#clan mech

[gort-grundlekin]

Finished my Timber Wolf, very pleased with it. Really appreciated the large glass area, let me have a proper go at cockpit jeweling.

[agbpaints]

A while ago I was shooting the shit with some Battletech oldheads and I mentioned I kinda wanted one of the old, slim metal Mad Dogs. Lo and behold, one was produced and I was told it'd be more use to me than it was moldering in a pile of shame. Hopefully I did it's old owner proud.

This is an *old* miniature. It's at least 23 years old based on the Ral Partha stamp, but its possibly as old as 30. That's old enough that I'm not sure whether or not the pewter in this is lead free ':v

Size comparison with a modern Mad Dog. Children grow up so fast these days

[searchsystem]

Motherworm / Clan Mech / Rendering (AI) / 2023

[cam2d]

A King Crab, Mercury, Highlander, and Masakari/Warhawk for my Lyran Commonwealth. A nice break from more detailed Warhammer stuff!

[shinobicyrus]

So I have been getting back into BattleTech, recently. Having only ever played a few of the video games, I've been diving deeper into the lore and have just discovered something amazing that many in the modern fandom seem desperate to ignore.

BattleMechs essentially amount to heavily armed nuclear fusion reactors on legs. The more rigorous activity you put a these giant war machines through, the hotter it'll run. This means that, if you are the squishy and vulnerable human who is piloting said 'Mech, you are going to be subjected to very, very high temperatures.

The original, canonical solution to this problem? BattleTech being an IP that dates back to the 80s, your average 'Mech pilot uniform consisted of the helmet that makes the giant robot go vroom, a vest filled with coolant, your skivvies, and not much else.

Examples of this include:

Yes, it's like something out of that Sean Connery sci-fi movie where he wears a weird leather-strap sci-fi thong ensemble. Old school 'Mech pilots literally be rocking in as little clothing as possible for "heat management." I love 80s sci-fi.

Unsurprisingly, contemporary BattleTech lore has explained that in the past there were nice, non-kinky cooling suits 'Mech pilots could wear so they wouldn't cook to death in their cockpits. These suits were considered "lost technology" for a while until they were conveniently rediscovered and began to be implemented again.

Thus, the modern games and fandom have a nice lore explanation for why MechWarriors no longer wear speedos into battle, with some making a point to never mention that such things ever existed at all.

I call those people cowards.

[turtleblogatlast]

Please imagine if the bros stayed the same teeny tiny size they were immediately post mutation, but were still super powerful regardless.

[matrim-cauthons-hat]

things i learned about mechs today: the engine can overflow into the torso slots. like statistically speaking if u get a crit on this girl ur hitting the engine xD i almost threw away the lrm for a targetting computer, but i thought the the pilot might like some indirect fire, and since its a clan lrm its got no min range so can be used in conjunction with the ER M Laser if anyone gets to close.

the alternate name for her is If It Sucks Hit Da Bricks. might try and and test my fine moter skills by trying to paint that on her after i kitbash it.

[boredkaiju]

Today is a good day to paint little robots. I don't feel I did a good job replicating the color gradient on the Ghost Bear's Omicron Galaxy mechs, but I tried, lol. Still a WIP, have to add more little details and clean up a few spots.

[actualadvocacybruh]

Been playing Mechwarrior Clans all day

It’s really good so far

Like the new mechlab, the story is interesting, the characters aren’t sneering baddies but nuanced people and of course I was always a fan of the clan mechs and their militarist society (even if it’s fascistic and doomed to fail)

10/10 if you like battletech it’s worth playing

[ross-hollander]

Stuck with the mental image...

...of an OmniMech field refit being done racing-pit-crew style.

Pulls up to some forward post, everything yanked off, new modules slapped back on, one of the Technicians gives a knock on the cockpit so they know they can head back out. Just swarmed over and comes out looking brand new.

[laguzmage]

It's Supernova Saturday everyone

[luckyspacecadet]

Meet the unluckiest ghost bear nova known to this side of the sphere.

So the Nova is tasked with intercepting an escaping recon/strike lance. Said lance should he easy pickings but the enemy is using stealth armour and evasive maneuvers (more on this later)

We hit the field and being pursuit.

Following up on the pursuit, no viable shots are found but closing distance to begin dueling.

Finally start getting into viable shot range.. and the metaphorical fan hath been struck

An Upgraded Union dropship lands to pickup the escaping lance.

Ground attack Armament: 2x Gauss, 2x ER PPC, 2x ER Large laser, 4x LRM 20. And sits at level 10 with a base -2 to gunnery for being a dropship... So good luck hiding.

So Timberwolf loses significant armour from Gauss, ppc, and laser fire.

Meanwhile a lucky gauss rifle goes through my mad dogs cockpit and he thankfully dropped the elementals that turn so they won't go up with him.

We pepper the enemy stinger but spite heaps of damage, the stinger doesn't quite go down and escapes via the dropship.

The griffin wasn't so lucky - my viper jumps behind and misses 80% of his armament at point blank with pulse lasers! But the final ER Medium and Micro Pulse laser both strike the left rear torso, and drill through the engine with 4 crits. Engine destruction.

The vindicator then puts a sword through my CT and I'm dead... (Also more on this)

In the end the vindicator shuts down going out guns blazing and the bushwhacker also escapes despite heavy damage and most of the armament critted out.

We keep the vindicator and pilot as bondsman, but lost an Adder, Viper, and Mad Dog (although salvageable once we hose out the bloody nickel cobalt gauss shrapnel)

We called it a pyric victory only due to taking a prisoner, otherwise it'd be a loss for the clans.

[agbpaints]

Mr. 'I paid for the whole heat bar'

[searchsystem]

Motherworm / Clan Mech / Rendering (AI) / 2023

[cam2d]

More mechs, this time for the Northwind Highlanders!

[garfunclegaming]