Battletech: Dawn Guard

 It's been almost a year since I expressed interest in painting up a new Battletech unit for Alpha Strike called the Dawn Guard. A House Davion unit. The color combination really grabbed me.

So I have painted up a whole company this past week and I did them in a quick slap dash dirty look. Just wanted to get them on the table. They turned out better than I thought so I can't wait to get them on the table.

I had a little trouble taking the pictures as my light setup caused the yellow and white to reflect back and made it hard to focus. I muddled through and got them pretty decent. 

Twelve units done for the company, plus the awesome Rifleman below!!!

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

Battletech: 2nd Legion of Vega

 Well I started to place base coats on some WWI Russians, thinking I would be painting like 30 I got 70, and as slow as a painter as I am, it got in my head and I was like nope. So I set them aside for the moment. 

Well humidity, 4000 dollars in medical bills that insurance companies refused to pay, and yadda, yadda, yadda also had something to do with it. So I decided to do some feel good painting and painted up four mechs for Draconis Combine. I did what would be considered a penal unit in the 2nd Legion of Vega. 

Even though it was something I wanted to paint, I still struggled and it took me two weeks. Mostly because of the crappy weather bumming me out, and all the phone calls I had to make to hickory, dickory, dock to appeal the billing, which in the end looks like I am going to win. So here I am today. Starting to snap out of my feel sorry for myself and get off of the couch and stop watching useless TV. 

So for now here are a few shots of my boys.

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

Battletech: Kell Hounds Victor

 This will be my last Mech for a bit as I have to move on to other projects. This Mech goes by the name Victor, another of the 80 ton plus big boys. Armed with an auto-cannon 20 located on the right arm, two medium lasers on the left arm, and finally an SRM-4 located in its upper left chest. The Victor can dish out the punishment as well as take it.

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

Battletech: Kell Hounds BattleMaster

85 tons of pure awesomeness! The BattleMaster has a PPC located on his right arm, 6 medium lasers with four located in the upper torso and two at the rear for those pesky Mech's trying to sneak up from behind, an SRM - 6 (short range missiles) located on left shoulder,  and lastly two machine guns located in the left arm to keep infantry at a distance. 

Master of Battle? Certainly this Mech was appropriately named... BattleMaster. 

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

Battletech: Kell Hounds Awesome

 Added another Mech to my Kell Hound collection. This Mech is called the "Awesome", one of the old school popular models from back in the day. This is the new sculpt from Catalyst Games. They are made from plastic and come already assembled, which is a huge deal not having to put them together and prep them etc. etc. 

I have two Mech's left to paint and nine more Indians that I am painting strictly for myself. It's like my mental health break from painting everyone else's models.

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

Battletech: Kell Hounds Zeus

 The Greek God Zeus is such an appropriate name for this awesome Mech. 

An 80 ton monster fast enough to keep up with most heavy mechs, and eleven and a half tons of standard armor and a versatile weapons array, capable of defeating them. 

Here is my latest entry to my Kell Hound collection, the Zeus!

As always thanks for looking

Cheers

Kevin

Huron warrior and an Atlas from the Battletech world to on the completed shelf.

Overwhelmed and a little burned out from painting other peeps minis, I am all over the place on what I really want to focus on for me. I think I am going to finish my Huron's as I only have five figures to go. Then I will finish three more Kell Hound Mechs to flush out my Assault lance. Then I have to work my way back to painting some more figures for "other" peoples collections. 

Below we have a Huron warrior with a warclub, and below that an Atlas Assault Mech for my Kell Hound lance. The 2nd wave of Kickstarter stuff is on it's way to me and this is probably why I am getting excited to paint some more Battletechs.

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

 

Battletech Terrain

 Added a few pieces of terrain for my Battletech Alpha Strike. Pictures are in the following order...

Deep link communications tower

Power Generator 

Bunker Complex

Hardened defensive turret. 

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

Battletech Jade Falcon's Trinary

 Many, many years ago I read quite a few of the Battletech books. I can't explain why, but I've always loved the Jade Falcon's. I even bought a patch waaayyy back when and still have it. In fact I am having one of my carrying bags embroidered with my name and will have them sew that on as well. I still can't believe I have it. It's gotta be 30 years old. 

Anyways, about a month ago I sat down and did a quick and dirty job on 15 Jade falcon mechs. I got them all done except for the decals and bases and then Bolt Action got in the way. Two days ago I got off my butt and finished the decals and bases. The decals were hard to do because of the extremely irregular and small surfaces on the models. But I muddled through. 

So here are three Stars that make up a Clan Trinary. 

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

Battletech Jade Falcon Elementals

As a small quick project I painted up a Star of Elementals for the Clan Jade Falcons project I’ve been working on forever. I’ve got three Stars or a Trinary of Jade Falcon mechs that I have to place decals on and finish the bases. But Bolt Action got in the way. Hopefully I’ll finish them in a couple of weeks.

 As always thanks for looking. 

Cheers

Kevin

Battletech Genyosha project

Finished another four mechs for my growing Genyosha project. A Banshee, Trebuchet, Hunchback, and a Thug (never go full Thug or people will start talking about you behind your back). 

I need to paint at least another 12 to get where I want them to be. That would give me 28 mechs, but next are four more for my Kell Hound project. 

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

Battletech: More Genyosha added to the ranks

 Completed four more mechs, having a blast painting these. These are from House Kurita (Draconis Combine) and the unit is the famous Genyosha.

[below a mech called "Dragon"]

[Below: "Jenner"]

[Below: "Thug"]

[Below: "Victor"]

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin