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I've just about finished my Second Legion of Vega, First Battalion, Second Company. It's the first time I've done decals, which were slightly finicky but pretty cool, and I'm really happy with how the cockpits came out. I was initially planning them to be a neon-green color, but eventually settled on turquoise and had a great time blending and such. Here's the whole company, plus a random Atlas I also painted.  The command lance, plus random Atlas. The Wolverine is meant to be Hanfeld Plazmint from Combat Manual Kurita, page 98, whose mech I based the color scheme on. I'm really proud of the cockpit glass on the Katana/Crockett; blending is fun!  The fire lance, featuring the spiffy new Kurita Archer. Once again I'm really happy with the cockpit glass on the Lancelot.  The scout/cavalry lance. Let me tell you, finding a place to fit decals on a Wasp is not easy. When painting the Dragon cockpit I diluted the paint a little bit too much, but the resulting blue wash around the glass looks kind of like a "glow" effect so I'm not too mad about it.
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(Random Thought, due to my meds being screwy) We have Hunchback in 70's format (Its laser intensive version is nicknamed the discoball in my old group, hence the 70s), and the Hunchback of the 80's (that Big rear end Auto-Cannon in one shoulder is definitely a Boom-Box), what would be the 90's and 2000's looking hunchback? 90's would be all style over substance with all the ridiculous new tech shoved in whether it needed it or not (ferro, XL, endo, etcetera)
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SirFozzie posted:what would be the 90's and 2000's looking hunchback? That would be the Hunchback IIC and the Quasimodo, respectively. Quasimodo might be 2010s, come to think of it. 2000s Hunchback is the Hollander.
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I can see the Hollander thing actually. Too much 2000's "You're Overcompensating for something" in that giant dil.. er.. gauss rifle.
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SirFozzie posted:(Random Thought, due to my meds being screwy) Great now you got me thinking about a Hunchback wearing Zubaz fighting against a Hunchback wearing Jncos (the Rick Dom of hunchbacks)
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Welcome to misfiring brain-land, population: US! To pull a Susan Powter and attempt to "Stop The Insanity" and get back on the main topic, Has anyone figured out what Battletech: Command is?
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looks like, and I hope it is not, a watered down, crappy version of 'Battleforce' :/
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Jan 19, 2023 11:54
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It’s a totally separate board game, looks like it’ll use a card system instead of dice Some photos and stuff on this forums discussion page https://bg.battletech.com/forums/general-discussion/battletech-command-resurgent-empires-a-succession-wars-game/60/ I kinda want the miniatures to make the smallest and most portable game of BattleTech ever, they look super cute!
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Jan 19, 2023 14:33
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Judging from photos it is Command and Colors game. I like the heavier games in that series, but the lighter ones weren't too exciting. I would figure this one would be a light version of C&C
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Jan 19, 2023 15:06
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thank you for the link to nothing, my apologies for not wanting to play nothing. I went digging despite your link, and that poo poo sucks. And it sucks HARD. I ain't playing that poo poo. BigBeefCity fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Jan 19, 2023 |
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Jan 19, 2023 15:25
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i just want the succession wars board game already
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Jan 19, 2023 15:45
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SirFozzie posted:(Random Thought, due to my meds being screwy) The 90's?  HEYYYYYY MACARENA!!!!!
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BigBeefCity posted:thank you for the link to nothing, my apologies for not wanting to play nothing. Sorry, didn’t realize the pictures only show up if you’re logged in! Yeah I have zero idea about the game itself, but I really dig those tiny rear end mechs 
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Jan 19, 2023 16:02
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Tbf the PXH-IIC really is just kinda a weird hunchback.
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I mean, yes, that thing does look like it could completely body this thing:  You do, in this circumstance, "gotta hand it to" the Clans
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jojos bizarre batchall
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PhotoKirk posted:The 90's? ....wow now THAT'S a shadow back e: I've seen that image from the 90's before because i'm very old, as well. BigBeefCity fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Jan 19, 2023 |
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Jan 19, 2023 18:13
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I might have that TRO somewhere
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I remember reading my buddies copy of that TRO. had all the glossy pages with the "IIc" variants of all the classics with the conspicuous harmony gold copyright that clashed hilariously with the simple draftsmanship of the refrigerators with legs.
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Owlbear Camus posted:I remember reading my buddies copy of that TRO. had all the glossy pages with the "IIc" variants of all the classics with the conspicuous harmony gold copyright that clashed hilariously with the simple draftsmanship of the refrigerators with legs. The difference in artwork between the 3050/3055/3058 TROs could cause whiplash.  This owns.  This looks like it is selling AARP memberships or long-term food storage.
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I like how they went to the trouble of giving it sad eyes.
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Form follows function
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Owlbear Camus posted:Anyway drat I knew Savannah Masters were fast but I guess I never really looked at their record sheet, holy hell they tear rear end across open ground. I've told this before but one time we actually tried the 20 Savannah Masters vs one Atlas thing, and we gave up in turn 3. Owlbear Camus posted:I remember reading my buddies copy of that TRO. had all the glossy pages with the "IIc" variants of all the classics with the conspicuous harmony gold copyright that clashed hilariously with the simple draftsmanship of the refrigerators with legs. I laughed like hell when I realized that FASA was trying to anime up its designs without shooting itself in the dick over copyright, and then proceeded to half-assedly anime up some Mechs while, AGAIN, shooting itself in the dick over copyright.
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God the thing about trying to give mechs dynamic poses is the pilot's in the head. He's not in the center of mass like a Gundam or whatever, he's out there wobbling and whipping around when that head moves. That Jenner may look cool but I bet you'd barf.
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BigBeefCity posted:thank you for the link to nothing, my apologies for not wanting to play nothing. CGL's home design efforts aren't good. I bought shadowrun crossfire and thats the first and only time I can recall right now where my board gaming group gave up on a game in less than thirty minutes
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General Battuta posted:God the thing about trying to give mechs dynamic poses is the pilot's in the head. He's not in the center of mass like a Gundam or whatever, he's out there wobbling and whipping around when that head moves. That Jenner may look cool but I bet you'd barf. The Clan eugenics program removed the genes for motion sickness
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turns out they were on the same regulatory protein switch as the "not losing to the phone company" gene
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General Battuta posted:God the thing about trying to give mechs dynamic poses is the pilot's in the head. He's not in the center of mass like a Gundam or whatever, he's out there wobbling and whipping around when that head moves. That Jenner may look cool but I bet you'd barf. I prefer my dynamism as "drawing the mech actually doing something" as opposed to "have it do a kabuki pose" personally. What is that Phoenix Hawk supposed to be accomplishing?
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He's boutta accomplish loving your poo poo up
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Winning a dance off, clearly.
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I'd buy a TRO: Stop: Hammer Time.
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Man I love 3d printing. I imagine how goggle eyed with future shock I'd get explaining it to past me playing this poo poo as a kid that I can have any esoteric thing I want for the board in a few hours without paying far out the rear end for and fiddling with a fussy pewter model or settling for a counter or standee. "just get a few estimates before you sign anything." Owlbear Camus fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Jan 22, 2023 |
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How it started: How it's going: 
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gettin' REAL Beefy up in here! It looks very nice, good work.
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I bought the Anzu, Dragon II and Juliano from IWM because I wanted more minis designed by goons. The Juliano wants me to put its legs together joint by joint and it is legit intimidating.
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 I have taught her to respect the Savannah Master.
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Finally got my buddy around to play our trial game. He took the Griffin and I took the Shadow Hawk out for a spin. Pretty fun once we got a little hang for the numbers but we can certainly polish it up more. I made it my goal to try and catch and punch his 'mech but a large laser cutting through my armor set off my LRM ammo and left me a crater. I can't wait to play again.
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I am so happy that the latest ilClan Recognition Guide canonized the Mechwarrior 4 version of the Hellhound as the Hellcat. I always thought that design looked slick.
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One of the newer guides also canonized the BattleArmor from MechAssault. There's been a long-time pseudo ban on taking anything from the video games. I wonder if that's been lifted?
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I hope they canonize the Sun Spider and Corsair bc those are pretty sick designs.
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