to be dense urban terrain using 3D modelled buildings for the art like the ones seen in the other new map packs."
This and Lunar maps! So many new maps.
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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
In that same picture, near the upper right, between what looks like a Stalker & Battlemaster, do my eyes honestly see a Longbow? If so, I didn't think they made an official miniature for that model (and what TRO is it in these days?)
Stormonu wrote: In that same picture, near the upper right, between what looks like a Stalker & Battlemaster, do my eyes honestly see a Longbow? If so, I didn't think they made an official miniature for that model (and what TRO is it in these days?)
From the BattleTech Forums on whether or not Recognition Guide Vol.11 will drop on New Years Day:
Cubby wrote:No, there's...ah...something else coming that day. A Rec Guide would be overshadowed. Rec Guide 11 will drop on Jan. 8, and Vol. 12 (you heard me, change of plans) on Jan. 22.
Let the speculation begin...
'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
" - Rick Priestley "I've decided that I'd rather not have you as a member of TMP." - Editor, The Miniatures Page "I'd rather put my testicles through a mangle than spend any time gaming with you." - Richard, TooFatLardies "We need a Doug Craig in every store." - Warlord Games "Thank you for being here, Judge Doug!" - Adam Troke 
11527pts Total (7400pts painted)
4980pts Total (4980pts painted)
3730 Total (210pts painted) 
