Battletech Project (updated 25.11.24)

[Rick]

I picked up a copy of Force Manual: Davion this week and I aim to get the Force Manual: Kurita book as soon as it becomes available. Absolutely excellent (almost essential imho) books and I heartily recommend them to Battletech and Alpha Strike players - special rules for each regiment, new force organisations as well as faction specific units and organisations, a brilliant resource.

[scotty]

Still need to pick up some source books to understand some of the background to the different factions.

[Rick]

At the risk of sounding like a CGL advert, they're bringing out the "Battletech Universe" book which should give a lot of faction info, timelines from the Terran Hegemony and formation of the great houses, right through to IlClan, as well as (hopefully) a set of maps for each era. That should give you a one-stop background book, hopefully.

[scotty]

Decided to make a start on a full company of mercenaries. Still trying to figure out a suitable name. Gone for a Black colour scheme with a light dusting of silver around the edges. The mechs are the Raven, Enforcer, Guillotine and a pair of Banshee's. Once I get more done I'll organise the lance's

[Storm Wolf]

Decided to make a start on a full company of mercenaries. Still trying to figure out a suitable name. Gone for a Black colour scheme with a light dusting of silver around the edges. The mechs are the Raven, Enforcer, Guillotine and a pair of Banshee's. Once I get more done I'll organise the lance's

How about the obvious one "The Black Death", nice to see lots of BT love on this forum, as it was one of my first wargames experiences back in the past. 

[Rick]

Black Aces?
Midnight Express?
Dark Deliverance?
Heart of Darkness?
Night Witches? (From the Soviet Nachthexen all-women squadron)

Running out of some of the more obvious ideas now.

[scotty]

Black Aces?
Midnight Express?
Dark Deliverance?
Heart of Darkness?
Night Witches? (From the Soviet Nachthexen all-women squadron)

Running out of some of the more obvious ideas now.

I'm currently leaning towards Dark's Dragoons

[Rick]

That's not bad at all.
I've just finished Ace Darwin's Whipits as my merc company so we'll have to start launching photo's at LAF now!

[scotty]

Just finished the last 3 mechs to bring the Dragon's Fury up to 2 companies of 3 lances. These are a Victor, Hunchback and a Guillotine. So 24 mechs with some ground support.

[scotty]

3 more Mechs completed for my mercenary company Darc's Dragoons, they are a Marauder, Rifleman and a Penetrator. These are all 3d prints.

[Rick]

Very nice. I've been buying up cheap Space Wolves decal sheets on ebay for the red and yellow triangles on them (the rest will probably get used somewhere) which make excellent warning markings on mechs - a bit fiddly but they do add a nice touch.

[scotty]

Very nice. I've been buying up cheap Space Wolves decal sheets on ebay for the red and yellow triangles on them (the rest will probably get used somewhere) which make excellent warning markings on mechs - a bit fiddly but they do add a nice touch.

That's a good idea. Got loads of old 40k decals in a box somewhere

[scotty]

I picked up a Direct Fire lance to complete my mercenary company, Darc's Dragoons. These are from left to right. CRD-3R Crusader, MAD-5A Marauder II, AS7-k Atlas and a ON1-K Orion. I also added a picture of the completed company.

[YPU]

Lovely stuff! And mechs do just look so much more interesting once regular infantry and vehicles are mixed in for context.

Very nice. I've been buying up cheap Space Wolves decal sheets on ebay for the red and yellow triangles on them (the rest will probably get used somewhere) which make excellent warning markings on mechs - a bit fiddly but they do add a nice touch.

huh, well consider that idea borrowed by me as well!