It's mech time again.
I have added a Trebuchet, a Panther and two Locusts to my collection of 3D-printed MWO mechs. As always they come with some custom unit cards that match the designs as I like to keep my house in order. ;)
Right now I'm working on my first clan star, great fun!
A Lance for my generic bad guy mercenary forces. MWO style Enforcer, Assassin, Warhammer and Spider, all 3D printed and ready for Alpha Strike games. I also added a picture of my first clan mech, a Loki. Please scroll down for some more of my home-made AS stat-cards. :)
You allready know the Wolverine, now he's got three mates to fight with. I added a Javelin, Orion and Vindicator to make them form a lance together. I will probably do two opposing batallions of Inner Sphere mechs and some Clan mechs afterwards. This won't be the start of something big, just some figures for that itch of playing with giant stompy robots. :)
I also added the Alpha Strike unit cards for them which I designed for my own purposes.
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In 1985 I was in a toy store with my parents. And there it was - a huge diorama filled with giant robots in different landscapes. In the woods, in the mountains, even under water! The robots were painted Revell-Models of Robotech designs. I was hooked and kept the advertising brochure - until today.
In 1991 I found out that lots of the Robotech models were also used in a game called Battletech. I could really buy, paint and play with these things. So I took the bus to the neighbor town and bought my first pewter model ever - the mighty Warhammer with it's two PPCs. It was one of the "unseen" mechs that disappeared later due to licensing issues of FASA. I still own that model too.
In 2020 I found out that the superb redesigns used in the Mechwarrior Online game are all available for 3D-printing. So I placed an order and three hours later Mr. Mars gave me these two beauties, also well known from that diorama 35 years ago - a Griffin and a Wolverine.
In 2021 I am knee-deep in mech-production and painting. I will use them for Solo-Alpha Strike and await my first game soon. True love never dies.
You can see the brochure that started it all below the mechs. Without this toy store visit I would maybe never been drawn into the tabletop hobby. I guess it was fate. ;)
