Battletech: Clan Wolf is "Licensed to il"

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Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

Strobe posted:

The Sommerset Strikers box was an add-on available in the pledge manager. Missing the goal just meant everyone didn't get one added for free. Similar to the Blood Asp.

Yeah, exactly. I have the unit in old blocky Ral Partha metals in storage so I threw the box in for my KS order. I'm going to paint the new high detail plastics as the "real" versions of them, and use the less-detailed metals with some neon/UV reactive paint around the vertexes to do the "enhanced imaging" look.

# ? Oct 7, 2023 01:01

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 21:05

dingo with a joint: Jan 12, 2019; wrong cow

Strobe posted:

The Sommerset Strikers box was an add-on available in the pledge manager. Missing the goal just meant everyone didn't get one added for free. Similar to the Blood Asp.

Does that mean it'll be available for regular sale too?

# ? Oct 7, 2023 02:27

Sidesaddle Cavalry: Mar 15, 2013; Oh Boy Desert Map

dingo with a joint posted:

Does that mean it'll be available for regular sale too?

Probably, but not until after the Kickstarter rewards are distributed.

# ? Oct 7, 2023 02:49

Defiance Industries: Jul 22, 2010; A five-star manufacturer

dingo with a joint posted:

Does that mean it'll be available for regular sale too?

Stuff on the kickstarter was scheduled for an eventual retail release, the stretch goals were effectively getting them out a little bit sooner. They said last time that they added completely new products that weren't even in the pipeline yet, and it really hosed them up hard, so they limited themselves to stuff that they had already started work on.

# ? Oct 7, 2023 03:40

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

Painted up a binary of the ~~worst pun in BattleTech~~ Steel Wolves

I didn't think they warranted a full trinary.

My phone continues to do interesting things with colors. They're a reddish brown but the phone makes them look blood red. At least it didn't kill the jump jet effects.

I liked the description of "medieval knights wearing fur cloaks" so I tried to roll with that.

PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Oct 7, 2023

# ? Oct 7, 2023 05:10

a cyborg mug: Mar 8, 2010

That�ll depend on your phone probably, they look reddish brown to me. They look great, haven�t seen that sort of color scheme in BT before!

# ? Oct 7, 2023 06:41

Sidesaddle Cavalry: Mar 15, 2013; Oh Boy Desert Map

PoptartsNinja posted:

My phone continues to do interesting things with colors. They're a reddish brown but the phone makes them look blood red. At least it didn't kill the jump jet effects.

I'm assuming you have an Android phone. Go to your settings and search for "color" or "color balance". At least one of the results will be your phone brand's color enhancement scheme that you can change to something less intense/wrong.

oh the paint on the photos themselves are blood red. yeah you need to adjust your white balance in your camera app, or see below regarding Snapseed

Sidesaddle Cavalry fucked around with this message at 17:20 on Oct 7, 2023

# ? Oct 7, 2023 06:49

Z the IVth: Jan 28, 2009; The trouble with your "expendable machines"; Fun Shoe

You can also get a photo editor like Snapseed which lets you select a reference white and it will colour correct based on that.

# ? Oct 7, 2023 08:23

raverrn: Apr 5, 2005; Unidentified spacecraft inbound from delta line.

All Silpheed squadrons scramble now!

At a Lemons tournament, no objectives, forced retreat to the center of the map and forces are predetermined. Would you take against the other:

Commando 4H (4/4)
Thor A (3/4)
Battlemaster 1S (3/7)!

Skinwalker Prime (7/8)!!
Crab 54 (4/5)
Shadowhawk 2D (2/5)

# ? Oct 8, 2023 01:03

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

Skinwalker's got pulse lasers and an interface cockpit so those stats might be deceptive.

# ? Oct 8, 2023 01:11

Strobe: Jun 30, 2014; GW BRAINWORMS CREW

They are extremely deceptive but at the end of the day it's still a medium mech and has the durability of a medium mech. Between that and a Shadow Hawk 2D and a Crab with an XXL and Composite the whole list might as well be made of glass.

# ? Oct 8, 2023 01:13

Dr. Lunchables: Dec 27, 2012; IRL DEBUFFED KOBOLD

I�d probably take the second 3/4 of a lance, just because I believe the shadow hawk to be more durable than it is, much like an Oldsmobile Delta 88

# ? Oct 8, 2023 01:17

Saint Celestine: Dec 17, 2008; Lay a fire within your soul and another between your hands, and let both be your weapons.
For one is faith and the other is victory and neither may ever be put out.
- Saint Sabbat, Lessons; Grimey Drawer

Started building the most reasonable followup to my Comstar forces-

Clan Sea Fox -

Was trying to create https://unitcolorcompendium.com/2019/04/05/spina-khanate/

https://imgur.com/a/PT6LyZC

# ? Oct 8, 2023 03:27

Endman: May 18, 2010; That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even anime may die

Saint Celestine posted:

Started building the most reasonable followup to my Comstar forces-

Clan Sea Fox -

Was trying to create https://unitcolorcompendium.com/2019/04/05/spina-khanate/

https://imgur.com/a/PT6LyZC

I really like this, the ripple effect looks great and it's subtle enough not to overpower the overall look

# ? Oct 8, 2023 03:42

Bloody Pom: Jun 5, 2011

Saint Celestine posted:

Started building the most reasonable followup to my Comstar forces-

Clan Sea Fox -

Was trying to create https://unitcolorcompendium.com/2019/04/05/spina-khanate/

https://imgur.com/a/PT6LyZC

What's that flat lad on the right side of the first image? I love him.

e:oh it's a Turkina! CGL really gave that boy a glow-up.

# ? Oct 9, 2023 01:30

Saint Celestine: Dec 17, 2008; Lay a fire within your soul and another between your hands, and let both be your weapons.
For one is faith and the other is victory and neither may ever be put out.
- Saint Sabbat, Lessons; Grimey Drawer

Thanks.

Yeah the Turkina is deadly. Also such a fat wide boy that I have trouble fitting him in the normal carry case foam slots.

# ? Oct 9, 2023 05:56

PeterWeller: Apr 21, 2003; I told you that story so I could tell you this one.

Arquinsiel posted:

Also worth remembering that the TROs are kind of implied to be in-universe publications and therefore quite likely just wrong.

There's no kind of implied about it. They're explicitly presented as in-universe publications made by ComStar. The introductions make that clear.

Also, it's silly to talk about a TRO being wrong or inaccurate. It's all made up bullshit so you can enjoy fun toilet reading while you decide which mechs you want to field.

# ? Oct 9, 2023 19:29

SkyeAuroline: Nov 12, 2020

x-post mini painting:

SkyeAuroline posted:

Sounding the Little Guy alert.

I got a pair of Hunters as compensation for needing to request replacements on some 3D prints, and they've been languishing primed on a shelf for a good 6 months. I'm trying to get back into painting with a healthier view on it, so I picked one of them and set a goal - one session start to finish, embrace any minor mistakes along the way, fix them if they're big and ugly. Hour and a half later (which is like... half of what a mini usually takes me, and a good third of which was just doing six or seven coats of Thunderhawk Blue to try and get it even), one of them's done minus varnish. There are obvious faults I can see that I'm doing my best to accept, but more important, it's a finished model to a decent standard, which is what I need more of in my life. I'm probably not repeating this scheme on the other Hunter because of what a pain Thunderhawk Blue was, but it was informative since I did have other minis planned with this combo that I now know to adjust.

I don't use vehicles on tabletop, but test models are still models.

# ? Oct 9, 2023 23:06

Defiance Industries: Jul 22, 2010; A five-star manufacturer

The Hunter Light Tank is another excellent product from Defiance Industries of Furillo. It is a very affordable and reliable way to get a LRM-20 rack into battle cheaply.

Defiance Industries fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Oct 10, 2023

# ? Oct 9, 2023 23:10

GD_American: Jul 21, 2004; LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY AS IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT!

I always got Hunters and Strikers mixed up.

# ? Oct 9, 2023 23:41

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

PeterWeller posted:

There's no kind of implied about it. They're explicitly presented as in-universe publications made by ComStar. The introductions make that clear.

Also, it's silly to talk about a TRO being wrong or inaccurate. It's all made up bullshit so you can enjoy fun toilet reading while you decide which mechs you want to field.

I'm doing that thing I do where I understate the obvious because it's fun :ssh:

SkyeAuroline posted:

x-post mini painting:

I don't use vehicles on tabletop, but test models are still models.

Thunderhawk blue is a spectacular pain in the rear end. I have a 28mm scale MDF dumpster I've been trying to get an even coat on for months and it just never seems to work. That poo poo is literally absorbant! Why is the paint just refusing to stick to it? Great result though, and it's tiny enough that nobody will notice the mistakes anyway. Plus Hunters are fun.

# ? Oct 10, 2023 01:27

Rorahusky: Nov 12, 2012; Transform and waaauuuugh out!

PeterWeller posted:

There's no kind of implied about it. They're explicitly presented as in-universe publications made by ComStar. The introductions make that clear.

In later TROs and Recognition Guides, they even deliberately exploit that. My favorite will always be the J Edgar Hovertank and how Comstar had tried so hard to wipe it from the annals of history all because of some fanatical pencilpusher got a bug up his rear end about how the lead developer for the tank had a name that meant Purity, and OnLy CoMsTaR iS aLlOwEd To Be PuRe!!!11

# ? Oct 10, 2023 02:20

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

What book is that in? I don't remember it from my reprint of TRO 3026.

# ? Oct 10, 2023 14:07

PeterWeller: Apr 21, 2003; I told you that story so I could tell you this one.

Arquinsiel posted:

I'm doing that thing I do where I understate the obvious because it's fun

Ahh, my bad. I don't usually expect subtlety and nuance in Battletech. :v:

# ? Oct 10, 2023 15:37

Rorahusky: Nov 12, 2012; Transform and waaauuuugh out!

Arquinsiel posted:

What book is that in? I don't remember it from my reprint of TRO 3026.

ilClan Recognition Guide Vol 32. To quote:

'ComStar�s strange fanaticism once drove the Order to erase the original name and design engineer of the Jun Edgar Light Hover Tank, along with the tank�s production numbers, from the historical record, because the kanji character used for her first name meant �Purity.� The adherents believed that this belittled Jerome Blake, the galaxy�s only true embodiment of purity in their view.'

So it's a literal case of Comstar in-universe clutching at pearls while screaming HOW DARE YOU like entitled Karens.

# ? Oct 10, 2023 15:44

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

Thank you, that's wonderful.

# ? Oct 10, 2023 16:17

General Battuta: Feb 7, 2011; This is how you communicate with a fellow intelligence: you hurt it, you keep on hurting it, until you can distinguish the posts from the screams.

So it's NOT named for J. Edgar Hoover!?

# ? Oct 10, 2023 18:11

Azhais: Feb 5, 2007; Switchblade Switcharoo

General Battuta posted:

So it's NOT named for J. Edgar Hoover!?

Nope, it's the guy from Bosch

# ? Oct 10, 2023 18:31

Strobe: Jun 30, 2014; GW BRAINWORMS CREW

General Battuta posted:

So it's NOT named for J. Edgar Hoover!?

OOC it absolutely is

# ? Oct 10, 2023 20:20

General Battuta: Feb 7, 2011; This is how you communicate with a fellow intelligence: you hurt it, you keep on hurting it, until you can distinguish the posts from the screams.

I guess that makes sense, as a hovercraft of course it wears skirts. sadly the hoover-was-a-closeted-crossdresser rumors probably aren't real but give me the quip

# ? Oct 10, 2023 20:44

Z the IVth: Jan 28, 2009; The trouble with your "expendable machines"; Fun Shoe

Have some Comstar WiPs.

# ? Oct 10, 2023 20:48

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

Lol, sassycrab.

# ? Oct 11, 2023 03:28

BattleMaster: Aug 14, 2000

It is the J. Edgar Hoovertank and I strongly dislike that they are trying to take that away from us

# ? Oct 11, 2023 10:22

General Battuta: Feb 7, 2011; This is how you communicate with a fellow intelligence: you hurt it, you keep on hurting it, until you can distinguish the posts from the screams.

BattleMaster posted:

It is the J. Edgar Hoovertank and I strongly dislike that they are trying to take that away from us

Holy poo poo!!

# ? Oct 11, 2023 13:38

LaSquida: Nov 1, 2012; Just keep on walkin'.

My local group is having a battletech day coming up. One of the regulars and I tend to get there early and then end up with people showing up one at a time, including some newer players looking to play with new toys for the first time. We've settled on a Hold the Line scenario where any late players can join as successive waves of attackers, which should he a pretty good time.

My friend is playing the defender and planning to field Davion; are there any particularly interesting spots in 3151+ where Davion might get hammered by an odd alliances of attackers?

# ? Oct 11, 2023 19:10

Sidesaddle Cavalry: Mar 15, 2013; Oh Boy Desert Map

Ankaa is now the tippy-corner of the Suns' region of control and would be a prime target for raiding. The Kuritans, Liaos, and Sea Foxes(!) are all a jump or less away.

# ? Oct 11, 2023 21:06

SirFozzie: Mar 28, 2004; Goombatta!

yeah, and the Kuritans do eat the Davions lunch for a good part of the time frame (until recently), so the attackers could be on loan from another power or "mercenary" units supplied for plausible deniability

# ? Oct 11, 2023 21:37

Strobe: Jun 30, 2014; GW BRAINWORMS CREW

There's basically no reason for any of those factions to use false flags or need plausible deniability. The Clan don't care, and the other two are in an open state of war with the FedSuns and have been for over a decade.

# ? Oct 11, 2023 21:49

GD_American: Jul 21, 2004; LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY AS IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT!

Is there any state that isn't at war with any other neighboring state at this point?

# ? Oct 12, 2023 17:33

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 21:05

Strobe: Jun 30, 2014; GW BRAINWORMS CREW

GD_American posted:

Is there any state that isn't at war with any other neighboring state at this point?

The CapCon and Magistracy are pretty chill. The FWL and Wolf Empire had a ceasefire for something like six or seven years before things kicked back off in 3151. Pretty sure the RasDom and Combine have been in a state of mutual-don't-gently caress-it-up for decades.

The CapCon I guess has had an uneasy ceasefire with the Suns for a bit, but the FedSuns and Combine have been locked in a very, very open war of conquest for over a decade.

# ? Oct 12, 2023 18:03

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